The Last Act

"From Heil to Hell!"

1955 1h 47m DE

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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Albin Skoda embodies a frantic Adolf Hitler in his last days, scrambling to keep the Third Reich alive as morale within the bunker wanes and Berlin is encircled by enemy troops. Based on Michael A. Musmanno's book Ten Days to Die, Oscar Werner costars as fictional Nazi Hauptmann Wüst, a disillusioned middleman.

“From Heil to Hell!”

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Cast

Albin Skoda
Adolf Hitler
Oskar Werner
Hauptmann Wüst
Lotte Tobisch
Eva Braun
Willy Krause
Joseph Goebbels
Erland Erlandsen
Albert Speer
Kurt Jaggberg
SS-Untersturmführer
Eduard Köck
Volkssturmoberst
Curt Eilers
Martin Bormann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: G.W. Pabst
Writers: Fritz Habeck, Erich Maria Remarque
Languages: German
Countries: Austria, Germany

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by G.W. Pabst, shot by Günther Anders. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Herbert Taschner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Albin Skoda and Oskar Werner and Lotte Tobisch carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "From Heil to Hell!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

G.W. Pabst directs. Günther Anders behind the camera. Herbert Taschner cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
3Directed by G.W. Pabst, shot by Günther Anders. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Herbert Taschner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Albin Skoda and Oskar Werner and Lotte Tobisch carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "From Heil to Hell!".
7IMDB entry: tt0048295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.