Downfall vs Emperor
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). Emperor is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2012). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Emperor| Downfall | Emperor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Peter Webber |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi |
Synopsis
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…
Emperor
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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