A Time Out of War
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.
Year: 1954
Studio: Carnival Productions, Universal Pictures
Director: Denis Sanders
Cast: Barry Atwater, Robert Sherry, Corey Allen
Crew: Tony Gorsline (Sound), Morris Green (Camera Operator), Barry Eddy (Sound), Denis Sanders (Producer), Terry Sanders (Editor), Frank Hamilton (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 23 minutes
Release: Sep 26, 1954
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 14 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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