Counterpoint (1968)
Counterpoint (1968) A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, and is forced to perform at private concerts for the Nazi generals.
Max (2002)
Max (2002) Munich, 1918. German-Jew Max Rothman has returned to much of his pre-war life which includes to his wife Nina and their two children, to his mistress Liselore von Peltz, and to his work as an art dealer. He has however not returned to being an aspiring painter as he lost his dominant righ
Suchwiin bulmyeong (2001)
Suchwiin bulmyeong 2001 Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism, civil war and occupation After surviving Japanese colonization, Korea became the first war zone of the Cold War The legacy of war remains today in this divided
War Photographer (2001)
War Photographer (2001) Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Forgive Dont Forget (2014)
Forgive Dont Forget (2014) A documentary about returning a surrendered sword from World War II.
Flag of My Father (2011)
Flag of My Father (2011) William Devane portrays the families patriarch, while John Schneider plays the sister's protagonist, her cynical civilian brother.
Forced March (1989)
Forced March (1989) Ben Kline is a successful television actor looking for a meaningful role to make him a movie star. When he sets out to play a hero who died in the Holocaust, he is forced to face the reality of those victimized by the war. In assuming the role of Miklos Radnoti, who left a notebo
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Operation Amsterdam (1959) During WW II, British commandos visit occupied Holland to keep a fortune in diamonds out of Nazi hands. Tense action follows as Anna, Jan and their colleagues play cat and mouse with the Dutch army, knowing that one of their number may be a traitor.
The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
The Hanoi Hilton (1987) A drama focusing on the suffering, torture, and brutal treatment the American P.O.W.s had to deal with daily while in North Vietnam's Hoa Lo Prison, the most infamous P.O.W. camp in Hanoi. The film focuses on the resistance the prisoners gave to their captors and the strong b
Hannibal Brooks (1969)
Hannibal Brooks (1969) In WW2, captured British soldier Stephen Brooks is on a prison train to Germany.On the train he meets an American prisoner, Packy, who's obsessed with escaping.Brooks tries to temper Packy and reminds him that escaped prisoners are shot if recaptured.Packy is insistent despite
En dag i oktober (1991)
En dag i oktober (1991) This story, based on fact, is about the movement of Danish Jews out of Denmark to neutral Sweden in the 1940's. It focuses on a single family and tells of their involvement with the underground and of their own, initially reluctant, participation in sabotaging a munitions pla
Never So Few (1959)
Never So Few 1959 Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled OSS operatives are in WWII Burma to arm and train the Kachin natives But jungle combat, particularly against a Japanese army as familiar with the terrain as the Kachin, is hazardous Some respite is found during leaves in the arms of beau
Lancaster Skies (2019)
Lancaster Skies (2019) Douglas, a broken, solitary, Spitfire Ace, must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin, in 1944.
Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)
In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japans entertainment
Beau travail (1999)
Beau travail (1999) This film focuses on ex-Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galou
Time to Kill (1989)
Time to Kill 1989 In 1936, when Ethiopia is being invaded by the Italian army, Lieutenant Silvestri sets off for the nearest camp hospital to take care of a toothache En route he meets a young Ethiopian girl, which leads to a tragic course of events that devastates his entire life
Attack on Darfur (2009)
Attack on Darfur (2009) American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
Ship of Fools (1965)
Ship of Fools (1965) 1933: An ocean liner belonging to a second-rate German company is making a twenty-six day voyage from Veracruz, Mexico to Bremerhaven, Germany. Along the way it will stop in Cuba to pick up a large group of Spanish farm laborers who are being shipped home and who will be housed
20 Cigarettes (2010)
20 Cigarettes (2010) Autobiographical story about an assistant director who receives an offer to shoot a film in Iraq.
Bridge to the Sun (1961)
Bridge to the Sun (1961) Based on a true story, this compelling drama relates the difficulties of a young woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II, victim of suspicion and animosity from her husband's government.
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958) The true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the Normandy campaign.
Beyond the Front Line (2004)
Beyond the Front Line 2004 A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns infantry regiment 61 The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syvari to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles
Housewife, 49 (2006)
Housewife, 49 2006 In the late 1930s Nella Last,a housewife aged 49,living in Barrow in Furness on the North West English coast,agrees to send details of her routine to the Mass observation project,a non governmental scheme designed to chronicle the lives of ordinary people When war comes Nella defi
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities bec
Omaha Beach, Honor and Sacrifice (2014)
Omaha Beach, Honor and Sacrifice 2014 On D Day, June 6, 1944, a roughly 7,000 yard stretch of beach in Normandy, France, called Omaha proved to be the Allies biggest obstacle to the success of Operation Overlord The assignment to take Omaha Beach, establish a beachhead, and move inland into France w
Unprescribed (2020)
Unprescribed (2020) Amid the opioid crisis and the loss of nearly 22 veterans a day to suicide, an increasing number of warfighters are ditching prescription drugs in favor of medical marijuana for PTSD and other trauma. We've been told that pot is bad, it's a gateway drug, only to learn we've been
Dawn (1933)
Dawn (1933) In 1915, Captain Liers, commander of a submarine is leaving his hometown, where he, his 2nd officer and the radio-operator, who is married there, spend their shore leave. Liers two brothers were already killed in action, so his mother doesn't like the idea of him going back to his sub. L
Afghan Luke (2011)
Afghan Luke 2011 Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke Nick Stahl quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story With his offbeat buddy, Tom Nicolas Wright, tagging along, Luke returns t
Number 55 (2014)
Number 55 (2014) In the autumn of 1991, a small group of Croatian soldiers go on patrol in an improvised armored vehicle. Soon after that they would get ambushed and their vehicle would get destroyed, in ...
The Finest Hour (1992)
The Finest Hour (1992) Macho Lawrence 'Larry' Hammer and frailer Dean Mazzoli initially rival as U.S. Navy SEAL trainees, but become buddies in instructor chief petty officer Bosco's merciless training class. The friends date two girls, but both love Barbara, who chooses to marry Larry, as ideal fat
Bye Bye Germany (2017)
Bye Bye Germany (2017) David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to his aim, David is not only deprived of his savings but also overtaken by his shady past.
Rosmunda e Alboino (1961)
Rosmunda e Alboino 1961 Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughters real love, beaten and
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
Active Stealth (1999)
Active Stealth (1999) After Captain Murphy lost some of his men on his last mission to Mexico to bring back a US Senator, he has been plagued with unhappiness and bad dreams. When Murphy is given orders to go back to Mexico to help Mexican people slaving for Salvatore, a rich drug dealer, he must us
On the Double (1961)
On the Double (1961) American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not to
Mon ami le traitre (1988)
Mon ami le traitre 1988 Two criminals who enrolled in the German police to get out of prison seize an opportunity after the War to redeem themselves The elder of the two, Mad Bosco, dies at the beginning of their adventure Georges, 25, is greatly helped by Louise whose dream is to see him turn over
Twelve OClock High (1949)
Twelve OClock High (1949) In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan. Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. McGregor is joined by two new arrivals, haughty Forsythe and callow Donald Stone
De forbandede r 2 (2022)
De forbandede r 2 2022 Strong and dramatic sequel to Into the Darkness which follows the Skov family from 1943 to the end of WWII The growing opposition to the occupation and the increased brutality of the Germans have fatal consequences for the family
Dog Tags (1987)
Dog Tags (1987) POW's rescued from tiger cages in Vietnam are brought into a secret mission by an Army Captain. However when the group finds a cache of gold, greed sets in and the mission goes awry.
One of the Missing (1969)
One of the Missing (1969) A Southern soldier in the American Civil War is sent to reconnoiter the enemy positions and becomes trapped beneath a huge pile of rubble by Northern cannon fire. His loaded gun is left pointing precariously at him and he is faced with imminent death.
Flight Command (1940)
Flight Command (1940) A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy f
Figli del Destino (2019)
Figli del Destino (2019) The story of four Italian children facing the racial laws and the wave of hate brought by fascism against the Jews.
BlockHeads (1938)
BlockHeads (1938) It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan at the Soldier's Home. Thinking Stan is disabled (it's just that he's sitting on
A Town Like Alice (1956)
A Town Like Alice (1956) In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British. A group is sent on a forced march from place to place searching for a W
There Be Dragons (2011)
There Be Dragons (2011) A young journalist long ago rejected by his now aged and dying father finds himself investigating one of his father's former friends, a candidate for canonization. Uncovering the two men's complicated relationship from childhood through the horrors of the Spanish Civil War un
Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003)
Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003) Linguist, intellectual and activist, Noam Chomsky discusses and reflects on the state of world events including the War in Iraq, September 11th, the War on Terror, Media Manipulation and Control, Social Activism, Fear, and American Foreign Policy in both la