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Subgenre Sampler

 
I Accuse (J'Accuse) (1938)
Dir. Abel Gance
Feat. Victor Francen, Line Noro, Marie Lou
Dir. Gance’s own remake of his 1919 silent classic, in which a soldier traumatised by the slaughter of WWI attempts to prevent future…
Grand IllusionGrand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937) Recommended
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim
The heroics and hypocrasies of war are illustrated through an imprisoned French squadron in WW1 and their cultured German commandant. A hailed…
O.H.M.SO.H.M.S (You're in the Army Now) (1937)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. John Mills, Wallace Ford, Anna Lee
Broad comedy with Ford as an American gangster who evades capture by joining the British army posing as a comedian.
Wee Willie WinkieWee Willie Winkie (1937)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen
Charming adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's adventure story, with young Shirley negotiating between the British army and Afghani rebels.
Charge of the Light BrigadeCharge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn
Rousing action on the North–western frontier with Errol Flynn leading the climactic charge into certain death with fellow British cavalry men.
Crusades, TheCrusades, The (1935)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon
Hollywood Heavyweight Cecil B. DeMille Directs this overblown spectacle that differs vastly from it's grisly historical origins.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, TheLives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell
Set in India during the British Raj, this rousing literary adaptation follows a British regiment struggling to retain it's stronghold in the…
All Quiet On the Western FrontAll Quiet On the Western Front (1930) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray
Landmark film looks at WW1 from the enemy's point of view. It remains brilliant and quite moving after all these years. Academy Award winner for Best…
Hell's AngelsHell's Angels (1930) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hughes
Feat. James Hall, Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon
Still highly watchable, this early sound feature financed and 'directed' by the notorious Howard Hughes, boosts its melodramatic story of WWI heroics…
NapoleonNapoleon (1927) Recommended
Dir. Abel Gance
Feat. Albert Dieudonne
Renowned silent epic treats the life of the French general and emperor as a melodramatic spectacle of the highest order, with a…

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