Downfall

7 out of 10

Hitler, eh, he was crackers, wasn't he, or was he?

This film sets about trying to get the bottom of this question, detailing the last few hours of his life in his bunker in Berlin as the red army approached.

The film, some would say rather controversially, answers the question early on with his pie fight with Himler coming as the starting credits fade.

What follows is a romp through the final desperate hours of a ridiculous regime as they all, but their leader, seem to have grasped the fact that they’re buggered.

The film has many memorable and chilling scenes, such as Dr Goebbels’ wife killing her own children rather than letting them fall into Communist hands. And the bit where Hitler’s dog is given cyanide for a laugh, with some superb acting by the dog.

Anyway, if you’re interested in the madness of what went on in that bunker in Hitler’s last hours, this is for you. I would, however, also recommend Das Bunker und Laughs for a very different take on matters.