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50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

2013

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

2013
6
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
Men Must Fight

1933

Men Must Fight

1933
5.7
Prophetic tale of a mother in 1940 trying to keep her son out of war.
Screaming Eagles

1956

Screaming Eagles

1956
5.6
A group of young soldiers parachute into France in preparation for D-Day.
The Song of the Grey Pigeon

1961

The Song of the Grey Pigeon

1961
5.9
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from being captured by the Germans, helping out the resistance fighters, and meeting up with a young Russian woman trained in guerrilla warfare. As they learn more about life and danger, various circumstances constantly recall the reality of war itself. The title comes from a wounded pigeon under the care of one of the youngsters.
The Vultures

1941

The Vultures

1941
4.6
Wartime Soviet propaganda cartoon. The short shows the fascist threat, symbolised by vultures, and glorifies Soviet defence, represented here by the airforce.
Tobacco

1962

Tobacco

1962
4.6
Boris Morev dreams of money and power, he’ll do everything to reach the top, including leaving his beloved Irina, to marry the daughter of the local tobacco factory owner. With the death of his father-in-law and the illness of his wife, Morev becomes the new owner of "Nicotiana" and rules with an iron fist, resulting in massive labour strikes and murder. He ropes Irina back into his life, first as a mistress and later as his second wife, but his ambitions still come first as he plans on emerging as the biggest tobacco seller once the war is over. Irina’s love for Boris is fading and she finds a lover in one of the Germans Boris is trying to strike a deal with. Set against the backdrop of World War II and communist partisans fighting against the Nazi-allied Bulgarian monarchy, the film is a screen adaptation of the Bulgarian classic novel "Tobacco" released in 1954.
The Winds of the Aures

1967

The Winds of the Aures

1967
6.4
The transformations of the daily life of the Algerian people during the destructive French occupation, then during the war of liberation. While military repression is in full swing, a peasant woman finds herself alone in her mountain home when her only son is kidnapped by French soldiers shortly after her husband's death during a raid. One day, seeing a dead chicken, which she considers a bad omen, she decides to leave home and embarks on a painful journey through the mountains. Accompanied by a couple of chickens, she moves from one detention camp to another in a desperate search for her missing son. The film is inspired by the events experienced by the director's family.
Playing Soldiers

1967

Playing Soldiers

1967
6.6
After the end of WW2 a blonde boy arrives at an orphanage made for the children of Partizans or people being killed in the war. The headmaster knows that the boy's parents were Nazis but conceals that fact from others, fearing violence by vengeful children. He invents the boy's life story, but the other children get suspicious.
Skirmish of Rough Riders

1899

Skirmish of Rough Riders

1899
2.4
Shielded by a thick bit of timber at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men, awaiting the order to advance...
Dondi

1961

Dondi

1961
3.4
World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan.
Capture of Boer Battery by British

1900

Capture of Boer Battery by British

1900
3.4
The Fox of Paris

1957

The Fox of Paris

1957
7.9
Paris, 1944. With France under Nazi occupation, General Quade entrusts an important mission to Furstenwerth, the commander of the Wermacht: to secretly transmit secret documents to the Allies. While carrying out this mission, the commander falls under the spell of a young French resistance fighter, Yvonne. He is discovered and arrested by the Gestapo. Yvonne and her group of resistance fighters will do everything to free him.
The Fugitive

1910

The Fugitive

1910
4.7
Two Johns, a Confederate and an Union soldier, leave their families to go to the front. After a skirmish they end up separated from their respective sides, the Union soldier shoots the Confederate, but he has to escape and look for refuge in the house of his enemy.
The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959
5.2
The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.
Captured

1959

Captured

1959
4.6
Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces.
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.
Fascist Boots Shall Not Trample Our Motherland

1941

Fascist Boots Shall Not Trample Our Motherland

1941
4.3
Soviet propaganda cartoon made shortly after the German invasion, promising victory against the fascist invaders.
Keep Your Powder Dry

1945

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945
5.9
A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.
The Blue and the Black

1966

The Blue and the Black

1966
6.3
It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Au Revoir, Mon Amour

1991

Au Revoir, Mon Amour

1991
5.7
A tragic love story set against the always volatile and oftenviolent backdrop of Shanghai during the Japanese occupation and at the opening of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War. A nightclub singer becomes involved with both a member of the Chinese resistance and an officer of the Japanese army.