THEME EXPLORATION

historical warriors

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
Kesari
Kesari
2019 · Anurag Singh
Shaolin Abbot
Shaolin Abbot
1979 · Ho Meng-Hua
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
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
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

Masterfully depicted samurai warriors and feudal conflict through visually stunning epics like 'Ran' and 'Sanjuro' that explore honor, loyalty, and the cost of war.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

Explored warrior cultures and frontier conflicts through iconic Westerns that examined mythologies of historical combat and codes of warrior conduct.