THEME EXPLORATION

bumbling soldiers

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Life and Nothing But
Life and Nothing But
1989 · Bertrand Tavernier
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders
1962 · Samuel Fuller
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2
2012 · Simon West
002 agenti segretissimi
002 agenti segretissimi
1964 · Lucio Fulci
The Last Hunter
The Last Hunter
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
Counterattack
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2007 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973 · Teruo Ishii
Fresh
Fresh
1994 · Boaz Yakin
The Stupids
The Stupids
1996 · David Cronenberg & John Landis
Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His film 'Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot' and visual comedy style brilliantly capture the absurdity and well-intentioned incompetence of military and quasi-military figures.

 Billy Wilder Austria-United States

'Stalag 17' masterfully blends dark comedy with the portrayal of soldiers as flawed, bumbling individuals caught in impossible circumstances.

 Mel Brooks United States

'Blazing Saddles' and 'Life Stinks' satirize military incompetence and institutional bumbling through absurdist humor and slapstick comedy.