Days of Glory vs Downfall
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Days of Glory). Days of Glory is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Days of Glory
Downfall| Days of Glory | Downfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 35m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Austria |
| Director | Rachid Bouchareb | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Main cast | Sami Bouajila, Samy Naceri, Mélanie Laurent, Roschdy Zem, Thibault de Montalembert | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel |
Synopsis
Days of Glory
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
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