Popular War Movies - Page 143

Divisione Folgore

1954

Divisione Folgore

1954
6.4
In the summer of 1942, during the Second World War, a group of young paratroopers from the Folgore Division, after having been subjected to a long and tiring training in Italy, was transported by air to the Libyan desert to cover the Italian-German front.
Stopy na Sitne

1969

Stopy na Sitne

1969
7
Slovak partisans, bravely fighting against Nazi superiority, would never have succeeded to such an extent if they had not been supported by the villagers. Despite the threat of repression, it is the villagers who care for the wounded, hide them, and behave conscientiously. Although the film was made in the late 1960s, it fully adopts the patterns of partisan stories, perhaps the only thing it can be credited with is a more developed sense of authenticity in the story, characters, and setting.
Green Dragon Crescent Blade

2021

Green Dragon Crescent Blade

2021
6.5
Guan Xing trains with all his might in order to retrieve the Green Dragon Crescent Blade. He finds Pan Zhang, the killer of his father, and they begin to fight at the water dam. So, who will get the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in the end?
Kosovo: Desperate Search

2006

Kosovo: Desperate Search

2006
10
The film "Kosova: Desperate Search" recounts the repercussions and effects of the Kosovar war on the Albanian population. Ethnic cleansings and other atrocities mentally and physically destroyed the people. The entwined destinies of individual persons and families from various geographic regions and social classes are the basis of a closely interconnected storyline. Families are not only looking for their missing children, but also for new hope and perspectives.
15 Lads

2011

15 Lads

2011
5.5
Summer 1944, France. Racine is a carefree 19-year-old first-aid worker, his secret desire is to be able to sleep with Isabelle, the girl he's in love with. One evening they are about to take the plunge, but a resistance fighter comes to ask for help. Racine goes up to the maquis to impress the young girl and joins a group of fifteen immature boys. But up there, nothing goes as planned. The war catches up with them, brutally marking the end of an innocence and Racine finds himself caught in the crossfire.
Behind Enemy Lines

1997

Behind Enemy Lines

1997
4.9
An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.
Time of a Dancer

1998

Time of a Dancer

1998
2.8
Events are unfolding in one of the hot spots of the Russia. The heroes of the film returned from the war. They are winners and losers, because they have forgotten how to live in peace. The war is over, but it is close and still kills. And they want to live so passionately. But how?
Kannathil Muthamittal

2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

2002
7.6
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.
The Great Water

2004

The Great Water

2004
5.4
An ailing communist reflects on a young boy childhood in Stalinist Yugoslavia.
Act of Love

1953

Act of Love

1953
6.7
An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.
Gold Run

2022

Gold Run

2022
6.5
Fredrik isn’t the bravest of men, but now he is faced with a great responsibility and an enormous task - to get the entire Norwegian gold reserve away from the Nazis during the invasion of Norway.
Thunder in the East

1952

Thunder in the East

1952
5.4
During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson.
The Cruel Sea

1944

The Cruel Sea

1944
It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any country can possess. As a result, Japan has to decommission a ship to its makers' disappointment. An institute of technology's laboratory designs a new ship. Due to less ships, sailors have to retire and are also disappointed. The laboratory's manager and an admiral are visiting a patient at a hospital and meet coincidentally. The former has a daughter who worries about her father's workload. She asks him to accompany her to a concert. Father has little time, but is convinced for her sake. He is inspired for a ship's design at the performance. The film is inspired by the life of Jo Hiraga.
The War Game

1966

The War Game

1966
7.7
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985.
Uncivil Warriors

1935

Uncivil Warriors

1935
6.2
Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered, they hide in a cannon and are blown back to their northern headquarters.
Captive Women 4

1977

Captive Women 4

1977
4.8
To improve the morale of the German officers, a train with beautiful girls is arranged to entertain them when on leave.
Dear Soldier

1944

Dear Soldier

1944
Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.
Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963
6.6
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.
Please Forgive Me

1993

Please Forgive Me

1993
Mai is an art student who is invited to act in a movie set in the war. Along with acting and studying, she is in the midst of the complexities of her family background, social life and personal ambitions. Powerful, free-spirited, rebellious, struggling and thoughtful, Forgive Me is like a chorus of young people living in the early 90s in Hanoi.
Tell England

1931

Tell England

1931
7.5
In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

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