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Downfall (2004)
Where Downfall says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Führerbunker was a Munich studio set, and burning Berlin was a run-down district of Saint Petersburg
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Scenes and places
Hitler picks a secretary at the Wolf's Lair (1942)
Hitler interviews young women for the post of personal secretary. He chooses Traudl Junge, which puts her inside his circle for the rest of the war.
Set in Wolf's Lair — Hitler's eastern-front headquarters, where he interviews young women for the post of personal secretary. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A heavily guarded forest headquarters in East Prussia, now in Poland.
Filmed at Bavaria Studios, Munich — The Wolf's Lair was built as a set here, not filmed at the real site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Berlin under Red Army fire (1945)
On Hitler's 56th birthday, Red Army artillery hits Berlin and the battle begins. Young Peter Kranz is conscripted to fight, and his father fails to talk him into deserting.
Set in Berlin streets under bombardment — Berlin's streets as Red Army artillery opens the Battle of Berlin on Hitler's birthday.
The city's streets, which the film recreates far from Berlin.
Filmed at Obvodny Canal district, Saint Petersburg — A run-down industrial district stood in for wartime Berlin; the point is the canal's centre, not the exact street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Inside the Führerbunker (1945)
At a meeting in the bunker, Hitler forbids the overwhelmed 9th Army to retreat. He then argues with Albert Speer over his scorched-earth policy.
Set in Führerbunker — The underground shelter where Hitler holds his war councils. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A concrete shelter beneath the Reich Chancellery garden; the site is now built over.
Filmed at Bavaria Studios, Munich — The bunker interior was built as a set here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The party in the Reich Chancellery (1945)
Eva Braun holds a party in the Reich Chancellery while the city burns, and artillery fire breaks it up. She refuses Fegelein's pleas to leave Berlin with him.
Set in Reich Chancellery — Hitler's seat of government in Berlin, shown damaged by shelling. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The grand government building on Wilhelmstraße, which the film shows only through digital effects.
Breaking out of Berlin (1945)
The remaining people in the bunker try to break out of the city. Junge and Peter find an abandoned bicycle and ride away.
Set in Berlin streets after the breakout — The streets the bunker's remaining occupants try to cross.
Streets of a city in its final days.
Characters
- Adolf Hitler — The German dictator, shown in his last days in the bunker.
- Traudl Junge — Hitler's newly hired personal secretary, whose memoir the film draws on.
- Peter Kranz — A Hitler Youth member conscripted to fight in Berlin.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Führerbunker in Downfall really filmed?
- Which city played burning Berlin in Downfall?