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Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German war film depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign over Nazi Germany in 1945. It is based upon the books Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich (1945), by historian Joachim Fest; Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary (1947), the memoirs of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries (co-written with Melissa Müller); Inside the Third Reich (first published in German in 1969), the memoirs of Albert Speer, one of the highest-ranking Nazi officials to survive both the war and the Nuremberg trials; Hitler's Last Days: An Eye–Witness Account (first English translation 1973), by Gerhard Boldt; Das Notlazarett unter der Reichskanzlei: Ein Arzt erlebt Hitlers Ende in Berlin by Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck; and Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936–1949 (1992), Siegfried Knappe's memoir. The film, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, and written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Führer ("leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He was effectively dictator of Nazi Germany, and was a central figure of World War II in Europe and the Holocaust.
Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. He joined the precursor of the NSDAP, the German Workers' Party, in 1919 and became leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted a coup in Munich to seize power. The failed coup resulted in Hitler's imprisonment, during which time he dictated his autobiography and political manifesto Mein Kampf ("My Struggle"). After his release in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism, anti-Semitism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda. Hitler frequently denounced international capitalism and communism as being part of a Jewish conspiracy.
***CLICK THE CAPTIONS BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR SUBTITLES*** The scene in the German film Downfall, where Hitler realises he is defeated in Berlin, and lets of his anger at his Generals. This is the original video, parodied so many times on Youtube, it's those videos that made me watch the film if I'm honest, and the film is excellent English Soft Subs/Closed Captions available, look at the bottom right. Taken from the Blu-Ray of the film in 1080p (yes, the film is that grainy) Also, the BBC did this article on the meme that is Hitler Parody. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8617454.stm
This scene is cut from Downfall(Der Untergang) for entertaining purpose. No copyright infringement intended.
EXPAND THIS DESCRIPTION FOR DETAILS AND INSIGHT Here's the scene that has become so virally popular on YouTube, in all its original glory. This entire movie is amazing, the acting superb, the history accurate. I consider it one of the best WWII movies ever made. Army Detachment Steiner (Armeeabteilung Steiner), was a temporary military unit, something more than a corps but less than an army, created on paper by German dictator Adolf Hitler on 21 April 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, and placed under the command of SS Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner. Hitler hoped that the units assigned to Steiner would be able to stage an effective counter attack against the northern pincer of the Soviet assault on Berlin. In the event, Steiner realised that the forces under his command were inadeq...
This documentary is an excellent companion to the movie "Downfall" (2004). I have added a link to that movie in this playlist. Interviews with Rochus Misch, Ernst-Guenther Schenck.
Here is a battle scene from the World War II movie "Downfall". I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTIVE CONTENT.
Music video by TRUSTcompany performing Downfall. (C) 2002 Geffen Records
Morning comes with the fame
Leading towards the same end
Life ain't fair that's what I've been told
But I won't stay alone
By passing with the friends and their troubles
No wounds just broken souls
We will find a way
To high life, we'll never give in
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
Behind the mask and disguise
Lies a bitterness so fine
Touch my skin, oh so divine
And you won't stand alone
By passing with the friends and their troubles
No wounds just broken souls
We will find a way
To high life, we'll never give in
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
On with the show and shout
Bow down, to Downfall
On with the show and shout
Bow down, to Downfall
Bow, bow down
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
Shout! - bow down
Shout! - Downfall
On with the show and shout
Bow down, to Downfall
On with the show and shout
Bow down, to Downfall