THEME EXPLORATION

military command

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
1995 · Tony Scott
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Carmen
Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Full Metal Jacket' deconstruct military command structures, exposing the absurdity and psychological toll of hierarchical authority.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films such as 'Ran' and 'The Hidden Fortress' explore military leadership, strategy, and the moral complexities of commanders wielding power over armies.

 Bryan Fuller United States

A combat veteran whose war films like 'The Steel Helmet' and 'Fixed Bayonets!' authentically portray the immediate tensions between soldiers and their commanding officers in combat.