THEME EXPLORATION

bumbling soldiers

12 films · 3 directors
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
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1910 · D.W. Griffith
002 agenti segretissimi
002 agenti segretissimi
1964 · Lucio Fulci
A Time for Killing
A Time for Killing
1967 · Phil Karlson & Roger Corman
The Last Hunter
The Last Hunter
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 · Sergio Corbucci
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His film 'Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot' and comedic style perfected the portrayal of well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent characters navigating chaotic situations with physical comedy.

 Billy Wilder Austria-USA

In films like 'Stalag 17' and 'The Major and the Minor,' Wilder expertly satirized military incompetence and the absurdities of military bureaucracy with sharp wit.

 Mel Brooks USA

His films 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Life Stinks' viciously lampoon authority figures and bumbling soldiers through anarchic comedy and slapstick humor.