The Unbeliever (1918): Edison Bows Out of the Film Business
A wealthy young atheist finds God, love, and loses his sense of class distinction in one the Edison company’s final productions.
Category: War Films
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Film review by Dan Willard. Made with the cooperation of and used as a recruitment film by the U.S. Marine Corps, Halls of Montezuma is nevertheless an anti-war film.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Film Review by Dan Willard. Four years before he made Lost Horizon Frank Capra questioned the perceived superiority of the Western way of life in The Bitter Tea of General Yen.
o.k. (1970)
An early film by Michael Verhoeven, director of The Nasty Girl (1990), based on a real event that took place during the Vietnam War.
Escape to Glory (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Effective thriller set on a British freighter bound for New York on the eve of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany in 1939.
Michael the Brave (1970)
Film review by Dan Willard. Romanian biopic of Mihai Viteazul who united three Romanian principalities in the 16th Century.
Journey’s End (1930)
Film review by Dan Willard. Though shot in Hollywood to take advantage of the new sound stages, this British production marks the debut of James Whale as a film director and is Colin Clive’s first screen appearance.
Lāčplēsis (1930)
Film review by Dan Willard. Made to commemorate the Latvian victory over the German-White Russian army in 1919 Lāčplēsis is the first major Latvian film.
Aszparuh (1981)
Film review by Dan Willard. This 4½ hour epic was released in 1981 to commemorate the 1,300th anniversary of the founding of Bulgaria.
