The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen vs The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen). The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 40m. The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen is the older of the two (1953 against 2014). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen posterThe History of Flight: We Saw It Happen1953 VS The Look of Silence posterThe Look of Silence2014
The History of Flight: We Saw It HappenThe Look of Silence
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 7.8/10
Year19532014
Length1h 29m1h 40m
GenresDocumentary, HistoryDocumentary, History
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPaul W. FisherJoshua Oppenheimer
Main castIgor Sikorsky, William Boeing Jr., Leroy Grumman, Allan Lockheed Jr., Glenn L. MartinAdi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat

Synopsis

The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen

This documentary, chronicles the first 50 years of flight, from the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903 to 1953. It includes interviews with an original mechanic who worked in their bicycle shop and a wide range of other pioneers such as Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen Martin, Alan Lockheed, Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, LeRoy Grumman, Robert Gross Connie and Wellwood Beel.

The Look of Silence

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

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