Downfall vs Flags of Our Fathers
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Flags of Our Fathers). Flags of Our Fathers is the shorter watch at 2h 15m 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.
Downfall
Flags of Our Fathers| Downfall | Flags of Our Fathers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Chris Bauer, Robert Patrick, Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Neal McDonough |
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…
Flags of Our Fathers
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
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