The bunker was a made for tv movie that premiered in 1981. The bunker 1981 2h 30min drama, history, war tv movie 27 january 1981. The bunker is a taut, psychological and claustrophobic journey with excellent acting and storyline. The staff now leaves the bunker with the exception of the engineer in charge of operating the electrical generator. The film writers put a major focus on hitlers scorched earth policy of the final days. This 1981 tv movie that subsequently received a european theatrical release, tells the story of hitlers last days inside the berlin bunker. Apr 26, 2017 in 1973, a people mover was proposed across bunker hill the remnants of which can still be seen today, but the plan was ultimately killed by the reagan administration in 1981. A directors cut of the film was later released in 1997 under petersens supervision. The movie is well known for being largely english, since it was made in hollywood and the characters especially hitler speaks english. To hear the original score, which adds a great deal to the overall feeling of the film, you will have to secure the vhs version.
The film s plot extends beyond the suicide, with the triumphant allied forces arguing orver who has proprietary rights to hitlers remains. Watch the bunker full movie in hd visit movie 41407 dramatization depicting the events surrounding adolf hitlers last weeks in a. The elaborate complex consisted of two separate shelters, the vorbunker forward bunker. Read the kolonel bunker movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Anthony hopkins is repulsively riveting as hitler, while piper laurie is even more frightening as fanatical frau goebbels. If you havent seen the bunker or godforbid never read any of joes work, you absolutely need to do so. It was part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed in two phases in 1936 and 1944. Two of hitlers secretaries were captured by the british. The mystery of identity of the project takes about an hour or so before they reveal it, and at that point the.
First telecast january 27, 1981, the bunker was based on joseph odonnell s best seller, which in turn was based on firsthand accounts. Only six of the staff that left were able to avoid capture by the russians. The bunker is a 1981 american madefortelevision historical war film produced by timelife productions based on the 1975 book the bunker by james p. The bunker is a 1981 english film stars anthony hopkins, george schaefer, john gay, richard jordan, cliff gorman, james naughton, martin jarvis, michael kitchen, andrew ray, piper laurie, susan blakely, michael lonsdale, julian fellowes, terrence hardiman, edward hardwicke, barry jackson, robert pugh, directed by. The bunker 1981 full movie download full hd youtube. The bunker itself thus becomes a classic haunted house setting, and is used very effectively to create that visceral sense of scariness we horror fans love. Zurich human rights film festival switzerland, 10 december 2016. Arrow, flash, supergirl, superman, dc legends of tomorrow, dc shows, reverse flash vs flash, black flash, dark flash, flash vs godspeed, crisis on infinite earth, crisis on infinite earths. As the battle of berlin rages above ground and nazi forces are nearing certain defeat, hitler. As a followup if you go to wikipedias page for hbo and scroll down you will find that the first film that they produced was the terry fox story in 1983. The bunker, an american television film based on the book. Construction on the bunkers was to be completed by 1981. Festival dei popoli firenze italy, 27 november 2016.
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding adolf hitlers sir anthony hopkins last weeks in and around his underground bunker in berlin before and during the battle for the city. Anthony hopkins, richard jordan, cliff gorman, james naughton, michael lonsdale, martin jarvis, michael kitchen, andrew ray, piper laurie, susan blakely, robert austin, geoffrey bateman, graham bishop, kevin bishop, nathalie boulmer et yves brainville. The bunker tv is a film directed by george schaefer with anthony hopkins, richard jordan, cliff gorman, james naughton, year. Here is a british horror film with a small budget reasonably spent, and a couple of interesting ideas. The bunker is a 1981 american madefortelevision historical war film produced by timelife productions based on the book the bunker by james p. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Rob green makes his feature debut with this moody horror flick about war, paranoia, and unspeakable evil. As the allies close in around the nazis, pounding them with relentless air strikes, a band. The bunker tv movie 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Anthony hopkins displays a commanding presence as hitler in this tvmade version of hitlers final days in his underground berlin bunker. Odonnell was a newsweek correspondent who was in occupied berlin at the end of the war. Also, though, the bunker setting could easily be read as an externalization of interior horror a defining characteristic of classical gothic horror.
Odonnell the film, directed by george schaefer and adapted for the screen by john gay, is a dramatisation depicting the events surrounding adolf hitlers last weeks in and around his underground bunker in berlin before and during the battle of. The bunker is a 1981 cbs television film, timelife production based on the book the bunker. Another series contains various company newsletters, 1956 1981, including gap news and the bunker hill reporter. Dramatization depicting the events surrounding adolf hitlers last weeks in and around his underground bunker in berlin before and during the battle for the city. The bunker is a 1981 tv film starring anthony hopkins as adolf hitler. The movie makes significant deviations from odonnells book, published in 1978. Starring anthony hopkins, chewing scenery like its his last meal, it never really scratches the surface of the events in the same way that the far superior downfall managed, however it does have atmosphere in spades, helped by a creepy, foreboding score. This exhaustive and exhausting 3hour tv movie dramatizes. I have to give the dvd version of the bunker only 4 stars, since someone, for some reason, has changed the movie s soundtrack from the original. Berlinale berlin international film festival 2015 awards. Here, instead of finding tranquility for his studies, the young man becomes. The bunker is a 1981 cbs television film, timelife production and hbo video release based on the book of the same name. The bulk of the film, centers on his attempts to complete the gargantuan undertaking.
Albert speer, played by richard jordan, somewhat rivals him in prominence. As the battle of berlin rages above ground and nazi forces are nearing certain defeat, hitler nervously awaits his fate with his girlfriend. The bunker 1981, a cbs television film depicting the events surrounding adolf hitlers last days in and around his bunker the bunker 2001, a horror film about the remnants of a platoon of german panzergrenadiers taking refuge in an isolated bunker and find themselves haunted by dark figures as they try to retain order. Afrika eye film festival bristol united kingdom, 12 november 2016. A film made by germans for germans, downfall is the latest installment in the project of coming to terms with the past which has been unrolling in germany for half a century, and the. Their mission is to scope out an old military bunker in eastern europe. Anthony hopkins, richard jordan, cliff gormangenre. Rent the bunker 1981 starring anthony hopkins and richard jordan on dvd and bluray. The bunker, a british horror film the bunker, a 2016 episode of the american television series documentary now. Unlike other accounts odonnell focused considerable time on other. The deviations are mainly due to an effort to clarify the events and allow the actors license to interpret some of the dialogue he recorded. We love documentaries as much as you do 515,227 views. The deviations are mainly due to an effort to clarify the events, and allowing the actors license to interpret some of the dialogue he recorded.
It was based on the nonfiction book by james odonnell. May 01, 2007 hitler ordering chief architect albert speer to implement scorched earth policy. Bunker hill mining company university of idaho library. An amibitous young student encounters a strange family and their peculiar son klaus in this awardwinning dark comedy by nikias chryssos. The movie makes significant deviations from james odonnells bookpublished in 1978. Respect belfast human rights film festival nothern irlande, 37 march 2017. Bormanns body was finally discovered in 1972, a suicide committed at the time of the fall of. In a seedy bar in a town ravaged by war, scientist and businessman hunt hires mercenary and former royal marine d. The ending of the arrow closing the bunker scene s8e10. Even professional soldier muro neto, the man selected by the government to oversee the task, quietly questioned its purpose. With anthony hopkins, richard jordan, cliff gorman, james naughton. This exhaustive and exhausting 3hour tv movie dramatizes the last three months of adolph hitlers life, spent in his bunker in berlin. The bunker is a 1981 cbs television film, time life production based on the book the bunker by james p.
The bunker dvd 1981 shop the best classic films movie. Increased bombing of berlin led to expansion of the complex as an improvised permanent shelter. Movies like the bunker 1981 if you like the bunker you are looking for bleak, realistic and psychological movies about with nazi germany, against humanity, adolf hitler, confined, life is a bitch, wartime life and downfall themes of drama, history and war genre shot in france or usa. Rent the bunker 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The bunker 05 jul 2016 the bunker official gameplay trailer the first gameplay trailer showcases the isolation, fear and unexpected mystery hiding in a nuclear bunker. Joseph goebbels cliff gorman alimenta o ego do fuhrer, enquanto albert speer richard jordan pretende desafialo. First telecast january 27, 1981, the bunker was based on joseph odonnells best seller, which in turn was based on firsthand accounts. Hitler descended into his special bunker, constructed 50 feet below ground, on jan. Released 1981, the bunker stars anthonyhopkins, richardjordan, susanblakely, piperlaurie the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Supply depot toronto, a warehouse nicknamed the bunker. A student rents a windowless room in a bunker home nestled deep within a forest. It is largely based on the book the bunker, by james p. Jun 12, 2010 the bunker is an imaginative and well scripted movie that lives up to those expectations and beyond. The film makes significant deviations from james odonnells book, published in 1975.
The film lets you know a top secret russian cold war project was abandoned in 1973 and everyone associated with it were killed except for 3 scientist who escaped and are still being hunted. He bribed his way into the bunker and snooped around, even taking some top secret documents. He stayed there for 105 days before committing suicide with his new bride, eva braun. The bunker 1981 in the final days of world war ii, adolf hitler anthony hopkins and his closest advisers are sequestered in an underground bunker in berlin. Sons of liberty action movie full length scifi free youtube movie duration. Actrices et acteurs the bunker 1981 the bunker, casting du film. The bunker 1981 anthony hopkins plays adolf hitler 1080p h 264 moviesbyrizzo. There is also a chronologically arranged historical file, 1885 1981, and a set of scrapbooks, 18971976 containing clippings about bunker hill and mining in general.
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