THEME EXPLORATION

military ambition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Anthony Mann
Top Gun
Top Gun
1986 · Tony Scott
Patton
Patton
1970 · Franklin J. Schaffner
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick USA

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Full Metal Jacket' dissect military ambition through dark satire and unflinching psychological realism.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics and war films such as 'Ran' and 'Kagemusha' explore the destructive nature of military ambition and the pursuit of power.

 Sofia Coppola USA

'Apocalypse Now' stands as a definitive meditation on military ambition, obsession, and the corruption that comes with unchecked power.