THEME EXPLORATION

French military tactics

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
La Bandera
La Bandera
1935 · Julien Duvivier
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory
1936 · Howard Hawks
The Train
The Train
1965 · John Frankenheimer
Jeanne d’Arc
Jeanne d’Arc
1900 · Georges Méliès
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His film 'Paths of Glory' provides a devastating critique of French military command during World War I, exposing the moral failures and tactical brutality of military leadership.

 François Truffaut France

His war film 'The Last Metro' and other works explore French military history and the complexities of French resistance and military strategy during occupation.