Gateway to Glory

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gord...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

David L. Cunningham

Cast

Ciarán McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Ludmila Savelyeva

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ...

Runtime

2h 51m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Errol Morris

Cast

Javal Davis, Ken Davis, Tony Diaz