Directed by:
Oliver HirschbiegelScreenplay:
Bernd EichingerCinematography:
Rainer KlausmannComposer:
Stephan ZachariasCast:
Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch, Christian Berkel, Matthias Habich, Thomas Kretschmann (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Charting the final days of World War II in Nazi Germany, DOWNFALL shows what went on in the bunker where Hitler (Bruno Ganz), his secretary (Alexandra Maria Lara), and a few close colleagues waited for their inevitable demise. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Bruno Ganz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/425/162425445_f1cfa1.jpg)
Bruno Ganz
Switzerland
Best movies:
In the White City (1983)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Alexandra Maria Lara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759214_br01l2.jpg)
Alexandra Maria Lara
Romania
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Control (2007)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Corinna Harfouch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790833_2d69eb.jpg)
Corinna Harfouch
East Germany
Best movies:
Dying (2024)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Downfall (2004)
![Ulrich Matthes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790572_crbwr8.jpg)
Ulrich Matthes
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
![Juliane Köhler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/055/169055552_k7r7xb.jpg)
Juliane Köhler
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Heino Ferch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207123_0a4faf.jpg)
Heino Ferch
West Germany
Best movies:
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Christian Berkel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/791/168791884_tdoj1z.jpg)
Christian Berkel
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Valkyrie (2008)
Black Book (2006)
![Matthias Habich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790571_yc6qid.jpg)
Matthias Habich
German Empire
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Downfall (2004)
Beyond Silence (1996)
![Thomas Kretschmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270251_e792d8.jpg)
Thomas Kretschmann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Balloon (2018)
Valkyrie (2008)
![Michael Mendl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270583_0a6740.jpg)
Michael Mendl
German Empire
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
Das ewige Lied (1997) (TV movie)
![André Hennicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272481_0eefe9.jpg)
André Hennicke
East Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
![Ulrich Noethen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/831/168831313_sd23g8.jpg)
Ulrich Noethen
West Germany
Best movies:
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Promise (2011) (series)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
![Birgit Minichmayr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/850/161850826_90b4ff.jpg)
Birgit Minichmayr
Austria
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
![Rolf Kanies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/467/159467787_a32cf2.jpg)
Rolf Kanies
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
The Silent Revolution (2018)
Wunderkinder (2011)
![Justus von Dohnányi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278287_dd9bdb.jpg)
Justus von Dohnányi
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Before the Fall (2004)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
![Dieter Mann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/177/169177914_l8bnn3.jpg)
Dieter Mann
German Empire
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
I Was Nineteen (1968)
Moritz in the Advertising Column (1983)
![Christian Redl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/261/159261392_845d46.jpg)
Christian Redl
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Lea (1996)
Das jüngste Gericht (2008) (TV movie)
![Götz Otto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/554/166554154_276eed.jpg)
Götz Otto
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Downfall (2004)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
![Thomas Limpinsel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/177/169177911_t41mn5.jpg)
Thomas Limpinsel
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Shoppen (2006)
The Collini Case (2019)
![Thomas Thieme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886078_f8c306.jpg)
Thomas Thieme
Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Downfall (2004)