I grandi condottieri (1965)
I grandi condottieri 1965 The stories of Gideon and Samson from chapters 6 8 and 13 16 of The Book of Judges
Blockade (2006)
Blockade 2006 The city of Leningrad and the blockade during the Second World War No words No music Only sounds and black and white images of a dying city
Sharpes Peril (2008)
Sharpes Peril 2008 Our story begins at the end of Sharpes Challenge Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the
The Heroes (1973)
The Heroes 1973 Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two million pounds in boxes marked plasma
10 Days to War (2008)
10 Days to War 2008 A series of eight dramas to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq Each drama focuses on a real event that happened exactly five years ago to the day
Austeria (1982)
Austeria 1982 Set in the Polish Galicia in 1914, on the eve of World War I Three nationalities are living in the area Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish The country inn Austeria in Galician is run by an old and wise Jew, Tag The neighboring village is abandoned by the Jews, who left only few steps ahead o
Marie Curie More Than Meets the Eye (1997)
Marie Curie More Than Meets the Eye 1997 During WWI, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by catching spies The strange activities of Nobel Prize winning scientist Marie Curie make her a prime suspect
Fires on the Plain (2014)
Fires on the Plain 2014 A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2
Marines (2003)
Marines 2003 Enlisting the aid of a group of Russian soldiers, a marine colonel must capture a Russian terrorist
Haqeeqat (1964)
Haqeeqat 1964 Set against the Sino Indian War of 1962, the films main plot concerns a small platoon of Indian soldiers in the hilly terrain of Ladakh who are considered dead but are rescued by Ladakhi tribesmen and by Capt Bahadur Singh Dharmendra They are asked to retreat from their post chowky as
The Raid (1954)
The Raid 1954 A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans, Vermont To get the lay of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life especially into that of an attractive w
Darbys Rangers (1958)
Darbys Rangers 1958 Highly fictionalized account of the formation of the US Armys First Ranger Battalion in World War II and their first commanding officer Major later, Lieutenant Colonel Orlando Darby The idea was to create a US unit along the lines of the British commandos In this account, which f
This Above All (1942)
This Above All 1942 Aristocratic Prudence Cathaway shocks her family by enlisting in the WAFs After enlisting, a fellow WAF sets her up on a blind date with handsome, but moody Clive Briggs Prudence learns Clive is a deserter, but still loves him and senses hell eventually prove himself a patriot
The Boy Soldier (1981)
The Boy Soldier 1981 This is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title A young anti militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father Hes a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors all throughout school, not out of weakness rather o
Canadian, Sniper (2024)
Canadian, Sniper 2024 While attempting to peacefully reintegrate into civilian life, an army sniper struggles to discern reality from the haunting uncertainty of P T S D
Dambusters Declassified (2010)
Dambusters Declassified 2010 British actor Martin Shaw takes viewers on a tour and tale of the RAF Dam Buster mission of World War II He points out the few fictional aspects in the 1955 movie, The Dam Busters This film has interviews with relatives and fr
Corn Island (2014)
Corn Island 2014 Swollen up by the spring inundation, the river falls down on the lowlands and before eventually throwing rocks and silts in the sea, gathers them here and there in the middle of the river In several days, even sometimes overnight, in these shoals rather large islands are created Soi
I Dutifully Report (1958)
I Dutifully Report 1958 Sequel of the adaptation of the famous satiric tale of well intending soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek
C S A The Confederate States of America (2004)
C S A The Confederate States of America 2004 Set in an contemporary alternative world where the Confederate States of America managed to win the American Civil War, a British film documentary examines the history of this nation Beginning with its conquest of the northern states, the film covers the
Kingdom of War Part 1 (2007)
Kingdom of War Part 1 2007 The film concerns the life of King Naresuan, who liberated the Siamese from the control of Burma Born in 1555, he was taken to Burma as a child hostage there he became acquainted with sword fighting and became a threat to the Burmese empire
Submarine Seahawk (1958)
Submarine Seahawk 1958 For his first command in the Pacific war a by the book officer is ordered to take his submarine on a reconnaissance mission to locate a fleet of Japanese fighting ships the Allies have lost track of At first, the rest of the crew resent his distant manner and the way he keeps
Pojat (1962)
Pojat 1962 A group of mischievous Finnish boys experience the ups and downs of life during World War 2
Kobane (2022)
Kobane 2022 Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, a female Kurdish fighter guides her fellow fighters in the resistance to defend their city, Kobane, from the deadly threat of ISIS A real story of war, sacrifice, love and hope
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Ballad of a Soldier 1959 During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward for a heroic act at the front Instead of this medal he asks for a few days leave to visit his mother and repair the roof of their home On the train eastwards he meets Shura who is on her way to her aun
Far into the Night (1943)
Far into the Night 1943 Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS Auxiliary Fire Service, the dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII
Porca vacca (1982)
Porca vacca 1982 When a stage artist is sent to fight he meets a lovely girl
There Will Be No More Night (2020)
There Will Be No More Night 2020 To shoot a gun or a movie camera The military analogy is born with the beginning of cinema Eleonore Webers Les Hommes Sans Gravite, IndieLisboa 2008 documentary is exclusively based upon footage recorded by French and American soldiers in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan
Taiheiyo no washi (1953)
Taiheiyo no washi 1953 Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japans navy into war with the United States He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but overruled, leads his forces to the best of his ability
Two Men Went to War (2002)
Two Men Went to War 2002 Based on a true story, Sergeant Peter King of the Army Dental Corps, too old to fight, and Private Leslie Cuthbertson, a trainee dental mechanic in the Corps, are thrown together by their passionate desire to see active service Armed with just two revolvers and a dozen grena
The 317th Platoon (1965)
The 317th Platoon 1965 In 1954, the Indochina War begins to come to a close following Frances defeat by the Viet Minh at the deadly Battle of Dien Bien Phu French forces are in full retreat and risk being overrun at every turn including the 317th Platoon, a unit of French soldiers and Laotian allies
Flat Top (1952)
Flat Top 1952 Group Commander Dan Collier, on an aircraft carrier in Korean waters during the Korean War, starts to think back to the rough days of the air war against Japan during World War II, when he was in the same squadron In flashbacks, he recalls the arrival of the squadron, led by Executive
The Carabineers (1963)
The Carabineers 1963 During a war, the poor and ignorant brothers Ulysses and Michel Ange are lured and recruited by two soldiers that promise wealth to them in the name of their King The greedy wife of Ulysses Cleopatre and her daughter Venus ask them to enlist to pursue fortune They travel to Ital
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
Mademoiselle Fifi 1944 In occupied France during the Franco Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test
Let There Be Light (1980)
Let There Be Light 1980 A documentary, filmed shortly after the end of WW2, shot entirely in a US Army psychiatric hospital Candidly shot, the film shows the mental casualties of war soldiers with PTSD and other neurological issues their symptoms, how they cope and, if theyre lucky, how they are cur
Lost Transport (2022)
Lost Transport 2022 In the spring of 1945 a train deporting hundreds of Jewish prisoners gets stranded near a small German village occupied by the Red Army Condemned to each other and in a context of deep mistrust, desperation and revenge, an unexpe
Names Engraved in Marble (2002)
Names Engraved in Marble 2002 Based on a 1935 novel about the Estonian War of Independence 1918 1920 that ensured Estonias independence, the film tells about a group of students heading to the front to fight the army of Soviet Russia but also to fight alongside their army
Seven Beauties (1975)
Seven Beauties 1975 During WWII Italian national Neapolitan Pasqualino Frafuso is a big talking layabout who has grand ideas of his importance, especially in upholding the honor of his family, consisting of his mother and his less than attractive seven sisters He admits to himself that he too is les
Westerplatte Resists (1967)
Westerplatte Resists 1967 Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdansk Harbour Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of DanzigGdansk Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total It was the only Pol
Les fetes galantes (1965)
Les fetes galantes 1965 In the 18th century, as the army of Prince De Beaulieu lays siege on the fortress of Marechal DAllenberg, a young princess sends a soldier out of the fortress to go find her lover
Desant na Drvar (1963)
Desant na Drvar 1963 Raid on Drvar known as The Seventh Enemy Offensive or as Operation Equestrian jump was the last attempt of the Germans and Hitler to come to the supreme headquarters of the Partisan army and destroy it along with its supreme commander Titus, which would destroy the entire partis
Sharpes Regiment (1996)
Sharpes Regiment 1996 Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wel