Subgenre Sampler
War: 952 Films to Buy & Rent
Napoleon (1955)
- Dir. Sacha Guitry
Feat. Daniel Gelin, Raymond Pellegrin, Yves Montand…
- A somewhat farcical film that suffers from being dubbed into English, over–narration, and the attempt to give a complete account of Napoleon's…
Nuit et Broulliard (Night and Fog) (1955)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
- Haunting, influential doco on the Nazi concentration camps investigates the ways in which images of past events cause guilt for those in the present,…
To Hell and Back (1955)
- Dir. Jesse Hibbs
Feat. Audie Murphy
- Unique war film presents Audie Murphy in his own real–life story as the most decorated US Soldier during WW2.
Wajda's War Trilogy (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes & Diamonds) (1955-1958)
- Dir. Andrzej Wajda
- Polish visionary Wajda's trilogy of war masterworks.
Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1954)
- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. William Holden, Grace Kelly
- Ace pilot William Holden is out to destroy the 'impossible' target in this excellent Korean War thriller.
Caine Mutiny, The (1954)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
- Solid action with unstable Ship's Captain Humphrey Bogart contending with mutinies and typhoons.
Carrington V.C. (Court Martial) (1954)
- Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Allan Cuthbertson
- Legal drama adapted from the stage play in which a court–martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.
Dambusters, The (Dam Busters, The) (1954)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson
- British inventor Barnes Wallis's ingenious attempts to destroy German dams during WWII forms the basis of this splendid thriller. Michael Redgrave…
Generation, A (Pokolenie) (1954)
- Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Roman Polanski
- Fast–moving account of the Polish Resistance during WWII, as a scrappy young recruit falls in love with his unit leader. Depicts the spirited,…
Hell and High Water (1954)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen…
- Cold war thriller with Widmark helming a submarine in pursuit of a Red freighter.
Unexceptional by Samuel Fuller's usual standards – he was…