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    Farewell to the King 1989 POSTER

    Farewell to the King

    1989

    English

    6.2

    14

    55%

    53%

    Action

    Adventure

    deserter

    desertion

    Drama

    guerrilla warfare

    island

    paradise

    shipwreck

    War

    John Milius John Milius Director Nigel Havers Nigel Havers as Botanist James Fox James Fox as Ferguson Gerry Lopez Gerry Lopez as Gwai Nick Nolte Nick Nolte as Learoyd
    An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
    The Captain 2017 POSTER

    The Captain

    2017

    German

    7.3

    61

    83%

    85%

    Action

    black and white

    deserter

    desertion

    Drama

    History

    impersonator

    nazi officer

    prisoner

    Thriller

    War

    Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke Director Annika Meier Annika Meier as Anny Milan Peschel Milan Peschel as Freytag Waldemar Kobus Waldemar Kobus as Hansen Linda Schönherr Linda Schönherr as Lucy
    Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.
    Sharpe Sharpe's Gold 1995 POSTER

    Sharpe Sharpe's Gold

    1995

    English

    7.2

    6

    19th century

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    british soldier

    deserter

    desertion

    Drama

    History

    napoleonic wars

    War

    Tom Clegg Tom Clegg Director Jake Abraham Jake Abraham as Donkin Jayne Ashbourne Jayne Ashbourne as Ellie Nugent Hugh Ross Hugh Ross as Maj. Mungo Munro Sean Bean Sean Bean as Maj. Richard Sharpe
    Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.
    Cold Mountain 2003 POSTER

    Cold Mountain

    2003

    English

    7.2

    104

    69%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    deserter

    desertion

    Drama

    History

    loss of loved one

    love of one's life

    rape attempt

    Romance

    somber

    War

    Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella Director Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman as Ada Monroe Cillian Murphy Cillian Murphy as Bardolph Charlie Hunnam Charlie Hunnam as Bosie Jude Law Jude Law as Inman
    In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
    Guns for San Sebastian 1968 POSTER

    Guns for San Sebastian

    1968

    English

    6.6

    6

    52%

    52%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    deserter

    desertion

    Drama

    mexico

    outlaw

    pre-unix

    Western

    Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil Director Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Father Joseph Jorge Martínez de Hoyos Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Felipe Cayetano Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Teclo Leon Askin Leon Askin as Vicar General
    Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.
    Dances with Wolves 1990 POSTER

    Dances with Wolves

    1990

    English

    8.0

    145

    87%

    87%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    countryside

    deserter

    Drama

    friendship

    History

    mutiny

    unsociability

    Western

    Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Director Kevin Costner Kevin Costner as Lieutenant Dunbar Charles Rocket Charles Rocket as Lieutenant Elgin Maury Chaykin Maury Chaykin as Major Fambrough Mary McDonnell Mary McDonnell as Stands With A Fist
    Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
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