Downfall vs The Volunteers: To the War
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.8/10 for The Volunteers: To the War). The Volunteers: To the War is the shorter watch at 2h 21m 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 Volunteers: To the War| Downfall | The Volunteers: To the War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Chen Kaige |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Zhang Ziyi, Xin Baiqing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhu Yawen, Zhang Zifeng |
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 Volunteers: To the War
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North…
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