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Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who played Adolf Hitler in the film Downfall, has died in Zurich at the age of 77, his agent announced. The actor became internationally renowned for his 2004 portrayal of ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who portrayed Adolf Hitler in Oscar-nominated film "Downfall" and the kindly grandfather in "Heidi", died of cancer at his home in Zurich on Saturday ...

But equally crucial is Bruno Ganz’s portrayal of Adolf Hitler, not as a “caricature of evil,” as some critics note, but as a charismatic figure who, despite his world falling apart, was still capable ...

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