THEME EXPLORATION

French military tactics

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
La Bandera
La Bandera
1935 · Julien Duvivier
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory
1936 · Howard Hawks
The Train
The Train
1965 · John Frankenheimer
Jeanne d’Arc
Jeanne d’Arc
1900 · Georges Méliès
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His film 'Paths of Glory' (1957) provides a searing critique of French military command during World War I, exposing the brutal tactics and callous decisions of military leadership.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

His film 'L'Armée des ombres' (1969) explores French military resistance tactics during World War II, examining strategy, discipline, and the complexities of underground warfare.