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The Rats of Tobruk

1944

The Rats of Tobruk

1944
5.7
Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel's forces.
Vurun Kahpeye

1949

Vurun Kahpeye

1949
6.4
During the years of the National Struggle, Aliye, an idealistic teacher who goes to an occupied town in Anatolia, wages a battle for enlightenment against both the occupying forces and the ignorance of the local people, fueled by bigotry and self-interest.
Falsch

1987

Falsch

1987
4.8
Just before twilight, a small plane lands on the runway of a country airport. One passenger disembarks: Joe, the last survivor of a Jewish family, the Falsches. He has an appointment with them all tonight, forty years after leaving Berlin for New York in 1938. The Falsches are all waiting for him in the arrival lounge: those who perished in the concentration camps; those who left with Joe in 1938; and those who returned to Berlin after the war. Lilli, a young German woman, is there too; she is the daughter of a Nazi official, who was the love of Joe's youth, and who died during the bombing of Berlin. For Joe, it is a night of encounters, of celebrations beyond life and death.
D-Day to Berlin

2004

D-Day to Berlin

2004
6.7
The collective military operations from D-Day to the final assault on Germany represent one of the greatest military offensives ever. D-Day to Berlin follows the Allies' remarkable progress from the beaches of Normandy to their ultimate victory just eleven months later. The celebration of Europe's liberation from the Nazis was tempered only by the chill of Stalin's new domination, truly making this the campaign that shaped the future of Europe. Using a testimony-driven format, this three-part series uses accounts of British, American and German soldiers, as well as archive footage, to bring the savage battlefields to life once more.
The Day Will Dawn

1942

The Day Will Dawn

1942
5.6
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)
Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Fighting Force

1990

Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Fighting Force

1990
6
The Waffen SS is the elite Nazi fighting force that holds a dark place in Germany's history. Their code is a lethal combination of bravery and savagery.
Ashberry Waltz

2010

Ashberry Waltz

2010
2.8
They were young, their life was in bloom and their hearts were longing to love.
Remember the Day

1941

Remember the Day

1941
6.6
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
Nagabonar

1986

Nagabonar

1986
6.7
All sorts of unlikely figures come to prominence in wartime, no matter what the country. Indonesia is no exception. In this comedy, Naga Bonar, a pickpocket who has seized the opportunity of the moment to declare himself a general in the Freedom Forces during the chaos of the Japanese occupying forces’ withdrawal in 1945, as the Dutch attempted to reassert their control over the area. However, soon a mask becomes his true self, and he becomes a true soldier and patriot.
Aerial Gunner

1943

Aerial Gunner

1943
4.4
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman.
Appointment in Berlin

1943

Appointment in Berlin

1943
6.7
The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thriller starring George Sanders.
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988
6.5
During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The film tells the true story of Gies' struggle to keep the family hidden and safe, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down. Based upon Gies' memoirs and Anne Frank's famous diary.
Japanese Devils

2001

Japanese Devils

2001
4.6
A documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former Japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the Second World War, including the the infamous Unit 731 medical experimentation group. Having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers, the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non-Japanese as even human. Perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done, they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear.
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

1965

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

1965
6.4
A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.
Hell on Earth

1931

Hell on Earth

1931
5.9
Hell on Earth (German: Niemandsland) is a 1931 German film directed by Victor Trivas. The film is also known as No Man's Land in France.
Journey's End

1930

Journey's End

1930
6.3
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
Spoils of War

2009

Spoils of War

2009
3.2
Five SS soldiers infiltrate Austria near the Italian border in the autumn of 1944 to kidnap the ehad of Operation Bernhard - a secret German plan devised to destabililize the Allied war effort by flooding its economy with counterfeit currency.
Friends at Arms: On Autumn Exercises

1961

Friends at Arms: On Autumn Exercises

1961
5.4
The old comrades are called up for three weeks of autumn maneuvers. They are usually more interested in beer, girls, and cheerful music, but Sergeant Vældegaard is determined to scrape the civilian rust off the "boys." Their old friends from their days as recruits have remained in the system as platoon leaders and sergeants, respectively, but that does not dampen the fun. In the heat of battle, the schoolteacher finds time to flirt with his Lotte Corps colleague Birthe.
Ricochets

1986

Ricochets

1986
6.2
The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.
Tonight We Raid Calais

1943

Tonight We Raid Calais

1943
5.4
A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.