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Before the Fall(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-07-04
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332 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
Men make history. We make the men.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Portuguese, German.
Countries:
Germany
Budget: $4,500,000.00
Revenue: $3,764,219.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Seven Pictures
Movie: Before the Fall
Top 10 Billed Cast
Max Riemelt
Friedrich Weimer
Tom Schilling
Albrecht Stein
Devid Striesow
Heinrich Vogler
Joachim Bißmeier
Karl Klein
Justus von Dohnányi
Heinrich Stein
Michael Schenk
Josef Peiner
Florian Stetter
Justus von Jaucher
Alexander Held
Friedrich's Father
Sissy Höfferer
Friedrich's Mother
Jonas Jägermeyr
Christoph Schneider
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