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Films with theme "French war films", sorted by rating
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King of Hearts (1966)
, 1h35Directed by Philippe de Broca, Marc Monnet
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes French war films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Françoise Christophe
Charles Plumpick (Bates) is a kilt-wearing Scottish soldier who is sent by his commanding officer to disarm a bomb placed in the town square by the retreating Germans.
Beau Hunks (1931)
, 37minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes French war films, Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, James W. Horne, Charles Middleton, Tiny Sandford
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart Jeanie-Weenie (only ever seen as a photograph) rejects him, as it is the only place where Ollie can forget her. When they arrive at the barracks in French Algeria, they discover that not only are the other soldiers trying to forget lost loves, their lost loves all happen to be the one and the same woman Ollie is trying to forget: Jeanie-Weenie!
The Olive Trees of Justice (1962)
, 1h21Directed by James Blue
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Jean Pélégri
A Alger, durant les « événements ». C'est l'histoire de Jean, qui, de retour dans la capitale pour rendre visite à son père malade, a d'abord hâte de retourner en France où il vit depuis plusieurs années et où il a laissé sa femme et son fils. Mais au contact des gens du cru et assailli par les souvenirs, il va faire l'expérience intime de son appartenance à cette terre qu'il avait rejetée.
, 2h57Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Leila Shenna, Henri Czarniak, Yorgo Voyagis, François Maistre, Brahim Haggiag
Les Années de Cendre Les Années de Braise
L'Ennemi intime (2001)
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Patrol in the East (1971)
, 1h55Directed by Amar Laskri
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Hadj Smaine, Brahim Haggiag
Une patrouille de l'Armée de libération nationale doit convoyer un militaire français fait prisonnier jusqu'à la frontière tunisienne.
Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005)
, 1h48Directed by Alain Tasma
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Clotilde Courau, Thierry Fortineau, Jean-Michel Portal, Ouassini Embarek, Florence Thomassin, Vahina Giocante
Le film, à travers le destin croisé de plusieurs personnes, retrace les évènements qui ont mené au massacre du 17 octobre 1961 à Paris, où plusieurs dizaines à centaines de Nord-Africains furent tués par la police lors d'une manifestation pacifique en faveur de l'indépendance de l'Algérie et contre le couvre-feu auquel ils étaient astreints.
Beau Travail (2000)
, 1h32Directed by Claire Denis
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle
The film begins with the silhouettes of soldiers, being made to stand in the sun as an endurance test. It is the memory of master sergeant Galoup (Denis Lavant), from his new home in Marseille, where he writes his memoirs. He remembers the heat of north Africa, where he led his men under the command of Bruno Forestier (Michel Subor). We see numerous training scenes: assault courses; and securing of buildings. Much of the exercise has a ballet-like quality. This is set against a back-drop of traditional Djibouti life of the surrounding local people. Galoup says of Forestier:I admired him without knowing why. He retains a wristband with the word Bruno.
Wild Reeds (1994)
, 1h50Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Algerian War films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Coming out, Histoire de France, LGBT-related film
Actors Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Frédéric Gorny, Michèle Moretti, Jacques Nolot
The film is set in southwest France in 1962. François (Gaël Morel), a shy young man from the lower middle class, is working towards his high school diploma. He spends most of his time talking about movies and literature with his best friend, Maïté (Élodie Bouchez), whose mother Mme Alvarez (Michèle Moretti) is François's French teacher. Mme Alvarez and Maïté are communists. At the boarding school, François becomes acquainted with the sensual son of a farmer, Serge (Stéphane Rideau). At night, he joins François in the dormitory to chat. Finally, Serge draws François into an erotic relationship.
The 317th Platoon (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer, Philippe Fourastié
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo, Saksy Sbong
L'histoire de huit journées de guerre. En mai 1954, durant la guerre d'Indochine, la 317e section locale supplétive composée de quatre Français et de quarante-et-un Laotiens reçoit l'ordre d'abandonner le petit poste isolé de Luong Ba à la frontière du Laos, pour rallier une colonne partie au secours du camp retranché de Diên Biên Phu.
Far from Vietnam (1967)
, 1h56Directed by Claude Lelouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Joris Ivens, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, William Klein
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Documentary
Themes French war films, Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors Bernard Fresson, Karen Blanguernon, Jean-Luc Godard, Maurice Garrel, Marie-France Mignal, Agnès Varda
Sept façons différentes de présenter les armées nord-vietnamiennes en pleine guerre contre les Etats-Unis. Un conflit opposant les riches aux pauvres sur fond d'indignation ou parfois d'indifférence de la part de l'opinion publique mondiale.
J'ai huit ans (1961)
, 10minutesDirected by René Vautier, Yann Le Masson
Origin France
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Rescapés de la guerre d'Algérie et réfugiés dans des camps tunisiens, des enfants algériens témoignent, à partir de dessins qu'ils ont eux-mêmes réalisés, des événements tragiques qu'ils ont vécus. Projeté clandestinement, saisi dix-sept fois et censuré pendant douze ans, un film majeur sur la guerre d'Algérie.
Verdun: Visions of History (1928)
, 2h31Directed by Léon Poirier
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes French war films, Political films
Actors Albert Préjean, Suzanne Bianchetti, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Maurice Schutz, Hans Brausewetter, Thomy Bourdelle
Le film retrace la bataille de Verdun qui s'est déroulée en 1916 lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. C'est autant un documentaire qu'une œuvre de fiction.
Savior (1998)
, 1h43Directed by Predrag Antonijević
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, Transport films, Political films, Road movies
Actors Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, Nataša Ninković, Sergej Trifunović, Nebojša Glogovac
Joshua Rose (Dennis Quaid), a State Department Official on embassy duty in Paris, sees his wife (Nastassja Kinski) and son killed in a bombing by suspected Islamic terrorists. Immediately after the family funeral he storms into a nearby mosque and shoots several worshipers. His friend Peter (Stellan Skarsgård) is forced to shoot one of the survivors when the man tries to kill Rose, and in order to avoid arrest they join the French Foreign Legion, with Joshua taking the name Guy.
Green Harvest (1959)
, 1h35Directed by François Villiers
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Pierre Dux, Dany Saval, Claude Brasseur, Marie-France Boyer, Jacques Perrin, Jacques Higelin
Dans une ville de province sous l'Occupation, des lycéens décident d'agir contre l'armée allemande. Après un premier attentat contre un bâtiment, le professeur de chimie est arrêté. Le groupe se prépare dès lors à le libérer en s'attaquant à la Kommandantur de la ville ; mais il doit d'abord se procurer des armes.