THEME EXPLORATION

military conscription

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor
1916 · Frank Borzage
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
† Eighteen to Forty-Five
† Eighteen to Forty-Five
1918 · Raoul Walsh
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
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Paths of Glory' provide unflinching examinations of military training, obedience, and the dehumanization inherent in conscription systems.

 François Truffaut France

His autobiographical work 'The 400 Blows' and later films explore post-war French society's relationship with conscription and military discipline through a humanistic lens.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His masterpiece 'Come and See' presents one of cinema's most devastating portrayals of youth conscription and the brutal reality of war for innocent soldiers.