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The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 12 nominations total
Reinhard Kolldehoff
- Konstantin Von Essenbeck
- (as Rene' Koldehoff)
Albrecht Schoenhals
- Joachim Von Essenbeck
- (as Albrecht Schönhals)
Howard Nelson Rubien
- Dean of the University
- (as H. Nelson Rubien)
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- TriviaFootage shot during the "Night of the Long Knives" sequence but never shown previously in the United States is restored in the 2004 DVD release. It is in subtitled German and expands the running time to two hours and thirty-six minutes.
- GoofsThe film is set between 1933-1934, yet most of the insignia and badges, shown worn on the German military and Nazi Party uniforms, were not invented until after 1938.
- Quotes
Herbert Thallman: It's all over, Gunther. It was everyone's fault, even mine. It does no good to raise one's voice when it's too late, not even to save your soul. The fear of a proletariat revolution, which would've thrown the entire country to the left... was too great, and now we can't defend it any longer! Nazism, Gunther, is our creation. It was born in our factories, nourished with our money!
- Alternate versionsThe full 157-minute version contains sex and violence that garnered the film an X-rating in the U.S. Many video versions were trimmed to 150 minutes and rated R. The R2 DVD published by Istituto Luce in DVD has the shorter, cut version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Homo Promo (1991)
- SoundtracksKinder, heut' abend, da such ich mir was aus
(uncredited)
Performed by Helmut Berger
Music by Friedrich Hollaender
Lyrics by Robert Liebmann
Featured review
A Visconti masterpiece
I had to hunt for this video, but found it quite surprisingly at my local independent video store. Having recently seen Helmut Berger in in the film Ludwig, I was curious to see him in this role which apparently was his "introduction" to film. He is an amazing actor and while there were many disturbing moments in this film he was true to his character. I saw the character of Martin as not so much "damned" but as a "fallen" being: tortured by his own inner impulses, his feelings of rejection by his mother, etc. which culminate in providing perfect figure for Nazi terror. It is a shame that Helmut Berger has not received more recognition in the US. There are so many international actors who are almost complete unknowns in the states. Sad. I love Visconti's use of dark lighting and shadows. In this film as in Ludwig it added to the already "dark" subject matter, and is a visual treat.
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Luchino Visconti's The Damned
- Filming locations
- Terni, Umbria, Italy(steelmills)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 37 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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