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Just ran across a gem of a movie - Downfall (2004)

Posted on 9/18/25 at 1:59 pm
Posted by warlock1974
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2015
1825 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 1:59 pm
Accidentally ran across this movie. It jumped up into my list of best WWII movies and I highly recommend it.

8.2 on IMDB
In German and sub-titled, but easy to follow.

quote:

Charting the last 10 days of Hitler's life, from his 56th birthday on April 20th, 1945 to his suicide on April 30th, Downfall uses multiple characters to show the chaos of a country coming apart at the seams, from Hitler's henchman under the streets of Berlin, to the soldiers and civilians fighting and dying as the Soviet Army ravaged the city above. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
95031 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:04 pm to
Holy shite! The movie and memes have existed since I've been on TD.com.

Anyway, it is one of the best foreign language films I've ever seen and certainly an A+ effort to depict the closing days of Hitler and the Third Reich.

Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73647 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:14 pm to
You missed a great time circa 2008 when tons of retitled versions of that movie were posted here.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
39760 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:22 pm to
Are actors in foreign movies eligible for the Oscar? If so, he should have caught at least a nomination.
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
8288 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:29 pm to
welcome to....well welcome to 21 years ago
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
113675 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:37 pm to
Lead recently died
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
12989 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 2:42 pm to
Now watch Das Boot and The Lives of Others.
Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2014
7308 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 3:03 pm to
Never seen the movie, but I’ve seen countless parody subtitle “Hitler reacts” videos.
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
7310 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 3:46 pm to
Saw this in the theater on a whim.

Never expected to see all the memes pop up a few years back.

Excellent flick.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Faulkner County
Member since Jun 2009
15502 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 3:47 pm to
I've always wondered what movie the Hitler football parodies came from. Now, I know. I'll stream it on Tubi tonight or tomorrow.
Posted by THRILLHO
Metry, LA
Member since Apr 2006
50305 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 3:53 pm to
quote:

welcome to....well welcome to 21 years ago



Germans.
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4457 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 5:13 pm to
Check out Lives of Others if you want some more german ish.

LINK


Also WWII from the german side(this is kinda meh honestly)
LINK

Posted by Sunnyvale
Little ST. James
Member since Feb 2024
2986 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 5:26 pm to
Where did you watch this film sir?
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
8263 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 6:01 pm to
I'll never forget Tradl Junge saying when they left the fuhrer bunker how apocalyptic Berlin looked.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
4260 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 7:08 pm to
Fantastic movie. In my opinion, this was the very first movie to properly humanize Hitler, and by that I don't mean that it cast him in a sympathetic light (although some critics thought so). Before this movie, Hitler was always portrayed as a predictable cut-out character. Hitler was a human being -certainly a terrible human being- but a human being none the less. Bruno Ganz deserved every award that he got for this portrayal, and all of the ones he did not get.
Posted by 225bred
COYS
Member since Jun 2011
20956 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 8:21 pm to
Great movie
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
80109 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 8:24 pm to
quote:

In my opinion, this was the very first movie to properly humanize Hitler, and by that I don't mean that it cast him in a sympathetic light (although some critics thought so)


The director said he wanted to make Hitler look pathetic without making the viewer feel sorry for him. Ganz definitely nailed it.
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