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    It Happened Here 1964 POSTER

    It Happened Here

    1964

    English

    6.7

    13

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    dystopia

    Fantasy

    german occupation

    nazi collaborationism

    resistance

    Sci-Fi

    semi-documentary

    War

    world war ii

    Kevin Brownlow Kevin Brownlow Director Michael Mellinger Michael Mellinger as Announcer Sebastian Shaw Sebastian Shaw as Doctor Richard Fletcher John Herrington John Herrington as Dr. Westerman Peter Dyneley Peter Dyneley as German Officer
    World War II, 1940. When the Nazi hordes invade and occupy Great Britain, the English citizens are soon divided between those who choose to submissively collaborate and those who are willing to fight.
    Privilege 1967 POSTER

    Privilege

    1967

    English

    6.8

    5

    55%

    76%

    Action

    birmingham

    Comedy

    Drama

    Music

    Sci-Fi

    semi-documentary

    Peter Watkins Peter Watkins Director Victor Henry Victor Henry as Freddie K Jeremy Child Jeremy Child as Martin Crossley Doreen Mantle Doreen Mantle as Miss Crawford Jean Shrimpton Jean Shrimpton as Vanessa Ritchie
    Britain's biggest pop singer, Steven Shorter, receives unwavering adulation and possesses total control over his rabid fans, which includes nearly the entire population. Yet Shorter is not an autonomous performer -- he is little more than a puppet for the government, promoting whatever agenda they see fit. When a beautiful artist, Vanessa Ritchie, is commissioned to paint his portrait, she pushes Shorter to question his obedience to his manipulative handlers.
    Straight to VHS 2021 POSTER

    Straight to VHS

    2021

    Spanish

    5.8

    2

    Action

    cinema history

    cinema on cinema

    cult film

    Documentary

    portrait of a filmmaker

    portrait of an artist

    semi-documentary

    Emilio Silva Torres Emilio Silva Torres Director Alfonso Tort Alfonso Tort as Roxana Blanco Roxana Blanco as Manuel Lamas Manuel Lamas as Self María Inés Pelfort María Inés Pelfort as Tarotist
    Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.
    The Interrogation of Tony Martin 2018 POSTER

    The Interrogation of Tony Martin

    2018

    English

    6.7

    1

    80%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Documentary

    Drama

    isolated house

    police interrogation

    semi-documentary

    David Nath David Nath Director Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer as Anthony Scrivener QC Daniel Mays Daniel Mays as DC Peters Chris Wilson Chris Wilson as Police Officer Tristan Sturrock Tristan Sturrock as Solicitor
    Norfolk, England, 1999. During three days, farmer Tony Martin is questioned by police following the violent death of Fred Barras, a teenage burglar who broke into his property, Bleak House, in Emneth Hungate, along with other intruder, Brendon Fearon, on the evening of August 20th of that year.
    The Last Stage 1948 POSTER

    The Last Stage

    1948

    Polish

    7.2

    14

    Action

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    based on true story

    concentration camp prisoner

    Drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    semi-documentary

    War

    world war ii

    Wanda Jakubowska Wanda Jakubowska Director Edward Dziewonski Edward Dziewonski as Auschwitz Medical Officer Barbara Rachwalska Barbara Rachwalska as Elza Mariya Vinogradova Mariya Vinogradova as Nadya, a nursing aide Jadwiga Chojnacka Jadwiga Chojnacka as Prisoner #2
    Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.
    Il Varco - Once More Unto the Breach 2019 POSTER

    Il Varco - Once More Unto the Breach

    2019

    Italian

    6.5

    2

    docudrama

    Documentary

    experimental narrative

    History

    semi-documentary

    semi-fiction

    War

    world war ii

    Federico Ferrone Federico Ferrone Director Emidio Clementi Emidio Clementi as Uknown soldier
    July, 1941. After the beginning of the German invasion, an Italian soldier, a veteran of the colonial wars, is sent to the Soviet front. As he remembers the fairy tales his Russian mother used to tell him, the train he is travelling in crosses Europe on its way to the vast Ukrainian plains, where the enemy and a cruel winter await him… (Based on the experiences of several Italian soldiers.)
    The Tijuana Story 1957 POSTER

    The Tijuana Story

    1957

    English

    5.3

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    pre-code

    semi-documentary

    tijuana

    László Kardos László Kardos Director Susan Seaforth Hayes Susan Seaforth Hayes as Alma Acosta Mesa Robert Blake Robert Blake as Enrique Acosta Mesa James Darren James Darren as Mitch Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Peron Diaz
    Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newspaper, reporting on the violence, prostitution and drug sales in the border town.
    Bombardier 1943 POSTER

    Bombardier

    1943

    English

    6.0

    4

    50%

    50%

    bombardier

    bomber pilot

    bombing

    Drama

    pilot

    semi-documentary

    War

    Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer Director Mary Halsey Mary Halsey as Buck's Secretary Murray Alper Murray Alper as Little Boy - Spy Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien as Maj. Chick Davis Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Sgt. Archie Dixon
    A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.
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