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* AbilityOverAppearance: Creator/UlrichMatthes doesn't look one bit like Joseph Goebbels, but his strong acting largely compensates.

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* AbilityOverAppearance: Creator/UlrichMatthes doesn't look one bit like Joseph Goebbels, UsefulNotes/JosephGoebbels, but his strong acting largely compensates.
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Otto Günsche is a historical character.


* TheDanza: Götz Otto portrays Otto Günsche.

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* StarMakingRole: The role of Traudl Junge made Creator/AlexandraMariaLara's name known to the world.

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** While Bruno Ganz had been an acclaimed actor in German cinema for years, this film made him known for international audiences.
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The role of Traudl Junge made Creator/AlexandraMariaLara's name known to the world.
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* DeletedRole: Much of Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.

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* CreatorBreakdown: Corinna Harfouch - who played Magda Goebbels - has four children and she broke down in tears while trying to prepare herself for the scene where she poisons Goebbels' children. The thought that she had to act like ''wanting to kill children'' was almost too much for her. A few sources even mentioned that she was supposed to be without emotion during the scene, but watch her face closely and you see her internally tearing up whenever she has to pull the cover. When confronted with the girl playing Helga, her expression even visibly slips into pain. The director [[ThrowItIn kept it]] in because he liked the believable result.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Known as "Hitler: The Last 12 Days" in Japan.

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* DeletedRole: Much of Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.



* DeletedRole: Much of Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.
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* DeletedRole: Much Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.

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* DeletedRole: Much of Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.
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* DeletedRole: Much Oliver Stritzel's appearance was cut from the film, while Klaus B. Wolf was cut from the film altogether. Both were restored for the extended version of the film.
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** Inge Dombrowski, the Hitlerjugend girl with double ponytails, is played by Russian actress Elena Dreyden. Ironic, given both Nazi Germany's view on Slavs and the fact that they are at war with them in the movie.

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* [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony as He is Cast]]: Wilhelm Burgdorf is portrayed by Justus von Dohnányi, the grandson of German Resistance member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Dohnanyi Hans von Dohnányi]].

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* [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony as He is Cast]]: Cast]]:
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Wilhelm Burgdorf is portrayed by Justus von Dohnányi, the grandson of German Resistance member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Dohnanyi Hans von Dohnányi]].
** Ulrich Matthes as Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda of a regime that infamously persecuted gay people. Matthes came out as gay in 2021.

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* AbilityOverAppearance: Creator/UlrichMatthes doesn't look one bit like Joseph Goebbels, but his strong acting largely compensates.



* CaliforniaDoubling: Most of the street scenes in Berlin were filmed in St. Petersburg.
* CharacterOutlivesActor: Heinrich Schmieder died on 21 July 2010, over three years before the real Rochus Misch passed away on 5 September 2013, making Misch the only surviving member of the Führerbunker to live up to the 2010s.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Most of the street scenes in Berlin were actually filmed in St. Petersburg.
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* CharacterOutlivesActor: Heinrich Schmieder died on 21 July 2010, over three years before the real Rochus Misch passed away on 5 September 2013, making Misch the only surviving member of the Führerbunker ''Führerbunker'' to live up to the 2010s.



** Bruno Ganz was 62 during production, while Hitler was 56 at the time of his death.

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** Bruno Ganz Creator/BrunoGanz was 62 during production, while Hitler was 56 at the time of his death.



** Swiss actors Creator/BrunoGanz and Mathias Gnädinger respectively play Austrian-born Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge.
** Since the film was shot in St. Petersburg, several supporting characters are actually played by Russian actors.
* GagSub: The WebVideo/HitlerRants all over Website/YouTube were quite an internet meme, peaking at around 2009 to the early 2010s. They continue to be made, although most of the veteran Untergangers have either retired or slowed down their productions for various reasons.

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** Swiss actors Creator/BrunoGanz and Mathias Gnädinger respectively play Austrian-born Adolf Hitler and German Hermann Göring. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge.Junge (though she has German citizenship).
** Since the film was shot in St. Saint Petersburg, several supporting characters are actually played by Russian actors.
* GagSub: The WebVideo/HitlerRants ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' all over Website/YouTube were quite an internet meme, peaking at around 2009 to the early 2010s. They continue to be made, although most of the veteran Untergangers have either retired or slowed down their productions for various reasons.
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* DawsonCasting:
** Bruno Ganz was 62 during production, while Hitler was 56 at the time of his death.
** Bettina Redlich was 40 when the film was made. Constanze Manziarly was actually 25 during the Battle of Berlin.
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** Swiss actor Creator/BrunoGanz plays Austrian-born Adolf Hitler. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge.

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** Swiss actor actors Creator/BrunoGanz plays and Mathias Gnädinger respectively play Austrian-born Adolf Hitler.Hitler and Hermann Göring. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge.
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* ApprovalOfGod: The director of the film admits that he finds the ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' meme amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.

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* ApprovalOfGod: The director of the film admits that he finds the ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' meme amusing, amusing since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.
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* FanNickname:
** Wilhelm Mohnke: "Bonkers" - Due to the difficulty English-speaking viewers sometimes have in pronouncing his name, many fansubs have taken to calling him "General Bonkers", because "Mohnke" sounds somewhat close to this. The in-universe fan-joke in ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' is that Hitler is the kind of annoying boss who invents demeaning pet names for his subordinates, but Mohnke is too afraid of Hitler to correct him. Other joke fansubs straight-up say that "Bonkers" is his actual name.
** Hans Krebs is known as "The Map Pointer" due to the iconic Hitler ranting scene.
** Wilhelm Burgdorf is "Boozing Burgdorf", and less commonly "Fast-Talkin' Boozin' Burgdorf"
** Goebbels is known as [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]] to most on the intenet. Its the [[VillainousCheekbones Cheeks]].
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* ApprovalOfGod: The director of the film admits that he finds the [[FunWithSubtitles 'Hitler Rants' meme]] amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.

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* ApprovalOfGod: The director of the film admits that he finds the [[FunWithSubtitles 'Hitler Rants' meme]] ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' meme amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.

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* FakeNationality: Swiss actor Creator/BrunoGanz plays Austrian-born Adolf Hitler. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge. Several German characters are also played by Russians.

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* FakeNationality: FakeNationality:
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Swiss actor Creator/BrunoGanz plays Austrian-born Adolf Hitler. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge. Several German
** Since the film was shot in St. Petersburg, several supporting
characters are also actually played by Russians. Russian actors.
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* TheDanza: Gotz Otto portrays Otto Gunsche

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* TheDanza: Gotz Götz Otto portrays Otto GunscheGünsche.
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* ApprovalOfGod[=/=]MemeAcknowledgement: The director of the film admits that he finds the [[FunWithSubtitles 'Hitler Rants' meme]] amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.

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* ApprovalOfGod[=/=]MemeAcknowledgement: ApprovalOfGod: The director of the film admits that he finds the [[FunWithSubtitles 'Hitler Rants' meme]] amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.
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* CharacterOutlivesActor: Heinrich Schmieder died on 21 July 2010, over three years before the real Rochus Misch passed away on 5 September 2013, making Misch the only surviving member of the Führerbunker to live up to the 2010s.
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* ApprovalOfGod[=/=]MemeAcknowledgement: The director of the film admits that he finds the [[FunWithSubtitles 'Hitler Rants' meme]] amusing, since the whole point of the scene was to show Hitler as a truly crappy person in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown.
* {{Blooper}}: When Göring's telegram is being printed on the teletype, his signature is on the left-hand margin. But when Misch rips it out, the signature is on the right.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Most of the street scenes in Berlin were filmed in St. Petersburg.
* TheDanza: Gotz Otto portrays Otto Gunsche
* FanCommunityNicknames: Fans of the film and people who make 'Hitler Rants' parodies sometimes refer to themselves as "Untergangers."
* FanNickname:
** Wilhelm Mohnke: "Bonkers" - Due to the difficulty English-speaking viewers sometimes have in pronouncing his name, many fansubs have taken to calling him "General Bonkers", because "Mohnke" sounds somewhat close to this. The in-universe fan-joke in ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'' is that Hitler is the kind of annoying boss who invents demeaning pet names for his subordinates, but Mohnke is too afraid of Hitler to correct him. Other joke fansubs straight-up say that "Bonkers" is his actual name.
** Hans Krebs is known as "The Map Pointer" due to the iconic Hitler ranting scene.
** Wilhelm Burgdorf is "Boozing Burgdorf", and less commonly "Fast-Talkin' Boozin' Burgdorf"
** Goebbels is known as [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]] to most on the intenet. Its the [[VillainousCheekbones Cheeks]].
* FakeNationality: Swiss actor Creator/BrunoGanz plays Austrian-born Adolf Hitler. Romanian-born actress Alexandra Maria Lara plays German-born Traudl Junge. Several German characters are also played by Russians.
* GagSub: The WebVideo/HitlerRants all over Website/YouTube were quite an internet meme, peaking at around 2009 to the early 2010s. They continue to be made, although most of the veteran Untergangers have either retired or slowed down their productions for various reasons.
* [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony as He is Cast]]: Wilhelm Burgdorf is portrayed by Justus von Dohnányi, the grandson of German Resistance member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Dohnanyi Hans von Dohnányi]].
* RoleReprise: This is his second time Ulrich Noethen portrays Heinrich Himmler.
* StarMakingRole: The role of Traudl Junge made Creator/AlexandraMariaLara's name known to the world.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Oliver Hirschbeigel almost didn't direct the film, trying to leave the project to jump to another project that had just lost its original director. However, [[ContractualObligationProject his contract stated that he couldn't leave the project]] and had to direct the film. The film that he tried to jump to? ''Film/BladeTrinity''.
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