Before the Fall (2004)
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.
Director: Dennis Gansel
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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 |
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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 |
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Thomas Sittler as Nils Otto |
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Julie Engelbrecht as |
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Johannes Zirner as |
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Götz Schubert as |
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Dennis Gansel as |
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Michael Gerber as |
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Michael Rast as |
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Otmar Brancuzský as |
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Ljuba Krbová as |
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Zdeněk Maryška as |
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Karel Dobrý as |
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Zdeněk Julina as |
| Directing | Dennis Gansel | Director |
| Editing | Jochen Retter | Editor |
| Production | Molly von Fürstenberg | Producer |
| Production | Viola Jäger | Producer |
| Production | Harald Kügler | Producer |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maggie Peren | Writer |
| Sound | Normand Corbeil | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Dennis Gansel | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Lojík | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Martin Malý | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natascha Curtius-Noss | Costume Design |
| Art | Matthias Müsse | Production Design |
