Before the Fall
2004 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 18,393 VOTES · DIR. Dennis Gansel
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 859 lines
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00:00:36 Friedrich, time for a break !
00:04:26 If you report there tomorrow morning, I may be able to help you.
00:08:24 We've got nothing in common with those people, understood?
00:14:25 Stand still. Hug your brother and smile.
00:18:01 Friedrich ! Friedrich !
00:21:09 The current record is 8,5 seconds.
00:25:29 Can't it go any faster?
00:28:50 son of our regional party leader: Heinrich Stein.
00:33:12 Move it !
00:36:04 I don't know if you know, but Dad was visited by the Gestapo in the factory
00:38:36 Um..would you like to see "something" ?
00:42:44 Oh! I'm sorry !
00:47:24 I've just seen him, and he's still unconscious.
00:50:41 Wilhelm.
00:54:39 And what?... What can be a better ending for our lives
00:58:34 - In the whole house? - Yup.
01:01:47 - And in perfect shape, I've heard.
01:05:33 They're off to terrify the enemy !
01:08:26 Go, go !
01:14:19 Come, Albrecht.
01:19:29 German landscape as a background for German Knight Sagas.
01:22:45 And I expect you
01:26:25 then you ARE to be at the lake in 10 minutes. Is that clear??
01:35:29 in your tutors. And your gratitude for the chance
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed859
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line01:35:29
Production Record
DirectorDennis Gansel
LanguageGerman
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$3,764,219
IMDb votes18,393