Downfall
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
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.
- Director
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $92M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
37 billed performers
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Movie DNA
How Downfall actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerBIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film
London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
1 win
- WinnerLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
European Film Award for Best Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Actor
Goya Award for Best European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGoya Award for Best European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Downfall returned 5.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $16M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $92M
- Release date
- Sep 16, 2004
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, Hungarian
- Country
- Austria, Germany
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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