Actually footage is cleverly interspaced during the movie to provide shocking reality checks to the bizarre events occuring in the bunker. New documentary pieces together the final hours of the nazi leader the death of us president roosevelt prompted adolf hitler to dance a. Sep 10, 2004 a movie that taps the memoirs of adolf hitlers secretary for an intimate portrait of the nazi leaders final days in his berlin bunker received a standing ovation at its debut in germany. In autumn 1945, four months after german unconditional surrender and death of adolf hitler, world press and even military circles were discussing a variety of versions on how adolf hitler had met his death if he did at all. The death trip that went on inside hitler s berlin bunker has a grisly fascination of its own, but this movie doesnt get inside the characters. Movie depictions of drunken orgies during the last days in the bunker are only too accurate. There is a relentlessly graphic pace of explosions, murders, suicides, and bloodshed, and one particularly. He killed himself by gunshot on 30 april 1945 in his fuhrerbunker in berlin. The last ten days 1973 alec guinness was one of the first high profile actors to portray hitler in the postwar period, and he stressed that he aimed to not do anything. Bruno ganz plays hitler with creepy charm and paternal affection amidst his pingponging emotional instability. The last ten days is a movie that doesnt supply many answers about the evil mans death, and doesnt even seem to understand what the questions are.
As the soviets advanced, the chancellery wine cellars were emptied and the booze flowed like water in the bunker. His megalomania and paranoia take over in an adrenaline rush and he. A 93 yearold woman claiming to have been adolf hitler s nurse in the final days of the third reich has spoken of her experiences in the berlin. Downfall a film about adolph hitlers last days in the. The last ten days stars alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The last ten days 1973 adolf hitler alec guinness holes up in his berlin bunker with an aide simon ward and followers as the third reich crumbles.
The last enemy action of british soil was a v1 attack that struck datchworth in hertfordshire, on march 29 1945. His megalomania and paranoia take over in an adrenaline rush and he barks and spits and. Parents need to know that downfall tells the story of the last days in hitlers bunker, contrasting between the increasingly violent bombings outside in berlin, and the panicked scramble of those in hitlers inner circle as they realize their grip on power is slipping. Hugh trevor roper the last days of hitler book analysis. Hitler, they are told, has fallen at his command post in the reich chancery fighting to the last breath against bolshevism and for germany. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. Adolf hitler was an austriangerman politician who was the leader of the nazi party, chancellor of germany from 1933 to 1945, and fuhrer leader of nazi germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler the last ten days 1973 film online subtitrat. Hugh trevorroper interviewed most of the survivors from the hitler bunker all the ones that fell into british or us hands, and.
The year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. With more and more members of the volkssturm germanys national militia being directed to the front line, german authorities were experiencing an everincreasing strain on their stocks of army equipment and clothing. Hitlers last days incorporates the people closest to him and their loyalty, or lack thereof, when germany falls ending world war ii. Hugh trevorroper interviewed most of the survivors from the hitler bunker all the ones that fell into british or us hands, and some of the ones that the soviets captured. Hitler s private secretary traudl junge alexandra maria lara narrates with bookended documentary footage her experience during the last days of adolf hitler s reign over nazi germany in 1945, leading up to and just past his death by suicide. With alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento. Set almost entirely inside hitlers berlin bunker, the film chronicles the dying days of the third reich as the allied armies close in on berlin. Subtitled parodies of adolf hitlers last days in the berlin bunker, as depicted in the 2004 second world war film downfall, have become one of the webs most enduring memes. Apr 30, 2015 hitler, they are told, has fallen at his command post in the reich chancery fighting to the last breath against bolshevism and for germany. Personal bodyguard on life in the bunker and how nazi dictator and wife eva braun committed suicide hitlers personal bodyguard rochus misch was privy to the private lives of.
Apr 27, 2011 i became convinced hitler had parkinsons disease. Eva braun, his wife of one day, committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. Mar 19, 2005 a new movie about hitler s last days is the latest from a generation of german filmmakers determined to face up to their countrys legacy of shame sue summers sat 19 mar 2005 20. Mar 11, 2005 downfall, the recent best foreign film oscar nominee from germany, decides to tell its story from the perspective of hitler and his followers. Personal bodyguard on life in the bunker and how nazi dictator and wife eva braun committed suicide hitler s personal bodyguard rochus misch was privy to the private lives of. Charting the last 10 days of hitlers life, from his 56th birthday on april 20th, 1945 to his suicide on april 30th, the film uses multiple characters to show the chaos of a country coming apart. Movie depictions of drunken orgies during the last days in. With bruno ganz, alexandra maria lara, ulrich matthes, juliane kohler. The bunker where hitler spent his final days with his new wife eva braun before committing suicide but the footage is also full of. A 93 yearold woman claiming to have been adolf hitlers nurse in the final days of the third reich has spoken of her experiences in the berlin. How hitler spent his last days world news the guardian. Hitler s last days were a humiliating final chapter in the life of a man once revered by millions.
At one time, adolf hitler was the most powerful individual in the world. The film stars alec guinness and simon ward, and features an introduction presented by alistair cooke. Feb 18, 2005 hitler s calm demeanor may have been a sign of his own increasingly demented state, as, at least in the movie s rendition of his last days, it came between bouts of raving paranoia and delusional. Downfall 2004, oliver hirschbiegels ambitious and complex dramatization of the final days of adolf hitler and the collapse of germany, is a compelling history lesson and a riveting drama bruno ganz plays hitler with creepy charm and paternal affection amidst his pingponging emotional instability. The whole film and a bizarre film it is takes place during the humiliating twilight of the third reich and features characters with only minor or lastminute deviations from the hitler agenda. Hitlers health mimics the fatherland in its bill oreillys compliment to killing patton for younger readers, hitlers last days, reads as interesting and enlightening as all of his books. Traudl junge, the final secretary for adolf hitler, tells of the nazi dictators final days in his berlin bunker at the end of wwii. The bunker where hitler spent his final days with his new wife eva braun before committing suicide but the footage is also full of the horror of the weeks leading up to the fall of. With the help of dieter stahl edward hardwicke, speer plans to conduct poisonous gas through the ventilation system via the outside ground level vent. Adolf hitlers confidantes describe his last days in.
The last ten days stars alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and. Reviews downfall a film about adolph hitlers last days in the bunker he smiled and said that bruno ganz, the man who plays hitler, is germanys best actor. Downfall, the recent best foreign film oscar nominee from germany, decides to tell its story from the perspective of hitler and his followers. Watch hitlers last stand streaming online hulu free trial. The death trip that went on inside hitlers berlin bunker has a grisly fascination of its own, but this movie doesnt get inside the characters. Hitlers last days were a humiliating final chapter in the life of a man once revered by millions. A new movie about hitlers last days is the latest from a generation of german filmmakers determined to face up to their countrys legacy of. The last days of hitler is a very well researched and near contemporary report on the last three weeks or so of the nazi regime. His cruelty remained with him to the last, and guiness provides a emotional look at the last few days of his life.
Yet he ended his life cowering in a foetid bunker, surrounded by enemy troops and raging against those he believed had betrayed him. Eyewitness accounts, collected by the security service following the end of the war, provide a fascinating insight into hitler s final days in april 1945. Hitlers calm demeanor may have been a sign of his own increasingly demented state, as, at least in the movies rendition of his last days, it came between bouts of raving paranoia and delusional. Compelling docudramarecreates the last days of hitler the. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitler s final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. Famously, hitler liked to boast of his strict vegetarian diet.
For these musings, three film versions of hitlers last days come to mindtherere otherswhich are successful to varying degrees. This version of the last days in the fuhrerbunker is the only one of these three films which relates, from speers book, the architects scheme to kill hitler. The websites consensus reads, downfall is an illuminating, thoughtful and detailed account of hitler s last days. Downfall a film about adolph hitlers last days in the bunker. Mar 26, 2005 how hitler spent his last days a new german film on hitler s death has freed one old soldier to tell his story at last alex duval smith in munich. The last ten days is the story of adolf hitlers last days played by alec guinness. Three selected films about the last days of adolf hitler. The film begins with hitler celebrating his fiftysixth birthday and then documents the next ten days of. Downfall 2004, oliver hirschbiegels ambitious and complex dramatization of the final days of adolf hitler and the collapse of germany, is a compelling history lesson and a riveting drama. The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitlers suicide. There will certainly be a debate over this movie and the bunker with anthony hopkins. The last days of the nazi germany, 1945 these german soldiers stand in the debris strewn street of bastogne, belgium, on january 9, 1945, after they were captured by the u. The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitler s suicide. In this movie we can see how hitler became the victim of his own doomsday prophetcies.
Downfall hitlers outrage original subtitles, extended. The last ten days 1973, alec guinness is the best of the three actors in recreating the dilettante philosopher and teller of tales, epitomized in the trivial monologues that exasperated his dining and late evening cohorts. Downfall the last days of hitler on amazon prime video. Charting the last 10 days of hitler s life, from his 56th birthday on april 20th, 1945 to his suicide on april 30th, the film uses multiple characters to show the chaos of a country coming apart. The whole film and a bizarre film it is takes place during the humiliating twilight of the third reich and features characters with only minor or last minute deviations from the hitler agenda. Hitler alec guinness hides in bunker with followers as the end nears.
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