The Somme vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for The Somme). The Somme is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 46m. Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2005). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Somme
Touching the Void| The Somme | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Carl Hindmarch | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Patrick Kennedy, Tilda Swinton, Martin Hancock, Ed Stoppard, Paul Popplewell | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
The Somme
Drama-documentary recounting the events of the 1st July 1916 and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. Told through the letters and journals of soldiers who were there.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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