The Essential Watchlist Similar Cinematic Experiences to Victory: Cult Guide

Dir: Augusto Genina

Cyrano de Bergerac is a joyous and witty poet filled with plenty of charisma and bravado in 17th-century France. He has only one flaw: an unusually long nose which makes him unattractive to any woman.

Dir: Jerome Storm

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.

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

Dir: Muhsin Ertugrul

Ayse who lost her husband and child during the occupation of Izmir by Greek Army in 1919 goes to Istanbul to attend demonstrations which are arranged against the occupation of Anatolia. And then she passes to Anatolia to be a nurse and meets with Ihsan there. At that time Turkish War of Independence starts and they participate to this battle together.

Dir: Alan Crosland

A Russian prince has to flee his country after fighting a duel. He falls in love with a duchess, but becomes jealous when he finds out she has a lover.

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

Dir: Unknown Director

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Ivane Perestiani

Adventures of three Red Army soldiers - Misha, Dunyasha, and Tom Jackson (an African-American boy) - who fight against Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno and his forces during the Russian Civil War.

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

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: Rex Ingram

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

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

Dir: Les Kurbas

Background component for an eponymous stage play, which contrasts the reality of war with that of high society.

Dir: Dimitris Gaziadis

Pictures from the Greek expedition to Asia Minor.