Der Untergang

War, History

Bruno Ganz	Adolf Hitler
Heino Ferch	Albert Speer
Matthias Habich	Prof. Dr. Werner Haase
Christian Berkel	Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck
Juliane Köhler	Eva Braun
Thomas Kretschmann	SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein
Ulrich Matthes	Joseph Goebbels
Corinna Harfouch	Magda Goebbels
Alexandra Maria Lara	Traudl Junge
Michael Mendl	General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling

Director	Oliver Hirschbiegel
Producer	Bernd Eichinger; Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Writer	Bernd Eichinger; Joachim Fest
Cinematography	Rainer Klausmann
Musician	Stephan Zacharias

A historical reconstruction of the final days of the Third Reich, "Der Untergang" is based on the memories of Hitler's (Bruno Ganz) secretary, Traudl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara). Sieged by the Soviet Army, the city of Berlin gradually becomes the stage for the final battle of a war that had long been lost. Inside Hitler's bunker, Eva Braun (Juliane Köhler), Josef Goebbbels (Ulrich Matthes) and the top members of the Nazi Party slowly come to terms with their own demise, as their leader sinks into a delusional state. Outside, what little is left of a once powerful army joins forces with children from the Hitlerian Youth so to make a final, desperate stand. Joachim Fest lent the historical expertise.