A Time Out of War

Sep 26, 1954

0h 23m

★ 6.4

Overview

Black and White UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the Academy Film Archive. During the American Civil War, two Union soldiers and a Confederate solider fire at each other from across a brook. The two sides negotiate a one-hour truce, from which they develop a bond. Based on the short story "Pickets" (1897) by Robert W. Chambers, it was the winner of an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two Reel) film in 1955. The film is on the National Film Registry for its cultural significance in 2007.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Carnival Productions

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Craig

Barry Atwater

Alden

Robert Sherry

Connor

Corey Allen

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A Time Out of War

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