Hitler - The last ten days

Movie
German title	Hitler - The last ten days
Original title	Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Country of production	UK , Italy
original language	English
Publishing year	1973
length	110 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Ennio De Concini
script	Ennio De Concini Maria Pia Fusco Wolfgang Reinhardt
production	Wolfgang Reinhardt
music	Mischa Spoliansky
camera	Ennio Guarnieri
cut	Kevin Connor
occupation
Alec Guinness : Adolf Hitler Simon Ward : Captain Hoffmann Adolfo Celi : General Hans Krebs Diane Cilento : Hanna Reitsch Gabriele Ferzetti : Field Marshal General Wilhelm Keitel Eric Porter : Field Marshal General Robert Ritter von Greim Doris Kunstmann : Eva Braun Joss Ackland : General of the Infantry Wilhelm Burgdorf John Bennett : Dr. Joseph Goebbels John Barron : Dr. Ludwig Stumpfegger Barbara Jefford : Magda Goebbels Sheila Gish : Gerda Christian Julian Glover : Hermann Fegelein Michael Goodliffe : General Helmuth Weidling Mark Kingston : Martin Bormann Philip Stone : Colonel General Alfred Jodl John Hallam : Otto G possibly Angela Pleasence : Traudl Junge Phyllida Law : Constanze Manziarly John Savident : Walther Hewel

Hitler - The Last Ten Days is a British-Italian period film from 1973.

action

The film begins with a conversation between Adolf Hitler and Prof. Karl Gebhardt , whom he will appoint President of the Red Cross.

It follows in a prehistory how the global economic crisis in Germany leads to Adolf Hitler being elected Chancellor. Then comes the opening credits, where the advance and retreat of the Wehrmacht is shown in the background .

The actual film begins with Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels preparing a radio address for the so-called Fuehrer's birthday on April 20, 1945. Shortly afterwards, Captain Hoffmann enters the so-called Führerbunker , in which Adolf Hitler is staying. The captain is asked to wait as the highest generals and politicians of the German Reich congratulate Hitler on his birthday. Also, Eva Braun , the mistress of Adolf Hitler presented.

criticism

The lexicon of international films judged: "Measured against the historical image and influence of Hitler's power, the film is an obvious misinterpretation, which also takes the appropriate seriousness from the kitsch effects when depicting facts that have become known."

background

The lavishly produced feature film is the second attempt to reconstruct the days in the Führerbunker . Georg Wilhelm Pabst presented the first feature film on this subject in 1955 with The Last Act . The third attempt is the movie Der Bunker (1981) with Anthony Hopkins in the role of Adolf Hitler. In 2004 Oliver Hirschbiegel took up the topic again with his film The Downfall .

Voice actor

There are two German dubbed versions, one of which was made in the year of publication and another was produced in 2009 for DVD release. The voice actors for the first German version:

Adolf Hitler: Heinz Theo branding Captain Hoffmann: Norbert Langer General Hans Krebs: Martin Hirthe Hanna Reitsch: Anneliese Prichert Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel: Friedrich Schoenfelder Field Marshal General Robert Ritter von Greim: Rolf Schult Eva Braun: Doris Kunstmann Dr. Joseph Goebbels: Dietrich Frauboes

Magda Goebbels: Bettina Schön Hermann Fegelein: Lothar Blumhagen Martin Bormann: Hans W. Hamacher Colonel General Alfred Jodl: Horst Niendorf Traudl Junge: Eva-Maria Werth Constanze Manziarly: Edith Elsholtz Prof. Karl Gebhardt: Paul Esser Narrator: Ernst Wilhelm Borchert

Web links

• Hitler - The Last Ten Days in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hitler - The last ten days. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ↑ synchronkartei.de: Hitler - The last ten days. Retrieved August 18, 2015 .