Highest-Rated Movies about 'Cowardice', Sort by Popularity

Bitter Victory (1958), The Four Feathers (1978), The Elusive Corporal (1962), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), The Canterville Ghost (1944), Rebel in Town (1956), Back From Eternity (1956), The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Cowardice movies.

#3. The Elusive Corporal (1962)

Storyline: An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: corporal, prisoner of war, german soldier, assistant, waiter, farmer, suspenseful ...

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#4. The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Storyline: Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom. Little do the cutthroats know that she will be rescued by that unlikeliest of knights errant, Sylvester the Great, who will lead them on a merry, and madcap, chase.—Alfred Jingle

Plot Keywords: actor, princess, pirate, tattoo artist, governor, guard, hilarious ...

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#5. The Canterville Ghost (1944)

Storyline: In the 1600s, cowardly Sir Simon of Canterville flees a duel and seeks solace in the family castle. His ashamed father seals him in the room where he is hiding and dooms him to life as a ghost until one of his descendants performs a brave deed. Simon believes he may be saved when he meets Cuffy Williams, an American kinsman stationed with a troop of soldiers at the castle in 1943. Will this blood relative save the family honor, or will his blood be as yellow as the rest of the Cantervilles?—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: ghost, soldier, young girl, father, amusing, winsome, lighthearted ...

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#6. Rebel in Town (1956)

Storyline: Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and shoots dead a boy playing with a cap pistol. The Mason clan then flees but Gray Mason, feeling remorse, decides to return to the town. He winds up at the home of John and Nora Willoughby who, unknown to him, are parents of the dead boy. Nora recognizes him as one of the Confederates but keeps quiet, wishing to avoid more violence. However, when John learns of Gray's true identity, he determines to avenge his son's death.—dinky-4 of Minneapolis

Plot Keywords: robber, father, son, brother, young boy, mother, fiery ...

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#8. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

Storyline: Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, but she can't even consider leaving the exciting life on the canal for a banal one on a farm...—Ed Lorusso <elorusso@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: farmer, cook, bully, boat captain, dentist, love interest, amusing ...

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#9. The Four Feathers (2002)

Storyline: Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancée give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor.

Plot Keywords: military officer, fiancée, colonel, british general, best friend, mercenary, melodramatic ...

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#10. Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Storyline: In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito. He travels to the Sudan where he employs various guises and tricks to save the lives of his former fellow officers who branded him a coward. During the battle of Khartoum, Faversham leads a prison revolt in the enemy's fort, thus enabling General Kitchener's forces to take the city.—nufs68

Plot Keywords: military officer, soldier, fiancée, colleague, friend, father, emotional ...

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#11. The Glory Brigade (1953)

Storyline: During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines. Due to his Greek heritage Pryor is initially proud to accompany the Greek contingent but his feelings change to scorn and mistrust when what he believes is cowardice shown by the Greek soldiers and their leaders results in the near annihiliation of his own platoon. An uneasy alliance is maintained between the US and Greek troops as the enemy's true objective is learned.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Plot Keywords: lieutenant, soldier, corporal, army officer, patriotic, tense, thrilling ...

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#13. Duel of Champions (1961)

Storyline: A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Three valiant brothers are chosen for each side. The Romans choose three brothers: the Orazi. The Albans are represented by the Curiazi. During the fierce and bloody final duel the Romans defeat their opponents.—Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>

Plot Keywords: warrior, brother, sister, king, enemy, spectacular, melodramatic ...

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