: The Extended Edition runs approximately 176 to 178 minutes (roughly 2 hours and 57 minutes). This is about 25 to 35 minutes longer than the original 150-minute theatrical cut.
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Critics of Der Untergang famously accused it of "humanizing" Hitler (played with terrifying nuance by Bruno Ganz). Defenders argue that showing the dictator as a trembling, paranoid, but recognizable human does not excuse his crimes—it magnifies them. : The Extended Edition runs approximately 176 to