THEME EXPLORATION

Historical conquest

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
2019 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His epic films like Battleship Potemkin and October visualize revolutionary conquest and historical upheaval through innovative montage techniques.

 David Lean United Kingdom

His grand-scale historical epics Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai explore conquest, colonialism, and individual ambition within larger historical movements.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like Ran and Kagemusha examine the brutal human costs of territorial conquest and the rise and fall of empires through stunning visual storytelling.