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Downfall

Downfall is a 2004 German war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign over Nazi Germany in 1945.

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downfall

Noun

  1. A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
    Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
  2. The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
    It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. —

Verb

  1. To fall down; deteriorate; decline.


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