5 Movies Directed by John Milius

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-10-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(5868 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Fullplot:

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4284 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Matt Johnson, Jack Barlow, and Leroy Smith are three young California surfers in the 1960s. At first reveling in the carefree life of beaches, girls, and waves, they eventually must face the fact that the world is changing, becoming more complex, less answerable by simple solutions. Ultimately the Vietnam war interrupts their idyll, leaving them to wonder if they will survive until "Big Wednesday," the mythical day when the greatest, cleanest, most transcendent wave of all will come.

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-05-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (106451 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Cast:

Writer:

Robert E. Howard (based on the character created by)

John Milius

Oliver Stone

Fullplot:

A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-08-10

Languages:

English, Russian, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (39524 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Cast:

Writer:

Kevin Reynolds (story)

John Milius (screenplay)

Kevin Reynolds (screenplay)

Fullplot:

From out of the sky, Soviet, Nicaraguan, and Cuban troops begin landing on the football field of a Colorado high school. In seconds, the paratroopers have attacked the school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols, and bows and arrows, the teens struggle to survive the bitter winter and the Soviet KGB patrols hunting for them. Eventually, trouble arises when they kill a group of Soviet soldiers on patrol in the highlands. Soon they will wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invading Soviet troops-under the banner of 'Wolverines!'

Rough Riders

Rough Riders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-07-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

184 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1327 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Cast:

Writer:

John Milius

Hugh Wilson

Fullplot:

In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry regiment. The regiment, later known as the Rough Riders, brings together volunteers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. When Roosevelt and his men finally land on Cuba, they face ambush, intense enemy fire, and a desperate, outnumbered charge up a defended hill.

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