This eight-episode Disney series is a tribute to Revolutionary War military hero Francis Marion, renowned for his lightning surprise attacks, who frustrated British efforts to control the South. [ The Swamp Fox credits: Dir: Harry Keller/ Leslie Nielsen, John Sutton, Joy Page/ 102 min/ Action-Adventure/ American revolution, Resistance to tyranny] External Reviews "The … [Read more...]
This Land Is Mine (1943)
A timid schoolteacher in a Nazi-occupied country finds the courage to deny his captors the “sanction of the victim,” inspiring others to do likewise. [ This Land is Mine credits: Dir: Jean Renoir/ Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, George Sanders/ 103 min/ Drama/ Sanction of the Victim, Resistance to Tyranny] “Charles Laughton gives a memorable performance in the leading … [Read more...]