A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an. The last ten days is a movie that doesnt supply many answers about the evil mans death, and doesnt even seem to understand what the questions are. With the world at war, ten days can feel like a lifetime. The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitlers suicide.
Hitler s health mimics the fatherland in its bill oreillys compliment to killing patton for younger readers, hitler s last days, reads as interesting and enlightening as all of his books. The author, who had access to american counterintelligence files and to german prisoners, focuses on the last ten days of hitlers life, april 2029, 1945, in the underground bunker in berlina bizarre and gripping episode punctuated by power play and competition among hitlers potential successors. The film chronicles the final days in the life of adolf hitler, spent in an underground berlin bunker as the red army advanced into germany, focusing on his descent even further into madness, his clashes with his most trusted advisors, and his tumultuous relationship with eva braun doris. Alec guinness delivers a mesmerizing performance as the nazi leader in this realistic, revealing drama. The last ten days has one profoundly strange aspect, due to it being a britishitalian coproduction. Minute by minute by jonathan mayo and emma craigie chronicles those last moments in the bunker with hitler. Eyewitness accounts, collected by the security service following the end of the war, provide a fascinating insight into hitler s final days in april 1945. But victory over the nazi regime was not celebrated in western europe until may 8, and in russia a day later, on the ninth. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitler s final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. The last ten days 1973 adolf hitler alec guinness holes up in his berlin bunker with an aide simon ward and followers as the third reich crumbles. Burgdorf, john bennett josef goebbels, john barron dr. The last ten days is a 1973 britishitalian biographical drama film depicting the days leading up to adolf hitler s suicide. Some critics, very sensitive to the effect he had in his times and to those who still hold bitter memories of his destructive power, have attacked the whole idea of the film and seen it as a lessening of horror of the man and what he did.
The last ten days is a movie that doesnt supply many answers about the evil mans death, and doesnt even seem to understand what. A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days. With alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento. The death trip that went on inside hitlers berlin bunker has a grisly fascination of its own, but this movie doesnt get inside the characters. The last 10 days is based on the book hitlers last days. Hitler alec guinness hides in bunker with followers as the end nears. The allied forces, led by american generals george s. The project appears to have originated in italy rather than britain, and its likely that once a very enthusiastic guinness was cast, more british talent followed. Based on an eyewitness account, this harrowing story of hitler s last days in and underground bunker gives insight to this special breed of madness. New documentary pieces together the final hours of the nazi leader the death of us president roosevelt prompted adolf hitler to dance a jig of joy in his berlin bunker. The film stars alec guinness and simon ward, and features an introduction presented by alistair cooke. The last ten days 1973 bp8e6d from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
It is continually overlooked, even in the most extensive studies of german cinema. It was the first film in postworld war ii germany to feature the character of adolf hitler. The leader is dead feel free to choose your poison cigar, cigarette, or cyanide capsulenote if you choose the cyanide capsule, it will be the last. How hitler spent his last days world news the guardian. Sir alec guinness gives a masterly performance as the demented hitler in this faithful recreation of the last days of the german leaders life. The last days of hitler is a very well researched and near contemporary report on the last three weeks or so of the nazi regime. Hitler s last days incorporates the people closest to him and their loyalty, or lack thereof, when germany falls ending world war ii. The last ten days a dramatisation based on eye witness accounts of hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with eva braun. At one time, adolf hitler was the most powerful individual in the world. Krebs, diane cilento hanna reitsch, gabriele ferzetti field marshal wilhelm keitel, eric porter gen. On april 29, 1945, in his airraid bunker in berlin, adolf hitler married eva braun. How hitler spent his last days a new german film on hitlers death has freed one old soldier to tell his story at last alex duval smith in munich.
As an aide to army chiefs he had had daily contact with hitler. An eyewitness account written by german army officer gerhard boldt. Boldt was in the fuhrerbunker for 8 of the last 10 days with. The last ten days project gutenberg selfpublishing. Facing defeat, adolf hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, eva braun, and his beloved dog, blondi. A phone operator trapped with hitler in his underground bunker recounts the events surrounding the fuhrers death. Based on the book by gerhard boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goingson within, and without. A battleweary paratrooper stumbles upon a ghastly nazi secret. The last ten days stars alec guinness, simon ward, adolfo celi, diane cilento the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
The few existing analyses of the last ten days in the limited available literature. Hitler s last days were a humiliating final chapter in the life of a man once revered by millions. On april 30, 1945, adolf hitler committed suicide in a bunker in berlin. Personal bodyguard on life in the bunker and how nazi dictator and wife eva braun committed suicide hitler s personal bodyguard rochus misch was privy to the private lives of. The last ten days is an interesting film for audiences, thirty years after his heyday.
It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending. Personal bodyguard on life in the bunker and how nazi dictator and wife eva braun committed suicide hitlers personal bodyguard rochus misch was privy to the private lives of. He escaped hitler s bunker just 24 hours before the dictator shot himself. Hugh trevorroper interviewed most of the survivors from the hitler bunker all the ones that fell into british or us hands, and some of the ones that the soviets captured. With albin skoda, oskar werner, lotte tobisch, willy krause.
The last ten days of adolf hitler and his third reich during. The film stars alec guinness and simon ward and the original music score was composed by mischa spoliansky. Mar 26, 2005 how hitler spent his last days a new german film on hitler s death has freed one old soldier to tell his story at last alex duval smith in munich. Eisenhower, are gaining control of europe, leaving german leaders scrambling. Adolf hitler and the third reich is one of the most fascinating stories of all time. An eyewitness account first translated in english in 1973 by gerhard boldt, an officer in the german army who.