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The Bunker is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Schaefer released in USA on 27 january 1981 with Anthony Hopkins
The Bunker (1981)
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Add to a movie listThe Bunker is a 1981 CBS television film, Time/Life production based on the book The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell.
The film, directed by George Schaefer and adapted for the screen by John Gay, is a dramatisation depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
The film opens in 1945, with O'Donnell (James Naughton) gaining entry to the Führerbunker by bribing a Soviet sentry with a packet of cigarettes.
Anthony Hopkins won an Emmy for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler. Actors on the set claimed his performance was so convincing that those playing German soldiers snapped to attention whenever Hopkins came onto the set, even if he wasn't in character.
The actors' interpretations of the events differ in ways from the traditional accounts. For example, during the final meeting between Hitler and Albert Speer, Hopkins adopts a sarcastic tone and gestures (including mock applause) that suggest that Hitler was already aware of Speer's betrayal, even though he uses the exact words recounted by the witnesses. This became a fairly controversial scene due to a perception in some circles that the resemblance to Jesus Christ's legendary foreseeing of Judas's betrayal was intentional. These accusations were consistently denied, as were reports regarding a rumoured on-set romance between Piper Laurie (Magda Goebbels) and Cliff Gorman (Joseph Goebbels).
Also, the film constantly shifts the point-of-view character. This includes characters who are not known to have left their experiences on record. For example, Dr. Werner Haase is used in this manner, even though he was never interviewed (having died in late 1950). Likewise, two scenes are written from the viewpoint of Hitler's cook, Constanze Manziarly, and in one scene, Manziarly actually has a flashback, remembering happier days. However, Manziarly disappeared while escaping from the bunker, so neither O'Donnell nor any other person was able to interview her or get her viewpoint.
Ironically, given O'Donnell's work on the breakout, the film ends just as the groups are leaving the bunker complex of the Reich Chancellery, and there is never any explanation given for the flamboyant caviar scene.
The film was critically acclaimed, as the list of honors shows:
Won:
Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Anthony Hopkins
Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Piper Laurie
Nominated:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
René Magnol (production mixer)
Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer)
William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer)
Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer)
Synopsis
Le film présente les derniers jours de la vie d'Adolf Hitler passés dans son bunker, lors de la bataille de Berlin.Actors
Anthony Hopkins
(Adolph Hitler)
Richard Jordan
(Albert Speer)
Cliff Gorman
(Joseph Goebbels)
James Naughton
(James O'Donnell)
Susan Blakely
(Eva Braun)
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