THEME EXPLORATION

military drama

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman
1916 · Cecil B. DeMille
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi
2000 · Kon Ichikawa
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
1988 · Robert Altman
Max
Max
2015 · Boaz Yakin
The Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome
1962 · Antonio Margheriti
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His military dramas 'Paths of Glory,' 'Full Metal Jacket,' and 'Dr. Strangelove' dissect warfare with unflinching psychological depth and moral complexity.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His trilogy 'The Human Condition' remains one of cinema's most profound meditations on the individual soldier's experience and the dehumanizing nature of war.