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

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Declaration of Independence1924Kenneth S. WebbUSEve of the RevolutionCarl Becker1918Non-fiction
America1924D. W. GriffithUSAmerica; or, The SacrificeRobert W. Chambers1924Novel
The Adams Chronicles1976Paul Bogart & James Cellan JonesUSDiary and Autobiography of John Adams aka
The Adams Papers
John Adams & L.H. Butterfield (editor)1961Diary
John Adams2008Tom HooperUSJohn AdamsDavid McCullough2001Non-fiction

Military operations

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Spirit of Lafayette1919James VincentUSThe Spirit of LafayetteJames Mott Hallowell1918 [1]Non-fiction
Cardigan1922John W. NobleUSCardiganRobert W. Chambers1901Novel
Janice Meredith1924E. Mason HopperUSJanice MeredithPaul Leicester Ford1901Novel
The Howards of Virginia1940Frank LloydUSThe Tree of LibertyElizabeth Page1939Novel
The Eve of the Revolution1924Kenneth S. WebbUSEve of the RevolutionCarl Becker1918Non-fiction
Johnny Tremain1957Robert StevensonUSJohnny TremainEsther Forbes1944Novel
April Morning1988Delbert MannUSApril MorningHoward Fast1961Novel
America1924D. W. GriffithUSAmerica; or, The SacrificeRobert W. Chambers1924Novel
The Crossing2000Robert HarmonUSThe CrossingHoward Fast1971Novel
Drums Along the Mohawk1939John FordUSDrums Along the MohawkWalter D. Edmonds1936Novel
Vincennes1923Edwin L. HollywoodUSThe Old NorthwestFrederic A. Ogg1919Non-fiction
The Scarlet Coat1955John SturgesUS"Betrayal on the Hudson" (uncredited)Hollister Noble & Sidney Harmon (uncredited)195?Story
Yorktown1924Webster CampbellUSWashington and His Comrades in ArmsGeorge M. Wrong1918Non-fiction
John Paul Jones1959John FarrowUS"Nor'wester"Clements Ripley195?Story

Home front

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Frontier Woman1924Webster CampbellUSPioneers of the Old Southwest: a Chronicle of the Dark and Bloody GroundConstance L. Skinner1921Non-fiction

French Revolution (1789–1799)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Scaramouche1923Rex IngramUSScaramoucheRafael Sabatini1921Novel
Scaramouche1952George SidneyUSScaramoucheRafael Sabatini1921Novel
Start the Revolution Without Me1970Bud YorkinUSThe Corsican BrothersAlexandre Dumas, père1844Novella
That Night in Varennes
La Nuit de Varennes
1982Ettore ScolaFrance & ItalyLa Nuit de Varennes ou l'Impossible n'est pas françaisCatherine Rihoit1982Novel
The Lady and the Duke2001Éric RohmerFranceMa vie sous la révolutionGrace Elliott1859Memoir
A Tale of Two Cities1935Jack ConwayUSA Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens1859Novel
The Scarlet Pimpernel1934Harold YoungUKThe Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy1903 & 1905Play & Novel
Orphans of the Storm1921D. W. GriffithUSLes deux orphelinesAdolphe d'Ennery & Eugène Cormon1874 & 1877Play & Novel

French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvents Portrayed
Quatre-vingt-treize1920André Antoine,
Léonard Antoine,
Albert Capellani
FranceNinety-Three
Quatrevingt-treize
Victor Hugo1874NovelChouan counter-revolution
Les Chouans1946Henri CalefFranceLes Chouans ou la Bretagne en 1799Honoré de Balzac1829NovelChouan counter-revolution
Sea Devils1953Raoul WalshUSToilers of the Sea & Les Travailleurs de la merVictor Hugo1866Novel
H.M.S. Defiant1962Lewis GilbertUK & USMutinyFrank Tilsley1958Novel
Quatrevingt-treize1962Alain BoudetFranceNinety-Three
Quatrevingt-treize
Victor Hugo1874NovelChouan counter-revolution
Chouans!1988Philippe de BrocaFranceLes Chouans ou la Bretagne en 1799 [2] (uncredited)Honoré de Balzac (uncredited)1829NovelChouan counter-revolution
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters1999Andrew GrieveUKMr. Midshipman Hornblower"C.S. Forester"1950NovelInvasion of France in 1795
Hornblower: The Even Chance1998Andrew GrieveUKMr. Midshipman HornblowerC.S. Forester1950Novel
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant1998Andrew GrieveUKMr. Midshipman HornblowerC.S. Forester1950Novel
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil1999Andrew GrieveUKMr. Midshipman HornblowerC.S. Forester1950Novel

Napoleonic Wars

Politics and Diplomacy
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Young Mr. Pitt1942Carol ReedUK & USThe Young Mr. PittViscount Castlerosse194?Novel
POWs
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Secret of St. Ives1949Phil RosenUSSt. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in EnglandRobert Louis Stevenson & Arthur Quiller-Couch1898Novel
St. Ives1998Harry HookFrance, Germany, Ireland, UKSt. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in EnglandRobert Louis Stevenson & Arthur Quiller-Couch1898Novel
Espionage
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Reluctant Widow1950Bernard KnowlesUKThe Reluctant WidowGeorgette Heyer1946Novel

Land operations

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Two Sergeants
I due sergenti
1936Enrico GuazzoniItalyI due sergenti: romanzo dell'epoca napoleonica: sulla trama del dramma di D'AubignyPaolo Lorenzini1932Novel
Suvorov
Суворов
1941Vsevolod Pudovkin & Mikhail DollerUSSRmaxims from
The Science of Victory
Generalissimo
Marshal
Alexander Suvorov
18??Manual
Kolberg1945Veit Harlan & Wolfgang LiebeneinerNazi GermanyJoachim Nettelbeck, Bürger zu Colberg. Eine Lebensbeschreibung, von ihm selbst aufgezeichnet.Joachim Nettelbeck1821Memoir
The Ashes
Popioły
1965Andrzej WajdaPolandPopiołyStefan Żeromski1902Novel
The Duellists1977Ridley ScottUK"The Duel"Joseph Conrad1908Story
War in the Highlands
La Guerre dans le Haut Pays
1999Francis ReusserSwitzerland, France, BelgiumLa Guerre dans le Haut-PaysCharles Ferdinand Ramuz1915Novel
Brigadier Gerard1915Bert HaldaneUSThe Exploits of Brigadier GerardArthur Conan Doyle1896Stories
The Fighting Eagle1927Donald CrispUSThe Exploits of Brigadier GerardArthur Conan Doyle1896Stories
War and Peace1915Vladimir Gardin & Yakov ProtazanovRussian EmpireWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy1863–1869Novel
War and Peace1956King VidorItaly & USWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy1863–1869Novel
War and Peace1966-67Sergei BondarchukUSSRWar and PeaceLeo Tolstoy1863–1869Novel
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Nelson1918Maurice ElveyUKThe Life of NelsonRobert Southey1813Non-fiction
Nelson1926Walter SummersUKThe Life of NelsonRobert Southey1813Non-fiction
Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World
2003Peter WeirUSMaster and Commander
(Aubrey–Maturin series)
Patrick O'Brian1969Novel
Captain Horatio Hornblower1951Raoul WalshUS & UKThe Happy Return"C.S. Forester"1937Novel
Midshipman Easy1915Maurice ElveyUKMr Midshipman EasyCaptain Marryat1836Novel
Midshipman Easy1935Carol ReedUKMr Midshipman EasyCaptain Marryat1836Novel

Peninsular War (1807–1814)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypePortrays
The Pride and the Passion1957Stanley KramerUSThe Gun"C.S. Forester"1933NovelPeninsular War
Rózaniec z granatów1970Jan RutkiewiczPolandRózaniec z granatów (?)Ksawery Pruszyński196?StoryPeninsular War
Sangre de mayo
Sangre de mayo
2008José Luis GarciSpainLa Corte de Carlos IV
from Episodios nacionales
Benito Pérez Galdós187?NovelPeninsular War
The Adventures of Gerard1970Jerzy SkolimowskiUK & SwitzerlandThe Exploits of Brigadier GerardArthur Conan Doyle1896Short StoryPeninsular War
The Saragossa Manuscript
Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie
1965Wojciech HasPolandThe Saragossa Manuscript
Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse (in French)
Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (in Polish)
Jan Potocki (disputed)1815NovelSiege of Saragossa in the Peninsular War.

Other 18th century wars

Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Lydia Bailey1952Jean NegulescoUSLydia BaileyKenneth Roberts1947Novel
San Domingo1970Hans-Jürgen SyberbergWest GermanyBetrothal in St. DomingoHeinrich von Kleist1811Novella

Irish Rebellion of 1798

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Fighting O'Flynn1949Arthur PiersonUSThe O'FlynnJustin Huntly McCarthy19??Novel

19th century

Finnish War

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Fänrik Ståls sägner1910Carl EngdahlSwedenThe Tales of Ensign StålJohan Ludvig Runeberg1848–1860Epic poem
Fänrik Ståls sägner - del I1926John W. BruniusSwedenThe Tales of Ensign StålJohan Ludvig Runeberg1848Epic poem
Fänrik Ståls sägner - del II1926John W. BruniusSwedenThe Tales of Ensign StålJohan Ludvig Runeberg1860Epic poem
Sven Tuuva the Hero
Sven Tuuva
1958Edvin LaineFinlandThe Tales of Ensign StålJohan Ludvig Runeberg1848–1860Epic poem

Spanish American wars of independence

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
La guerra gaucha
La guerra gaucha
1942Lucas DemareArgentinaLa guerra gauchaLeopoldo Lugones1905NovelArgentine War of Independence
The Knight of the Sword
El Santo de la Espada
1970Leopoldo Torre NilssonArgentinaEl Santo de la EspadaRicardo Rojas1933NovelBattle of San Lorenzo in the Argentine War of Independence
The Knight of the Sword & 'El Santo de la Espada 1970Leopoldo Torre NilssonArgentinaEl Santo de la EspadaRicardo Rojas1933NovelBattle of Maipú in the Chilean War of Independence
The Knight of the Sword
El Santo de la Espada
1970Leopoldo Torre NilssonArgentinaEl Santo de la EspadaRicardo Rojas1933NovelPeruvian War of Independence

War of 1812

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
The Buccaneer1958Anthony QuinnUSLafitte, the PirateLyle Saxon1930NovelBattle of New Orleans
Captain Caution1940Richard WallaceUSCaptain CautionKenneth Roberts1934Novel

Caucasian War (1817–1864)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent
The White Warrior
Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco
1959Riccardo FredaItalyHadji MuratLeo Tolstoy1904/1912Novel

November Uprising (1830–1831)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Droga w swietle ksiezyca1973Witold OrzechowskiPoland"?"Ambrose Bierce18??Stories

Texas Revolution (1835–1836)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
Martyrs of the Alamo1915Christy CabanneUSMartyrs of the Alamo (?)Theodosia Harris191?NovelBattle of the Alamo
The Alamo1960John WayneUSThirteen Days to Glory: The Siege of the Alamo (uncredited)Lon Tinkle (uncredited)[3]1958Non-fictionBattle of the Alamo
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987Burt KennedyUSThirteen Days to Glory: The Siege of the AlamoLon Tinkle1958Non-fictionBattle of the Alamo
The Alamo2004John Lee HancockUS? (uncredited)José Enrique de la Peña (uncredited)1836?MemoirBattle of San Jacinto

War of the Farrapos (1835–1845)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Netto Perde Sua Alma2001Tabajara Ruas &
Beto Souza
BrazilNetto Perde Sua AlmaTabajara Ruas2001Novel
Paixão de Gaúcho1957Walter George DurstBrazilO GaúchoJosé de Alencar1870Novel
Coração de Gaúcho1920Luiz de BarrosBrazilO GaúchoJosé de Alencar1870Novel

Canadian Rebellions of 1837

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
Quelques arpents de neige1972Denis HérouxCanadaCandideVoltaire1758NovelLower Canada Rebellions

Missouri Mormon War

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided2006Sterling Van WagenenUSTruth Will PrevailGerald N. Lund1992Novel
Zion's Camp
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Work and the Glory: American Zion [4]2005Sterling Van WagenenUSLike a Fire is BurningGerald N. Lund1991Novel

The Great Trek

9 April 1838

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Die Voortrekkers1973David MillinSouth AfricaThe Great TrekOliver Ransford1972 [5]¤Non-fiction

The Great Game (1838–1907)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935Henry HathawayUSThe Lives of a Bengal LancerFrancis Yeats-Brown1930Memoir
Wee Willie Winkie1937John FordUSWee Willie WinkieRudyard Kipling1888Story
The Drum1938Zoltan KordaUKThe DrumA. E. W. Mason1937Novel
Kim1950Victor SavilleUSKimRudyard Kipling1901Novel
King of the Khyber Rifles1953Henry KingUSKing of the Khyber RiflesTalbot Mundy1916Novel
The Man Who Would Be King1975John HustonUS"The Man Who Would Be King"Rudyard Kipling1888Story
Kim1984John Howard DaviesUKKimRudyard Kipling1901Novel

First Opium War (1839–1842)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Tai-Pan1986Daryl DukeUSTai-PanJames Clavell1966Novel

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Rising Sea
Föltámadott a tenger - Petőfi és Bem
1953László Ranódy, Mihály Szemes, Kálmán NádasdyHungaryKét férfi [6]Gyula Illyés1936?Novel
The Eagle and the Eaglet
A sas meg a sasfiók[7]
1975Miklós HajdúfyHungaryZoltánkaGyula Krúdy192? [8]Novel

Schleswig Wars

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
Royal Flash1975Richard LesterUKRoyal FlashGeorge MacDonald Fraser1970NovelFirst Schleswig War
Tine1964Knud Leif ThomsenDenmarkTineHerman Bang1889NovelSecond Schleswig War

Wars of Italian Independence (1848–1866)

Early Insurrections
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Vanina Vanini1961Roberto RosselliniItalyVanina VaniniStendhal183?Novella
The Horseman on the Roof
Le hussard sur le toit
1995Jean-Paul RappeneauFranceThe Horseman on the Roof & Le hussard sur le toitJean Giono1951Novel
Italian unification
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
18601934Alessandro BlasettiItaly"La processione incontro a Garibaldi"Gino Mazzucchi19??Story
The Leopard1963Luchino ViscontiItalyIl GattopardoGiuseppe di Lampedusa1958Novel
Second Italian War of Independence
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
Radetzky March & Radetzkymarsch1965Michael KehlmannWest Germany, AustriaRadetzky MarchJoseph Roth1932NovelBattle of Solferino

Crimean War (1853–1856)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Florence Nightingale1915Maurice ElveyUKThe Life of Florence NightingaleEdward Tyas Cook1913Non-fiction
The Charge of the Light Brigade1968Tony RichardsonUKThe Reason Why: The Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light BrigadeCecil Woodham-Smith1953Nonfiction

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Sepoy Mutany
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Campbells Are Coming1915Francis FordUSThe Campbells Are Coming (?)Emerson Hough19??Story
Bengal Brigade1954Laslo BenedekUSBengal TigerHall Hunter195?Novel
The Chess Players1977Satyajit RayIndia"Shatranj Ke Khilari"
(हिंदी) /
"Shatranj ki bazi" (اردو)
Munshi Premchand193?Story

Utah War (1857–1858)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
September Dawn2007Christopher CainUSMormonism Unveiled; Or The Life and Confessions of the Late Mormon Bishop John D. Lee
[9] (uncredited)
John D. Lee (uncredited)1877MemoirMountain Meadows massacre

Politics and diplomacy

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Crisis1916Colin CampbellUSThe CrisisWinston Churchill1901Novel
The Perfect Tribute1935Edward SlomanUS"The Perfect Tribute"Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews1906Story
The Perfect Tribute1991Jack BenderUS"Lincoln Got No Applause at Gettysburg: The Perfect Tribute"Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews1906/1987 (retitled)Story

Military

Regular operations
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvent portrayed
The Birth of a Nation1915D. W. GriffithUSThe ClansmanThomas Dixon, Jr.1905Novel
A Time Out of War1954Denis SandersUS"Pickets" from The Haunts of Men [10]Robert W. Chambers1898Story
Au coeur de la vie1963Robert EnricoFrance"The Mocking-Bird"Ambrose Bierce1890?Story
Journey to Shiloh1968William HaleUSJourney to ShilohHeck Allen1960Novel
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed1981Peter H. HuntUS &
West Germany
"The Private History of a Campaign That Failed""Mark Twain"1885StoryMemoir
The Colt2005Yelena LanskayaUS"Zherebyonok"Mikhail Sholokhov192?Story
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 1)2006Don MaxwellUS"One Kind of Officer" from Civil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce1890?Story
Dog Jack2009Edward T. McDougalUSDog JackFlorence W. Biros© 1990 [1]¤Novel
Gods and Generals2003Ronald F. MaxwellUSGods and GeneralsJeffrey Shaara1998Novel
Glory1989Edward ZwickUSLay This LaurelLincoln Kirstein1973Non-fiction
The Red Badge of Courage1951John HustonUSThe Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1895Novel
Gettysburg1993Ronald F. MaxwellUSThe Killer AngelsMichael Shaara1974NovelBattle of Gettysburg
Chickamauga1962Robert EnricoFrance"Chickamauga"Ambrose Bierce1890?StoryBattle of Chickamauga
Cold Mountain2003Anthony MinghellaUSCold MountainCharles Frazier1997NovelBattle of the Crater
Dixie1924Webster CampbellUSThe Day of the ConfederacyW.M. Stephenson1919Non-fiction
Sahara2005Breck EisnerUSSaharaClive Cussler1992Novel
Intelligence and Espionage
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Operator 131934Richard BoleslavskyUSSecret Service Operator 13Robert W. Chambers1934 [1]Stories
The Man from Dakota1940Leslie FentonUSArouse and BewareMacKinlay Kantor© 1936 [1]Novel
Military Justice
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 2)2006Don MaxwellUS"The Story of Conscience" from Civil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce1890Story
The Bridge1929Charles VidorUSCivil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce1890Story
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge1962Robert EnricoFrance"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"Ambrose Bierce1890Story
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (Segment 3)2006Don Maxwell & Brian James EgenUS"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" from Civil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce1890Story
The Beguiled1971Don SiegelUSA Painted DevilThomas Cullinan196?Novel
Raids and Irregular Operations
FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Dark Command1940Raoul WalshUSThe Dark Command: A Kansas Iliad [11]W. R. Burnett1938Novel
The Raid1954Hugo FregoneseUSAffair at St. AlbansHerbert Ravenel Sass195?Non-fiction?
The Horse Soldiers1959John FordUSThe Horse SoldiersHarold Sinclair© 1956 [1]Novel
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976Clint EastwoodUSGone to Texas: The Rebel Outlaw Josey WalesForrest Carter1973Novel
Ride with the Devil1999Ang LeeUSWoe to Live OnDaniel Woodrell1998Novel
The General1927Clyde Bruckman & Buster KeatonUSDaring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (uncredited)William Pittenger (uncredited)1863Memoir
The Great Locomotive Chase1956Francis D. LyonUSDaring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (uncredited)William Pittenger (uncredited)1863Memoir

Homefront

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Band of Angels1957Raoul WalshUSBand of AngelsRobert Penn Warren1955Novel
Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over? *2000?USWhen Will This Cruel War Be Over?: the Civil War Diary of Emma SimpsonBarry Denenberg1996 [1]Novel
So Red the Rose1935King VidorUSSo Red the RoseStark Young1934Novel
Gone with the Wind1939Victor FlemingUSGone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell1936Novel
Raintree County1957Edward DmytrykUSRaintree CountyRoss Lockridge, Jr.1948Novel

Franco-Mexican War

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Präriejäger in Mexiko: Benito Juarez1988Hans KnötzschEast GermanyPräriejäger in MexikoKarl May1925?Novel

Paraguayan War (1864–1870)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Netto Perde Sua Alma2001Tabajara Ruas &
Beto Souza
BrazilNetto Perde Sua AlmaTabajara Ruas2001Novel

Glorious Revolution in Spain (1868)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
The Fencing Master
El maestro de esgrima
1992Pedro OleaSpainThe Fencing MasterArturo Pérez-Reverte1988Novel

Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Mademoiselle Fifi1944Robert WiseUSS"Mademoiselle Fifi"Guy de Maupassant1882Story
The Green Mare1959Claude Autant-LaraFranceLa Jument verteMarcel Aymé1933Novel
Komunaris chibukhi1929Kote MardjanishviliUSSRPipe of a CommunardIlya Ehrenburg19??Novel

French colonial conflicts in North Africa

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Under Two Flags1936Frank LloydUSUnder Two FlagsOuida1867Novel
Fort Saganne1984Alain CorneauFranceFort SaganneLouis Gardel1980Novel
Beau Geste1926Herbert BrenonUSBeau GesteP.C. Wren1924Novel
Beau Sabreur1928John WatersUSBeau SabreurP.C. Wren1926Novel
Beau Ideal1931Herbert BrenonUSBeau IdealP.C. Wren1928Novel
Beau Geste1939William A. WellmanUSBeau GesteP.C. Wren1924Novel
Hermoso ideal1948Alejandro GalindoMexicoBeau IdealP.C. Wren1928Novel
Beau Geste1966Douglas HeyesUSBeau GesteP.C. Wren1924Novel

US Indian Wars

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Dances with Wolves1990Kevin CostnerUSDances with WolvesMichael Blake1988Novel

Tonquin Incident

June 1811

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
This Woman Is Mine [12]1941Frank LloydUS"I, Jack Lewis"Gilbert W. Gabriel194?Story

Apache Wars

1851–1886

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Rio Grande1950John FordUS"Mission with No Record"James Warner Bellah1947Story
Only the Valiant1951Gordon DouglasUSOnly the ValiantCharles Marquis Warren1943Novel
Hondo1953John FarrowUS"The Gift of Cochise"Louis L'Amour194?Story
A Distant Trumpet1964Raoul WalshUSA Distant TrumpetPaul Horgan1951Novel
Duel at Diablo1966Ralph NelsonUSApache RisingMarvin H. Albert1957Novel

Sioux War of 1865

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Soldier Blue1970Ralph NelsonUSArrow in the SunTheodore V. Olsen196?Novel

Black Hills War (1876–1877)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson1976Robert AltmanUSIndiansArthur Kopit1969Play
Tonka1958Lewis R. FosterUSTonkaDavid Appel195?Novel
The Glory Guys1965Arnold LavenUSThe Dice of GodHoffman Birney1956Novel
Little Big Man1970Arthur PennUSLittle Big ManThomas Berger1964Novel
Son of the Morning Star *1991Mike RobeUSSon Of The Morning Star: Custer And The Little BighornEvan S. Connell1984Non-fiction

Cheyenne War (1878–1879)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
White Feather1955Robert D. WebbUSWhite Feather (?)John Prebble195?Story (?)

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvents Portrayed
Under the Yoke1952Dako DakovskiBulgariaUnder the YokeIvan Vazov1893Novel
The Turkish Gambit2005Dzhanik FaiziyevRussia & BulgariaThe Turkish GambitBoris Akunin1998NovelSiege of Plevna

Zulu War (1879)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvents Portrayed
Zulu Dawn1979Douglas HickoxUS, South AfricaZulu DawnCy Endfield1979Non-fictionBattle of Isandlwana
Zulu1964Cy EndfieldUK"Slaughter in the Sun"John Prebble1958ArticleSiege of Rorke's Drift

War of the Pacific (1879–1883)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Adiós al Séptimo de Línea2010Alex Bowen & Diego RougierChileAdiós al Séptimo de LíneaJorge Inostrosa Cuevas1955novel

First Boer War (1880–1881)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvents Portrayed
Majuba1968David MillinSouth AfricaThe Hill of DovesStuart Cloete1941NovelBattle of Majuba Hill

North-West Rebellion (1885)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
North West Mounted Police1940Cecil B. DeMilleUSRoyal Canadian Mounted Police [13] (uncredited)R.C. Fetherstonhaugh (uncredited)1938 [14][5]Non-fiction

Colombian Civil War of 1885

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Love in the Time of Cholera2007Mike NewellUS & ColombiaLove in the Time of CholeraGabriel García Márquez1985Novel

Chilean Civil War (1891)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Héroes, la gloria tiene su precio2007Cristián Galaz, Gustavo Graef-Marino, Ricardo Larraín, Rodrigo SepúlvedaChileBalmaceda y la contrarevolución de 1891Hernán Ramírez Necochea1972Non-fiction

First Matabele War (1893)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Shangani Patrol1970David MillinRhodesiaA Time to DieRobert Cary1968Non-fiction

War of Canudos (1896–1897)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Antônio Conselheiro e a Guerra dos Pelados1977Guga de OliveiraBrazilOs Sertões aka Rebellion in the BacklandsEuclides da Cunha1902Non-fiction
Guerra de Canudos1997Sérgio RezendeBrazilOs Sertões aka
Rebellion in the Backlands (uncredited)
Euclides da Cunha (uncredited)1902Non-fiction

The Sudan Campaign (1898)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateType
Young Winston1972Richard AttenboroughUKMy Early Life: A Roving CommissionWinston Churchill1930Memoir
The Light That Failed1939William A. WellmanUSThe Light That FailedRudyard Kipling1890Novel
Four Feathers1915J. Searle DawleyUSThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
The Four Feathers1921René PlaissettyUKThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
The Four Feathers1929Merian C. Cooper, Lothar Mendes, & Ernest B. SchoedsackUSThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
The Four Feathers1939Zoltan KordaUKThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
Storm Over the Nile1955Zoltan Korda & Terence YoungUKThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
The Four Feathers1978Don SharpUKThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel
The Four Feathers2002Shekhar KapurUK & USThe Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason1902Novel

Scramble for Africa (1880–1914)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work
AuthorDateTypeEvents Portrayed
Sarraounia1986Med HondoFrance & Burkina FasoSarraouniaAbdoulaye Mamani1980NovelBattle of Lougou

For later conflicts, see the List of films based on war books — 1898–1926.

See also

References

Unless otherwise stated, the source for film information is the IMDb.

Notes

  1. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the US Library of Congress.
    Source: Library of Congress Online Catalog.
  2. French Wikipédia: « Libre adaptation du roman d'Honoré de Balzac. » Retrieved on 2009-07-20.
  3. Historian Lon Tinkle, an advisor on the film, had his name removed due to its lack of historical authenticity.
  4. 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.
  5. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the British Library.
    Source: British Library Integrated Catalogue.
  6. Source: IMDb.
  7. The film is about revolutionary poet and hero Sándor Petőfi and his son Zoltán
  8. No publication details for this title are available at the British Library.
    Source: British Library Integrated Catalogue.
  9. 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.
  10. Source: Films of Robert W. Chambers, Larry Loc. Retrieved on 2009-08-30.
  11. Rara-Avis bibliography of W.R. Burnett
  12. The Suicide Bomber of Clayoquot Sound, Revived, The Tyee, Claudia Cornwall, March 14, 2008.
  13. Publisher: Carrick & Evans, New York, 1938.
  14. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of Library and Archives Canada.
    Source: Library Search.

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