The Bunker (1981 film)

The Bunker
GenreDrama
History
War
Based onThe Bunker
by James P. O'Donnell
Written byJohn Gay
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
Starring
Music byBrad Fiedel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerBernard Sofronski
Producers
CinematographyJean-Louis Picavet
EditorGreyfox
Running time154 minutes
Production companyTime-Life Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 27, 1981 (1981-01-27)
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The Bunker is a 1981 American made-for-television historical war film produced by Time-Life Productions based on the 1975 book The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell.[1]

The film, directed by George Schaefer and adapted for the screen by John Gay, is a dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the Battle of Berlin. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Hitler, plus a cast including Richard Jordan, Susan Blakely, and Cliff Gorman.

At the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, Anthony Hopkins won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie beating out two actors from the miniseries Shogun (Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune) and two actors from the miniseries Masada (Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss).

  1. ^ J. O'Connor, John (January 27, 1981). "TV: 'Bunker,' On Hitler's Last Days". The New York Times.