Fortress of War vs Max Manus: Man of War

Fortress of War has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Max Manus: Man of War). Max Manus: Man of War is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 18m. Max Manus: Man of War is the older of the two (2008 against 2010). Both are action, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Fortress of War posterFortress of War2010 VS Max Manus: Man of War posterMax Manus: Man of War2008
Fortress of WarMax Manus: Man of War
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.1/10
Year20102008
Length2h 18m1h 58m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Crime, History, War
Country––
DirectorAleksandr KottEspen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning
Main castPavel Derevyanko, Andrey Merzlikin, Veronika Nikonova, Evgeny Tsyganov, Anna Tsukanova-KottStig Henrik Hoff, Pål Sverre Hagen, Aksel Hennie, Christian Rubeck, Mats Eldøen

Synopsis

Fortress of War

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran…

Max Manus: Man of War

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

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