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Hitler: The Last Ten Days

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Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.

Release Date : 1973-04-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : West FilmWolfgang Reinhardt ProductionsWorld Film Services

Production Country : ItalyUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Alec Guinness

Character Name : Adolf Hitler

Original Name : Alec Guinness

Gender : Male

Simon Ward

Character Name : Hauptmann Hoffmann

Original Name : Simon Ward

Gender : Male

Adolfo Celi

Character Name : General Hans Krebs

Original Name : Adolfo Celi

Gender : Male

Diane Cilento

Character Name : Hanna Reitsch

Original Name : Diane Cilento

Gender : Female

Gabriele Ferzetti

Character Name : Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel

Original Name : Gabriele Ferzetti

Gender : Male

Eric Porter

Character Name : Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim

Original Name : Eric Porter

Gender : Male

Doris Kunstmann

Character Name : Eva Braun

Original Name : Doris Kunstmann

Gender : Female

Joss Ackland

Character Name : General Burgdorf

Original Name : Joss Ackland

Gender : Male

John Barron

Character Name : Dr. Stumpfegger

Original Name : John Barron

Gender : Male

John Bennett

Character Name : Joseph Goebbels

Original Name : John Bennett

Gender : Male

Sheila Gish

Character Name : Frau Christian

Original Name : Sheila Gish

Gender : Female

Julian Glover

Character Name : Fegelein

Original Name : Julian Glover

Gender : Male

Michael Goodliffe

Character Name : General Weidling

Original Name : Michael Goodliffe

Gender : Male

John Hallam

Character Name : Guensche

Original Name : John Hallam

Gender : Male

Barbara Jefford

Character Name : Magda Goebbels

Original Name : Barbara Jefford

Gender : Female

Mark Kingston

Character Name : Martin Bormann

Original Name : Mark Kingston

Gender : Male

Phyllida Law

Character Name : Fraulein Manzialy

Original Name : Phyllida Law

Gender : Female

Ann Lynn

Character Name : Fräulein Junge

Original Name : Ann Lynn

Gender : Female

Angela Pleasence

Character Name : Trude

Original Name : Angela Pleasence

Gender : Female

Andrew Sachs

Character Name : Walter Wagner

Original Name : Andrew Sachs

Gender : Male

Philip Stone

Character Name : General Jodl

Original Name : Philip Stone

Gender : Male

Timothy West

Character Name : Prof. Gebhardt

Original Name : Timothy West

Gender : Male

Kenneth Colley

Character Name : Boldt

Original Name : Kenneth Colley

Gender : Male

William Abney

Character Name : Voss

Original Name : William Abney

Gender : Male

James Cossins

Character Name : German Officer

Original Name : James Cossins

Gender : Male

Philip Locke

Character Name : Hanske

Original Name : Philip Locke

Gender : Male

Richard Pescud

Character Name : Von Below

Original Name : Richard Pescud

Gender : Male

Vic Chapman

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Vic Chapman

Gender : Male

Alan Harris

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Harris

Gender : Male

Fred Machon

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Machon

Gender : Male

Paul Müller

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Müller

Gender : Male

John Savident

Character Name : Hewel (uncredited)

Original Name : John Savident

Gender : Male

Guy Standeven

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Standeven

Gender : Male

Reg Thomason

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Reg Thomason

Gender : Male

Zoë Wanamaker

Character Name : Eva Braun's Handmaid (uncredited)

Original Name : Zoë Wanamaker

Gender : Female

Alistair Cooke

Character Name : Opening Sequence Narrator (uncredited)

Original Name : Alistair Cooke

Gender : Male

Alan Gibbs

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Gibbs

Gender : Male

Ron Gregory

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Gregory

Gender : Male

Rudolf Hess

Character Name : Rudolf Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudolf Hess

Gender : Male

Adolf Hitler

Character Name : Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Adolf Hitler

Gender : Male

Pat Ryan

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Ryan

Gender : Male

Peter Sallis

Character Name : Banker #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Sallis

Gender : Male

Michael Sheard

Character Name : Banker #3 (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Sheard

Gender : Male

Reg Turner

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Reg Turner

Gender : Male

Paul von Hindenburg

Character Name : Paul von Hindenburg (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul von Hindenburg

Gender : Male

Derek Waring

Character Name : Banker #4 (uncredited)

Original Name : Derek Waring

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-07

Alec Guinness quite convincingly throws himself into the title role here in what is otherwise a rather theatrically dry depiction of the last few days in Hitler's Berlin bunker. With the Allies closing in, the Fuhrer is becoming increasingly desperate, increasingly frustrated and even more mistrusting of those around him. Those once trusted and powerful are being summarily dismissed; his rantings are becoming even more maniacal and his mood swings vacillate wildly so that even the most deft at dealing with him have to tread on eggshells else a firing squad might still be his response. Central to controlling him, insofar as that's possible, is his mistress Eva Braun (Doris Kunstmann) - but even she faces quite a challenge as he sees traitors everywhere and she has to contend with the inevitable for both herself and their children. The supporting cast makes up a powerful who's who of international cinema with Adolfo Celi standing out as the stoic General Krebs, Mark Kingston as the odious Martin Boorman and John Bennett as Josef Goebbels also contributing well to the sense of claustrophobic isolation in the bunker. The audio editing also works well, increasing the sound effects gradually to suggest the imminent arrival of their foes. To break up the rather visual monotony of the thing, it's interspersed with some fairly horrific actuality that illustrates not only the terror the Nazis inflicted on others, but also the extent to which Hitler was prepared to use every resource, even his Youth Movement, to sustain his flailing grip on power. I think this would work better on stage, it lacks an intensity here on screen that despite the best efforts of it's star just doesn't quite get off the ground, and it's also just a bit too verbose to sustain the potency of the sense of imminent threat.