Question 1

Why did Anthony Hopkins base his portrayal of Hitler on his grandmother?

Accepted Answer

Hopkins styled Hitler after his paternal grandmother; his grandfather was a tyrant he feared as a child.

Question 2

How did Anthony Hopkins develop Hitler's private voice?

Accepted Answer

Hopkins studied public records of Hitler's speeches but had to invent a credible private voice, as he believed Hitler didn't speak that way in private.

Question 3

What controversy arose over Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hitler?

Accepted Answer

A producer complained Hopkins' portrayal was too sympathetic; Hopkins replied that showing Hitler as human is what makes him horrific.

Question 4

Which real-life figures are portrayed in the film?

Accepted Answer

Anthony Hopkins plays Adolf Hitler; Richard Jordan plays Albert Speer; Cliff Gorman plays Joseph Goebbels; Michael Lonsdale plays Martin Bormann.

Question 5

What events does the film dramatize?

Accepted Answer

It depicts Adolf Hitler's last weeks in his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.

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