The Last Act
lbin Skoda plays Hitler, who wanders in and out of delirium as his Third Reich crumbles. He is surrounded by reams of existential dialogue from his generals and associates, courtesy of screenwriter Erich Maria Remarque, who based his script on Judge Michael A. Musmanno's book Ten Days to Die. Oscar Werner costars as a fictional "good" Nazi officer who acts as the film's voice of reason.
Casts & Crew
Albin Skoda
Oskar Werner
Lotte Tobisch
Willy Krause
Erland Erlandsen
Kurt Jaggberg
Eduard Köck
Curt Eilers
Erich Stuckmann
Leopold Hainisch
Otto Schmöle
Herbert Herbe
Hannes Schiel
Erik Frey
Otto Wögerer
Franz Messner
Ernst Pröckl
John van Dreelen
Raoul Retzer
Lilly Stepanek
Ernst Waldbrunn
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