Downfall vs The Commander
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for The Commander). The Commander is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2023). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
The Commander| Downfall | The Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Edoardo De Angelis |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Arturo Muselli, Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Paolo Bonacelli |
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…
The Commander
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine…
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