Based on an eyewitness account, this harrowing story of hitler s last days in and underground bunker gives insight to this special breed of madness. Both films take place in the last ten days of hitlers life, and the rant scenes were based on the. Wolf muser the man in the high castle 2015 the first season of. The last ten days 1973 is a generally interesting if slightly odd historical drama set almost entirely inside the fuhrers berlin bunker as the russians close in during the final days of world war ii in europe. The last ten days full english full movie online hitler. Oscar winner alec guinness portrays the dictator in one of his most memorbale performances. Based on an eyewitness account, this harrowing story of hitler s last days in and underground bunker gives. There are speculations that he had late state syphilis or parkinsons disease. Anyone that has an interest in history and has researched this era in the final days of hitler will know that there is a great deal of fantasy in the production. A trilha sonora foi composta por mischa spoliansky. It follows him and others in what were the last days of the third reich.
Days that shook the world hitlers last hours 2003 duration. Pg, 1 hr 46 min tell us where you are looking for movie tickets. With a good supporting cast, the film is worth a watch and has been bettered in recent years by the magnificent downfall 2 disc edition dvd 2005. Alec guinness performs very well in this 1973 production telling the story of the final days of hitler. Adolf hitler and the third reich is one of the most fascinating stories of all time. Even though alec guinness was the finest actor ever to portray adolf hitler, hitler.
The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitlers suicide. In the last years of his life, hitler was seriously sick, he suffered from tremors and chronic stomach problems. New documentary pieces together the final hours of the nazi leader the death of us president roosevelt prompted adolf hitler to dance a jig of joy in his berlin bunker. The film stars alec guinness and simon ward, and features an introduction presented by alistair cooke. The last ten days project gutenberg selfpublishing. Alec guinness delivers a mesmerizing performance as the nazi leader in this realistic, revealing drama.
You might, rightly, think that there would be two ways of treating the subject. Based on the book by gerhard boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goingson within, and without. The last ten days full full movie streaming hitler. The death trip that went on inside hitlers berlin bunker has a grisly fascination of its own, but this movie doesnt get inside the characters. It was the first film in postworld war ii germany to feature the character of adolf hitler. Based on the book by gerhard boldt, it provides a bleak. Partially to combat this, he took a lot of drugs, inclu. Spanning the final days from hitlers 56th birthday to his death, this unflinching peek into the bunker shows us the downfall of a madman.
Oscar winner alec guinness portrays the dictator in one of his most memorable performances. This book is really interesting as it describes the insights of the last ten days of hitler. The book was really descriptive on hitlers emotions and. Based on an eyewitness account, this harrowing story of hitlers last days in and underground bunker gives insight to this special breed of madness.
Drama,history,science fiction,thriller,war,foreign, summary. Set almost entirely inside hitlers berlin bunker, the film chronicles the dying days of the third reich. Based on an eyewitness account, this harrowing story of hitlers last days in and underground bunker gives. The last days of hitler is a very well researched and near contemporary report on the last three weeks or so of the nazi regime. The last ten days stars alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Sir alec guinness always felt that this was the only screen performance with which he was completely.
Some critics, very sensitive to the effect he had in his times and to those who still hold bitter memories of his destructive power, have attacked the whole idea of the film and seen it as a lessening of horror of the man and what he did. The film stars alec guinness and simon ward and the original music score was composed by mischa spoliansky. The last ten days is an interesting film for audiences, thirty years after his heyday. The last ten days 1973 alec guinness was one of the first high profile actors to portray hitler in the postwar period, and he stressed that he aimed to not do anything. The last ten days ukitaly, 1973, 104 minutes, colour. The last ten days is a movie that doesnt supply many answers about the evil mans death, and doesnt even seem to understand what the questions are. Burgdorf, john bennett josef goebbels, john barron dr. Set almost entirely inside hitler s berlin bunker, the film chronicles the dying days of the third reich as the allied armies close in on berlin.
The last ten days a dramatisation based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his. If one is looking for historical accuracy, stay away from this title. The book was really descriptive on hitler s emotions and the wars psychological effects on hitler. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitler s final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. The last ten days 1973 into a strangely compelling cinema of the absurd. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. The last ten days 1973 adolf hitler alec guinness holes up in his berlin bunker with an aide simon ward and followers as the third reich crumbles. With alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento. The last ten days is a 1973 film showing the last days of wwii and that of hitler. Actors you didnt know played hitler movie news sbs movies. Jan 01, 1973 this book is really interesting as it describes the insights of the last ten days of hitler. Defiantly cast against type, alec guinness transforms hitler. The bunker the final days of adolf hitler duration.
The last ten days is an interesting film for audiences, thirty years after his. The last ten days is yet another failed attempt to make the fuhrer the. The bunker was a threehour, tv movie event on cbs, and the new. The last ten days is a movie that doesnt supply many answers about the evil mans death, and doesnt even seem to understand what. The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitler s suicide. Starring alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento. The cast, with the exception of german actress doris kunstmann as eva braun, is made up of british. The last ten days 1973 alec guinness was one of the.
Krebs, diane cilento hanna reitsch, gabriele ferzetti field marshal wilhelm keitel, eric porter gen. Alec guinness, simon ward, doris kunstmnn, adolfo celi, diane cilento, eric porter, gabriele ferzetti, barbara jefford, joss ackland, john bennett, martin kingsland. An eyewitness account first translated in english in 1973 by gerhard boldt, an officer in the german army who. On april 29, 1945, in his airraid bunker in berlin, adolf hitler married eva braun. The film chronicles the final days in the life of adolf hitler, spent in an underground berlin bunker as the red army advanced into germany, focusing on his descent even further into madness, his clashes with his most trusted advisors, and his tumultuous relationship with eva braun doris. Guinnesss hitler is an enclosed depressive who sinks. Sep 18, 2012 adolf hitler and the third reich is one of the most fascinating stories of all time. Spanning the final days from hitlets 56th birthday to his death, this unflinching peek into the bunker shows us the downfall of a madman. Hugh trevorroper interviewed most of the survivors from the hitler bunker all the ones that fell into british or us hands, and some of the ones that the soviets captured. The world it creates is one of claustrophobia, paranoia and futility.
Based on the book by gerhard boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hitler. The last ten days 1973 before he was on the light side as jedi master obiwan kenobi, sir alec guinness was on the dark side playing the fuhrer in 1973 drama hitler. Genres youtube subtitle controversies mistakes in downfall parodies films and tv series used more.