DER UNTERGANG

Original Title

Der Untergang

Also Known As

Downfall (International: English title)

Director

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Genre

Drama / History / War

Country of origin

Germany / Italy / Austria

Language spoken

German / Russian

Year of production

2004

Box Office

Opening Weekend

$24,220 (USA) (20 February 2005) (1 Screen)
€236,450 (Italy) (1 May 2005) (80 Screens)
€145,494 (Netherlands) (7 November 2004) (21 Screens)

Production

Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (co-production) (as NDR);  Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production) (as WDR); Degeto Film (co-production); Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (co-production) (as ORF); EOS Entertainment (co-production) (as EOS Production GmbH & Co. KG) ; Rai Cinemafiction (co-production) (as RAI Cinema)

Domestic Distribution/World Sales

Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical); /Beta Cinema

Domestic Release

8 September 2005 (Munich) (premiere)

16 September 2004 Germany

Official Website

www.deruntergang-special.film.de/

Awards

Academy Awards, USA
year: 2005
result: nominated
award: Oscar
category/recipient: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Bambi Awards
year: 2004
result: won
award: Bambi
category/recipient:
Film National
Bernd Eichinger (producer)
Oliver Hirschbiegel (director)
Bruno Ganz (actor)
Alexandra Maria Lara (actress)
Heino Ferch (actor)

Bavarian Film Awards
year: 2005
result: won
award: Audience Award
category/recipient: Oliver Hirschbiegel

award: Bavarian Film Award
category/recipient:
Best Actor Bruno Ganz
Best Production Bernd Eichinger

European Film Awards
year: 2004
result: nominated
award: European Film Award
category/recipient: Best Actor Bruno Ganz

German Film Awards
year: 2005
result: nominated
award: Film Award in Gold
category/recipient:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Bruno Ganz
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Corinna Harfouch
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Juliane Köhler

Golden Trailer Awards
year: 2005
result: nominated
award: Golden Trailer
category/recipient: Best Foreign

 

List of European Distributors

Release Date

Countries

Distributor

  8 September 2004

Germany (Munich - premiere)

Constantin Film

10 September 2004

Austria (Vienna – premiere)

 

14 September 2004

Canada (Toronto Film Festival)

 

16 September 2004

Germany

Constantin Film

17 September 2004

Austria

 

23 September 2004

Switzerland (German speaking region)

Rialto Film AG

  4 November 2004

Netherlands

A-Film Distribution

  5 November 2004

Poland

Monolith

27 November 2004

Romania (Bucharest International Film Festival)

 

11 December 2004

Estonia (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)

 

  5 January 2005

France

TFM Distribution

12 January 2005

Belgium

 

20 January 2005

Hungary

 

28 January 2005

Finland

 

30 January 2005

Sweden (Gothenburg Film Festival)

 

  4 February 2005

Norway

 

17 February 2005

Croatia (limited)

 

18 February 2005

Spain

 

18 February 2005

USA (New York City, New York)

Newmarket Films

25 February 2005

Sweden

 

25 February 2005

USA (Los Angeles, California)

Newmarket Films

11 March 2005

Argentina (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Alfa Films

11 March 2005

Denmark (limited)

 

17 March 2005

Hong Kong

 

18 March 2005

Greece

 

24 March 2005

Croatia

 

25 March 2005

Turkey

 

31 March 2005

Czech Republic

Bontonfilm

  1 April 2005

UK

Momentum Pictures

  7 April 2005

Slovenia

 

  8 April 2005

Iceland (Iceland International Film Festival)

 

21 April 2005

Australia

 

21 April 2005

Portugal

 

29 April 2005

Estonia

 

29 April 2005

Italy

01 Distribuzione

  6 May 2005

Brazil

 

19 May 2005

Israel

 

  2 June 2005

Argentina

Alfa Films

 

Synopsis

Berlin, April 1945. A nation awaits its downfall. Fighting rages in the streets of the capital. Hitler along with his closest confidantes have barricaded themselves in the Fuehrer's Bunker. Among them Traudl Junge, Hitler's private secretary.