Downfall vs Winter in Wartime
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Winter in Wartime). Winter in Wartime is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Winter in Wartime| Downfall | Winter in Wartime | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Martin Koolhoven |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Yorick van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Raymond Thiry, Dan van Husen, Tygo Gernandt |
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…
Winter in Wartime
During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.
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