From the information given it is difficult to decipher the title of the film you are referring to. However, if you know anything else about the genre, era or actors related to this film, you may be able to track down the name and director of it on a movie search engine website such as The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), found at the following address: www.imdb.com.
By the sounds of it, you are talking about a film that belongs to the war genre. One of the most well-known and popular directors of such films is Steven Spielberg, so you might find it useful to research him for information on similar titles to the one you have expressed an interest in. Spielberg wrote the blockbuster hits Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List - the latter of which has been voted by viewers as the greatest war film of all time on the Internet Movie Database official website - and so is undoubtedly one of the most decorated directors of his generation. Indeed, Spielberg has had great success in directing films from a variety of genres - not just those focused on the events of war.
Another of the most respected war films of all time is Apocalypse Now, set deep into the bloodshed and action of the Vietnam War. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this film won two Oscars and involved performing stars Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando. War film fanatics may also enjoy some of the following titles, all of which feature in the Internet Movie Database's top twenty war titles of all time: Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni; Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick; The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski; The Ascent, directed by Larisa Shepitko; and Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Peterson.
By the sounds of it, you are talking about a film that belongs to the war genre. One of the most well-known and popular directors of such films is Steven Spielberg, so you might find it useful to research him for information on similar titles to the one you have expressed an interest in. Spielberg wrote the blockbuster hits Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List - the latter of which has been voted by viewers as the greatest war film of all time on the Internet Movie Database official website - and so is undoubtedly one of the most decorated directors of his generation. Indeed, Spielberg has had great success in directing films from a variety of genres - not just those focused on the events of war.
Another of the most respected war films of all time is Apocalypse Now, set deep into the bloodshed and action of the Vietnam War. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this film won two Oscars and involved performing stars Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando. War film fanatics may also enjoy some of the following titles, all of which feature in the Internet Movie Database's top twenty war titles of all time: Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni; Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick; The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski; The Ascent, directed by Larisa Shepitko; and Das Boot, directed by Wolfgang Peterson.