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    Dark Blue World 2001 POSTER

    Dark Blue World

    2001

    Czech

    7.1

    23

    62%

    83%

    Action

    aerial combat

    aviation

    czech

    Drama

    pilot

    romance

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    Jan Sverák Jan Sverák Director John Norton John Norton as Rear Gunner Captain David Fisher David Fisher as Telephonist Miroslav Táborský Miroslav Táborský as Vilha Houf Charles Dance Charles Dance as Wing Commander Bentley
    Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
    Force 10 from Navarone 1978 POSTER

    Force 10 from Navarone

    1978

    English

    6.4

    29

    68%

    56%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    guerrilla warfare

    partisan

    sequel

    War

    world war ii

    yugoslavia

    Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton Director Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as Barnsby Harry Fielder Harry Fielder as German Leslie Schofield Leslie Schofield as Interrogation Officer 1 Barbara Bach Barbara Bach as Maritza
    World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.
    The Guns of Navarone 1961 POSTER

    The Guns of Navarone

    1961

    English

    7.5

    55

    92%

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    allies

    army

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    fort

    War

    world war ii

    J. Lee Thompson J. Lee Thompson Director Carl Duering Carl Duering as German Radar Operator James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice as Jensen / Prologue Narrator James Darren James Darren as Spyros Pappadimos Richard Harris Richard Harris as Squadron Leader Barnsby
    A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
    Gramps Is in the Resistance 1983 POSTER

    Gramps Is in the Resistance

    1983

    French

    6.7

    1

    1970s

    Action

    Comedy

    diva

    france

    Music

    musician

    War

    widow

    world war ii

    Jean-Marie Poiré Jean-Marie Poiré Director Jean Carmet Jean Carmet as André Bourdelle Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant as Bernadette Bourdelle Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte as Le colonel SS Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Michel Taupin
    It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!
    The Last Days 1998 POSTER

    The Last Days

    1998

    English

    7.9

    5

    96%

    91%

    Action

    banana

    buchenwald

    childhood home

    Documentary

    prisoner

    u.s. soldier

    War

    world war ii

    James Moll James Moll Director Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self - Führer und Reichskanzler Renee Firestone Renee Firestone as Self - Holocaust Survivor Hermann Göring Hermann Göring as Self - Walks with Hitler Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels as Self - with Hitler
    Five Jewish Hungarians, now US citizens, tell their stories: before March 1944, when Nazis began to exterminate Hungarian Jews, months in concentration camps, and visiting childhood homes more than 50 years later. An historian, a Sonderkommando, a doctor who experimented on Auschwitz prisoners, and US soldiers who were part of the liberation in April 1945.
    Eyewitness: D-Day 2019 POSTER

    Eyewitness: D-Day

    2019

    English

    6.5

    Action

    d-day

    Documentary

    world war ii

    Hereward Pelling Hereward Pelling Director John Black John Black as Major John Nigel Taylor Christopher Adams Christopher Adams as Second Lieutenant John Spalding Leandro Omuri Leandro Omuri as Sergeant Louis Ramundo James Oliver Wheatley James Oliver Wheatley as Technical Sergeant Philip Streczyk
    One famous day. Five heroes. Five key turning points that changed the course of World War II during the D-Day landings, told through the eyes of the people who made a difference. Using rarely seen archival footage dramatic reconstruction and written accounts from eye witnesses, and personal testimony from five heroes, this is D-Day as never seen before.
    Bombsight Stolen 1941 POSTER

    Bombsight Stolen

    1941

    English

    6.7

    6

    60%

    60%

    Action

    butler

    Comedy

    cottage

    Mystery

    nazi spy

    scotland

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith Director Michael Wilding Michael Wilding as Alan Trently Alastair Sim Alastair Sim as Charles Dimble George Cole George Cole as Ronald Arthur Hambling Arthur Hambling as Scotland Yard Inspector
    Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
    Tanks of Fury 2014 POSTER

    Tanks of Fury

    2014

    English

    6.8

    2

    Documentary

    military

    tank

    world war ii

    Rob Lihani Rob Lihani Director
    Crew and actors from the movie 'Fury' give behind-the-scenes details of the movie's technical production and special effects. Actual WWII tank footage and interviews with veterans are also included.
    Come What May 2015 POSTER

    Come What May

    2015

    French

    6.7

    4

    41%

    54%

    Action

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    Christian Carion Christian Carion Director Emanuela Postacchini Emanuela Postacchini as Geraldine August Diehl August Diehl as Hans Matthew Rhys Matthew Rhys as Percy Alice Isaaz Alice Isaaz as Suzanne
    In may 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas-de-Calais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast.
    Sons, Mothers and a General 1955 POSTER

    Sons, Mothers and a General

    1955

    German

    6.8

    1

    Action

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    Laslo Benedek Laslo Benedek Director Hans Christian Blech Hans Christian Blech as Feldwebel mit den Orden Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell as Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht Til Kiwe Til Kiwe as Werner
    As Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something "for the fatherland", volunteer to fight with the German army in the East. Horrified at the news that their children left for the Russian front, the boys' mothers begin a desperate effort to get their sons back.
    The Dresser 2015 POSTER

    The Dresser

    2015

    English

    6.7

    9

    100%

    61%

    Action

    adultery

    Comedy

    death

    Drama

    lgbt

    personal assistant

    remake

    world war ii

    Richard Eyre Richard Eyre Director Emily Watson Emily Watson as Her Ladyship Vanessa Kirby Vanessa Kirby as Irene Ian McKellen Ian McKellen as Norman Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Sir
    One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
    A Generation 1955 POSTER

    A Generation

    1955

    Polish

    7.1

    8

    77%

    77%

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    communism

    Drama

    jewish ghetto

    War

    warsaw, poland

    world war ii

    Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Director Zofia Czerwinska Zofia Czerwinska as Bartender Lola Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Pieczka as German Patrolman Roman Polanski Roman Polanski as Mundek Janusz Paluszkiewicz Janusz Paluszkiewicz as Sekula
    Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
    Waiting for Anya 2020 POSTER

    Waiting for Anya

    2020

    English

    6.0

    17

    41%

    59%

    Action

    Drama

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Ben Cookson Ben Cookson Director Jean Reno Jean Reno as Henri Noah Schnapp Noah Schnapp as Jo Tómas Lemarquis Tómas Lemarquis as Leutnant Gilles Marini Gilles Marini as Papa
    During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
    Morituri 1965 POSTER

    Morituri

    1965

    English

    7.0

    14

    75%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    drowning

    fog

    mutiny

    secret mission

    submarine

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki Director Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter Wally Cox Wally Cox as Dr. Ambach Gene Dynarski Gene Dynarski as Merchant Marine Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Merchant Marine
    A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.
    Flying Tigers 1942 POSTER

    Flying Tigers

    1942

    English

    6.7

    11

    70%

    68%

    Action

    aviator

    commander

    dangerous mission

    Drama

    fighter pilot

    nurse

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    David Miller David Miller Director Richard Crane Richard Crane as Airfield Radioman Addison Richards Addison Richards as Col. Lindsay Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Missionairy Anne Jeffreys Anne Jeffreys as Nurse
    Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.
    The Unknown Soldier 1955 POSTER

    The Unknown Soldier

    1955

    Finnish

    8.0

    15

    Action

    based on novel or book

    continuation war

    Drama

    trenches

    trench warfare

    War

    world war ii

    Edvin Laine Edvin Laine Director Pentti Irjala Pentti Irjala as Kaarna Kaarlo Halttunen Kaarlo Halttunen as Rahikainen Leo Torkko Leo Torkko as Soldier Leo Riuttu Leo Riuttu as Vanhala
    It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
    Greyhound 2020 POSTER

    Greyhound

    2020

    English

    7.0

    314

    78%

    76%

    Action

    allies

    atlantic ocean

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    submarine

    War

    world war ii

    Aaron Schneider Aaron Schneider Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Captain Krause Stephen Graham Stephen Graham as Charlie Cole Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue as Evelyn Matthew Zuk Matthew Zuk as Flusser
    A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
    Zone Troopers 1985 POSTER

    Zone Troopers

    1985

    English

    5.2

    4

    45%

    45%

    Action

    Adventure

    alien

    Drama

    hand grenade

    italy

    nazi

    Sci-Fi

    spacecraft

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Danny Bilson Danny Bilson Director Anita Zagaria Anita Zagaria as Dream Girl Art LaFleur Art LaFleur as Mittens Achille Brugnini Achille Brugnini as SS Radioman Tim Thomerson Tim Thomerson as The Sarge
    American soldiers, led by The Sarge, are stuck behind Nazi enemy lines. As they make their way across the Italian countryside, they come across an alien spaceship that has crash-landed in the woods. The alien pilot is dead, but one of the ship's passengers is on the loose. As the GIs hunt down the alien by splitting into smaller groups, they're not only tracked by the Nazis, but also a whole host of other aliens come to save their stranded party.
    The Blockhouse 1973 POSTER

    The Blockhouse

    1973

    English

    5.9

    2

    73%

    73%

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    bunker

    claustrophobic

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    Clive Rees Clive Rees Director Jeremy Kemp Jeremy Kemp as Grabinski Nicholas Jones Nicholas Jones as Kramer Alfred Lynch Alfred Lynch as Larshen Peter Sellers Peter Sellers as Rouquet
    A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944, are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge stores of food, but not enough candles. The slow dying of the light parallels their increasing boredom, illness, and jealousy during their entrapment. Based on the Novel 'Le Blockhaus' by Jean Paul Clebert
    Wyszynski - zemsta czy przebaczenie 2021 POSTER

    Wyszynski - zemsta czy przebaczenie

    2021

    Polish

    4.6

    4

    Action

    Biography

    christianity

    Drama

    War

    warsaw uprising

    world war ii

    Tadeusz Syka Tadeusz Syka Director Adam Fidusiewicz Adam Fidusiewicz as Corporal Officer Cadet 'Brzoza' Wojciech Sukiennik Wojciech Sukiennik as Lieutenant Dr. Kazimierz Cebertowicz 'Swierk' Dominik Chmielewski Dominik Chmielewski as Priest Jerzy Baszkiewicz 'Radwan II' Mariusz Drezek Mariusz Drezek as Wounded German soldier
    This film tells the story of lieutenant Stefan Wyszynski (Ksawery Szlenkier) - the future Primate of Poland, unknown to a wider audience. It is 1944, in the heat of war, we meet a young priest Wyszynski, who has recently been appointed chaplain of the branch in the Kampinos Forest. It is also active in the insurgent hospital. Everyone knows him there under the pseudonym "Radwan III". The reality of the war is for Fr. Wyszynski, a forge of character, a fight for hope and love, especially against enemies. How are we to forgive in everyday warfare? The hero asks, turning to the Source of his vocation.
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