Before the Fall
Men make history. We make the men.
7.0(368) 2004-07-04 117 minDrama
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.
DirectorDennis Gansel
ProducerMolly von Fürstenberg
ProducerViola Jäger
ProducerHarald Kügler
Original Music ComposerAngelo Badalamenti
Original Music ComposerNormand Corbeil
WriterMaggie Peren
WriterDennis Gansel
Cast & characters
Max Riemelt
as Friedrich Weimer
Tom Schilling
as Albrecht Stein
Devid Striesow
as Heinrich Vogler
Joachim Bißmeier
as Karl Klein
Justus von Dohnányi
as Heinrich Stein
Michael Schenk
as Josef Peiner
Florian Stetter
as Justus von Jaucher
Alexander Held
as Friedrich's Father
Sissy Höfferer
as Friedrich's Mother
Jonas Jägermeyr
as Christoph Schneider
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Leon A. Kersten
as Tjaden
Claudia Michelsen
as Mrs. Stein
Thomas Drechsel
as Hefe
Martin Goeres
as Siegfried Gladen
Michael Lerchenberg
as Latin Teacher
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Thomas Sittler
as Nils Otto
Julie Engelbrecht
as —
Johannes Zirner
as —
Götz Schubert
as —
Dennis Gansel
as —
Michael Gerber
as —
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Michael Rast
as —
Otmar Brancuzský
as —
Ljuba Krbová
as —
