Query: 1970s European war drama films excluding World War II.
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Many Wars Ago
I charavgi tis nikis
Game for Vultures
Albino (film)
A Sold Life
The Flight (film)
Coup de Grâce (1976 film)
Osadeni Dushi
Barry Lyndon
The Desert of the Tartars
The Fifth Seal
Waterloo (1970 film)
The Standard (film)
The Last Valley (film)
Through the Ashes of the Empire
Adelheid (film)
Evidence from documents: Many Wars Ago: '''''Many Wars Ago''''' () is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir ''Un anno sull'altipiano'' ("One year on the plateau"), recounting his experiences at the Battle of Asiago.
I charavgi tis nikis: '''''The Dawn of Victory''''' () is a 1971 Greek war film
Game for Vultures: '''''Game for Vultures''''' is a 1979 British thriller film starring Richard Harris, Joan Collins and Richard Roundtree. It was directed by James Fargo and based on a novel by Michael Hartmann set during the Rhodesian Bush War.
Albino (film): '''''Albino''''' (also known as '''''The Night of the Askari''''', '''''Death in the Sun''''' and '''''Whispering Death''''') is a 1976 German thriller film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Christopher Lee, James Faulkner and Sybil Danning filmed on location during the Rhodesian Bush War. The film is based on the novel ''The Whispering Death'' by Daniel Carney.
A Sold Life: '''''A Sold Life''''' () is a 1976 Italian war-drama film written and directed by Aldo Florio and starring Enrico Maria Salerno and Gerardo Amato.
The Flight (film): '''''The Flight''''' (, transliteration ''Beg'') is a 1970 Soviet historical drama film, mainly based on writer Mikhail Bulgakov's play ''Flight'', but also on his novel ''The White Guard'' and his libretto ''Black Sea''.
Coup de Grâce (1976 film): 1970s European war drama films: '''''Coup de Grâce''''' (German: '''''Der Fangschuß''''', French: '''''Le Coup de grâce''''') is a 1976 West German film
war drama: the war film explores passion amid underlying political tones
Osadeni Dushi: 1970s European war drama films: '''''Osadeni Dushi''''' () is a 1975 Bulgarian epic film
war: The film tells the tragic story of British noblewoman Fanny Horn (Edit Szalay) and Jesuit priest Heredia (Jan Englert) against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.
Barry Lyndon: 1970s: '''''Barry Lyndon''''' is a 1975 period drama film
European war drama films excluding World War II: the film recounts the early exploits and later unravelling of a fictional 18th-century Irish rogue and opportunist who marries a rich widow to climb the social ladder and assume her late husband's aristocratic position
war: Kubrick eventually directed ''Barry Lyndon'', set partially during the Seven Years' War
The Desert of the Tartars: 1970s European war drama films: '''''The Desert of the Tartars''''' () is a 1976 Italian film
war drama: Based on Dino Buzzati's novel ''The Tartar Steppe'' and set in about 1900, it tells the story of a young officer in an unnamed army who is sent to an ancient fortress that guards the desert frontier with the Tartars.
The Fifth Seal: '''''The Fifth Seal''''' () is a 1976 film
Waterloo (1970 film): '''''Waterloo''''' () is a 1970 epic period war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.
The Standard (film): '''''The Standard''''' (German: '''''Die Standarte''''') is a 1977 war drama film directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Peter Cushing. It was made as a co-production between Austria, Spain and West Germany. The film is based on the 1934 novel ''The Standard'' by Alexander Lernet-Holenia, previously turned into a 1935 film ''My Life for Maria Isabella'' in Nazi Germany. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Last Valley (film): '''''The Last Valley''''' is a 1971 film directed by James Clavell, a historical drama set during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). While war ravages southern Germany, a mercenary leader (Michael Caine) and a teacher (Omar Sharif) stumble upon a valley untouched by the war. Based upon the novel ''The Last Valley'' (1959), by J. B. Pick, the cinematic version of ''The Last Valley'', directed by James Clavell, was the final feature film photographed with the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process until it was revived to make the film ''Baraka'' in 1991.
"The Captain" leads a band of mercenaries who fight for whoever will pay them, regardless of religion. His soldiers pillage the countryside, raping and looting when not fighting. Vogel is a former teacher trying to survive the fighting and resulting chaos in south-central Germany. Vogel runs from the Captain's force, and eventually stumbles upon an idyllic mountain valley, untouched by war.
Through the Ashes of the Empire: '''''Through the Ashes of the Empire''''' () is a 1976 Romanian war drama film
Adelheid (film): '''''Adelheid ''''' is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by František Vláčil, based on a 1967 novel of the same name by Czech writer Vladimír Körner. The story is about the complicated relationship between Czech man Viktor and German woman Adelheid, and about relationships between Czechs and Germans in postwar Czechoslovakia in general.