Fires on the Plain vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Fires on the Plain). Fires on the Plain is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2015). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fires on the Plain
The Pianist| Fires on the Plain | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Shinya Tsukamoto | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Shinya Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Masato Tsujioka, Lily Franky, Yuko Nakamura | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
Fires on the Plain
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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