THEME EXPLORATION

military court-martial

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
The Castle
The Castle
1997 · Michael Haneke
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor
1916 · Frank Borzage
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
Tornado
Tornado
1983 · Antonio Margheriti
Bloodsport
Bloodsport
1988 · Newt Arnold
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
1996 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Lady of Steel
Lady of Steel
1970 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His film 'Paths of Glory' (1957) is a masterpiece of anti-war cinema that unflinchingly examines the injustice and absurdity of military court-martials during World War I.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' (1988) and broader interest in institutional critique make him a master of dramatizing military trials and moral ambiguity within rigid hierarchies.