THEME EXPLORATION

military-industrial complex

12 films · 3 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
Three Installations
Three Installations
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor
1916 · Frank Borzage
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Kino-Pravda No. 11
Kino-Pravda No. 11
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
1941 · Michael Curtiz
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Full Metal Jacket' provide scathing critiques of military bureaucracy, nuclear deterrence, and the dehumanizing machinery of war production.

 Oliver Stone United States

Through 'JFK', 'Nixon', and 'Born on the Fourth of July', Stone investigates how military and corporate interests shape political decisions and suppress truth.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films like 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Lola' examine post-war Germany's entanglement with American military power and industrial capitalism.