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Acting
Bruno Ganz's Hitler: volcanic, pathetic, utterly human — and that's the terror.
Direction
Hirschbiegel traps you in that bunker until you choke on hopelessness.
Production
Meticulous historical reconstruction that refuses to aestheticize.

Director
Oliver Hirschbiegel
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