Hitler: The Last Ten Days

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MsPepper T Oct 1 I found the film to be a caricature and a structural mess. The film seemingly couldn't decide what it was - failed attempts at comedy were interspersed with documentary footage while other parts of the Hitler story were shoehorned in completely out of sync - as though everything had to be packed into those ten days - whether they happened in reality a decade before or more. Other aspects were completely made up or fabricated. All in all I found it to be a mess of a film. See more John W 07/21/2023 It's quite amusing, and revealing, that almost no "top critics" and audience-reviewers realize this movie is a comedy. I saw it in a humble outdoor neighborhood theater in Cairo in 1974, sitting on folding chairs with Egyptians, and that audience and I quickly realized that it was a comedy and laughed throughout. But apparently some nationalities have to see obvious comedy -- a la Chaplin or Mel Brooks -- to recognize when a director is making fun of a villain. See more 05/18/2015 it's not as good as Downfall, but then what is? Alec Guinness is about the oddest choice for Hitler. He was the quintessential Englishman. He gave great performances, but all of his characters have the same sort of quiet thoughtfulness, that typical English reserve which is so hard to imitate but impossible to mistake. Which is why here we see Hitler as a moody intellectual man struggling with depression and slipping into megalomania. I just don't think he can turn off his thoughtfulness to capture the violent emotionalism of Hitler. The attempt to humanize Hitler seems to have made people nervous since they randomly intersperse scenes with footage of Nazi atrocities. I don't know what emotion that was supposed to stir, but it just left me confused. See more 08/27/2012 Very good. Surpassed only by 'Downfall' (2004). See more 11/11/2010 The title of this one makes no plot mystery. Hitler: The Last Ten Days was made 3 decades before "Der Untergang". Our maniacal evil Fuhrer is played skillfully by the late Englishman Alec Guinness. The Fuhrer is portrayed as an emotional, yet vulnerable human being, as reminiscent in "Der Untergang". As nobody really knows what went down in the bunker, the film is based on testimonies from the "so called witnesses" that survived the aftermath. A nice little production that I'll have to hunt down on disc in the near future. Some memorable scenes will stick to mind, and the eerie atmosphere does not fail to disappoint. As Hitler is aware the end for his reign of terror is neigh, he hands out self portraits to his trusty followers claiming: "I want to be remembered as the good looking man I am, not like Jesus Christ with a ridiculous beard and filthy long hair!". An above average production that also utilises archive footage and most of the the films duration in the bunker. The director was Ennio De Concini that mainly wrote screenplays in the 60's throughout the 80's. This was his directorial debut to the big screen. And now for a little trivia: An old friend and WW2 buff, went to Berlin to see the remaining historical sights. The bunker has been flooded with cement, and a playground has now been built on the surface. Come out and play children. See more 12/19/2009 Guiness' accent distracts a bit but he does portray Hitler relatively realistically and with humanity as well as quirkiness and twinges of madness/depravity. It doesn't quite come across as a propaganda film for the Allies but it doesn't give enough accountability demerits to the Brits. etc. nor to the people and soldiers of Germany. It wasn't just all Hitler, even if he thought it was. See more Read all reviews

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