Before the Fall
Men make history. We make the men.
2004 | 117m | German
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Dennis Gansel |
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| Writer: | Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren |
| Staring: |
| In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 04, 2004 |
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| Director: | Dennis Gansel |
| Writer: | Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | transporter, world war ii, nazi, boarding school, elite unit, children in wartime |
| Production Companies | Constantin Film, OLGA FILM, Seven Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,764,219
Budget: $4,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: May 08, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Max Riemelt | Friedrich Weimer |
| Tom Schilling | Albrecht Stein |
| Devid Striesow | Heinrich Vogler |
| Joachim Bißmeier | Karl Klein |
| Justus von Dohnányi | Heinrich Stein |
| Michael Schenk | Josef Peiner |
| Florian Stetter | Justus von Jaucher |
| Alexander Held | Friedrich's Father |
| Sissy Höfferer | Friedrich's Mother |
| Jonas Jägermeyr | Christoph Schneider |
| Leon A. Kersten | Tjaden |
| Claudia Michelsen | Mrs. Stein |
| Thomas Drechsel | Hefe |
| Martin Goeres | Siegfried Gladen |
| Michael Lerchenberg | Latin Teacher |
| Thomas Sittler | Nils Otto |
| Julie Engelbrecht | |
| Johannes Zirner | |
| Götz Schubert | |
| Dennis Gansel | |
| Michael Gerber | |
| Michael Rast | |
| Otmar Brancuzský | |
| Ljuba Krbová | |
| Zdeněk Maryška | |
| Karel Dobrý | |
| Zdeněk Julina |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dennis Gansel | Director, Writer |
| Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Normand Corbeil | Original Music Composer |
| Jochen Retter | Editor |
| Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Maggie Peren | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Molly von Fürstenberg | Producer |
| Harald Kügler | Producer |
| Viola Jäger | Producer |
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