Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce

Born June 24, 1842 · Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Died January 1, 1914 · aged 71

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – c. 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been described as "one of the most famous and frequ…

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BridgeBridge · 1960
Bridge
1960
MovieDrama
A tense, compact adaptation of Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Bridge (Polish title Most) recreates the surreal final moments of a condemned man awaiting execution during the American Civil War. In Majewski’s hands, the familiar twist — reality folding into illusion — becomes a lean, visual meditation on death, perception, and the fragility of hope.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · 2026
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
2026
MovieWesternThriller
A man is sentenced to death by hanging at Owl Bridge during the American Civil War.
One of the MissingOne of the Missing · 1968
One of the Missing
★ 7.11968
MovieWar
A Southern soldier in the American Civil War is sent to reconnoiter the enemy positions and becomes trapped beneath a huge pile of rubble by Northern cannon fire. His loaded gun is left pointing precariously at him and he is faced with imminent death.
The Damned ThingThe Damned Thing · 2006
The Damned Thing
★ 5.12006
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between a mysterious, invisible force that made his father kill his mother back in 1981. He sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "dammed thing" before it decimates the whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and then finally... themselves.
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce: Civil War Stories · 2006
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories
★ 5.42006
MovieWesternHistory
Legendary writer Ambrose Bierce was known to be brilliant, cantankerous and romantic in all his life's passions, and was revered as one of the top storytellers of the late 19th Century. In 1890, he presented his recently published collection of Civil War Stories to novelist Gertrude Atherton and fledgling young publisher William Randolph Hearst during an infamous meeting in Sonol, California. This meeting sets the forum for the presentation of three of Bierce's most popular stories including "One Kind Of Officer", "Story Of A Conscience" and "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge." This acclaimed collection features epic battle sequences, deeply conflicted drama and the signature "surprise endings" that characterized most of the short stories by Ambrose Bierce.
The BridgeThe Bridge · 1929
The Bridge
★ 6.41929
MovieDrama
A condemned man manages to avoid being hanged from a bridge over a river when the rope breaks. He falls into the water and his escape attempt ensues.
Parker Adderson, PhilosopherParker Adderson, Philosopher · 1974
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
★ 7.01974
MovieWarDrama
A Union prisoner-of-War, captured behind Confederate lines, and condemned to be shot,, argues with his captors about what lies beyond mortality. Adaptation on an Ambrose Bierce short story.
The Moonlit RoadThe Moonlit Road · 1973
The Moonlit Road
★ 6.01973
MovieHorrorRomance
Julian, a young man who came back home after years of studying abroad finds his life in turmoil after falling for his stepmother, while his dead mother's spirit haunts the family house, intent on revenge.

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Ambrose Bierce: Civil War StoriesAmbrose Bierce: Civil War Stories · 2006
Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories
★ 5.42006
MovieWesternHistory
Legendary writer Ambrose Bierce was known to be brilliant, cantankerous and romantic in all his life's passions, and was revered as one of the top storytellers of the late 19th Century. In 1890, he presented his recently published collection of Civil War Stories to novelist Gertrude Atherton and fledgling young publisher William Randolph Hearst during an infamous meeting in Sonol, California. This meeting sets the forum for the presentation of three of Bierce's most popular stories including "One Kind Of Officer", "Story Of A Conscience" and "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge." This acclaimed collection features epic battle sequences, deeply conflicted drama and the signature "surprise endings" that characterized most of the short stories by Ambrose Bierce.

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