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 |
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Max Dombrovka as Hans Weimer |
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Marian Schole as Peter Fischer |
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Jakob Semotan as Jungmann 1 |
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Lenz von Johnston as Jungmann 2 |
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Hans-Dieter Knebel as Major Hendrichs |
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Jakub Uličník as Nase |
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Robert Russel as Mathematiklehrer |
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Michael Rones as Erdkundelehrer |
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Jan Fiala as Fahrer von Heinrich Stein |
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Jana Altmannová as Oma Mertens |
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Jan Bláha as Maxe |
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Bohumil Švarc as Mann in PKW |
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Ota Filip as Hefe's Vater |
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Michael Beran as Schüler 7. Zug |
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Jan Bidlas as Erzieher Napola Allenstein |
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Lukas Fronek as Boxer Oranienstein |
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Pavel Bartůněk as SS-Offizier 1 |
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Otta Tesař as SS-Offizier 2 |
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Radek Zima as SS-Soldat |
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Maxim Tretiakov as Russischer Gefangener |
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Otokar Harlas as Pastor |
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Jan Jankovský as Jugendlicher Kriegsgefangener |
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Lubomir Janci as SS-Soldat |
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Johannes Hendrik Langer as Soldat |
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Daniel Svoboda as Gestapo Mann |
| Directing | Dennis Gansel | Director |
| Production | Molly von Fürstenberg | Producer |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Viola Jäger | Producer |
| Production | Harald Kügler | Producer |
| Editing | Jochen Retter | Editor |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Normand Corbeil | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Maggie Peren | Writer |
| 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 |