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Mar 10, 2005 · “Downfall” takes place almost entirely inside the bunker beneath Berlin where Adolf Hitler and his inner circle spent their final days, and died. It ventures outside only to show the collapse of the Nazi defense of Berlin, the misery of the civilian population and the burning of the bodies of Hitler, Eva Braun, and Joseph and Magda Goebbels.
Aug 25, 2023 · A war historian praises Downfall for its controversial take on Hitler and explains why so many other actors have failed in the role. Released in 2004, the German-language film takes place during World War II's Battle of Berlin with the Nazis on the brink of defeat and depicts the final days of Adolf Hitler (played by Bruno Ganz).
- Senior Reporter
Downfall was one of those movies that sucks you in, makes you feel like you're there. I felt the tension and fear in the room and the sense of impending doom anytime explosives from the Russians hit near the bunker and shook the whole thing.
Did the dictator really lose it in the end? And why do we find this idea so satisfying? To begin to answer the first question, we might turn to the video above, “That Downfall Scene Explained,” from the makers of The Great War, billed as the “biggest ever crowdfunded history documentary.” Despite taking ...
Feb 18, 2022 · Ultimately, Downfall is the second high-profile documentary in the past year to tackle the 737 Max tragedies — The New York Times and Frontline released one last fall — and as Kennedy sees...
- Katie Kilkenny
Feb 17, 2022 · The problems of the Max, and how its flawed design was implicated in the crashes of flights on Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, killing hundreds, have been well-aired, and this documentary ...
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Feb 18, 2022 · “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” (now streaming on Netflix) investigates both crashes and their aftermath while exposing the culture of concealment at Boeing that made them inevitable.