Introduction Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a 1984 dramatic fantasy film directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Miles O’Keeffe, Trevor Howard, Lila Kedrova, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson, Peter Cushing, and Sean Connery. The film is loosely based on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,… Read More
Introduction Grey Knight is a 1993 American supernatural horror film set during American Civil War and directed by George Hickenlooper, and starring Corbin Bernsen, Adrian Pasdar, and Martin Sheen. The film was also released under the alternative titles The Killing Box (English worldwide title), Ghost Brigade (US video title), and The Lost Brigade (US alternative… Read More
Introduction The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 American epic-adventure-drama film that used the title of the 1930 autobiography of the British former soldier, Francis Yeats-Brown. The film is a Paramount picture. Henry Hathaway directed, and the writers, who created a story that had nothing in common with Yeats-Brown’s book other than the… Read More
Introduction Forces spéciales (English: Special Forces) is a 2011 French war adventure film directed by Stéphane Rybojad and starring Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Denis Ménochet, Benoît Magimel, Mehdi Nebbou, and Tchéky Karyo. Filmed on location in France, Djibouti, and Tajikistan, the film shows a group of elite French naval commandos on a desperate hostage rescue… Read More
Introduction The Beast (Italian: La belva) is a 2020 Italian drama film directed by Ludovico Di Martino and starring Fabrizio Gifuni, Lino Musella and Monica Piseddu. Outline Leonida Riva is a gloomy, solitary war veteran, once Captain of the Army’s special forces. Life and work have driven Riva apart from his family. His eldest son,… Read More
Introduction Imperial Navy (連合艦隊, Rengo kantai) is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Shue Matsubayashi. The film is a retelling of the downfall of Japan’s Imperial Navy. Also known as The Imperial Navy, The Grand Fleet, and Rengo Kantai (original title). Outline In 1940, despite the opposition of the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku… Read More
Introduction Boss Level is an upcoming science fiction action film directed by Joe Carnahan and written by Carnahan, Chris Borey and Eddie Borey. It stars Frank Grillo as a retired special forces soldier who tries to escape a never-ending time loop that results in his death. Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts and Michelle Yeoh co-star. Boss… Read More
Introduction Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 American courtroom drama film directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, William Shatner, and Montgomery Clift. Set in Nuremberg, Germany in 1948, the film depicts a fictionalised version of the Judges’… Read More
Introduction Nuremberg is a 2000 Canadian/United States television docudrama, based on the book Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial by Joseph E. Persico, that tells the story of the Nuremberg trials. Outline Part One At the close of World War II, Hermann Göring surrenders to the Americans and enjoys the hospitality of a US Army Air Force… Read More
Introduction Return of the Hero (French: Le retour du héros) is a 2018 Franco-Belgian comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard and starring Jean Dujardin and Mélanie Laurent. Outline 1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.… Read More
