The Bunker (1981)

Directed by

George Schaefer

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

2h 25m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes Adolf Hitler's final weeks inside his Berlin bunker as the city falls to Soviet forces. It focuses on the conversations and decisions among his inner circle during the end of World War II.

claustrophobicsombertensebleakhistoricalslow-burngrimintimate

What happens

The Bunker is a 1981 American made-for-television historical war film produced by Time-Life Productions based on the 1975 book The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell. The film, directed by George Schaefer and adapted for the screen by John Gay, is a dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the Battle of Berlin. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Hitler, plus a cast including Richard Jordan, Susan Blakely, and Cliff Gorman. At the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, Anthony Hopkins won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie beating out two actors from the miniseries Shogun (Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune) and two actors from the miniseries Masada (Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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