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Hitler: The Last Ten Days is a 1973 biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to Adolf Hitler's suicide. The film stars Alec Guinness and Simon Ward, and features an introduction presented by Alistair Cooke; the original music score was composed by Mischa Spoliansky.
May 9, 1973 · A 1973 biographical drama film starring Alec Guinness as Adolf Hitler in his final days in a Berlin bunker. The film is based on eyewitness accounts and historical documents, and explores Hitler's relationship with Eva Braun and his military henchmen.
- (1.9K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Ennio De Concini
- 1973-05-09
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
- Ennio De Concini
- 12
- Paul Müller
- 106 min
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.
- (8)
- Ennio De Concini
- PG
- Alec Guinness
Hitler: The Last Ten Days Berlin, 1945. In the Fuhrerbunker, the last hiding place of the man who unleashed a reign of terror across Europe, it is Adolf Hitler's 56th birthday.
Roger Ebert criticizes the 1973 movie for its lack of artistic vision, historical accuracy and emotional impact. He compares it to a fashion show, a comedy and an embarrassment, and contrasts it with Bergman's "Persona".
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.
