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Luchino Visconti featurette, profiling the director at work on the set; theatrical trailer.
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1. Forged Credits [2:06]
2. Party Preparations [5:32]
3. Anything Can Happen [5:41]
4. Martin Interrupted [4:02]
5. Fiery Conversation [2:28]
6. The Baron's Announcement [4:39]
7. Frederick to the Limit [3:32]
8. Alliances in Shadow [5:33]
9. Death in the Night [6:04]
10. Presidential Nominee [5:54]
11. Transition [3:01]
12. Corporation and State [3:58]
13. Secret Rendezvous [3:34]
14. Forbidden Writings [2:56]
15. Gift Horse [6:43]
16. No Other Germany [2:36]
17. The Loves of Martin [3:59]
18. Departures [:53]
19. Konstantin Makes His Move [2:20]
20. Mother to His Resuce [3:59]
21. Mutually Demanding [4:45]
22. Power Couple [5:42]
23. The SA at Wiessee [3:23]
24. Night of the Long Knives [11:50]
25. Changed to Hate [5:17]
26. Taking Charge [5:01]
27. Thallman Returns [3:21]
28. Martin Uncoiled [3:15]
29. Head of the Table [3:43]
30. Hateful Lovers [2:31]
31. The Baroness Withdraws [7:00]
32. Wedding Night [5:06]
33. The Ceremony [3:23]
34. Mated in Death [5:53]
35. End Credits [4:15]
In 1969, The Damned (La caduta degli dei) was director Luchino Visconti's most controversial film to date. Set in the 1930s, the film zeroes in on a Krupp-like family of German munition manufacturers. The Essenbeck clan is headed by the Baron (Rene Kolldehoff), but daughter Sophie (Ingrid Thulin) wants her Nazi boyfriend to take over the business. Soon the Baron is dead and Bruckman (Dirk Bogarde) becomes company president. Son Martin (Helmut Berger) is the dope-addicted teenager who sleeps with his mother and drags her into her own dependence on drugs. Ever in pursuit of more millions to add to their already bulging coffers, the family plays along with the Nazis, descending into corruption, betrayal and murder all along the way. The film was originally released in the U.S. with an X rating. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide