Die letzte Schlacht
The 13 days from April 20th to May 2nd, 1945, are unique in the history of Germany: They are the final act in the history of the Third Reich, which was supposed to last for a thousand years and succumbed after twelve in an orgy of violence and fire. In the catacombs of his bunker under the Reich Chancellery in the capital city of Berlin, which Adolf Hitler wanted to make the centre of the world, the dictator operates with ghost divisions during the final days of the war. Only in the final moment, he takes his own life. Meanwhile, On the streets, in the ruins, and the basements of the destroyed city, the final battle wages on: Adolescents are sacrificed without purpose, women get raped, loyal party comrades commit suicide in the thousands, Jews who were in hiding for years hope for the liberation.
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The 13 days from April 20th to May 2nd, 1945, are unique in the history of Germany: They are the final act in the history of the Third Reich, which was supposed to last for a thousand years and succumbed after twelve in an orgy of violence and fire. In the catacombs of his bunker under the Reich Chancellery in the capital city of Berlin, which Adolf Hitler wanted to make the centre of the world, the dictator operates with ghost divisions during the final days of the war. Only in the final moment, he takes his own life. Meanwhile, On the streets, in the ruins, and the basements of the destroyed city, the final battle wages on: Adolescents are sacrificed without purpose, women get raped, loyal party comrades commit suicide in the thousands, Jews who were in hiding for years hope for the liberation.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion mbH, ZDF, ARTE
Cast
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
Director
Tom Schilling
Fähnrich Horst Bandmann
Anna Maria Mühe
Doris Bober
Tim Bergmann
Major Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
Christian Redl
General Hans Krebs
Katharina Wackernagel
Ilse Anger
Jörg Schüttauf
Hausmeister Otto
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Generaloberst Nikolai Bersarin
Ludwig Blochberger
Hannes Schachelhuber
Fabian Busch
Eugen Herman-Friede
Tobias Schenke
Leutnant Doernberg
Marek Harloff
Richard Baier
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