Movie review: Downfall Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel Germany: Constantin Film Produktion, 2004.

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dc.contributor.authorRay, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-09T00:45:48Z
dc.date.available2016-11-09T00:45:48Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractMovie Review: 'Downfall' Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel Germany: Constantin Film Produktion, 2004. 176 mins. Downfall, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and released in 2004, is based upon the events surrounding the final days of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. Formed from the much-admired Third Reich historian Joachim Fest’s book Inside Hitler's Bunker and bolstered with the naivety encapsulated in the memoirs of Traudl Junge, Hitler’s personal secretary, the film is testament to Hitschbiegel’s ability to blend both a strong semblance of historical accuracy with a gripping and fear-provoking insight into the final days of the Nazi elite. The main characters are Adolf Hitler (played by Bruno Ganz) and Traudl Junge, (played by Alexandra Maria Lara). The film is set inside both Hitler’s Berlin bunker and the surrounding Chancellery district in late April 1945. The film also portrays the strong emotional turmoil surrounding the demise of the senior Nazi hierarchy immediately prior to Germany’s surrender to Allied forces on May 7 1945. The film covers a range of issues including Nazism, democracy, totalitarianism, political betrayal and war crimes.en
dc.identifier.citationRay, J. (2007). Movie Review: Downfall Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. The Flinders Journal of History and Politics, 24.en
dc.identifier.issn0726-7215
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2328/36641
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFlinders Universityen
dc.rights© FJHP, The Flinders Journal Of History & Politics 2007en
dc.rights.holderThe Flinders Journal Of History & Politicsen
dc.subjectMovie reviewen
dc.subjectAdolf Hitleren
dc.subjectThird reichen
dc.subjectGermanyen
dc.subjectWorld War IIen
dc.subjectNazismen
dc.subjectdemocracyen
dc.subjecttotalitarianismen
dc.subjectpolitical betrayalen
dc.subjectwar crimesen
dc.subjectWolfsschanzeen
dc.titleMovie review: Downfall Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel Germany: Constantin Film Produktion, 2004.en
dc.typeArticleen
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