Cinematic background from Downfall 2004 - In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

Downfall

2004

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers:
Melissa Müller, Traudl Junge, Joachim Fest, Bernd Eichinger
Official poster of Downfall 2004 directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man is standing in a hallway with chairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of children sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of men in uniform shaking hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform holding a clock; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of children standing next to each other in bunkbeds; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man in a military uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform standing next to another man in a uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of children sitting on top of a bunk bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A young boy wearing a coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform is standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of children sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man in a military uniform talking to a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform stands next to another man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man wearing a leather jacket is sitting in front of a group of men; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform looking at another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An old man with a bandage on his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A bald man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of soldiers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A woman wearing a german helmet with long plaits; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of men in uniforms are standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform talking to another man in fatigues; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a uniform standing in an empty room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a trench coat standing in the middle of a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man with a bald head wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man with a bald head in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man wearing a helmet and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man looking at himself in the mirror in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform is looking at another man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man with bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of soldiers are walking through a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person with curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – Two men in military uniforms stand next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of men standing next to each other in a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man wearing a military uniform and a medal around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a group of soldiers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of men and women standing next to each other holding wine glasses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man in a suit and tie looking sad; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform standing in front of other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man standing in front of a model of the capitol building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older woman wearing a white shirt and a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man in a military uniform talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a necklace near a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A young boy wearing a black hat and jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – Two men in military garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man holding a clock while wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A young woman in a hat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A picture of adolf hitler is displayed in front of a mirror; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a uniform and a helmet is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man in a military uniform is standing in front of other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A young boy wearing a hat and holding his hand to his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A child running through a destroyed city; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A woman looking in the mirror with a picture of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A man wearing a suit and tie looking at a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of people dressed in military uniforms; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An older man in a military uniform stands next to a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A young woman with curly brown hair wearing a floral shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Downfall” (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel – An old man wearing a head band and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle