ChannelHopper.org > Biographical films about military leaders
Biographical films about military leaders
Braveheart
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, event...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Braveheart
Patton
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Patton
Chimes at Midnight
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser wh...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Chimes at Midnight
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. W...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
MacArthur
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recou...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent MacArthur
Cast a Giant Shadow
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to i...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Cast a Giant Shadow
Noriega: God's Favorite
The story of Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Noriega: God's Favorite
De Gaulle
Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent De Gaulle
Medieval
The story of 14th century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Medieval