Double Feature: ONE OF THE MISSING: Should He Live or Die? An adaptation of the short story by Ambrose Bierce, set during America"s Civil War, it follows the grim fortunes of a scout who becomes trapped in the rubble of a bombed-out house behind enemy lines AN OCCURENCE AT OWL CREEK: Based on the Ambrose Bierce short story and set during the Civil War, a Southern man has been condemned to die by hanging for his attempt to sabotage a railroad bridge.