A Time Out of War (1954)
• September 26th, 1954 • 0h 23min
War, Drama
Overview
Black and White UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the Academy Film Archive. During the American Civil War, two Union soldiers and a Confederate solider fire at each other from across a brook. The two sides negotiate a one-hour truce, from which they develop a bond. Based on the short story "Pickets" (1897) by Robert W. Chambers, it was the winner of an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two Reel) film in 1955. The film is on the National Film Registry for its cultural significance in 2007.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Soldier
Released on: 1998-10-23
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a...
Kokoda
Released on: 2006-04-25
Action, History, War
A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Gui...
Redacted
Released on: 2007-11-16
War, Drama
A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people thro...
Boots on the Ground
Released on: 2017-08-26
Horror, War
The story of five British soldiers trying to stay alive on the last night of the Afghan War, facing ...
Operation Dunkirk
Released on: 2017-07-04
War, Action
A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist wit...
The Four Feathers
Released on: 1939-04-20
Adventure, Drama, War, History
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
We Were Soldiers
Released on: 2002-03-01
Action, History, War
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on bot...
Hart's War
Released on: 2002-02-15
Drama, War
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep ...
Joy Division
Released on: 2006-11-17
Drama
A teenage orphan fights against the Red Army at the end of WWII and in the aftermath is 'adopted' by...
Sisu
Released on: 2022-09-09
Action, War
When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city...
The Hurt Locker
Released on: 2008-10-10
Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squa...
Miracle at St. Anna
Released on: 2008-09-15
Drama, War
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black ...
Rescue Dawn
Released on: 2007-06-23
Adventure, Drama, War
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during t...
All Quiet on the Western Front
Released on: 1979-11-14
War, Drama, TV Movie
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated wi...
Intercepted
Released on: 2025-01-31
Documentary, War
Intercepted is a journey through Ukraine that reveals the banality of evil behind the Russian invasi...
Straight Shooter
Released on: 1999-04-15
Drama, Thriller
After his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker...
The Four Feathers
Released on: 2002-09-08
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Su...
The Longest Day
Released on: 1962-09-25
War, Action, Drama
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the...
Glory
Released on: 1989-12-15
Drama, History, War
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...
The Jacket
Released on: 2005-03-04
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left wit...