''Two Soldiers'' is a 2003 American short

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Aaron Schneider with a score by

Alan Silvestri Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for all of his feature films including the ''Bac ...

. In 2004, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the

76th Academy Awards The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2003 in film, films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood ...

. It is based on a 1942 short story by

William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most ...

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Cast

* Jonathan Furr - Willie Grier (as Jonathan 'Furrball' Furr) * Ben Allison - Pete Grier *

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in '' Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–19 ...

- Colonel McKellog * David Andrews - Lieutenant Hogenbeck * Mike Pniewski - Sheriff Foote * Deacon Dawson - Mr. Grossnickel * Joanne Pankow - Mrs. Habersham * Danny Vinson - Pap Grier * Suellen Yates- Maw Grier * David Hall - Private * D. H. Johnson - Colonel's Driver * Al Wiggins - Man on the Bus * Allan Hamilton - Bus Driver * Warren Hendon - Old Man Killegrew (as Warren Jack Hendon) * Nancy Saunders - Old Lady Killegrew * Lorenzo Meachum - Blues Guitarist * Lisa Boston - Woman on Street

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* 2003 films 2003 short films 2003 drama films 2003 independent films American drama short films American independent films Films about brothers Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Films based on short fiction Films based on works by William Faulkner Films directed by Aaron Schneider Films scored by Alan Silvestri 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{short-drama-film-stub