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Thayer Movie Club Building Leaders of Character Updated August 2020 © TLDG, Inc Thayer Movie Club Building Leaders of Character Updated August 2020 © TLDG, Inc. All rights reserved. THAYER FACULTY FAVORITES Glory War Horse Following the Battle of Antietam, COL Robert At the outbreak of WWI, the bond between a Gould Shaw leads the first all-black volunteer young boy, Albert, and his loyal horse, Joey, is company, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer tested when they are forcibly parted after Infantry, in the Civil War, fighting prejudices Albert’s father sells Joey to the British calvary. from his own Union Army and the Albert sets out to the battlefields of France to Confederates. find his beloved horse and bring him home. COL (Ret.) Sean Hannah on Glory: “Tells an important story of the BG (Ret.) Maureen LeBoeuf on War Horse: “A story about a boy and his little told role of blacks in the Civil War and highlights the struggle of horse. Grit, determination, and loyalty.” Commander to gain respect and commitment of their troops.” Gettysburg 1917 Set in 1863, this war drama depicts the Two British soldiers, Lance Corporal Schofield heroism, mistakes, calculations, and strategic and Lance Corporal Blake must cross over into maneuvering used by the Confederate and enemy territory during WWI to deliver a Union troops in the decisive battle of the message that could possibly save 1,600 of their American Civil War. comrades, including Blake’s brother. All Quiet on the Western Front Gallipoli Captivated by glory and honor and inspired by After getting turned down by the army because their jingoistic teacher, a group of young of their age, two young Australian sprinters, German boys enlist in WWI. The film Archy and Frank, set out to Perth to join up. highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes After extensive training, the boys use their of this group and their experience on the speed when they are sent to the front line, battlefields. becoming messengers in one of the bloodiest battles of WWI. Breaker Morant The Last of the Mohicans In South Africa during the Second Boer War, During the French and Indian War, the last Australian Army Lieutenants Harry “Breaker” members of a dying Native American tribe, the Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Witton Mohicans, set out into the crossfire of the war are accused of war crimes and must prove to rescue the daughters of a British colonel that their innocence. were kidnapped by a traitorous scout. Braveheart The Red Badge of Courage Medieval Scottish patriot, William Wallace, After fleeing the battlefield during his unit’s first leads the Scots in the First War of Scottish engagement, young Union soldier, Henry Independence against King Edward I of Fleming, decides to face his fears. In an attempt England. Wallace’s leadership and efforts to redeem himself and overcome his shame, were cause for him becoming a symbol for a Henry rejoins his unit in leading a charge on the free Scotland. enemy during the American Civil War. Stay Connected ThayerLeadership.com | West Point, NY | 845-446-4731 ext. 8924 with Us! Thayer Movie Club Building Leaders of Character Updated August 2020 © TLDG, Inc. All rights reserved. THAYER FACULTY FAVORITES Saving Private Ryan Band of Brothers Set during the Allied invasion of Normandy in Recounting the story of an elite team of WWII, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion paratroopers, Easy Company of the US Army under Captain Miller go behind enemy lines 101st Airborne Division, the 10-episode to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers miniseries details the company’s exploits during have been killed in action. WWII Europe, from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. Mountaineer Alison Levine on Saving Private Ryan: “The importance of BG (Ret.) Becky Halstead on Band of Brothers: “It hits some of the most earning trust and respect. You must have this in order to help your team important leadership principles I believe in – demanding, disciplined bond and support a common purpose. As a leader, your team needs to leadership, service, selflessness, team, physical and mental courage, know you have skin in the game.” relationships (family and community), responsibility, and accountability.” The Big Red One Unbroken Taking place during WWII, a hardened After a near-fatal plane crash in the Pacific, US sergeant, Samuel Fuller, and the four core Olympic runner and Army officer, Louis members of his infantry unit move from Zamperini, survives 47 days in a raft with two battle to battle throughout Europe, trying to fellow crewmen, before being captured and sent survive the war. to a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese navy. Das Boot The Great Escape The crew of a German U-boat sets out on a This American war film tells the story of the hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic ambitious and mass escape by a group of Allied during WWII. The film depicts the anticipation soldiers from a closely supervised German of battle, the boredom of a fruitless hunt, and prisoner-of-war camp during WWII. a group of ordinary men striving to do their best for their comrades and their country. A Bridge Too Far Flags of Our Fathers Highlighting the importance of strong Set in 1945, Flags of Our Fathers depicts the life leadership and clear communication, this film stories of the six men who raised the flag at the details a pivotal day in 1944 when an Allied Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. In a taskforce tried to end WWII by seizing control challenging and seemingly impossible task, this of key bridges in Holland. film demonstrates the resiliency and fighting will of US Marines. Patton MacArthur Beginning with his entry into the North Recounted in flashback, General MacArthur’s life African campaign and ending with his removal is depicted from 1942, prior to the Battle of from command after his outspoken criticism Bataan, to 1952, after he had been removed of US post-war military strategy, this film from his Korean War command by President covers General George S. Patton’s wartime Harry Truman for insubordination. A film with activities and accomplishments. many teachable lessons, including foresight and preparation to overcome volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. Stay Connected ThayerLeadership.com | West Point, NY | 845-446-4731 ext. 8924 with Us! Thayer Movie Club Building Leaders of Character Updated August 2020 © TLDG, Inc. All rights reserved. THAYER FACULTY FAVORITES Twelve O’Clock High The Longest Day After poor performance and heavy losses in The Longest Day depicts the preparations and daylight bombing missions during WWII, General execution of the Allied invasion of Normandy on Frank Savage is tasked with restoring morale, June 6, 1944. The events of D-Day are told from discipline, and leadership in the 918th Air Force both the Allied and German points of view, Squadron before leading them in high risk showing the immense toll the battle took on missions as the German defenses intensify. both sides. COL (Ret.) Donna Brazil’s takeaways from Twelve O’Clock High: MG (Ret.) Bryan Watson’s thoughts on The Longest Day: “It shows many of “Demonstrates developing various bases of power and eventually the dynamics of leadership from many different perspectives…leader and transformational leadership.” the led.” The Great Raid Hacksaw Ridge Determined to uphold a pledge made in 1942 to Based on a true story, Hacksaw Ridge tells the return to the Philippines after being forced to incredible story of an American Army medic, retreat, General MacArthur sends a group of Desmond Doss, who went behind enemy lines Rangers on a dangerous mission to save 500 to evacuate wounded soldiers in the Battle of hopeless American soldiers who have been held Okinawa. Doss became the first man in US in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp for 3 years. history to receive the Medal of Honor without carrying or firing a gun. Sands of Iwo Jima They Were Expendable Set during WWII, a tough Marine Sergeant, John Lieutenant John Brickley leads an American PT Stryker, puts his squad of naïve, rebellious boat unit, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, recruits through rigorous training, leading to in defending the Philippines from a daunting high tensions between the men and their leader. Japanese invasion during WWII. The group Stryker’s relentless training comes to fruition demonstrated sheer bravery and agility in a when his squad fights in the Battle of Iwo Jima. hopeless situation. Midway Tora! Tora! Tora! The American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Named after the code words used by the lead Navy clash at the Battle of Midway, a turning Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. the Americans, Tora! Tora! Tora! portrays the Midway tells the story of the leaders and planning and execution of Japan’s audacious soldiers who overcame the odds using their and ambitious attack on Pearl Harbor, which instincts, fortitude, and courage. initiated the US into WWII through a declaration of war. The Bridge at the River Kwai Inglorious Bastards Set in Burma in 1943, British prisoners-of-war In Nazi-occupied France during WWII, the film are ordered to build a railway bridge across the follows the separate attempts to assassinate River Kwai to assist in transporting Japanese Nazi leaders by two disparate forces- a group of munitions, unaware that the Allied forces were Jewish American soldiers led by First Lieutenant planning to destroy it. Aldo Raine and a young Jewish French theater owner, Shosanna Dreyfus. Stay Connected ThayerLeadership.com | West Point, NY | 845-446-4731 ext. 8924 with Us! Thayer Movie Club Building Leaders of Character Updated August 2020 © TLDG, Inc. All rights reserved. THAYER FACULTY FAVORITES Battle of the Bulge Darkest Hour Set in WWII, Battle of the Bulge details the last With the Allies cornered on the beaches of major German offensive on the Western Front- Dunkirk, newly-appointed British Prime Minister, an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back.
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