Downfall vs Olga
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for Olga). Olga is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 2h 35m. Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Olga| Downfall | Olga | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Jayme Monjardim |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Leona Cavalli, Luís Melo, Fernanda Montenegro, Floriano Peixoto, Camila Morgado |
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…
Olga
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.