The Damned (1969)
Original title: La caduta degli dei
“He was soon to become the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany.”
1969 · 2 h 37 min
Luchino ViscontiCast
Dirk Bogarde 
Ingrid Thulin Helmut Berger
Credits
Written by: Nicola Badalucco
Plot
An industrial family's fall under the Nazis.
Sinekatalog’s take
Luchino Visconti's operatic family tragedy shows a steel dynasty rotting under the Nazis. Lurid, decadent and excessive, with Helmut Berger and Ingrid Thulin, it is a grand, shocking melodrama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- International Film Festival of India 1969: Best Film (Golden Peacock for Best Film)
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (11,139 votes)
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