A Time Out of War
1954 film
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A Time Out of War is a 1954 American short war film directed by Denis Sanders and starring Corey Allen and Barry Atwater. In 1955, it won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) at the 27th Academy Awards,[2][3] first prize at the Venice Film Festival Live Action Short Film category, and a BAFTA Special Award, among others.[4]
Terry Sanders
Barry Atwater
| A Time Out of War | |
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| Directed by | Denis Sanders |
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| Produced by | Denis Sanders Terry Sanders |
| Starring | Corey Allen Barry Atwater |
Production company | Carnival Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal-International[1] |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
The film depicts a one-hour truce agreed to by Union and Confederate soldiers who are on opposite sides of a river.[4]
Production
Denis Sanders was in UCLA film school whilst his brother was a UCLA undergraduate. For Denis's thesis, he searched for an American Civil War short story that was in the public domain to adapt into a film.[5] He chose Pickets, an 1897 story by Robert W. Chambers.[6] Folksinger and songwriter Frank Hamilton composed the original music for the film.
Reception and legacy
Critic Bosley Crowther called it "a keen and eloquent little picture".[7]
The prestige of the film led Terry to be hired by Charles Laughton as the second unit director of The Night of the Hunter (1955).[8] Both brothers were then hired to write the screenplay for The Naked and the Dead, which led to film careers for both men.[8]
The Academy Film Archive preserved A Time Out of War in 2007[9] and it was added to the National Film Registry.[8]
Cast
- Corey Allen as Connor
- Barry Atwater as Craig