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The Last Act

1955 · 107 min

A grim, claustrophobic chamber piece that traps you in the bunker with a ranting, desperate tyrant as the walls close in.

Directed by
G.W. Pabst
Genres
War, Drama
Tagline
From Heil to Hell!
Overview
Albin Skoda embodies a frantic Adolf Hitler in his last days, scrambling to keep the Third Reich alive as morale within the bunker wanes and Berlin is encircled by enemy troops. Based on Michael A. Musmanno's book Ten Days to Die, Oscar Werner costars as fictional Nazi Hauptmann Wüst, a disillusioned middleman.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Directed by
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Genres
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    war, drama
    Directed by
    G.W. Pabst
    Written by
    Erich Maria Remarque, Fritz Habeck
    Starring
    Albin Skoda, Oskar Werner, Lotte Tobisch, Willy Krause, Erland Erlandsen, Kurt Jaggberg, Eduard Köck, Curt Eilers
    Cinematography
    Günther Anders
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    Austria, Germany
    Languages
    German

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