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Ships with Wings

1941

Ships with Wings

1941
4
Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.
Pica-Don

1978

Pica-Don

1978
6.7
An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the time this film was completed, it was the very first attempt in the world to deal with such a sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation media.
High Pass

1981

High Pass

1981
4
World War II scattered the Carpathian peasant family of Yaroslava Petrin. She is a dedicated communist, and her husband, son and daughter support OUN-UPA.
The House of Intrigue

1956

The House of Intrigue

1956
7.7
A radio operator for the British Army is captured in a Nazi-occupied Dutch city.
The Mighty Navy

1941

The Mighty Navy

1941
6
Popeye joins the US Navy and routs the enemy in a one-man battle, but not before he causes his commanding officer plenty of aggravation.
Freedom Radio

1941

Freedom Radio

1941
6.3
Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to "disappear" into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and accepts a political post in Berlin. Meanwhile Dr Karl decides to try to do something to counteract the Nazi propaganda and with the help of an engineer and a few friends he sets up the Freedom Radio to counteract the Nazi propaganda.
The Stick

1988

The Stick

1988
6
A squad (stick) of South African soldiers is sent into the bush to track down some rebel fighters when things take a supernatural turn.
This Is Korea!

1951

This Is Korea!

1951
5.7
John Ford's documentary about the early battles of the Korean War, shot in color.
Mrs. Meitlemeihr

2002

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

2002
5.7
Hitler escapes the war to London, where he lives as Mrs. Meitlemeihr, in this what-if black comedy from commercial director Graham Rose.
Tjoet Nja' Dhien

1988

Tjoet Nja' Dhien

1988
8
Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.
The Hero of Liao-Yang

1904

The Hero of Liao-Yang

1904
4.7
Several Japanese youths are playing various games and enjoying some refreshments outdoors when a military courier arrives. The messenger asks for one of the young men, and gives him his orders. The young man puts on his uniform, leaves home, and reports to a unit in the field, where preparations are being made for a battle against the Russians. The young soldier is then sent on a dangerous but important mission.
Surrounded

1960

Surrounded

1960
4
The film describes how resistance fighter Knut Magne Haugland operated an illegal telegraph station on the roof of the National Hospital in 1944 during World War II.
Był sobie dzieciak

2013

Był sobie dzieciak

2013
4.3
During the brutal 1944 Warsaw Uprising, young poet Marek is forced to grow up in an instant as he joins the resistance amid the city’s desperate fight. When he meets a captivating woman, he must confront harsh choices.
Der Transport

1961

Der Transport

1961
6.3
March, 1945: The insecure and hesitant reserve lieutenant Felix Bleck receives orders to lead a transport of 40 prisoners to the Western Front, where the men are to be burned up in a punishment battalion. On the way there, Bleck realizes the inhuman futility of his assignment and makes a fateful decision.
Firehawk

1993

Firehawk

1993
6.7
During a daring mission in Vietnam, a helicoptor squadron is downed. While the soldiers try to escape capture by the Viet Cong, clues that the copter was sabotaged lead to brutal infighting, as they search for the traitor among them.
Die Stunde der Offiziere

2004

Die Stunde der Offiziere

2004
7.8
A well documented re-enaction of the July 20th, 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler, aka Operation Valkyrie.
Instruments of Darkness

2015

Instruments of Darkness

2015
10
A war hero and the lure of ambition and descent into hell. An adaptation of Macbeth.
The Flying Fool

1929

The Flying Fool

1929
5.5
A man protective of his brother checks out the girl his brother is in love with, in order to see if she's the real thing or just trying to take advantage of him. Unfortunately, he winds up falling in love with her himself.
Last Letters Home

2004

Last Letters Home

2004
7
Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Couturie (Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam). Photos of the soldiers in military and civilian life are shown as family members read the final correspondence received from Iraq and share their thoughts and memories about the fallen troops and the realities of war.
The Catch

2011

The Catch

2011
5.3
When an American plane crashes in the Cambodian jungle, the pilot is taken captive by the Khmer Rouge. They instruct the kids of a village to keep an eye on the prisoner. While the younger kids gradually become friends with the stranger, the older boy called Pang has a different attitude. Since he grew up without parents, he accepted the Khmer rouge as his replacement parents and endears himself to them by betraying villagers. When Pang becomes responsible for watching the prisoner, things become worse for the pilot.