A Time Out of War (1954)

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.

Released

1954-09-26

Genres

War, Drama

Runtime

23 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Denis Sanders

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 16 votes