Downfall vs Katyn
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Katyn). Katyn is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2007). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Katyn| Downfall | Katyn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Andrzej Wajda |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Danuta Stenka, Sergey Garmash, Maja Ostaszewska, Paweł Małaszyński, Magdalena Cielecka |
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…
Katyn
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.