A moving anti-war drama in which a father explains the futility of war to his young son. The film includes flashbacks from the father’s own nightmare experiences alongside documentary footage from Verdun, Arras and Ypres with the message that War is not a glorious adventure but ‘“a hideous ugly thing, involving sacrifices on the part of the finest manhood of every combatant nation”.
Hans Nieter
Director
Fred Swann
Director
Platoon77%
Ararat61%
Casualties of War72%
Combat Shock64%
Jacknife63%
The War66%
Bunker68%
Johnny Mad Dog61%
I Love My Dad59%
Stop-Loss61%
Anemone59%
Waiting for Anya62%
Oh! What a Lovely War67%
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk60%
Birdy71%
Walking Tall63%
Fences68%
The Beast70%
The Beautiful Country59%
Unthinkable68%
