National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The King's Speech
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.7/10 for The King's Speech). The King's Speech is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 20m. The King's Speech is the older of the two (2010 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The King's Speech| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The King's Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Tom Hooper |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Richard Dixon, Adrian Scarborough, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi |
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 King's Speech
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and…
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