Wartime-Related Courtroom Dramas
“Learn to do good; seek justice; correct oppression”
Isaiah 1:17
The American Film Institute (AFI) defines “Courtroom Drama” as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film’s narrative. Legal dramas generally portray moral dilemmas that occur in the justice system and mirrors, in many ways, dilemmas in real life.
There have been many films depicting the emotional pain (and frustration) present in a courtroom. But wartime-related courtroom cases (sometimes called court-martials) are particularly heart wrenching.
Here are seven I recommend:
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Following World War I, Brigadier General William (Billy) Mitchell is determined to have the Air Service set up as an independent unit…
The Cain Mutiny
Commander Queeg’s minesweeper, the “USS Caine,” is informed that a typhoon is approaching. It hits the “Caine” forcefully, creating damage and panic…
Billy Budd
Aboard an eighteenth-century naval ship, Billy, an overly optimistic eighteen-year-old, sets off on his first voyage…
The Devil Next Door
John Demjanjuk was a Ukrainian who came to the U.S. shortly after the end of World War II. He became an American citizen, was a reliable worker at a Ford plant…
Hannah Arendt
After the capture of Adolf Eichmann, one of the most elusive and hated Nazi criminals, William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker, assigned Arendt to cover the trial…
Breaker Morant
This true story is set in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). The Boers were Dutch colonialists and their descendants who were battling the British…
Paths of Glory
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this is a harrowing film depicting trench warfare during World War I. French General Georges Broulard orders his subordinate, General Mireau…
Coming Soon, Can’t Wait
News & Commentary
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