List of book-based war films (1775–1898 wars)
This is list of war films based on books for wars that took place between 1775 and 1898.
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
Politics
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Declaration of Independence | 1924 | Kenneth S. Webb | US | Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker | 1918 | Non-fiction |
| America | 1924 | D. W. Griffith | US | America; or, The Sacrifice | Robert W. Chambers | 1924 | Novel |
| The Adams Chronicles | 1976 | Paul Bogart & James Cellan Jones | US | Diary and Autobiography of John Adams aka The Adams Papers | John Adams & L.H. Butterfield (editor) | 1961 | Diary |
| John Adams | 2008 | Tom Hooper | US | John Adams | David McCullough | 2001 | Non-fiction |
Military operations
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spirit of Lafayette | 1919 | James Vincent | US | The Spirit of Lafayette | James Mott Hallowell | 1918 [1] | Non-fiction |
| Cardigan | 1922 | John W. Noble | US | Cardigan | Robert W. Chambers | 1901 | Novel |
| Janice Meredith | 1924 | E. Mason Hopper | US | Janice Meredith | Paul Leicester Ford | 1901 | Novel |
| The Howards of Virginia | 1940 | Frank Lloyd | US | The Tree of Liberty | Elizabeth Page | 1939 | Novel |
| The Eve of the Revolution | 1924 | Kenneth S. Webb | US | Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker | 1918 | Non-fiction |
| Johnny Tremain | 1957 | Robert Stevenson | US | Johnny Tremain | Esther Forbes | 1944 | Novel |
| April Morning | 1988 | Delbert Mann | US | April Morning | Howard Fast | 1961 | Novel |
| America | 1924 | D. W. Griffith | US | America; or, The Sacrifice | Robert W. Chambers | 1924 | Novel |
| The Crossing | 2000 | Robert Harmon | US | The Crossing | Howard Fast | 1971 | Novel |
| Drums Along the Mohawk | 1939 | John Ford | US | Drums Along the Mohawk | Walter D. Edmonds | 1936 | Novel |
| Vincennes | 1923 | Edwin L. Hollywood | US | The Old Northwest | Frederic A. Ogg | 1919 | Non-fiction |
| The Scarlet Coat | 1955 | John Sturges | US | "Betrayal on the Hudson" (uncredited) | Hollister Noble & Sidney Harmon (uncredited) | 195? | Story |
| Yorktown | 1924 | Webster Campbell | US | Washington and His Comrades in Arms | George M. Wrong | 1918 | Non-fiction |
| John Paul Jones | 1959 | John Farrow | US | "Nor'wester" | Clements Ripley | 195? | Story |
Home front
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Frontier Woman | 1924 | Webster Campbell | US | Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a Chronicle of the Dark and Bloody Ground | Constance L. Skinner | 1921 | Non-fiction |
French Revolution (1789–1799)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaramouche | 1923 | Rex Ingram | US | Scaramouche | Rafael Sabatini | 1921 | Novel |
| Scaramouche | 1952 | George Sidney | US | Scaramouche | Rafael Sabatini | 1921 | Novel |
| Start the Revolution Without Me | 1970 | Bud Yorkin | US | The Corsican Brothers | Alexandre Dumas, père | 1844 | Novella |
| That Night in Varennes La Nuit de Varennes | 1982 | Ettore Scola | France & Italy | La Nuit de Varennes ou l'Impossible n'est pas français | Catherine Rihoit | 1982 | Novel |
| The Lady and the Duke | 2001 | Éric Rohmer | France | Ma vie sous la révolution | Grace Elliott | 1859 | Memoir |
| A Tale of Two Cities | 1935 | Jack Conway | US | A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | 1859 | Novel |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1934 | Harold Young | UK | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Baroness Orczy | 1903 & 1905 | Play & Novel |
| Orphans of the Storm | 1921 | D. W. Griffith | US | Les deux orphelines | Adolphe d'Ennery & Eugène Cormon | 1874 & 1877 | Play & Novel |
French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)
Napoleonic Wars
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Mr. Pitt | 1942 | Carol Reed | UK & US | The Young Mr. Pitt | Viscount Castlerosse | 194? | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Secret of St. Ives | 1949 | Phil Rosen | US | St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England | Robert Louis Stevenson & Arthur Quiller-Couch | 1898 | Novel |
| St. Ives | 1998 | Harry Hook | France, Germany, Ireland, UK | St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England | Robert Louis Stevenson & Arthur Quiller-Couch | 1898 | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reluctant Widow | 1950 | Bernard Knowles | UK | The Reluctant Widow | Georgette Heyer | 1946 | Novel |
Land operations
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Two Sergeants I due sergenti | 1936 | Enrico Guazzoni | Italy | I due sergenti: romanzo dell'epoca napoleonica: sulla trama del dramma di D'Aubigny | Paolo Lorenzini | 1932 | Novel |
| Suvorov Суворов | 1941 | Vsevolod Pudovkin & Mikhail Doller | USSR | maxims from The Science of Victory | Generalissimo Marshal Alexander Suvorov | 18?? | Manual |
| Kolberg | 1945 | Veit Harlan & Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Nazi Germany | Joachim Nettelbeck, Bürger zu Colberg. Eine Lebensbeschreibung, von ihm selbst aufgezeichnet. | Joachim Nettelbeck | 1821 | Memoir |
| The Ashes Popioły | 1965 | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | Popioły | Stefan Żeromski | 1902 | Novel |
| The Duellists | 1977 | Ridley Scott | UK | "The Duel" | Joseph Conrad | 1908 | Story |
| War in the Highlands La Guerre dans le Haut Pays | 1999 | Francis Reusser | Switzerland, France, Belgium | La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays | Charles Ferdinand Ramuz | 1915 | Novel |
| Brigadier Gerard | 1915 | Bert Haldane | US | The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1896 | Stories |
| The Fighting Eagle | 1927 | Donald Crisp | US | The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1896 | Stories |
| War and Peace | 1915 | Vladimir Gardin & Yakov Protazanov | Russian Empire | War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | 1863–1869 | Novel |
| War and Peace | 1956 | King Vidor | Italy & US | War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | 1863–1869 | Novel |
| War and Peace | 1966-67 | Sergei Bondarchuk | USSR | War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy | 1863–1869 | Novel |
Naval operations
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 1918 | Maurice Elvey | UK | The Life of Nelson | Robert Southey | 1813 | Non-fiction |
| Nelson | 1926 | Walter Summers | UK | The Life of Nelson | Robert Southey | 1813 | Non-fiction |
| H.M.S. Defiant | 1962 | Lewis Gilbert | UK & US | Mutiny | Frank Tilsley | 19?? | Novel |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 2003 | Peter Weir | US | Master and Commander (Aubrey–Maturin series) | Patrick O'Brian | 1969 | Novel |
| Captain Horatio Hornblower | 1951 | Raoul Walsh | US & UK | The Happy Return | "C.S. Forester" | 1937 | Novel |
| Midshipman Easy | 1915 | Maurice Elvey | UK | Mr Midshipman Easy | Captain Marryat | 1836 | Novel |
| Midshipman Easy | 1935 | Carol Reed | UK | Mr Midshipman Easy | Captain Marryat | 1836 | Novel |
| Sea Devils | 1953 | Raoul Walsh | US | Toilers of the Sea & Les Travailleurs de la mer | Victor Hugo | 1866 | Novel |
Peninsular War (1807–1814)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Portrays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pride and the Passion | 1957 | Stanley Kramer | US | The Gun | "C.S. Forester" | 1933 | Novel | Peninsular War |
| Rózaniec z granatów | 1970 | Jan Rutkiewicz | Poland | Rózaniec z granatów (?) | Ksawery Pruszyński | 196? | Story | Peninsular War |
| Sangre de mayo Sangre de mayo | 2008 | José Luis Garci | Spain | La Corte de Carlos IV from Episodios nacionales | Benito Pérez Galdós | 187? | Novel | Peninsular War |
| The Adventures of Gerard | 1970 | Jerzy Skolimowski | UK & Switzerland | The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1896 | Short Story | Peninsular War |
| The Saragossa Manuscript Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie | 1965 | Wojciech Has | Poland | The Saragossa Manuscript Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse (French) Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (Polish) | Jan Potocki (disputed) | 1815 | Novel | Siege of Saragossa in the Peninsular War. |
Other 18th century wars
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Bailey | 1952 | Jean Negulesco | US | Lydia Bailey | Kenneth Roberts | 1947 | Novel |
| San Domingo | 1970 | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | West Germany | Betrothal in St. Domingo | Heinrich von Kleist | 1811 | Novella |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fighting O'Flynn | 1949 | Arthur Pierson | US | The O'Flynn | Justin Huntly McCarthy | 19?? | Novel |
19th century
Finnish War
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fänrik Ståls sägner | 1910 | Carl Engdahl | Sweden | The Tales of Ensign Stål | Johan Ludvig Runeberg | 1848–1860 | Epic poem |
| Fänrik Ståls sägner - del I | 1926 | John W. Brunius | Sweden | The Tales of Ensign Stål | Johan Ludvig Runeberg | 1848 | Epic poem |
| Fänrik Ståls sägner - del II | 1926 | John W. Brunius | Sweden | The Tales of Ensign Stål | Johan Ludvig Runeberg | 1860 | Epic poem |
| Sven Tuuva the Hero Sven Tuuva | 1958 | Edvin Laine | Finland | The Tales of Ensign Stål | Johan Ludvig Runeberg | 1848–1860 | Epic poem |
Spanish American wars of independence
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La guerra gaucha La guerra gaucha | 1942 | Lucas Demare | Argentina | La guerra gaucha | Leopoldo Lugones | 1905 | Novel | Argentine War of Independence |
| The Knight of the Sword El Santo de la Espada | 1970 | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina | El Santo de la Espada | Ricardo Rojas | 1933 | Novel | Battle of San Lorenzo in the Argentine War of Independence |
| The Knight of the Sword & 'El Santo de la Espada | 1970 | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina | El Santo de la Espada | Ricardo Rojas | 1933 | Novel | Battle of Maipú in the Chilean War of Independence |
| The Knight of the Sword El Santo de la Espada | 1970 | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson | Argentina | El Santo de la Espada | Ricardo Rojas | 1933 | Novel | Peruvian War of Independence |
War of 1812
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Buccaneer | 1958 | Anthony Quinn | US | Lafitte, the Pirate | Lyle Saxon | 1930 | Novel | Battle of New Orleans |
| Captain Caution | 1940 | Richard Wallace | US | Captain Caution | Kenneth Roberts | 1934 | Novel |
Caucasian War (1817–1864)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Warrior Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco | 1959 | Riccardo Freda | Italy | Hadji Murat | Leo Tolstoy | 1904/1912 | Novel |
November Uprising (1830–1831)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droga w swietle ksiezyca | 1973 | Witold Orzechowski | Poland | "?" | Ambrose Bierce | 18?? | Stories |
Texas Revolution (1835–1836)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyrs of the Alamo | 1915 | Christy Cabanne | US | Martyrs of the Alamo (?) | Theodosia Harris | 191? | Novel | Battle of the Alamo |
| The Alamo | 1960 | John Wayne | US | Thirteen Days to Glory: The Siege of the Alamo (uncredited) | Lon Tinkle (uncredited)[3] | 1958 | Non-fiction | Battle of the Alamo |
| The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | 1987 | Burt Kennedy | US | Thirteen Days to Glory: The Siege of the Alamo | Lon Tinkle | 1958 | Non-fiction | Battle of the Alamo |
| The Alamo | 2004 | John Lee Hancock | US | ? (uncredited) | José Enrique de la Peña (uncredited) | 1836? | Memoir | Battle of San Jacinto |
War of the Farrapos (1835–1845)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netto Perde Sua Alma | 2001 | Tabajara Ruas & Beto Souza | Brazil | Netto Perde Sua Alma | Tabajara Ruas | 2001 | Novel |
| Paixão de Gaúcho | 1957 | Walter George Durst | Brazil | O Gaúcho | José de Alencar | 1870 | Novel |
| Coração de Gaúcho | 1920 | Luiz de Barros | Brazil | O Gaúcho | José de Alencar | 1870 | Novel |
Canadian Rebellions of 1837
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quelques arpents de neige | 1972 | Denis Héroux | Canada | Candide | Voltaire | 1758 | Novel | Lower Canada Rebellions |
Missouri Mormon War
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | 2006 | Sterling Van Wagenen | US | Truth Will Prevail | Gerald N. Lund | 1992 | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Work and the Glory: American Zion [4] | 2005 | Sterling Van Wagenen | US | Like a Fire is Burning | Gerald N. Lund | 1991 | Novel |
The Great Trek
9 April 1838
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die Voortrekkers | 1973 | David Millin | South Africa | The Great Trek | Oliver Ransford | 1972 [5]¤ | Non-fiction |
The Great Game (1838–1907)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | 1935 | Henry Hathaway | US | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Francis Yeats-Brown | 1930 | Memoir |
| Wee Willie Winkie | 1937 | John Ford | US | Wee Willie Winkie | Rudyard Kipling | 1888 | Story |
| The Drum | 1938 | Zoltan Korda | UK | The Drum | A. E. W. Mason | 1937 | Novel |
| Kim | 1950 | Victor Saville | US | Kim | Rudyard Kipling | 1901 | Novel |
| King of the Khyber Rifles | 1953 | Henry King | US | King of the Khyber Rifles | Talbot Mundy | 1916 | Novel |
| The Man Who Would Be King | 1975 | John Huston | US | "The Man Who Would Be King" | Rudyard Kipling | 1888 | Story |
| Kim | 1984 | John Howard Davies | UK | Kim | Rudyard Kipling | 1901 | Novel |
First Opium War (1839–1842)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai-Pan | 1986 | Daryl Duke | US | Tai-Pan | James Clavell | 1966 | Novel |
Revolutions of 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rising Sea Föltámadott a tenger - Petőfi és Bem | 1953 | László Ranódy, Mihály Szemes, Kálmán Nádasdy | Hungary | Két férfi [6] | Gyula Illyés | 1936? | Novel |
| The Eagle and the Eaglet A sas meg a sasfiók[7] | 1975 | Miklós Hajdúfy | Hungary | Zoltánka | Gyula Krúdy | 192? [8] | Novel |
Schleswig Wars
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flash | 1975 | Richard Lester | UK | Royal Flash | George MacDonald Fraser | 1970 | Novel | First Schleswig War |
| Tine | 1964 | Knud Leif Thomsen | Denmark | Tine | Herman Bang | 1889 | Novel | Second Schleswig War |
Wars of Italian Independence (1848–1866)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanina Vanini | 1961 | Roberto Rossellini | Italy | Vanina Vanini | Stendhal | 183? | Novella |
| The Horseman on the Roof Le hussard sur le toit | 1995 | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | France | The Horseman on the Roof & Le hussard sur le toit | Jean Giono | 1951 | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 1934 | Alessandro Blasetti | Italy | "La processione incontro a Garibaldi" | Gino Mazzucchi | 19?? | Story |
| The Leopard | 1963 | Luchino Visconti | Italy | Il Gattopardo | Giuseppe di Lampedusa | 1958 | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radetzky March & Radetzkymarsch | 1965 | Michael Kehlmann | West Germany, Austria | Radetzky March | Joseph Roth | 1932 | Novel | Battle of Solferino |
Crimean War (1853–1856)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Nightingale | 1915 | Maurice Elvey | UK | The Life of Florence Nightingale | Edward Tyas Cook | 1913 | Non-fiction |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | 1968 | Tony Richardson | UK | The Reason Why: The Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light Brigade | Cecil Woodham-Smith | 1953 | Nonfiction |
Indian Rebellion of 1857
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Campbells Are Coming | 1915 | Francis Ford | US | The Campbells Are Coming (?) | Emerson Hough | 19?? | Story |
| Bengal Brigade | 1954 | Laslo Benedek | US | Bengal Tiger | Hall Hunter | 195? | Novel |
| The Chess Players | 1977 | Satyajit Ray | India | "Shatranj Ke Khilari" (हिंदी) / "Shatranj ki bazi" (اردو) | Munshi Premchand | 193? | Story |
Utah War (1857–1858)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September Dawn | 2007 | Christopher Cain | US | Mormonism Unveiled; Or The Life and Confessions of the Late Mormon Bishop John D. Lee [9] (uncredited) | John D. Lee (uncredited) | 1877 | Memoir | Mountain Meadows massacre |
American Civil War (1861–1865)
Politics and diplomacy
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crisis | 1916 | Colin Campbell | US | The Crisis | Winston Churchill | 1901 | Novel |
| The Perfect Tribute | 1935 | Edward Sloman | US | "The Perfect Tribute" | Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews | 1906 | Story |
| The Perfect Tribute | 1991 | Jack Bender | US | "Lincoln Got No Applause at Gettysburg: The Perfect Tribute" | Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews | 1906/1987 (retitled) | Story |
Military
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Event portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Birth of a Nation | 1915 | D. W. Griffith | US | The Clansman | Thomas Dixon, Jr. | 1905 | Novel | |
| A Time Out of War | 1954 | Denis Sanders | US | "Pickets" from The Haunts of Men [10] | Robert W. Chambers | 1898 | Story | |
| Au coeur de la vie | 1963 | Robert Enrico | France | "The Mocking-Bird" | Ambrose Bierce | 1890? | Story | |
| Journey to Shiloh | 1968 | William Hale | US | Journey to Shiloh | Heck Allen | 1960 | Novel | |
| The Private History of a Campaign That Failed | 1981 | Peter H. Hunt | US & West Germany | "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed" | "Mark Twain" | 1885 | StoryMemoir | |
| The Colt | 2005 | Yelena Lanskaya | US | "Zherebyonok" | Mikhail Sholokhov | 192? | Story | |
| Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 1) | 2006 | Don Maxwell | US | "One Kind of Officer" from Civil War Stories | Ambrose Bierce | 1890? | Story | |
| Dog Jack | 2009 | Edward T. McDougal | US | Dog Jack | Florence W. Biros | © 1990 [1]¤ | Novel | |
| Gods and Generals | 2003 | Ronald F. Maxwell | US | Gods and Generals | Jeffrey Shaara | 1998 | Novel | |
| Glory | 1989 | Edward Zwick | US | Lay This Laurel | Lincoln Kirstein | 1973 | Non-fiction | |
| The Red Badge of Courage | 1951 | John Huston | US | The Red Badge of Courage | Stephen Crane | 1895 | Novel | |
| Gettysburg | 1993 | Ronald F. Maxwell | US | The Killer Angels | Michael Shaara | 1974 | Novel | Battle of Gettysburg |
| Chickamauga | 1962 | Robert Enrico | France | "Chickamauga" | Ambrose Bierce | 1890? | Story | Battle of Chickamauga |
| Cold Mountain | 2003 | Anthony Minghella | US | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier | 1997 | Novel | Battle of the Crater |
| Dixie | 1924 | Webster Campbell | US | The Day of the Confederacy | W.M. Stephenson | 1919 | Non-fiction | |
| Sahara | 2005 | Breck Eisner | US | Sahara | Clive Cussler | 1992 | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator 13 | 1934 | Richard Boleslavsky | US | Secret Service Operator 13 | Robert W. Chambers | 1934 [1] | Stories |
| The Man from Dakota | 1940 | Leslie Fenton | US | Arouse and Beware | MacKinlay Kantor | © 1936 [1] | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 2) | 2006 | Don Maxwell | US | "The Story of Conscience" from Civil War Stories | Ambrose Bierce | 1890 | Story |
| The Bridge | 1929 | Charles Vidor | US | Civil War Stories | Ambrose Bierce | 1890 | Story |
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | 1962 | Robert Enrico | France | "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" | Ambrose Bierce | 1890 | Story |
| Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 3) | 2006 | Don Maxwell & Brian James Egen | US | "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" from Civil War Stories | Ambrose Bierce | 1890 | Story |
| The Beguiled | 1971 | Don Siegel | US | A Painted Devil | Thomas Cullinan | 196? | Novel |
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Command | 1940 | Raoul Walsh | US | The Dark Command: A Kansas Iliad [11] | W. R. Burnett | 1938 | Novel |
| The Raid | 1954 | Hugo Fregonese | US | Affair at St. Albans | Herbert Ravenel Sass | 195? | Non-fiction? |
| The Horse Soldiers | 1959 | John Ford | US | The Horse Soldiers | Harold Sinclair | © 1956 [1] | Novel |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | 1976 | Clint Eastwood | US | Gone to Texas: The Rebel Outlaw Josey Wales | Forrest Carter | 1973 | Novel |
| Ride with the Devil | 1999 | Ang Lee | US | Woe to Live On | Daniel Woodrell | 1998 | Novel |
| The General | 1927 | Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton | US | Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (uncredited) | William Pittenger (uncredited) | 1863 | Memoir |
| The Great Locomotive Chase | 1956 | Francis D. Lyon | US | Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (uncredited) | William Pittenger (uncredited) | 1863 | Memoir |
Homefront
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band of Angels | 1957 | Raoul Walsh | US | Band of Angels | Robert Penn Warren | 1955 | Novel |
| Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over? * | 2000 | ? | US | When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: the Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson | Barry Denenberg | 1996 [1] | Novel |
| So Red the Rose | 1935 | King Vidor | US | So Red the Rose | Stark Young | 1934 | Novel |
| Gone with the Wind | 1939 | Victor Fleming | US | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | 1936 | Novel |
| Raintree County | 1957 | Edward Dmytryk | US | Raintree County | Ross Lockridge, Jr. | 1948 | Novel |
Franco-Mexican War
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Präriejäger in Mexiko: Benito Juarez | 1988 | Hans Knötzsch | East Germany | Präriejäger in Mexiko | Karl May | 1925? | Novel |
Paraguayan War (1864–1870)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netto Perde Sua Alma | 2001 | Tabajara Ruas & Beto Souza | Brazil | Netto Perde Sua Alma | Tabajara Ruas | 2001 | Novel |
Glorious Revolution in Spain (1868)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fencing Master El maestro de esgrima | 1992 | Pedro Olea | Spain | The Fencing Master | Arturo Pérez-Reverte | 1988 | Novel |
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mademoiselle Fifi | 1944 | Robert Wise | USS | "Mademoiselle Fifi" | Guy de Maupassant | 1882 | Story |
| The Green Mare | 1959 | Claude Autant-Lara | France | La Jument verte | Marcel Aymé | 1933 | Novel |
| Komunaris chibukhi | 1929 | Kote Mardjanishvili | USSR | Pipe of a Communard | Ilya Ehrenburg | 19?? | Novel |
French colonial conflicts in North Africa
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Two Flags | 1936 | Frank Lloyd | US | Under Two Flags | Ouida | 1867 | Novel |
| Fort Saganne | 1984 | Alain Corneau | France | Fort Saganne | Louis Gardel | 1980 | Novel |
| Beau Geste | 1926 | Herbert Brenon | US | Beau Geste | P.C. Wren | 1924 | Novel |
| Beau Sabreur | 1928 | John Waters | US | Beau Sabreur | P.C. Wren | 1926 | Novel |
| Beau Ideal | 1931 | Herbert Brenon | US | Beau Ideal | P.C. Wren | 1928 | Novel |
| Beau Geste | 1939 | William A. Wellman | US | Beau Geste | P.C. Wren | 1924 | Novel |
| Hermoso ideal | 1948 | Alejandro Galindo | Mexico | Beau Ideal | P.C. Wren | 1928 | Novel |
| Beau Geste | 1966 | Douglas Heyes | US | Beau Geste | P.C. Wren | 1924 | Novel |
US Indian Wars
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances with Wolves | 1990 | Kevin Costner | US | Dances with Wolves | Michael Blake | 1988 | Novel |
Tonquin Incident
June 1811
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Woman Is Mine [12] | 1941 | Frank Lloyd | US | "I, Jack Lewis" | Gilbert W. Gabriel | 194? | Story |
Apache Wars
1851–1886
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande | 1950 | John Ford | US | "Mission with No Record" | James Warner Bellah | 1947 | Story |
| Only the Valiant | 1951 | Gordon Douglas | US | Only the Valiant | Charles Marquis Warren | 1943 | Novel |
| Hondo | 1953 | John Farrow | US | "The Gift of Cochise" | Louis L'Amour | 194? | Story |
| A Distant Trumpet | 1964 | Raoul Walsh | US | A Distant Trumpet | Paul Horgan | 1951 | Novel |
| Duel at Diablo | 1966 | Ralph Nelson | US | Apache Rising | Marvin H. Albert | 1957 | Novel |
Sioux War of 1865
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Blue | 1970 | Ralph Nelson | US | Arrow in the Sun | Theodore V. Olsen | 196? | Novel |
Black Hills War (1876–1877)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | 1976 | Robert Altman | US | Indians | Arthur Kopit | 1969 | Play |
| Tonka | 1958 | Lewis R. Foster | US | Tonka | David Appel | 195? | Novel |
| The Glory Guys | 1965 | Arnold Laven | US | The Dice of God | Hoffman Birney | 1956 | Novel |
| Little Big Man | 1970 | Arthur Penn | US | Little Big Man | Thomas Berger | 1964 | Novel |
| Son of the Morning Star * | 1991 | Mike Robe | US | Son Of The Morning Star: Custer And The Little Bighorn | Evan S. Connell | 1984 | Non-fiction |
Cheyenne War (1878–1879)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Feather | 1955 | Robert D. Webb | US | White Feather (?) | John Prebble | 195? | Story (?) |
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Events Portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Yoke | 1952 | Dako Dakovski | Bulgaria | Under the Yoke | Ivan Vazov | 1893 | Novel | |
| The Turkish Gambit | 2005 | Dzhanik Faiziyev | Russia & Bulgaria | The Turkish Gambit | Boris Akunin | 1998 | Novel | Siege of Plevna |
Zulu War (1879)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Events Portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulu Dawn | 1979 | Douglas Hickox | US, South Africa | Zulu Dawn | Cy Endfield | 1979 | Non-fiction | Battle of Isandlwana |
| Zulu | 1964 | Cy Endfield | UK | "Slaughter in the Sun" | John Prebble | 1958 | Article | Siege of Rorke's Drift |
War of the Pacific (1879–1883)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiós al Séptimo de Línea | 2010 | Alex Bowen & Diego Rougier | Chile | Adiós al Séptimo de Línea | Jorge Inostrosa Cuevas | 1955 | novel |
First Boer War (1880–1881)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Events Portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majuba | 1968 | David Millin | South Africa | The Hill of Doves | Stuart Cloete | 1941 | Novel | Battle of Majuba Hill |
North-West Rebellion (1885)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Mounted Police | 1940 | Cecil B. DeMille | US | Royal Canadian Mounted Police [13] (uncredited) | R.C. Fetherstonhaugh (uncredited) | 1938 [14][5] | Non-fiction |
Colombian Civil War of 1885
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love in the Time of Cholera | 2007 | Mike Newell | US & Colombia | Love in the Time of Cholera | Gabriel García Márquez | 1985 | Novel |
Chilean Civil War (1891)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héroes, la gloria tiene su precio | 2007 | Cristián Galaz, Gustavo Graef-Marino, Ricardo Larraín, Rodrigo Sepúlveda | Chile | Balmaceda y la contrarevolución de 1891 | Hernán Ramírez Necochea | 1972 | Non-fiction |
First Matabele War (1893)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shangani Patrol | 1970 | David Millin | Rhodesia | A Time to Die | Robert Cary | 1968 | Non-fiction |
War of Canudos (1896–1897)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antônio Conselheiro e a Guerra dos Pelados | 1977 | Guga de Oliveira | Brazil | Os Sertões aka Rebellion in the Backlands | Euclides da Cunha | 1902 | Non-fiction |
| Guerra de Canudos | 1997 | Sérgio Rezende | Brazil | Os Sertões aka Rebellion in the Backlands (uncredited) | Euclides da Cunha (uncredited) | 1902 | Non-fiction |
The Sudan Campaign (1898)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Winston | 1972 | Richard Attenborough | UK | My Early Life: A Roving Commission | Winston Churchill | 1930 | Memoir |
| The Light That Failed | 1939 | William A. Wellman | US | The Light That Failed | Rudyard Kipling | 1890 | Novel |
| Four Feathers | 1915 | J. Searle Dawley | US | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| The Four Feathers | 1921 | René Plaissetty | UK | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| The Four Feathers | 1929 | Merian C. Cooper, Lothar Mendes, & Ernest B. Schoedsack | US | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| The Four Feathers | 1939 | Zoltan Korda | UK | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| Storm Over the Nile | 1955 | Zoltan Korda & Terence Young | UK | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| The Four Feathers | 1977 | Don Sharp | UK | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
| The Four Feathers | 2002 | Shekhar Kapur | UK & US | The Four Feathers | A. E. W. Mason | 1902 | Novel |
Scramble for Africa (1880–1914)
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Events Portrayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarraounia | 1986 | Med Hondo | France & Burkina Faso | Sarraounia | Abdoulaye Mamani | 1980 | Novel | Battle of Lougou |
For later conflicts, see the List of films based on war books — 1898–1926.
See also
- List of films based on war books
- List of films based on war books — pre-1775
- List of films based on war books — 1898–1926
- List of films based on war books — 1927–1945
- List of films based on war books — post-1945
- List of films based on war books — peace
- War film
- War novel
- List of war films
- List of United States military books
- Assassinations in fiction
References
Unless otherwise stated, the source for film information is the IMDb.
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the US Library of Congress.
Source: Library of Congress Online Catalog. - ↑ French Wikipédia: « Libre adaptation du roman d'Honoré de Balzac. » Retrieved on 2009-07-20.
- ↑ Historian Lon Tinkle, an advisor on the film, had his name removed due to its lack of historical authenticity.
- ↑ The film involves "Joseph Smith and his '1834 Zion's Camp Expedition--an army of 250 men carrying bayonets and muskets.' [... This] army invades Missouri".
Source: The Work and the Glory II: American Zion review, Steve Klein, MormonInfo.org, 28 October 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-07. - 1 2 Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the British Library.
Source: British Library Integrated Catalogue. - ↑ Source: IMDb.
- ↑ The film is about revolutionary poet and hero Sándor Petőfi and his son Zoltán
- ↑ No publication details for this title are available at the British Library.
Source: British Library Integrated Catalogue. - ↑ Screenwriter Schutter lists 48 sources in her novelization. She considers this book to be particularly significant: White Flag: America's First 9/11, by Wayne Capurro.
- ↑ Source: Films of Robert W. Chambers, Larry Loc. Retrieved on 2009-08-30.
- ↑ Rara-Avis bibliography of W.R. Burnett
- ↑ The Suicide Bomber of Clayoquot Sound, Revived, The Tyee, Claudia Cornwall, March 14, 2008.
- ↑ Publisher: Carrick & Evans, New York, 1938.
- ↑ Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of Library and Archives Canada.
Source: Library Search.
Bibliography
- Clarke, James. Virgin Film: War Films, Virgin Books, London, 2006.
- Crane, Stephen with Kate Lyon (ghostwriter). Great Battles of the World, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1900.
- Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Film Guide to 8,000 English Language Films, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, London, 1977; Granada Publishing, London, 1979.
- Hartley, William H., Ed.D. Selected Films for American History and Problems, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 1940.
- Keegan, John. The Battle for History: Re-fighting World War Two (Barbara Frum lecture series), Vintage Canada, Toronto, 1995.
Republished by Vintage Books, New York, 1996. - Pearce, Kenneth. A Traveller's History of Mexico, Windrush Press, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos., with Cassell & Co., London, 2002.
- Wertheim, Stanley. A Stephen Crane Encyclopedia, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1997.
- 100 Greatest War Movies, special issue of Military History Magazine, Weider History Group, Leesburg, Virginia, 2007.
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