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
Escape and Evasion
Released on: 2019-10-24
Drama, War
After his men are killed in Burma, a lone soldier returns home in search of solace. Hiding a dark se...
Two-Fisted Tales
Released on: 1992-01-18
War, TV Movie, Western, Horror
The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comi...
Sunflower
Released on: 1970-03-14
Drama, War
After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. F...
El calvario de una esposa
Released on: 1936-09-05
Drama
Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey (Earl Ross) travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his ni...
Joint Security Area
Released on: 2000-09-09
War, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an ...
Sounds of Sand
Released on: 2007-05-02
Drama, War
On the one hand, there’s the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of wat...
All Quiet on the Western Front
Released on: 1930-04-29
Drama, War
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to...
Zombie Brigade
Released on: 1988-05-01
Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, War
When an amusement park is built on the grounds of an old cemetery, the dead rise to take revenge.
Along Came Love
Released on: 2023-11-29
Drama, Romance
1947. On a beach, Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel restaurant, mother of a little boy, meets Françoi...
On the Waterfront
Released on: 1954-06-22
Crime, Drama, Romance
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corrupt...
Platoon
Released on: 1986-12-19
Drama, War, Action
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the ...
The Dirty Dozen
Released on: 1967-06-15
Action, Adventure, War
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea...
The Promised Land
Released on: 2023-10-05
Action, Drama, History
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, ...
A Very Long Engagement
Released on: 2004-10-27
Drama, Romance, War
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I,...
Leftenan Adnan
Released on: 2000-08-31
Action, Drama, History, War
This is a film about a Malaysian soldier, Lt. Adnan, who gave his life in defending Malaya from the ...
The General
Released on: 1926-12-25
Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The Genera...
Paths of Glory
Released on: 1957-10-25
War, Drama
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t...
The Man Who Would Be King
Released on: 1975-12-03
Adventure, Drama
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafirista...
Wag the Dog
Released on: 1997-12-25
Comedy, Drama
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...
The Last Samurai
Released on: 2003-12-05
Drama, Action, War
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...