The Bunker
Directed by George SchaeferDramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
- stuhannafordAugust 23, 2025Well acted, and Hopkins is absolutely fantastic, giving a genuinely chilling portrayal. That being said, I found myself at odds with the film as a whole for long periods. Whether intentional or not, there are at times scenes that I felt showed some form of sympathy for those in and around Hitler, most notably officers. There’s a strange tone that shows itself every now and again, the fond looking back at ‘the good old days’, a certain distancing from evil of some and at times, a humanising of the leader of the Nazi party. Likely intentional, a kind of, it is even more evil, through the unmasking of him as a bogeyman, and revealing him to just be human, but nonetheless, I’m not sure it hits the right note. There are clear scenes that counterbalance any form of empathy, no doubt, but I felt uneasy at times. There’s a tendency to lean towards ‘they were just loyally doing their job,’ which for me is naive, and downplays some of the most incredibly abhorrent moments the world has ever seen, facilitated by such figures. The story itself, is a fascinating one, but I would suggest the telling via Downfall, as a far more authentic and harrowing option.
The Bunker Trivia
The Bunker was released on January 27, 1981.
The Bunker was directed by George Schaefer.
The Bunker has a runtime of 2h 31m.
The Bunker was produced by David Susskind, Ronald H. Gilbert, George Schaefer.
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
The key characters in The Bunker are Adolf Hitler (Anthony Hopkins), Albert Speer (Richard Jordan), Joseph Goebbels (Cliff Gorman).
The Bunker is a Drama, War, History film.
The Bunker has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.