The 2004 film follows Hitler's final days A harrowing depiction of the final days of Adolf Hitler is now streaming on Amazon Prime, offering one of the most acclaimed portrayals of the collapse of Nazi Germany ever committed to screen. Downfall (2004), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, dramatises the chaotic closing chapter of the Second World War from inside the Führerbunker, based on eyewitness accounts and historical records. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Adapted from the memoirs of Hitler’s secretary Traudl Junge and historian Joachim Fest’s book Inside Hitler’s Bunker, the film unfolds in Berlin during April 1945. As Soviet forces encircle...