Melchior the Apothecary vs The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.8/10 for Melchior the Apothecary). Melchior the Apothecary is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 29m. The Baader Meinhof Complex is the older of the two (2008 against 2022). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Melchior the Apothecary
The Baader Meinhof Complex| Melchior the Apothecary | The Baader Meinhof Complex | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 29m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | Czech Republic |
| Director | Elmo Nüganen | Uli Edel |
| Main cast | Maarja Johanna Mägi, Sten Zupping, Mait Malmsten, Helgur Rosental, Alo Kõrve | Sebastian Blomberg, Moritz Bleibtreu, Vinzenz Kiefer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz |
Synopsis
Melchior the Apothecary
In medieval Tallinn, a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The bailiff orders Melchior, an apothecary, to investigate the crime. The clever young man discovers that the slain was looking for a mysterious "Tallinn prisoner" and the traces lead to the Dominican monastery. A fabulous sequence of…
The Baader Meinhof Complex
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.
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