Film · Drama
Before the Fall (2004)
Men make history. We make the men.
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.
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Writers
- Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Release date
- July 4, 2004
- Original title
- Napola - Elite für den Führer
Cast
Max RiemeltFriedrich Weimer
Tom SchillingAlbrecht Stein
Devid StriesowHeinrich Vogler
Joachim BißmeierKarl Klein
Justus von DohnányiHeinrich Stein
Michael SchenkJosef Peiner
Florian StetterJustus von Jaucher
Alexander HeldFriedrich's Father
Sissy HöffererFriedrich's Mother
Jonas JägermeyrChristoph Schneider- Leon A. KerstenTjaden
Claudia MichelsenMrs. Stein
Thomas DrechselHefe
Martin GoeresSiegfried Gladen
Michael LerchenbergLatin Teacher- Thomas SittlerNils Otto
Julie Engelbrecht
Johannes Zirner
Götz Schubert
Dennis Gansel
