Downfall vs Glory
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for Glory). Glory is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 35m. Glory is the older of the two (1989 against 2004). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Glory| Downfall | Glory | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1989 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Edward Zwick |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Jay O. Sanders, Andre Braugher, Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes |
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…
Glory
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.