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The Bunker | 
 enlarge | Director: George Schaefer
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman, James Naughton, Michael Lonsdale
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 6217
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 91158
ISBN: 0783134061
UPC: 026359115820
EAN: 9780783134062
ASIN: B0006Z2NYU
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1981
Release Date: May 30, 2006
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Condition: BRAND NEW!
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Product Description
Anthony Hopkins gives an Emmy Award-winning performance as Adolf Hitler over the 105 days of his decline. With the Third Reich crumbling around him Hitler rages as he faces the final hours before a choice must be made between suicide and surrender.System Requirements:Running Time: 87 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 026359115820
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Pretty Credible Job: Hopkins is Hitler October 17, 2008
Richard A. Gartner (Chico, CA USA)
History's arch-demon is shown decliniing into suicide with a retinue of true believers that are still left in an underground bunker/pre-crypt. Hopkins always does good work, and has such amzing range. From my admittedly limited personal knowledge of the subject, it seemed to realistically capture yet another instance of the Beast going down and returning to dust. His Soul? Gehenna is my best guess. Hitler, his blushing bride, and the entire Goebbels family all stay to perish with their demi-god and they give their tragically trappped children cyanide, like most of the other poor souls caught in Hitler's personal psychotic flame-out. It's not terribly intense or rippping at all, just a whimpering end to history's most exptreme abuse of political power, and our closest call to being ruled by the devil. Only passing references to the Holocaust.
 Life in The Bunker September 6, 2008
Michael S. Creek (Behind the Orange Curtain, CA, USA)
Before Downfall, there was The Bunker. Nearly the entire movie is watching and listening to Hitler speak about the events at the end of the war. He goes from joy to dispair to suicide in only a few days. It is interesting to see a historical figure in such a situation, with many of his actual words being quoted. We know much about what Hitler did and said near the end because so many of those who were with him were extensively interviewed by Allied intelligence. Not an action adventure, not even much of a war movie, but an excellent portrayl of the events leading up to the end of the war in Europe.
You feel like you were there July 19, 2008
D. Andrews (Tampa, FL United States)
The Bunker is one of those movies it seems everyone would find fascinating. Anthony Hopkins, as always, is excellent. I can find nothing to criticize about the movie, because the settings and characters seem authentic, the script intelligent and realistic, the (true) story fascinating, and no noticeable flaws distracting the viewer from the plot. I think the actress who played Eva Braun was considerably prettier than the real person, otherwise, could find nothing that did not ring true. Watch Adolph unravel along with the 1000-year Reich. See Speer sag as he tries to thwart Hitler's most deadly plans. It is a great movie.
Hitler portrayed as pathetic July 18, 2008
B. Rinehart (western NY state)
This film was powerful in depicting the final days of Hitler. Eva Braun was not what I had an envisioned. She was classy and appeared to love Hitler very much. She came to the bunker for the purpose of dying with him as did the family of one of his top aides. That was hard to watch. As usual Anthony Hopkins gave a great performance, and appeared to have studied films of Hitler to portray his body language, etc. At times when he was in a rage, it was hard to understand what he was saying. The problem I had with the film was that Hitler was portrayed as a pathetic figure who had not accomplished his goal of destroying the Jews and world domination. One finds oneself almost pitying him and forgetting the monster that he was. The film was well worth watching, and gave some interesting insight into Hitler's last days, and the manner of his death.
 Lacks tone and atmosphere July 30, 2007
E. J. Hokanson (Portland, OR)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I haven't seen the whole thing yet but what I've noticed so far is that it lacks tone and atmosphere. I've seen more tone and atmosphere in an episode of Private Benjamin or Bosom Buddies. Downfall is a better depiction of this subject matter.
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