Before the Fall (2004)
Men make history. We make the men.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 57m
- Director Dennis Gansel
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.1/10 (378 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Max Riemelt
as Friedrich Weimer
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Tom Schilling
as Albrecht Stein
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Devid Striesow
as Heinrich Vogler
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Joachim Bißmeier
as Karl Klein
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Justus von Dohnányi
as Heinrich Stein
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Michael Schenk
as Josef Peiner
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Florian Stetter
as Justus von Jaucher
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Alexander Held
as Friedrich's Father
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Sissy Höfferer
as Friedrich's Mother
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Jonas Jägermeyr
as Christoph Schneider
- Leon A. Kersten as Tjaden
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Claudia Michelsen
as Mrs. Stein
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Thomas Drechsel
as Hefe
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Martin Goeres
as Siegfried Gladen
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Michael Lerchenberg
as Latin Teacher
- Thomas Sittler as Nils Otto
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Julie Engelbrecht
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Johannes Zirner
Crew
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Dennis Gansel
Director
- Torsten Breuer Director of Photography
- Jochen Retter Editor
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Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
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Normand Corbeil
Original Music Composer
- Molly von Fürstenberg Producer
- Viola Jäger Producer
- Harald Kügler Producer
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Maggie Peren
Writer
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Dennis Gansel
Writer
