The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others (2006), directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, shows East Germany in 1984. Ulrich Mühe plays Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi captain who spies on a playwright. He sits in an attic with headphones.
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Look Who's Back
Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.
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Downfall
Downfall (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, shows the final days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker as the Soviet army closes in. Bruno Ganz plays Hitler. The film is based on the accounts of Traudl Junge, his last secretary, and the book by Joachim Fest.
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