Gertraud Junge
3) Downfall
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Inside Hitler's bunker, in 1945, during the brutal and harrowing last days of the Third Reich, optimism crumbles into grim realization and terror as it becomes clear that Germany's defeat is inevitable. As the Russian army circles the city, the dimly lit halls of the underground refuge become an execution chamber for the Fuhrer and his closest advisers.
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
11 videodiscs (approximately 1194 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already...