War Movie Reviews

"Spartacus" is a historical film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier , Jean Simmons , Charles Laughton and others. The film tells the story of the slaves in ancient Rome who rose up to resist because of the tyranny of the slave owners and rebelled under the leadership of Spartacus   . In December 2017, he was selected into the list of protected films by the Library of Congress   .

"Rescue Dawn" is a war action film directed by Werner Herzog, starring Christian Charles Philip Bale , Steve Zern , and Jeremy Davies Boring . It was released in the United States on July 27, 2007   . The film is adapted from real events and tells the story of a US military pilot who was unfortunately captured during a mission and successfully escaped from prison with his comrades in a prisoner-of-war camp   .

"Waltz With Bashir" is an animated documentary co-produced by France, Germany, Israel, and the United States. It is directed by Ari Folman and performed by Ari Folman and Dror Harazi. The massacre that occurred in the Lebanese refugee camp in the mid-1980s is reproduced in the form of animation. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2008, and was released in Israel on June 12, 2008   . Won many nominations such as Oscars Best Foreign Language Film, Palme d’Or Main Competition Unit, etc., and won awards such as Best Foreign Language Film in the Golden Globe Awards in the United States, Best Film in the National Society of Film Critics Awards and other awards. 

"The Edge of Love" (The Edge of Love) is a British love biographical film released by Lionsgate. It is directed by John Maybury , written by Shaman Macdonald , and starring Keira Christina Knightley , Sienna Rose Miller , Cillian Murphy , and Matthew Rhys . The film tells the emotional entanglement between the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and the two most important women in his life   . The film was released in the UK on June 20, 2008.

"The Breadwinner" is a hand-drawn animated feature film produced by Cartoon Saloon animation studio, directed by Nora Tomei and dubbed by Sara Chodley and others. It was released in Canada on December 8, 2017   , 2019. It was released in China on January 11   . The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Deborah Iris. It tells the story of the Taliban in Afghanistan, where the girl Parvana disguised herself as a man and went out to work for the survival of her family.

"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a war-themed documentary directed by Peter Jackson . It had its world premiere at the London Film Festival on October 16, 2018, and was screened in Mainland China on November 11, 2019   . The film shows the daily life of soldiers during the First World War from 1914 to 1918.

"Burnt by the Sun" is a feature film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and starring Nikita Mikhalkov , Oleg Menshikov , Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Nadya Mikhalkov . It premiered at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival in France on May 21, 1994. The film is based on the Soviet political repression in the 1930s. It tells the story of the Stalinist Red Army division commander and battle hero Kotov's family being persecuted during their holiday in the countryside. 

"Bitva za Sevastopol" is a war biopic directed by Sergei Mokritsky and starring Yuliya Peresild , Yevgeni Tsyganov , Oleg Vasilkov , and Joan Blackham . The film was released in Russia on April 2, 2015. The film is based on part of the life of the Soviet heroine and sharpshooter Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko . It tells the story of the Soviet female student Lyudmila Pavlichenko who interrupted her studies after the outbreak of the war, joined the army and rushed to the front line, and went to the Crimean Peninsula. Sevastopol wrote an immortal legend in the history of World War II   . 

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is the third part of the " The Mummy " series. It is produced by Universal Pictures, directed by Rob Cohen, and starring Brendan James Fraser , Yeoh Choo Kheng , Jet Li , Maria Bello, and other science fiction adventures. movie.  The film tells the story of the brutal ancient Chinese emperor and his army being cursed into the Terracotta Army sleeping underground. Two thousand years later, explorer Jacques O'Connor accidentally awakened the Dragon Emperor , and a thrilling "war between ancient and modern" was unstoppable.  The film was released in North America on August 1,   2008, and in Mainland China on September 2, 2008. 

"PATTON" is a historical film produced by the 20th Century Fox Film Company in 1970. The film is directed by Franklin James Schaffner and starred by George C. Scott, Karl Malden and Buddha .  The film mainly introduces the story of the British and American Allied forces in North Africa in 1943 when the German forces led by Marshal Rommel nicknamed " Desert Fox " counterattacked and launched a large-scale battle. As a result, the U.S. forces suffered a crushing defeat and fell into trouble. The film was released in 1970 and won 7 awards including best picture, best screenplay, and best director at the 43rd Oscar.