THEME EXPLORATION

conquest

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 · John Ford
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Lovers of Paris
Lovers of Paris
1957 · Julien Duvivier
King David
King David
1985 · Bruce Beresford
The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot
1917 · Cecil B. DeMille
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 · Phil Karlson
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Mike Nichols
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
1980 · Mike Hodges
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Henry Hathaway United States

Master of expansive Western narratives featuring larger-than-life heroes navigating untamed landscapes.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like Battleship Potemkin and October depict conquest through class struggle and political upheaval, treating conquest as both violent and ideological.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His obsessive explorations of human ambition and obsession in films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo examine the psychological and physical dimensions of conquest over nature and self.