Hand-Picked Alternatives Movies That Echo the Spirit of Fänrik Stål...

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

Quiet and monotonous life in the countryside is abruptly interrupted by the moving front of the Polish-Russian war.

Dir: Unknown Director

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Ashoka perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Franklin B. Coates

Depicts Jesse James' return home to Missouri after the Civil War hoping to live a life of peace, but is falsely accused of robbing a bank. He is forced to take up a life of crime by being branded an outlaw. Crimes are commited and blamed on him, his family is maimed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but all the while James is able to perform charitable acts to citizens. James is finally assasinated by Bob Ford. All told in a flashback style by Jesse James Jr. to a eastern baeu asking for his daughters' hand in marrage.

Dir: Wallace Worsley

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Jesse James as the Outlaw perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

An orphan boy from the Kentucky hills joins the Union Army and rescues his adopted family from Morgan's raiders. He learns his real identity when he returns after the war.

Dir: John W. Brunius

Young Jörgen Steenfeld is the heir of the estate Steensgaard and unable to clear up its finances. He is being looked after by his old friend, "Mästerkatten".

Dir: Jerome Storm

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Luther Green goes to war in France in 1917. When he comes back to his family home in New Jersey, he has a surprise following him: a beautiful French girl named Nina.

Dir: Anthony Young

Films shot by newsreel companies and army cameramen are featured to tell the story of what it was like for soldiers during World War I.

Dir: John W. Brunius

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Mästerkatten i stövlar perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A divorced woman takes matters into her own hands and destroys her late ex-husband's will, to ensure that their daughter receives her rightful inheritance. Will her efforts be for naught? Based on "Lille Rødhætte" by Henrik Pontoppidan.

Dir: John W. Brunius

The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the midst of a dance number goes suddenly all the lights out. In the confusion that arises one of the elegant guests is deprived of her jewelry.

Dir: Rex Ingram

An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.