This clip has been used many times, but less well known is the movie, "Downfall," which is one of the best war films of all time. (Five mugs on the demanding Oasis scale.) Bruno Ganz plays Hitler. His portrayal is vastly better than those of any other actors who have attempted the role and that includes Alec Guinness and Anthony Hopkins. Ganz should've won an Oscar. His work in this film is as good an acting job as I've ever seen. The movie is true to the two books it's based on, which I managed to struggle through with what's left of the German I learned at Stanford. (One, "Der Untergang" or "Downfall," is by the well-known historian Joachim C. Fest. The other is a memoir by a doctor who set up an emergency hospital under the chancellery.) The If you haven't seen the whole film, you should. It's riveting.
My reaction to the last two straight-ahead runs is pretty much in line with what's shown in the clip.
My reaction to the last two straight-ahead runs is pretty much in line with what's shown in the clip.
