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    Charlotte 2021 POSTER

    Charlotte

    2021

    French

    6.3

    6

    71%

    93%

    Action

    Animation

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    berlin, germany

    Biography

    depression

    Drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    southern france

    War

    world war ii

    Éric Warin Éric Warin Director Sam Claflin Sam Claflin as Alexander Nagler Keira Knightley Keira Knightley as Charlotte Salomon Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard as French Charlotte Tony Nappo Tony Nappo as Mr. Brahvi / Vatican Guard
    The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
    Angels One Five 1952 POSTER

    Angels One Five

    1952

    English

    6.5

    14

    71%

    71%

    Action

    airfield

    bombing

    conflict

    Drama

    hurricane

    pilot

    War

    world war ii

    George More O'Ferrall George More O'Ferrall Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Station Personnel: Company Sergeant Major Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Station Personnel: Mess Waiter John Harvey John Harvey as Station Personnel: Station Warrant Officer Marianne Stone Marianne Stone as W.A.A.F.
    The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.
    The Final Countdown 1980 POSTER

    The Final Countdown

    1980

    English

    6.7

    50

    52%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane

    naval warfare

    pacific war

    pearl harbor

    Sci-Fi

    time travel

    world war ii

    Don Taylor Don Taylor Director Gary Morgan Gary Morgan as Helicopter Crewman Katharine Ross Katharine Ross as Laurel Scott Dan Fitzgerald Dan Fitzgerald as Navy Doctor Martin Sheen Martin Sheen as Warren Lasky
    During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
    A Woman in Berlin 2008 POSTER

    A Woman in Berlin

    2008

    German

    7.0

    13

    82%

    72%

    berlin, germany

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    love of one's life

    rape

    secret love

    strong woman

    War

    world war ii

    Max Färberböck Max Färberböck Director Nina Hoss Nina Hoss as Anonyma Ralf Schermuly Ralf Schermuly as Buchhändler Rüdiger Vogler Rüdiger Vogler as Eckhart Rosalie Thomass Rosalie Thomass as Greta Malthaus
    A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
    Lancaster Skies 2019 POSTER

    Lancaster Skies

    2019

    English

    4.3

    21

    23%

    23%

    Action

    berlin, germany

    bomber command

    bomber pilot

    Drama

    raf

    royal air force

    War

    world war ii

    Callum Burn Callum Burn Director Ed Porter Ed Porter as Airman Steve Healey Steve Healey as Fighter Rosa Coduri Rosa Coduri as Jo Joanne Gale Joanne Gale as Kate Hedges
    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.
    The Battle of the Damned 1969 POSTER

    The Battle of the Damned

    1969

    Italian

    4.5

    1

    Action

    War

    world war ii

    Roberto Bianchi Montero Roberto Bianchi Montero Director Mohi Ismail Mohi Ismail as Madiha Kamel Madiha Kamel as Lisa Mohammed Sultan Mohammed Sultan as Lt. Cliff Winter Fabio Testi Fabio Testi as Pvt. Terry Wilson
    A small band of misfit American commandos are assigned to head across the North African desert to blow up a huge German fuel depot.
    Out of the Darkness 2022 POSTER

    Out of the Darkness

    2022

    Danish

    6.5

    2

    2 verdenskrig

    Action

    besættelsen

    Drama

    freedom fighter

    resistance

    War

    world war ii

    Anders Refn Anders Refn Director Paul Hüttel Paul Hüttel as Georg Jacob Ottensten Jacob Ottensten as Jacob Kathrine Thorborg Johansen Kathrine Thorborg Johansen as Liva Birthe Neumann Birthe Neumann as Sara Meyer
    This Danish movie "Out of The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De Forbandede år 2' ) is a continuation of the popular WW II drama "Into The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De forbandede år' ) and it portraits the Danish Resistance movements fight. This movie takes place after 1943 where the official politic of 'corporation' comes to an end, and the Danish Resistance movement is gaining traction. The movie 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.
    Eroica 1958 POSTER

    Eroica

    1958

    Polish

    7.3

    9

    82%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    poland

    prisoner of war camp

    warsaw uprising

    world war ii

    Andrzej Munk Andrzej Munk Director Edward Dziewonski Edward Dziewonski as Dzidzius Gorkiewicz Zofia Czerwinska Zofia Czerwinska as Jogodka Leon Niemczyk Leon Niemczyk as Lt. Istvan Kolya Roman Wilhelmi Roman Wilhelmi as Polish Soldier
    Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
    April 9th 2015 POSTER

    April 9th

    2015

    Danish

    6.6

    16

    57%

    57%

    Action

    Drama

    historical battle

    History

    war

    War

    world war ii

    Roni Ezra Roni Ezra Director Simon Sears Simon Sears as Kaptajn Holm Elliott Crosset Hove Elliott Crosset Hove as Menig Lassen Lars Mikkelsen Lars Mikkelsen as Oberstløjtnant Hintz Pilou Asbæk Pilou Asbæk as Sekondløjtnant Sand
    In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.
    The Last Note 2017 POSTER

    The Last Note

    2017

    Greek

    7.6

    32

    Action

    Drama

    greek resistance

    History

    nazi occupation

    War

    world war ii

    Pantelis Voulgaris Pantelis Voulgaris Director Melia Kreiling Melia Kreiling as Hara Lioudaki André Hennicke André Hennicke as Karl Fischer Andreas Konstantinou Andreas Konstantinou as Napoleon Soukatzidis Vassilis Koukalani Vassilis Koukalani as Sarantos
    The execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters by the German occupiers on May 1st, 1944 in Kaisariani, as reprisal for the Greek Resistance ambush against Nazis.
    The Counterfeit Traitor 1962 POSTER

    The Counterfeit Traitor

    1962

    English

    7.4

    5

    83%

    83%

    Drama

    History

    spy

    sweden

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    George Seaton George Seaton Director William Holden William Holden as Eric Erickson Friedrich Schütter Friedrich Schütter as German Passport Official Eva Dahlbeck Eva Dahlbeck as Ingrid Erickson Peter Capell Peter Capell as Unger
    Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
    WarHunt 2022 POSTER

    WarHunt

    2022

    English

    4.4

    37

    20%

    85%

    Action

    Horror

    Thriller

    witch

    witchcraft

    witches

    world war ii

    Mauro Borrelli Mauro Borrelli Director Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke as Robert Knepper Robert Knepper as Terence Maynard Terence Maynard as Morgan Polina Pushkareva Polina Pushkareva as Radio operator
    1945. A U.S. military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Major Johnson sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top-secret material the plane was carrying, led by Sergeants Brewer and Walsh. They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horrors as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force.
    Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2015 POSTER

    Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

    2015

    Japanese

    6.4

    4

    71%

    71%

    1940s

    Action

    atomic bomb

    Drama

    Fantasy

    grieving parents

    nagasaki

    talking to the dead

    world war ii

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Kazunari Ninomiya Kazunari Ninomiya as Koji Fukuhara Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda Sayuri Yoshinaga Sayuri Yoshinaga as Nobuko Fukuhara Yuriko Hirooka Yuriko Hirooka as Tomie
    Nobuko works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.
    Genocide 1982 POSTER

    Genocide

    1982

    English

    7.4

    4

    73%

    73%

    1930s

    1940s

    Action

    archive footage

    Documentary

    Drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    nuremberg trials

    War

    world war ii

    Arnold Schwartzman Arnold Schwartzman Director Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor as Narrator Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg as Self
    The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels, photographs, and animated segments. The words of the victims of the era are read, and footage from the liberation os a concentration camp is shown.
    Europa Europa 1990 POSTER

    Europa Europa

    1990

    German

    7.5

    26

    95%

    90%

    Action

    based on memoir or autobiography

    Drama

    History

    hitler youth

    jewry

    nazi

    russia

    War

    world war ii

    Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland Director Hanns Zischler Hanns Zischler as Captain von Lereneau Julie Delpy Julie Delpy as Leni Anna Seniuk Anna Seniuk as Nazi Activist Rosemarie Marco Hofschneider Marco Hofschneider as Sally
    A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
    The Dawn Patrol 1938 POSTER

    The Dawn Patrol

    1938

    English

    7.5

    8

    82%

    82%

    Action

    bomber

    Drama

    england

    germany

    raf (royal air force)

    War

    world war i

    world war ii

    Edmund Goulding Edmund Goulding Director Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Bott Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Courtney Donald Crisp Donald Crisp as Phipps Melville Cooper Melville Cooper as Sgt. Watkins
    In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
    So Proudly We Hail! 1943 POSTER

    So Proudly We Hail!

    1943

    English

    7.4

    3

    100%

    82%

    bravery

    Drama

    hawaii

    heroism

    Romance

    san francisco, california

    us army

    War

    world war ii

    Mark Sandrich Mark Sandrich Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Doctor Richard Crane Richard Crane as Georgie Larson Ann Doran Ann Doran as Lt. Betty Peterson Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Lt. Joan O'Doul
    During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy. They all seek to maintain a sense of normal life, including dating, while under constant danger as they tend to wounded soldiers.
    The Shadow in My Eye 2021 POSTER

    The Shadow in My Eye

    2021

    Danish

    7.3

    26

    100%

    90%

    Action

    based on true story

    copenhagen, denmark

    Drama

    gestapo

    History

    mosquito

    raf (royal air force)

    War

    world war ii

    Ole Bornedal Ole Bornedal Director Morten Suurballe Morten Suurballe as Doctor Caspar Phillipson Caspar Phillipson as Embry Alex Høgh Andersen Alex Høgh Andersen as Frederik Danica Curcic Danica Curcic as Rigmor's Mother
    On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.
    Women of Valor 1986 POSTER

    Women of Valor

    1986

    English

    5.7

    9

    62%

    62%

    Action

    bataan

    Drama

    pacific

    prisoner of war

    War

    world war ii

    Buzz Kulik Buzz Kulik Director Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon as Col. Margaret Ann Jessup Alberta Watson Alberta Watson as Lt. Helen Prescott Terry O'Quinn Terry O'Quinn as Maj. Tom Patterson John Philbin John Philbin as Paraplegic soldier
    A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.
    Von Ryan's Express 1965 POSTER

    Von Ryan's Express

    1965

    English

    7.1

    23

    90%

    82%

    Action

    Adventure

    escape

    italian

    nazi

    prisoner of war

    switzerland

    War

    world war ii

    Mark Robson Mark Robson Director Edward Mulhare Edward Mulhare as Costanzo Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as English POW Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Major Eric Fincham William Berger William Berger as Man from the Gestapo
    Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
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