Der Untergang (2004)

Movie: Der Untergang (2004)

“It’s the last days of Adolf Hitler, April 1945, and Hitler’s personal secretary Traudl Junge finds herself in the Der Fuhrer’s bunker. Facing inevitable defeat, Hilter’s moods range from defiance to fight or flee, remain loyal or opt for self-preservation. Eva Braun parties while Magda Goebbels kills her children. The movie goes on to show how Hitler and Eva lived their last hours in the Bunker. Written by Sujit R. Varma”

• Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
• Release Date: 16 September 2004 (Germany)
• Run Time: 156 min | 178 min (extended version)
• Country: Germany , Italy , Austria
• Genre: Biography , Drama , History , War
• MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and some nudity.

Tagline: April 1945, a nation awaits its…

Trivia: Christian Berkel, who portrays Schenck, stated his own background is not too far from his character. His father was also a doctor during the war, arrested by the Russians afterward, then released. His mother’s side, however, was Jewish. Almost all of his relatives on her side, save his grandmother and two cousins, were lost in the camps.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Immediately when Chapter 7/Fall of the Third Reich begins, there are two German soldiers driving a motorcycle with side car. On the right side is a fresh pile of dirt that is covering an explosive underground, supposedly to look like an artillery shell instead.