THEME EXPLORATION

Civil War escape

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
China Girl
China Girl
1942 · Henry Hathaway
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
1955 · Guy Hamilton
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Un Pilota ritorna
Un Pilota ritorna
1942 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Escape from Mogadishu
Escape from Mogadishu
2021 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Macho Callahan
Macho Callahan
1971 · Bernard L. Kowalski
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Land and Freedom' directly chronicle escape and survival during the Spanish Civil War through personal narratives of ordinary people.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His works 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Devil's Backbone' explore escape, resistance, and refuge during and after the Spanish Civil War through magical realism.