War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

depictions in

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...

and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars.

Ancient history (3050 BC – AD 476)

The Middle Ages (476 – 1453)

Early Modern history (1453 - 1775)

The Age of Revolution and Empire (1775-1914)

The Age of Extremes: The Short 20th Century (1914-1945)

Note: From World war I to World War II

The Age of Extremes: The Short 20th Century (1945-2001)

Note: From the start of the Cold War until the end in 1990s

The War on Terror & The 21st Century (2001-present)

Mercenaries in the third world

(See also: Mercenaries in popular culture: Films) * ''

Geschwader Fledermaus ''Geschwader Fledermaus'' (''Bat squadron'') is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 un ...

'' (''Bat Squadron'') (1957) * '' Cerný prapor'' (''The Black Battalion''/''Das schwarze Bataillon''/''Bataillon des Teufels'') (1958) * '' Kommando 52'' (''Commando 52'') (1965) * '' Der lachende Mann – Bekenntnisse eines Mörders'' (''The Laughing Man – Confessions of a Killer'') (1966) * ''

Africa Addio ''Africa Addio'' (also known as ''Africa: Blood and Guts'' in the United States and ''Farewell Africa'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1966 Italian mondo documentary film co-directed, co-edited and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Pr ...

'' (''Africa – Blood and Guts'') (1966) * '' Der Fall Bernd K.'' (''The Case of Bernd K.'') (1967) * '' PS zum lachenden Mann'' (''PS to the Laughing Man'') (1967) * ''

The Last Mercenary ''The Last Mercenary'' is a 1968 Spanish/West German/Italian international co-production of a modern-day Western. It was directed by Mel Welles who was uncredited for financial funding reasons.Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from th ...

'' (1968) * ''

Seduto alla sua destra ''Black Jesus'' ( it, Seduto alla sua destra, lit. "Sitting to his right") is a 1968 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Woody Strode. It is inspired by the finals days of the first Prime Minister of the Dem ...

'' (''Black Jesus'') (1968) * ''

Dark of the Sun ''Dark of the Sun'' (also known as ''The Mercenaries'' in the UK) is a 1968 British adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith's ...

''/''The Mercenaries'' (1968) * ''

Sette Baschi Rossi ''Sette baschi rossi'' also known as ''The Red Berets'', ''Seven Red Berets'' and ''Congo Hell'' is a 1969 Italian/West German co-production, filmed in Ethiopia, about a fictional group of mercenaries. The film was produced and directed by screenw ...

'' (''The Red Berets'') (1969) * ''

The Last Grenade ''The Last Grenade'' is a 1970 British war film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Stanley Baker and Alex Cord as two Mercenary, soldiers of fortune, formerly comrades, who now find themselves on opposite sides. The cast also includes Richa ...

'' (1970) * '' Immer wenn der Steiner kam'' (''Every Time Steiner Came'') (1976), not released * '' High Velocity'' (1976) * '' Scorticateli Vivi'' (''Wild Geese Attack''/''Skin 'Em Alive'') (1978) * ''

The Wild Geese ''The Wild Geese'' is a 1978 war film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger. The screenplay concerns a group of mercenaries in Africa. It was the result of a long-held ambit ...

'' (1978) * '' The Dogs of War'' (1981) * '' Code Name: Wild Geese'' (1984) * ''

Commando Leopard ''Commando Leopard'' (german: Kommando Leopard) is a 1985 Euro War film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski, and Manfred Lehmann. Plot In an unnamed Latin American dictatorship, a group of rebel freedom fighte ...

'' (1985) * ''

Men of War ''Men of War'' is a real-time tactics video game franchise, based mainly in World War II. Main series Soldiers: Heroes of World War II ''Soldiers: Heroes of World War II'' is the original game of the 'Men of War' series, and uses an early GE ...

'' (1994) * '' Mister BOB'' (2011) (TV) * '' Soldiers of Fortune'' (2012)

References

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