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    13 Minutes 2015 POSTER

    13 Minutes

    2015

    German

    7.0

    20

    75%

    62%

    Action

    assassin

    Biography

    bomb

    Drama

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel Director Christian Friedel Christian Friedel as Georg Elser Johann von Bülow Johann von Bülow as Heinrich Müller Franco Moscon Franco Moscon as SS Colonel Simon Licht Simon Licht as SS Obergruppenführer
    The breathtaking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. In 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, radical Georg Elser — disparaged as an assassin — is one of the greatest resistance fighters.
    Sole Survivor 1970 POSTER

    Sole Survivor

    1970

    English

    7.2

    6

    airplane

    airplane crash

    desert

    Drama

    Fantasy

    ghost story

    libyan desert

    world war ii

    Paul Stanley Paul Stanley Director Vin Scully Vin Scully as Baseball Announcer Richard Basehart Richard Basehart as Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as British Co-Pilot Alan Caillou Alan Caillou as Corey
    In 1960, the ruins of an American bomber were found in the Libyan desert, but the remains of the crew were never located. In Guerdon Trueblood's teleplay, the ghosts of a bomber crew hang around their derelict plane, awaiting the day that their bones will be recovered and given a decent burial. The sole survivor, navigator Russell Hamner, has in the intervening 25 years become a General. He joins an investigation team that has come across the wreckage, while the ghosts, headed by Major Devlin, plot to expose Hamner as a coward who deserted his post and left his crew mates to die.
    The Unknown Soldier 2017 POSTER

    The Unknown Soldier

    2017

    Finnish

    7.7

    44

    Action

    based on novel or book

    continuation war

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    Aku Louhimies Aku Louhimies Director Jaakko Ohtonen Jaakko Ohtonen as Haavoittunut Alina Tomnikov Alina Tomnikov as Rahikaisen tyttö Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self Diana Pozharskaya Diana Pozharskaya as Vera
    The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
    Murder Company 2024 POSTER

    Murder Company

    2024

    English

    3.6

    12

    67%

    46%

    1940s

    Action

    d-day

    french resistance

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Shane Dax Taylor Shane Dax Taylor Director Pooch Hall Pooch Hall as Coolidge Gilles Marini Gilles Marini as Daquin Kelsey Grammer Kelsey Grammer as General Haskel Ian Niles Ian Niles as Miller
    In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French Resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.
    Far into the Night 1943 POSTER

    Far into the Night

    1943

    English

    6.6

    5

    Drama

    east end of london

    fire brigade

    london blitz

    london, england

    War

    world war ii

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director Ralph Michael Ralph Michael as Dunkirk Survivor Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns as Sam James Mason James Mason as Ted Robbins Alfie Bass Alfie Bass as (uncredited)
    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.
    Eichmann 2007 POSTER

    Eichmann

    2007

    English

    5.9

    3

    38%

    27%

    Action

    Biography

    crime against humanity

    Drama

    History

    nazi

    post world war ii

    War

    world war ii

    Robert Young Robert Young Director Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Kretschmann as Adolf Eichmann Tereza Srbová Tereza Srbová as Baroness Ingrid von Ihama Stephen Fry Stephen Fry as Minister Tormer Franka Potente Franka Potente as Vera Less
    Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.
    The Book Thief 2013 POSTER

    The Book Thief

    2013

    English

    7.5

    139

    50%

    73%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on young adult novel

    children in wartime

    Drama

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Brian Percival Brian Percival Director Ben Schnetzer Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg Godehard Giese Godehard Giese as Policeman on Train Rainer Reiners Rainer Reiners as Priest Emily Watson Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann
    While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
    The Conference 2022 POSTER

    The Conference

    2022

    German

    7.2

    11

    90%

    85%

    Action

    Drama

    History

    holocaust

    holocaust (shoah)

    nazi

    nazi crimes

    War

    world war ii

    Matti Geschonneck Matti Geschonneck Director Godehard Giese Godehard Giese as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart Matthias Bundschuh Matthias Bundschuh as Erich Neumann Jakob Diehl Jakob Diehl as Heinrich Müller Markus Schleinzer Markus Schleinzer as Otto Hofmann
    On January 20, 1942, the Wannsee Conference takes place in Berlin, a meeting that had only one item on the agenda: The Final Solution, the organization of the systematic mass murder of eleven million European Jews.
    It's Always Fair Weather 1955 POSTER

    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955

    English

    7.0

    13

    91%

    74%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    gangster

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    world war ii

    Stanley Donen Stanley Donen Director John Indrisano John Indrisano as Charlie's Henchman Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower as General Eisenhower Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman as President Harry Truman
    Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
    Shoah 1985 POSTER

    Shoah

    1985

    French

    10

    100%

    97%

    Documentary

    historical documentary

    History

    history and legacy

    history of mankind

    holocaust (shoah)

    War

    world war ii

    Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann Director Michael Podchlebnik Michael Podchlebnik as Self Simon Srebnik Simon Srebnik as Self Motke Zaïdl Motke Zaïdl as Self Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann as Self - Interviewer
    Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three categories – survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators – Lanzmann presents testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.
    Riphagen 2016 POSTER

    Riphagen

    2016

    Dutch

    7.1

    2

    amsterdam, netherlands

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    crime boss

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    jew persecution

    War

    world war ii

    Pieter Kuijpers Pieter Kuijpers Director Anna Raadsveld Anna Raadsveld as Betje Wery Guido Pollemans Guido Pollemans as Harry Rond Sigrid ten Napel Sigrid ten Napel as Lena Huub Smit Huub Smit as Toon Kuijper
    Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1944, during World War II. Andries Riphagen, a powerful underworld boss, has made his fortune by putting his many criminal talents at the service of the Nazi occupiers. But the long battle is about to end and the freedom fighters, who have been persecuted and murdered for years, are abandoning their hideouts to mercilessly hunt down those who have collaborated with the killers.
    Freaks Out 2021 POSTER

    Freaks Out

    2021

    Italian

    6.9

    31

    70%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    anti-nazi resistance

    circus

    Drama

    Fantasy

    freaks

    hidden powers

    nazi invasion

    War

    world war ii

    Gabriele Mainetti Gabriele Mainetti Director Sebastian Hülk Sebastian Hülk as Amon Franz Rogowski Franz Rogowski as Franz Claudio Santamaria Claudio Santamaria as Fulvio Aurora Giovinazzo Aurora Giovinazzo as Matilde
    Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.
    Days of Glory 2006 POSTER

    Days of Glory

    2006

    French

    7.0

    10

    83%

    79%

    Action

    algerian

    army

    Drama

    infantry

    institutional discrimination

    northern africa

    War

    world war ii

    Rachid Bouchareb Rachid Bouchareb Director Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila as Abdelkader Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent as Margueritte village Vosges Philippe Beglia Philippe Beglia as Rambert Samy Naceri Samy Naceri as Yassir
    1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…
    The Boy and the Heron 2023 POSTER

    The Boy and the Heron

    2023

    Japanese

    7.4

    119

    96%

    88%

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    coming of age

    Drama

    education

    Family

    Fantasy

    loss of loved one

    spirituality

    world war ii

    Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki Director Florence Pugh Florence Pugh as Kiriko Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Noble Pelican Christian Bale Christian Bale as Shoichi Maki Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson as The Grey Heron
    While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
    Patton 1970 POSTER

    Patton

    1970

    English

    7.9

    59

    92%

    93%

    Action

    allies

    Biography

    dead soldier

    Drama

    general

    normandy, france

    steel helmet

    War

    world war ii

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Harry Towb Harry Towb as American GI Cook Karl Malden Karl Malden as General Omar N. Bradley Edward Binns Edward Binns as Major General Walter Bedell Smith Brad Harris Brad Harris as Sargent in Bar
    "Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
    The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler 2009 POSTER

    The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

    2009

    English

    7.2

    8

    72%

    72%

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    John Kent Harrison John Kent Harrison Director Michelle Dockery Michelle Dockery as Ewa Rozenfeld Fiona Glascott Fiona Glascott as Maria Steve Speirs Steve Speirs as Piotr Danny Webb Danny Webb as Trojan
    Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.
    The Counterfeiters 2007 POSTER

    The Counterfeiters

    2007

    German

    7.5

    26

    93%

    88%

    Action

    concentration camp

    counterfeit

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    nazi

    sachsenhausen

    War

    world war ii

    Stefan Ruzowitzky Stefan Ruzowitzky Director Marie Bäumer Marie Bäumer as Aglaia August Diehl August Diehl as Burger Lenn Kudrjawizki Lenn Kudrjawizki as Loszek Werner Daehn Werner Daehn as Rosenthal
    The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
    Captains of the Clouds 1942 POSTER

    Captains of the Clouds

    1942

    English

    6.4

    4

    100%

    49%

    Action

    canada

    Drama

    pilot

    raf (royal air force)

    War

    world war ii

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Alan Hale Alan Hale as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan as Johnny Dutton Russell Arms Russell Arms as Louis 'Alabama' Prentiss Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Provost Marshal
    Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
    The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 POSTER

    The Marriage of Maria Braun

    1979

    German

    7.7

    19

    93%

    90%

    Action

    black market

    Drama

    empowerment

    marriage

    penitentiary

    Romance

    strong woman

    world war ii

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann as American on train Claus Holm Claus Holm as Doctor Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Maria Braun Volker Spengler Volker Spengler as Train conductor
    Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
    Le mur de l'Atlantique 1970 POSTER

    Le mur de l'Atlantique

    1970

    French

    5.8

    comedy

    Comedy

    french

    invasion of normandy

    normandy, france

    War

    world war ii

    Marcel Camus Marcel Camus Director Stephen Yardley Stephen Yardley as Bobbie #2 Peter Myers Peter Myers as Colonel R.A.F Jacques Balutin Jacques Balutin as Gendarme Bill Horsley Bill Horsley as Planton R.A.F
    1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.
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