THEME EXPLORATION

historical expedition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
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
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Jordan Vogt-Roberts
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
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively chronicle human expeditions into extreme environments and forgotten histories, from Aguirre to Fitzcarraldo to his Arctic documentaries.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of epic historical cinema who dramatized revolutionary expeditions and transformative historical moments with innovative visual storytelling in films like October and Battleship Potemkin.

 David Lean United Kingdom

Master of grand-scale historical epics featuring ambitious expeditions and exploration across deserts and continents, most notably in Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai.