THEME EXPLORATION

American intervention

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
They Rode West
They Rode West
1954 · Phil Karlson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone United States

Consistently examines American military and political interventions through films like Platoon, JFK, and Nixon, questioning official narratives.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

His Westerns explore American expansion and intervention in indigenous territories, often romanticizing manifest destiny while revealing its moral complexities.