The War Show (2016)
The War Show (2016) A Syrian radio DJ shares her experiences in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.
Drone (2014)
Drone (2014) The documentary follows people on both sides of the drone technology. The unique access to drone victims in Waziristan is juxtaposed to drone pilots who struggle to come to terms with the new warfare. The film covers diverse and integral ground from the recruitment of young pilots at ga
Tangerines (2013)
Tangerines (2013) War in Georgia, Apkhazeti region 1992: local Apkhazians are fighting to break free from Georgia. Estonian village between the mountains has become empty, almost everyone has returned to their homeland, only 2 men have stayed: Ivo and Margus. But Margus will leave as soon as he has
Underground Rendezvous (2007)
Underground Rendezvous 2007 Set in the 1980s, the eldest son of a poor family decides to move to Seoul to become a teacher Yet as soon as he reaches the city, his money is stolen and his bags are lost He manages to reach a remote town, where coincidentally they were looking for a new teacher for the
Play Dirty (1969)
Play Dirty (1969) The Dirty Dozen meet the Stiff Upper Lip. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned to work with the British Army in North Africa handling port duties for incoming fuels. This gives him the official rank of Captain in the British Army. The Colonel (Nigel Green) in c
Burn Country (2016)
Burn Country (2016) An exiled Afghan journalist moves to Northern California. When he tries to rise above his menial job on a police blotter by covering a local crime, he's drawn into a world of violence.
Klondike (2022)
Klondike 2022 The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine during the start of the war Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces Shortly after they find themselves at the center of an international air crash catastrophe on July 17
Bastards (2006)
Bastards (2006) A "Hitlerjugend" kind of story, set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on a fictitious story from the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin. The Red Army has a gang of juveniles for a clandestine operation against the Nazis. The boys are trained by a dangerou
The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son (2015)
The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son 2015 The Hague, The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Two ambitious lawyers face each other in the trial of Milorad Krstic, whos accused of committing war crimes as a commander in the Bosnian war The defender, Mikhail Finn, h
Das Boot ist voll (1981)
Das Boot ist voll (1981) During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge
Dachau Liberation (2021)
Dachau Liberation 2021 This amazing documentary presents interviews with former prisoners of the camp, who, in these terrible times, were only numbers Dachau Hell on Earth A place that brings back horrifying memories in those, who survived the camp, and fills with terror and disbelief those, who hav
The Round Up (1966)
The Round Up 1966 In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re established, but partisans carry on with violent actions In order to root out the guerilla, the army rounds up suspects and jails them in an isolated fort The authorities do not have the
Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015) Documentary revealing the inner workings of the world's most powerful intelligence organization, with unprecedented access to America's spy network, all 12 living CIA directors and top agency operatives, who talk candidly about torture, secret prisons, drone
A Midnight Clear (1992)
A Midnight Clear (1992) Set in 1944 France, in the Ardennes forest region, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and share a C
Hells Angels (1930)
Hells Angels (1930) Two brothers attending Oxford enlist with the RAF when World War I breaks out. Roy and Monte Rutledge have very different personalities. Monte is a freewheeling womanizer, even with his brother's girlfriend Helen. He also proves to have a yellow streak when it comes to his Night
Sea Wife (1957)
Sea Wife (1957) In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator, and a black seaman. Only the seaman knows the woman is a nun. The men reveal their true selves under the
Women of Valor (1986)
Women of Valor (1986) Col. Jessup (Susan Sarandon), an American military nurse, presents a case for a bronze medal with Valor to a military hearing. She tells her story of being taken prisoner in the Phillipines by the Japanese during WWII. Having survived a death march from Bataan Col. Jessup is pu
Imitation General (1958)
Master Sgt Murph Savage impersonates a fallen general in the hope of inspiring his fellow soldiers to bravely fight their way out of a Nazi ensnarement He might succeed if he can avoid the one soldier who knows his true identity
Angry Nazi Zombies (2012)
Angry Nazi Zombies (2012) 3 interlocking stories from the dark days of World War 2. A soldier on a suicide mission. A troubled family with a monster in their bomb shelter. A supernatural investigator on her most dangerous assignment yet.
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) Well-intentioned history lesson; the decision to drop the atom bomb, the secrecy surrounding the mission, and the men who flew it.
Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981) This biographical movie begins with a short blurb about Uganda, followed by the joyous scenes surrounding Amin's military takeover from Milton Obote. He goes about arresting and torturing the rebels. In his freezer he keeps the heads of his rivals and says: "It is
Anatahan (1953)
Anatahan (1953) Josef von Sternberg directed, photographed, provides the voice-over narration and wrote the screenplay (from a based-on-actual event novel by Michiro Maruyana translated by Younghill Kang) about twelve Japanese seaman who, in June 1944, are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten isla
Cavalcade (1933)
Cavalcade (1933) A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War.
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
A Tale of Two Cities (1980) Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the Frenc
Beachhead (1954)
Beachhead (1954) On a Japanese-occupied island during World War II, only two soldiers remain alive after a mission attempt goes horribly wrong. Trapped on the island, they must escort a scientist and his daughter to the other side of the island where their ship awaits. They must battle nature, hard
Naked Among Wolves (2015)
Naked Among Wolves (2015) Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the camp would
Millions Like Us (1943)
Millions Like Us (1943) Categorised as a British World War II propaganda film this less known example is a superb work of morale-boosting films from mid World War 2. Well written and directed the film has a simple story line based around the many women conscripted into industrial factory work in sup
That Kind of Woman (1959)
That Kind of Woman (1959) In June 1944, Kay and Jane travel on an overnight train from Miami to New York, accompanied by Harry. Kay is the mistress of "The Man", a rich industrialist, whom they are to meet so that they can help entertain an important general. Red, a young paratrooper on le
Adira (2014)
Adira (2014) During the Holocaust, a young Jewish girl flees from the grasp of the Gestapo and finds herself stranded on an abandoned farm.
1898. Los �ltimos de Filipinas (2016)
1898. Los �ltimos de Filipinas (2016) In 1898, Spain sends a military squad to the town of Laber, Fillippines, to protect one of the last colonies of the Spanish Empire to avoid that rebel natives recover its ancient territories. Lead by Captain Enrique de las Morenas and Lieutenant Cerezo, a p
21 Brothers (2011)
21 Brothers (2011) 21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadians 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcelette in WWI. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prep his battalion Sgt. Reid must also de
The Blood of Others (1984)
The Blood of Others (1984) WWII. In German occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.
Zeppelin (1971)
Zeppelin (1971) The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German
Phantom Soldiers (1989)
Phantom Soldiers (1989) Texas Ranger Daniel Custer leaves for Vietnam to find his brother Michael, a Green Beret Lieutenant who has been reported missing in action. Michael's squad was searching for a mysterious group of 'phantom soldiers' that had been using US-made arms for massacring villages and
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) In the Cold War, when the captain of a Russian submarine comes too close to the Gloucester Island in Massachusetts to give a look at America, the submarine gets stranded. A nine-man team commanded by Lieutenant Rozanov goes onshore to search a
Tears of Gaza (2010)
Tears of Gaza (2010) In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a dramatic war experience. Many of them live in tents or in ruins without walls or roofs. T
The Skin (1981)
The Skin (1981) After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, the life for the locals is not much easier, especially for women. Many sacrifice their dignity and morale to survive.
Wunderland (2018)
Wunderland (2018) Christmas 1944, The Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the German aggressors. Cappa and his men must find their faith
...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965)
...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965) Dr. Braun is forbidden to practice medicine because he's a Jew living in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia. He's old, seems resigned about the fate of the Jews, and even works in the Department of Confiscation of Jewish Property. One day a neighbor asks him to ass
Days of Glory (2006)
Days of Glory 2006 Algeria, 1943, through Italy and France, to Alsace in early 1945, with a coda years later Arabs volunteer to fight Nazis to liberate France, their motherland We follow Said, dirt poor, an orderly for a grizzled sergeant, Martinez, a pied noir with some willingness to speak up for
The Mountain II (2016)
The Mountain II 2016 DAG II tells the story of a clandestine special forces squad call sign Storm Bringer Following the events of the first film, Bekir and Oguz, unlikely best friends, have enrolled in the world famous, perpetually grueling Turkish special forces training Their first mission begins
Odnazhdy v pustyne (2022)
Odnazhdy v pustyne 2022 The ancient Syrian city Palmyra has recently been liberated from ISIS A special War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team clears the way to the city one kilometers at a time from explosives left by the terrorists But the closer the sappers get to the center of Palmyra, the more de
Kokoda: 39th Battalion (2006)
Kokoda: 39th Battalion (2006) A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.
The Young Lions (1958)
The Young Lions (1958) The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with antisemitism at home and in the army while entertainer Michael Whiteacre transforms from playboy to hero.
Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953) It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17. For the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem - there seems to be a security leak. The Germans always seem to be forewarned about escapes and in the most recent attempt the two men, Manfre
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) A by-the-book captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) In Revolutionary America, Gil Martin takes his new wife Lana back to his farm in upstate New York. The area is remote and a distance from the fort but they are happy living in their one room cabin. With the declaration of independence, the settlers soon find themselves