National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Message
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.5/10 for The Message). National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Message| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 1976 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | Algeria |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
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 Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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