War films War films Breaker' Morant is a 1979 Australian feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward in the title role. The all-Australian supporting cast features Bryan Brown as Lieutenant Handcock, Lewis FitzGerald as Witton, and Jack Thompson as Major Thomas. ...more on Wikipedia about "'Breaker' Morant (film)"
55 Days at Peking is an action-cum-historical film released in 1963. It was produced by Samuel Bronston, and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as the second-unit director), and Guy Green (uncredited). It starred Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Kurt Kasznar, Paul Lukas, Elizabeth Sellars, Harry Andrews, Jerome Thor, Jacques Sernas, Philippe LeRoy, Massimo Serato, and Walter Gotell. The director Nicholas Ray also played a small role, as the American ambassador. ...more on Wikipedia about "55 Days at Peking"
A Midnight Clear is a 1992 film directed by Keith Gordon and stars an ensemble cast. The film is about an American Intelligence unit that finds a German platoon that wishes to surrender toward the end of World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Midnight Clear"
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. It depicts the Battle of Mogadishu, which was part of the U.S. military's 1993 campaign to capture Somali politician Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The movie stars Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana and Tom Sizemore. It won awards for Film Editing and Sound Editing at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Hawk Down"
Braveheart is an epic American motion picture released in 1995 based on the life of William Wallace, a national hero in Scotland. Mel Gibson played Wallace and also directed the film. ...more on Wikipedia about "Braveheart"
Bright Victory is a 1951 film which tells the story of an American soldier who is blinded in North Africa during World War II, who must learn to live with his disability. It stars Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julie Adams, James Edwards, Will Geer, Nana Bryant, Jim Backus, and Rock Hudson (in a bit part). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bright Victory"
Invisible Agent was a 1942 science fiction film from Universal. This movie was a war-time propaganda production that was part of a Hollywood effort to boost morale at the home front. It loosely echoed a series of formula war-horror films were produced during this period that typically featured a mad scientist working in secret to aid the Third Reich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Invisible Agent" Come again to http://www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
Khartoum is a 1966 film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khartoum (film)"
This is a list of war films. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of war films"
LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film about the 1999 Kargil War. It is directed and written by J.P. Dutta and features an all-star cast, including Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Sunil Shetty, Sanjay Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, and Rani Mukherjee. It is, to date, the most expensive Bollywood film every produced. ...more on Wikipedia about "LOC Kargil"
Morituri (also known as The Saboteur and Code Name Morituri) is a 1965 movie about a German pacifist living in India during the Second World War. He is blackmailed by the allies into using his demolition expertise to cripple a Nazi ship carrying rubber to Japan, in hopes of recovering it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morituri"
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (Serbian Lepa sela lepo gore/Лепа села лепо горе) is controversial 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević that gave uniquely bleak yet ironic portrayal of Yugoslav Wars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pretty Village, Pretty Flame"
Quel maledetto treno blindato (also known as G.I. Bro) is an Italian war movie directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Sandro Continenza, Sergio Grieco, Franco Marotta, Romano Migliorini, & Laura Toscano, and starring Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Michael Pergolani, and Jackie Basehart. The original tagline was "If you're a kraut, he'll take you out!" ...more on Wikipedia about "Quel maledetto treno blindato"
Sahara is a 1943 war film directed by Zoltan Korda. The film starrs Humphrey Bogart as a tank commander of an American expeditionary force assigned to British forces during the North African campaigns of World War II. The cast includes Lloyd Bridges, J. Naish (as J. Carroll Naish), Bruce Bennett, and Dan Duryea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sahara (1943 film)" Simply www.shortopedia.com! shortopedia
Savior is a 1998 film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Natasa Ninkovic. It is about a mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Savior (film)"
Seraphim Falls is a film starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan. It was written and directed by TV's David Von Ancken. It is being distributed by Icon Film and is scheduled to be released in 2006 . ...more on Wikipedia about "Seraphim Falls"
Southern Comfort is a film from 1981 that was directed by Walter Hill, working from a script by Hill, longtime collaborator David Giler, and Michael Kane. It starred Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Les Lannom, Peter Coyote, T. K. Carter, Fred Ward, Lewis Smith, Carlos Brown, Franklyn Seales and Brion James. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Comfort (film)"
That Hamilton Woman is a 1941 historical film drama, directed by Alexander Korda, for Alexander Korda Films. ...more on Wikipedia about "That Hamilton Woman"
The 300 Spartans was a 1962 war film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. It was noted for its Cold War propaganda overtones, and starred Richard Egan as the Spartan king Leonidas, Ralph Richardson as Themistocles of Athens and David Farrar as Persian king Xerxes. ...more on Wikipedia about "The 300 Spartans"
The Alamo is a 2004 movie, a second major studio film about the legendary battle, was shot and scheduled for release initially in December 2003 and then rescheduled for release in April 2004. This remake was directed by native Texan John Lee Hancock, and produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Mark Johnson. Its script is credited to Hancock, John Sayles, Stephen Gaghan and Leslie Bohem. Its production budget was $95,000,000. It was produced and distributed by The Walt Disney Company with subsidiary Buena Vista International handling US distribution through the Touchstone Pictures division. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Alamo (2004 film)"
The Battle of Algiers (in Italian, La Battaglia di Algeri) is a 1966 black-and-white film by Gillo Pontecorvo based on the Algerian War of Independence from 1954 until 1962 against the French occupation. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Battle of Algiers"
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The Buccaneer is a 1958 film shot in Technicolor about a Privateer named Jean Laffite and how he helped in the Battle of New Orleans. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Buccaneer (1958 film)"
The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason which has been filmed several times. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Four Feathers"
The Horse Soldiers is a 1959 film directed by John Ford, set in the American Civil War. It is about a Union Cavalry detachment, lead by Colonel John Marlowe ( John Wayne), which is sent behind the Confederate enemy lines in strength to destroy a railroad and supply depot (Newton Station). Col. Marlowe was a railroad designer before the war, so who better to tap to capture one? With them is a new doctor (regimental surgeon), Major Henry Kendall ( William Holden) who seems to be constantly at odds with Col. Marlowe. Maj. Kendall is torn between the "duty of war" and the "horror of war", and the moral questions that war brings with it. He does not see any glory from his operating table. This internal stress spills over into conflicts that Col. Marlowe must try to deal with, while at the same time worry about his men and his assignment. Then to complicate matters even more, after the unit stops at the Greenbriar Plantation, Miss Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers), the plantation's "southern belle" overhears the details of the pending raid. So to protect the mission Col. Marlowe drags her along with the troop for the rest of the movie. This of course gives Col. Marlowe and Maj. Kendall one more thing to fight about, Miss Hannah's affections. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Horse Soldiers"
The Patriot is an American film released in 2000 that was written by Robert Rodat and directed by Roland Emmerich. It is set near Charleston, South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Patriot (2000 film)" The view on http://www.shortopedia.com.
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