National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs United

National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for United). United is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 20m. United is the older of the two (2011 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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National Theatre Live: LeopoldstadtUnited
Audience score★ 8.8/10★ 6.9/10
Year20222011
Length2h 20m1h 30m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History
Country––
DirectorPatrick MarberJames Strong
Main castArty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley HollowayDavid Tennant, Dougray Scott, Jack O'Connell, Sam Claflin, Kate Ashfield

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…

United

United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.

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