Downfall vs While at War
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for While at War). While at War is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
While at War| Downfall | While at War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Tito Valverde, Luis Callejo, Luis Bermejo, Santi Prego, Eduard Fernández |
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…
While at War
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
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