THEME EXPLORATION

nuclear warfare

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark
1965 · Anthony Mann

Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Mama, I’m Alive

Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller

West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri

Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson

Gojira
1954 · —

Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro

Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo

Calabuch
1956 · Luis García Berlanga

Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni

Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein

The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady
1944 · William Wyler

The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky

Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth

Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
2012 · Peter Greenaway

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Peter Jackson

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece 'Dr. Strangelove' remains the definitive dark comedy about nuclear war, while 'Fail Safe' explores the terrifying mechanics of accidental nuclear apocalypse.

Akira Kurosawa Japan

As a survivor of Hiroshima's aftermath, his film 'Dreams' contains a haunting sequence about nuclear devastation that reflects Japan's unique historical trauma.

Sidney Lumet United States

His taut thriller 'Fail Safe' and the television film 'The Day After' brought unflinching realism to depicting the human consequences of nuclear war.