Valkyrie
A tense, somber procedural that immerses you in the meticulous planning and moral weight of a doomed conspiracy.
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Downfall
A claustrophobic, unflinching plunge into a collapsing bunker, suffocating in its historical weight and moral despair.
About 2004 film by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Genres drama, war, biographical, historical
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Written by Bernd Eichinger
Starring Bruno Ganz, Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Julia Jentsch, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Oleg Popov, Juliane Köhler
Music Stephan Zacharias
Runtime 155 min
Country Italy, Austria, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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