Movies and TvShows featuring "martinet" theme.

Cheyenne Autumn is a movie set in 1878 that tells the story of the Cheyenne tribe, who embark on a perilous journey in search of food and freedom. The movie explores the struggles faced by the Native Americans as they encounter various obstacles and hardships along the way. It sheds light on the themes of oppression, survival, and cultural identity.

Set during World War II, The Cruel Sea follows the crew of a British corvette tasked with protecting convoys from German U-boats in the treacherous North Atlantic. The film explores the sacrifices, dangers, and camaraderie experienced by the naval officers and crew in their fight against the enemy.

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the willful and independent Lieutenant David Farragut, brings a new mission: to disguise the ship and crew as a pirate ship and help the Navy locate the criminals who have been robbing America's merchant fleet. But as Farragut's disobedience threatens the safety of the crew, they stumble upon an international conspiracy.

A Chinese general's daughter tracks her father to a slave-labor tyrant's jungle empire.

William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified heir and son returns home from living in Paris, he finds "Tons' Walker, a strong and burly steel worker running the company, per his late-father's will request. He also finds that his father's will specifies the Junior will change his name to Bill Hall and work in the family steel mill for a year under the fake name. Walker's job is to make a man out of the son. The son is not overjoyed by this prospect. Neither is Walker.

Brad Stevens and Alex Prager are best friends. They are both popular high school students and key members of the football team. Brad is up for nomination to West Point, and Alex is a talented pianist who’s counting on his football skills to land him a university scholarship. But their lives are turned upside down when one day Alex admits that he is gay.

A wealthy banker is a strict disciplinarian with his nine-year-old son Bill. Finally the day comes when neither Bill nor his mother can put up any more with the father's relentlessness and heavy-handed treatment; she leaves and takes Bill with her. The father must decide what's more important--maintaining his iron discipline over his family, or his family itself.