Film

Before the Fall

2004 · 1h 57m · Drama

Men make history. We make the men.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

65

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.

Max Riemelt

Friedrich Weimer

Tom Schilling

Albrecht Stein

Devid Striesow

Heinrich Vogler

Joachim Bißmeier

Karl Klein

Justus von Dohnányi

Heinrich Stein

Michael Schenk

Josef Peiner

Florian Stetter

Justus von Jaucher

Alexander Held

Friedrich's Father

Sissy Höfferer

Friedrich's Mother

Jonas Jägermeyr

Christoph Schneider

Leon A. Kersten

Tjaden

Claudia Michelsen

Mrs. Stein

Thomas Drechsel

Hefe

Martin Goeres

Siegfried Gladen

Michael Lerchenberg

Latin Teacher

Thomas Sittler

Nils Otto

• Dennis GanselDirector · Writer
• Maggie PerenWriter
• Molly von FürstenbergProducer
• Viola JägerProducer
• Harald KüglerProducer
• Torsten BreuerDirector of Photography
• Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
• Normand CorbeilOriginal Music Composer
• Jochen RetterEditor

Before The Fall (Napola) - Trailer

Release date

July 4, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$3,764,219

Genres

Drama

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