National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Trial of the Chicago 7
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.7/10 for The Trial of the Chicago 7). The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 20m. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the older of the two (2020 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Aaron Sorkin |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Alex Sharp, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen, Caitlin FitzGerald |
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 Trial of the Chicago 7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
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