Downfall vs Kalashnikov AK-47
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for Kalashnikov AK-47). Kalashnikov AK-47 is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2020). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Kalashnikov AK-47| Downfall | Kalashnikov AK-47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Konstantin Buslov |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Vitaliy Khaev, Yura Borisov, Sergey Gazarov, Artur Smolyaninov, Dmitriy Kulichkov |
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…
Kalashnikov AK-47
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.
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