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A Time Out of War (1954)

A Time Out of War (1954)

Drama War
Release Date: 1954, September 26
Directors: Denis Sanders
Countries: United States of America
Production: Carnival Productions, Carnival Productions, Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures
Cast: Barry Atwater, Robert Sherry

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.

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soldier american civil war union confederacy