Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Richard Chatten Even before Oliver Hirschbiegel's 'Der Untergang' (2004) became in most people's minds the definitive big screen treatment of the last days of Hitler, this 1973 version was already overshadowed by G.W.Pabst's 'Der Letzte Akt' (1955) with Albin Skoda as Hitler. That said, it's still a reasonably accurate breeze through the known facts of Hitler's final days enlivened throughout by the succession of familiar British faces ranging from Diane Cilento's strapping aviatrix Hanna Reitsch (who in reality was a tiny, elfin little woman) to Andrew Sachs as the notary summoned to the bunker to officiate at Hitler's wedding; all to the accompaniment of an incongruously jolly Viennese score by Mischa Spoliansky.Sir Alec, bless him, is marginally less unbelievable casting as Hitler than Liberace or Jerry Lewis might have been. The Führer's legendary, carpet-chewing tantrums, for example, are wholly beyond him. Like all fictional depictions of the final days in the bunker this film fails utterly to accurately depict the doped-up, trembling, rheumy-eyed physical wreck that Hitler by then was (the famous moustache, for example, had gone completely grey); but Guinness's frequent ramblings convey extremely well the opinionated, self-absorbed bore described, for example, by Alfred Speer in 'Inside the Third Reich'.Occasionally the film can't resist putting words into the Führer's mouth (Guinness actually uses the word "exterminate" with reference to the Jews, when in reality Hitler just left such tedious details entirely to subordinates like Himmler who actually did his dirty work and were painstakingly careful to avoid explicitly stating such things); and the final scene between Hitler and Eva Braun is particularly unbelievable. But its still worth a look.

mikeMayberryFL-562-17626 Movie is unintentionally very funny as Sir Alec is an odd combination of Obi-Wan Kenobi & Master Gomez Addams doing a VERY British Hitler. "Spring Time" for Hitler anyone? The use of black & white archive footage inter-cut with the bunker footage is well done. The casting of Sir Alec Guinness was the first mistake. For once it would be nice to see a German actor portray a German character. The Hitler anger and rage scenes were an obvious copy of all the mannerisms Hitler used when making his public speeches. To me this great Shakespearean actor could not find the right combination of voice and gestures to bring off the explosive temper of der Fuhrer. I did see a much more refined style for the quiet, interior thought moments of Hitler by Sir Alec. The casting was all over the place. Especially glaring was Adolfo Celi (a Bond villain) as a German general with an Italian accent. The tradition of casting British actors as Nazis should have been maintained throughout this film. The handsome (amazing profile) Simon Ward was also a total waste as his character arch from Hitler worshiper to disgruntled Nazi was hollow. The military conference scenes did shed some light on how cowardly the German High Command staff was in their inability to confront Hitler about his disastrous military decisions. The only thing to remember about this long forgotten project is that England's greatest actor should never accept a role where he has to mime the world's greatest villain.

verbusen I had seen this movie a long, long, long time ago on TV with commercials, so when I saw it recently on DVD it was totally new. I've seen the Ganz version (Der Untergang) and recently also saw the Hopkins version (The Bunker), this one is still my favorite. Is it the closest to what happened in all it's minutia? Who knows, probably not since the Simon Ward character is fictional and I don't think the other two mentioned films had used fictional characters (I don't know why that was necessary, the Hopkins and Ganz versions both had low level Officers as part of their stories but they were based on real people). Despite it not being loved by historical purists I do like the characterization of Hitler by Guinness, Ganz portrayal is way to "likable", and Hopkins is hard to understand when he goes on his rages, Guinness is not likable, he's totally wacko, and thats the way I want to remember this mad-man as. Production values are to me high end, it was a first class production. Things I did not remember but really liked when watching this, the Wagner music was great, and it has some really funny lines from Guinness's Hitler as he speaks to his captive audience of worshipers, along the lines of (I paraphrase) "Germany will be truly great when Wagner is performed by an all German cast totally naked!", lol. There are a few pretty funny scenes that had to be put in there to show his madness and bewilderment and it works great for me. All three of these films I mentioned are worth watching, I like this one the best for the reasons stated and also that it didn't focus so much time on Goebells that the others do. I think Goebells is shown a lot in other versions to show how sick these people were, but in this version, all you need is Adolf to despise the whole group. The Ganz version is good to watch if you want the tiny details but it seems like it pulls punches, which leads me to think there is some lingering sympathy in Germany for Hitler (also that it is rated in the top 100 films of all time, there are some real Hitler lovers somewhere). The HBO version is also good to see because it focuses a lot on the others in the bunker and also spans the whole time Hitler was in the bunker which was like 4 months, so we see a lot of transformation going on. If your a buff of WW2 history you will definitely enjoy this film, highly recommended. As Max Bialystock from the 1968 film "The Producers" says "That's Our Hitler!". 10 of 10.

RONALD B. RAFF (herbstnebel2ss) "Hitler: the Last Ten Days" is beyond doubt the best movie ever made about Adolf Hitler's final days. The sets, uniforms and script are exceedingly accurate. I could find only two flaws regarding uniforms. Even the actors bore a remarkable resemblance to the characters they portrayed. I was somewhat disappointed with the casting of Doris Kunstmann as Eva Braun. Doris is far too beautiful. Britt Ekland would have been a much better choice. The exterior scenes, being shot in black and white accentuated the graphic realism outside the bunker as opposed to the color shots of the madness within. Most of the script is based on the writings of Rittmeister Gerhard Boldt (portrayed by Simon Ward as Hauptmann Hoffman). Boldt left the bunker just shortly before Hitler's suicide. The research done for the construction of the sets must have been awesome. Even an old cement mixer viewed in wartime photos is present. The bare concrete walls and luxurious furnishings cast a stark reality of the bunker interior. Regarding performances, Alec Guinness is of course commanding as Hitler. He clearly shows he is concerned about nothing except his place in history and how many followers he can convince to follow his lead of suicide as opposed to surrender. All the other roles, except Eva Braun's are minor as they should be. Goebbels comes across as the eternal lackey, who would rather his children die, than live in a world without Hitler. Bormann's sole concern is consolidating power in the Reich that is soon to be no more. The Generals follow orders as they have for years, and quarrel amongst themselves about who should break the latest bad news to the Fuehrer. All in all the film is quite entertaining and will definitely hold the attention of any history buff.