Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play April 1945 a nation awaits its Downfall Not since GW Pabst&s 1956 effort & Letste Akt& (The Last Act) has a German film attempted to tackle the subject of their most famous leader Adolf Hitler Breaking a long-standing taboo the director Oliver Hirschbiegel has made a film that has sparked much debate in Germany & the rest of the world Downfall features an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz as history&s most notorious figure Providing an unprecedented & controversial insider&s perspective the film is a gripping insight into the madness & desperation of Hitler in the final hours of the war as the Russian Army closes a ring around Berlin Beautifully photographed & brilliantly acted this tour de force is at once dramatic harrowing & remarkably authentic The basis for the screenplay by writer-producer Bernd Eichinger came from two key sources Joachim Fest&s book " Inside Hitler&s Bunker The Last Days of The Third Reich" the recognition that the horrifying epic of Hitler & his people during his twelve years in power was reflected in those last twelve days in the bunker; & the memoirs of Hitler&s private secretary Traudl Junge in Melissa Mueller&s book " Until The Final Hour Hitler&s Last Secretary" which provided an invaluable insight into the character of the man & those final fatal few days of the war Actors Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Ulrich Matthes Corinna Harfouch Juliane Kohler Heino Ferch Matthias Habich Christian Berkel & Ulrich Noethen Director Oliver Hirschbiegel Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen 178 Anamorphic Widescreen Languages German
- Dolby Digital (51) ; DTSSubtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 35 minutes (approx)