National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The First King
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.1/10 for The First King). The First King is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 20m. The First King is the older of the two (2019 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The First King| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The First King | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Matteo Rovere |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Tania Garribba, Alessandro Borghi, Massimiliano Rossi, Fiorenzo Mattu, Fabrizio Rongione |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
The First King
Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.
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