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Facts

2004 · Drama, History · German5.8× its budget · Critics and audiences agree · Long for dramas

Critics vs audiences

Critics and audiences agree

Critics 82Audiences 84GoodWatch 82

  • Metacritic

    Metascore82

  • Metacritic

    User score8.6

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 186 K ratings4.1/5

  • IMDb

    IMDb8.2

Box office

5.8×its budget

Budget
$16 M
Worldwide
$92 M

Worldwide it earned $76 M more than it cost.

Running time

2 h 35 min

Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +46 min on the typical 109

Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.

Reach

Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 13 more

+12

Released

2004

September 16, 2004

22 years ago

Genres

DramaHistoryWar

Language

German

Original language

Also spoken

HungarianRussian

Made in

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Italy

Awards

Oscar nomineeWins and nominations by award

Academy Awards2005

  • International Feature Film2005Nominated
  • Foreign Language Film2005Nominated

Content

R · Violence, disturbing imagery +1Adults

Rated

  • RUnited States

What's in it

  • ViolenceStrong
  • Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesIntense

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

StarringBruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch

64 people

Made by

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, written with Bernd EichingerRainer Klausmann (camera), Stephan Zacharias (music), Hans Funck (editing)·61 people in 11 departments

Directing · 3

Writing · 4

Production · 13

Camera · 6

Editing · 1

Sound · 9

Art · 7

Costume & Make-Up · 5

Visual Effects · 4

Lighting · 2

Other crew · 7