# War movies about lesser known conflicts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528 "2016-07-10T03:45:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/41 "2016-07-10T12:45:14Z")
_ **The Journey** _, starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, and Jason Robards is a Cold War flick set in Hungary as the Soviets crush the 1956 revolution. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/42 "2016-07-10T12:53:48Z")
_ **Gallipoli** _, starring an incredibly young Mel Gibson, tells the story of a long, failed WWI campaign that’s pretty much forgotten outside of Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. By far one of the best (and most heartbreaking) war movies I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/43 "2016-07-10T13:12:10Z")
_ **Drums along the Mohawk** _ (Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert) is set on the American frontier (then in central New York Colony) during the War of Independence. Indians and Tories (Loyalists) are at least as big a threat as the British. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/44 "2016-07-10T13:16:03Z")
You know what I’d like to see? A war movie called **Jenkins’ Ear**. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/45 "2016-07-10T13:25:01Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > _Battleship Potemkin_, _Dr. Zhivago_, and _Reds_ are set during the Russian Revolution The events of Battleship Potemkin predate the Russian Civil War by over a decade. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/46 "2016-07-10T13:40:04Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > The events of Battleship Potemkin predate the Russian Civil War by over a decade. The first Russian Revolution was in 1905, after Russia was defeated by Japan. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/47 "2016-07-10T13:42:24Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > You know what I’d like to see? A war movie called **Jenkins’ Ear**. Arrrrrr, aye! But 1739 to 1748? Gonna be one helluva long movie! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/48 "2016-07-10T13:43:57Z")
**Salvador** , A James Wood film about the death squads in the El Salvador “civil war”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/49 "2016-07-10T13:53:40Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > You know what I’d like to see? A war movie called **Jenkins’ Ear**. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks as Lawrence Washington! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/50 "2016-07-10T13:58:14Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > **Salvador** , A James Wood film about the death squads in the El Salvador “civil war”. Or _ **The Killing Fields** _, set in Cambodia under Pol Pot. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/51 "2016-07-10T14:03:05Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Gallipoli** _, starring an incredibly young Mel Gibson, tells the story of a long, failed WWI campaign that’s pretty much forgotten outside of Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. And Israel, too. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/52 "2016-07-10T14:11:03Z")
The Last Samurai was about the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, which was the last gasp revolt against the modernization/Westernization of Japan. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/53 "2016-07-10T14:26:26Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > _Michael Collins_ and _Ryan’s Daughter_ are set during the Irish War of Independence and Civil War. > [@terentii](#): > > So is _ **Shake Hands with the Devil** _, starring Jimmy Cagney. This is the film that really got me interested in modern (as opposed to ancient or mediaeval) Irish history. My favorite film on the period (which I would have thought pretty well-known, for anyone with a connection or interest in Ireland) is _The Wind That Shakes the Barley_. The title comes from a song about the 1798 United Irishmen uprising, which should be better remembered; as far as I know there are no depictions in film. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/54 "2016-07-10T14:36:17Z")
The Admiral, about the Anglo-Dutch wars (also known as Michiel de Ruyter). Not to be confused with the film of the same name about one of the Korean-Japanese wars. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/55 "2016-07-10T14:42:13Z")
Young Winston has several scenes featuring Churchill’s combat experiences in Afghanistan, Sudan and South Africa, most notably the cavalry charge at [Omdurman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Omdurman#Awards). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/56 "2016-07-10T14:52:49Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > And Israel, too. Never heard of this before. Thanks for mentioning it! > **[Cromwell (1970) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065593/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast)** > > Cromwell (1970) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/57 "2016-07-10T15:33:34Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > _Kingdom of Heaven_ is the only film I’m aware of to be set during The Crusades [Alexander Nevsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky_(film))… [Boetie Gaan Border Toe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boetie_Gaan_Border_Toe) is the only film I know set in the Angolan War ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/58 "2016-07-10T17:26:12Z")
[Battle of Warsaw](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783244/) is not about the Warsaw battles during WW2, but rather during the 1920 battle during the [Polish-Soviet War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/59 "2016-07-10T17:32:35Z")
[Colonel Wolodyjowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Wolodyjowski_(film)) involves the Ottoman Invasion of Poland in the late 17th century. There are other entries in this series that involve other wars, but they are TV Serieses, not movies. Parts of [Alatriste](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395119/)involve the 30 years war, as well as all versions of [Cyrano De Bergerac.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099334/?ref_=nv_sr_1) ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528/60 "2016-07-10T17:45:52Z")
no movie about the pig war [Pig War - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-movies-about-lesser-known-conflicts/759528.md?page=4)