Fortress of War vs The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.2/10 for Fortress of War). Fortress of War is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 34m. The Last Samurai is the older of the two (2003 against 2010). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fortress of War
The Last Samurai| Fortress of War | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Aleksandr Kott | Edward Zwick |
| Main cast | Pavel Derevyanko, Andrey Merzlikin, Veronika Nikonova, Evgeny Tsyganov, Anna Tsukanova-Kott | Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, William Atherton |
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…
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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