April, 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, a source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machine. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, the German leader is dealt with his first defeat.

Born to Ride

1991

English

5.1

♡ 4

Graham Baker Director

Teri Polo as Beryl Ann Devers

John Stamos as Cpl. Grady Westfall

Ed Bishop as Dr. Tate

Garrick Hagon as Jim Bridges, State Department Official

The US Army has decided to modernize its cavalry, so Colonel James E. Devers is ordered by a general to convert a horse unit to motorcycles, but his men are easily outclassed as riders by a pack of rowdies, especially Grady Westfall; when he is arrested risking a long jail term, he's given one way out: enlisting as Corporal, assigned as driving instructor. Unit commander Captain Jack Hassler reviles his unorthodox boyish methods as undermining discipline and tradition, not to mention flirting with the Colonels daughter Beryl Ann, but he's needed, especially when his unit is deployed on a secret mission in Spain.

Emitai

1971

Wolof

7.1

♡ 6

Ousmane Sembene Director

Fode Cambay as

Etienne Mane as

Joseph Diatta as

Cherif Tamba as

As World War II rages in Europe, a conflict arises between the French and the Diola-speaking tribe of Africa, prompting the village women to organize their men to sit beneath a tree to pray.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1949

English

6.4

♡ 3

Crime

Drama

oss (office of strategic services)

Mitchell Leisen Director

Thomas Browne Henry as Art Dealer

Wanda Hendrix as Baronessa Giulia de Greffi

Francis Lederer as Baron Rocco de Greffi

Russ Tamblyn as Pietro

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.

Suite Française

2014

English

7.0

♡ 15

75%

69%

Action

based on novel or book

Saul Dibb Director

Margot Robbie as Celine Joseph

Michelle Williams as Lucile Angellier

Kristin Scott Thomas as Madame Angellier

Ruth Wilson as Madeleine Labarie

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

The Rotterdam Bombing

2012

Dutch

4.1

♡ 2

Ate de Jong Director

Pieter Van der Sman as Dirk

Koos Postema as Dominee

Roos van Erkel as Eva

Steven Stavast as Usher

A thrilling love story between the young boxer Vincent and the German Eva, who soon has to marry with the middle-aged Dirk to save her family. While the war starts in the Netherlands their impossible love inflames. May 14, 1940, the day that the centre of Rotterdam is bombed and the young lovers lose sight of each other.

Anzio

1968

Italian

6.0

♡ 6

67%

Edward Dmytryk Director

Annabella Andreoli as Anna

Peter Falk as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff

Giancarlo Giannini as Pvt. Cellini

Reni Santoni as Pvt. Movie

American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.

A Bridge Too Far

1977

English

7.4

♡ 36

59%

based on a true story

Richard Attenborough Director

Colin Farrell as Corporal Hancock

Anthony Hopkins as Lieutenant Colonel Frost

Maximilian Schell as Lieutenant General Bittrich

Michael Caine as Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

Warsaw 44

2014

Polish

6.6

♡ 5

61%

Jan Komasa Director

Zofia Wichlacz as Biedronka

Piotr Witkowski as Boy with a Bucket

Michalina Olszanska as Dancing Girl

Aleksandra Adamska as German Officer's Girl

City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high and hard the way to freedom…

Tobruk

1967

English

6.4

♡ 14

49%

Arthur Hiller Director

George Peppard as Capt. Bergman

Nigel Green as Col. Harker

Curt Lowens as German Colonel

Leo Gordon as Sgt. Krug

In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.

The Believer

2001

English

7.1

♡ 28

82%

Henry Bean Director

Billy Zane as Curtis Zampf

Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint

Joshua Harto as Kyle

Natasha Leggero as Waitress

A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.

Akitsu Springs

1962

Japanese

7.2

♡ 3

Yoshishige Yoshida Director

Kakuko Chino as

Jûkichi Uno as Kenkichi Matsumiya

Teruo Yoshida as News reporter

Eijirô Tôno as Priest

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring.

Salinger

2013

English

6.7

♡ 5

38%

52%

based on novel or book

older man younger woman relationship

world war ii

Shane Salerno Director

John Cusack as Self

Tony Bill as Self

Edward Norton as Self

John Lennon as Self - Former Beatle

An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.

Battle for Finland

2007

Finnish

5.8

♡ 9

Åke Lindman Director

Ilkka Villi as Corporal Olli Taponen

Joonas Makkonen as Dead Soldier

Tommi Liski as Lieutenant Osmo Mustakallio

Kari Ketonen as Major Eero Leppänen

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.

Nowhere in Africa

2001

German

7.5

♡ 5

85%

Caroline Link Director

Anthony Bate as Mr. Brindley

Andrew Sachs as Mr. Rubens

Bettina Redlich as Mrs. Sadler

Merab Ninidze as Walter Redlich

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.

Journey Back to Christmas

2016

English

7.1

♡ 5

67%

Mel Damski Director

Gwynyth Walsh as Gretchen

Meghan Heffern as Louise

Brynn Godenir as Mary

Tom Skerritt as Tobias Cook

WWII has ended and Hanna is still grieving over her husband's disappearance. When the Christmas Comet appears for the first time in 70 years, Hanna is caught in a terrible storm and knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she's in 2016.

13 Hours That Saved Britain

2010

English

6.2

♡ 4

Stephen Saunders Director

Nicholas Parsons as Self - Eyewitness, age 16

Mary Sterry as Self - Eyewitness, age 18

Vera Lynn as Self - Eyewitness, age 23

Arthur White as Self - Eyewitness, age 6

In this documentary, experts dissect the Battle of Britain, which took place on Sept. 15, 1940 — a day that determined the fate of the nation.

Lola

2022

English

♡ 14

98%

Andrew Legge Director

Lorcan Cranitch as Major General Norbury

John F. Kennedy as Self

Nelson Mandela as Self

Nick Dunning as Television Newsreader

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

The Small Back Room

1949

English

7.1

♡ 13

92%

Michael Powell Director

Michael Gough as Capt. Dick Stuart

Sam Kydd as Crowhurst - Door Sentry

Geoffrey Keen as Pinker

David Farrar as Sammy Rice

As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.

Maruta 2: Laboratory of the Devil

1992

Chinese

4.4

♡ 7

Godfrey Ho Director

Andrew Yu as

Dingyao Liu as

Xingqiang Li as

Man Ying Wan as (as Wan Ying Ying)

In the spring of 1945, Japan established a secret base, Unit 731 in Manchuria, where many innocent Chinese, Korean and Mongolian people were killed in grotesque experiments. An idealistic young doctor , Morishima, is horrified by the experiments being performed in the camp and when his fiancée arrives disguised as a Chinese prisoner he sets out to liberate the camp. A docudrama sequel to the notorious Men Behind the Sun, which pulls no punches when it comes to delivering the shocks!

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Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat

Born to Ride

Emitai

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Suite Française

The Rotterdam Bombing

Anzio

A Bridge Too Far

Warsaw 44

Tobruk

The Believer

Akitsu Springs

Salinger

Battle for Finland

Nowhere in Africa

Journey Back to Christmas

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Lola

The Small Back Room

Maruta 2: Laboratory of the Devil