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    24 Hours to D-Day 2024 POSTER

    24 Hours to D-Day

    2024

    English

    2.7

    4

    Action

    War

    world war ii

    Monroe Robertson Monroe Robertson Director Dalton Simmons Dalton Simmons as Background soldier David Gonzales David Gonzales as Background soldier Eric Roberts Eric Roberts as General Omar Bradley Arshak Baregam Arshak Baregam as German Commanding Officer
    Just hours before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a team of American Special Forces parachutes into German-occupied France. Their mission: avoid capture and activate critical drop zone beacons to guide the 101st Airborne’s assault.
    Son of Saul 2015 POSTER

    Son of Saul

    2015

    Hungarian

    7.4

    34

    96%

    79%

    Action

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    Drama

    hungarian

    prisoner

    rabbi

    son

    War

    world war ii

    László Nemes László Nemes Director Ákos Orosz Ákos Orosz as Sándor Zsótér Sándor Zsótér as Dr. Miklos Nyiszli Marcin Czarnik Marcin Czarnik as Feigenbaum Christian Harting Christian Harting as Oberscharführer Busch
    In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper jewish burial.
    Shadow in the Cloud 2020 POSTER

    Shadow in the Cloud

    2020

    English

    5.0

    146

    77%

    32%

    Action

    female pilot

    flying fortress

    gremlin

    Horror

    War

    woman director

    world war ii

    Roseanne Liang Roseanne Liang Director Joe Witkowski Joe Witkowski as Bradley Finch Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz as Maude Garrett Nick Robinson Nick Robinson as Stu Beckell Taylor John Smith Taylor John Smith as Walter Quaid
    A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
    Mission of Honor 2018 POSTER

    Mission of Honor

    2018

    English

    5.9

    33

    83%

    48%

    Action

    battle of britain

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    David Blair David Blair Director Iwan Rheon Iwan Rheon as Jan Zumbach 'Donald' Milo Gibson Milo Gibson as John Kent 'Kentowski' Joan Kempson Joan Kempson as Queenie Michael Keogh Michael Keogh as W.O. Jones
    The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of a Polish fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles—driven across Europe by the German war machine—finally make their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive.
    Little Boy 2015 POSTER

    Little Boy

    2015

    English

    7.3

    64

    27%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    spirituality

    War

    world war ii

    Alejandro Monteverde Alejandro Monteverde Director Kevin James Kevin James as Dr. Fox Emily Watson Emily Watson as Emma Busbee Michael Rapaport Michael Rapaport as James Busbee Ted Levine Ted Levine as Sam
    An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
    All Things Fair 1995 POSTER

    All Things Fair

    1995

    Swedish

    6.8

    19

    79%

    79%

    alcoholism

    cheat on husband

    Drama

    high school

    jealousy

    older woman seduces younger guy

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    Bo Widerberg Bo Widerberg Director Mikael Bengtsson Mikael Bengtsson as Klass 3B Malmö Kommunala Mellanskola Frida Farrell Frida Farrell as Lina Karin Huldt Karin Huldt as Lisbet - Stig's Schoolmate Björn Kjellman Björn Kjellman as Sigge - Stig's Brother
    Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a relief from her drunk and miserable husband.
    Katyn 2007 POSTER

    Katyn

    2007

    Polish

    7.0

    38

    91%

    75%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    krakow, poland

    political propaganda

    War

    world war ii

    Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Director Magdalena Cielecka Magdalena Cielecka as Agnieszka Maja Ostaszewska Maja Ostaszewska as Anna Joachim Paul Assböck Joachim Paul Assböck as Obersturmbannführer Brunon Müller Danuta Stenka Danuta Stenka as Róza
    On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
    Naked Among Wolves 2015 POSTER

    Naked Among Wolves

    2015

    German

    7.2

    22

    90%

    90%

    Action

    concentration camp

    Drama

    germany

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    kz buchenwald

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Philipp Kadelbach Philipp Kadelbach Director Peter Schneider Peter Schneider as André Höfel Thorsten Merten Thorsten Merten as Hans Bochow Sabin Tambrea Sabin Tambrea as Hermann Reineboth Paula Hartmann Paula Hartmann as Pippigs Sister
    Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the camp would threaten the long prepared uprising of the concentration camp prisoners against the SS.
    Closing the Ring 2007 POSTER

    Closing the Ring

    2007

    English

    6.5

    5

    32%

    59%

    airplane

    battle

    bomber

    Drama

    love

    Romance

    soldier

    world war ii

    Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Director Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney as Cathal Thomas Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine as Ethel Ann Neve Campbell Neve Campbell as Marie Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite as Quinlan
    During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
    Japan's Longest Day 1967 POSTER

    Japan's Longest Day

    1967

    Japanese

    7.7

    6

    79%

    79%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    japan

    japanese army

    pacific war

    War

    world war ii

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Kenjirô Ishiyama Kenjirô Ishiyama as General Shizuichi Tanaka - C-in-C Eastern District Army Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki - Military Affairs Section Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as War Minister General Korechika Anami
    Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis 1970 POSTER

    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

    1970

    Italian

    7.2

    2

    based on novel or book

    deportation

    Drama

    fascism

    History

    jew persecution

    tennis

    War

    world war ii

    Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica Director Helmut Berger Helmut Berger as Alberto Finzi Contini Joshua Sinclair Joshua Sinclair as (as Gianni Loffredo) Dominique Sanda Dominique Sanda as Micòl Finzi Contini Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self - Acknowledges Hess
    In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.
    Hannibal Brooks 1969 POSTER

    Hannibal Brooks

    1969

    English

    6.6

    3

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    elephant

    prisoner of war

    satire

    switzerland

    War

    world war ii

    zoo

    Michael Winner Michael Winner Director John Alderton John Alderton as Bernard Ernst Fritz Fürbringer Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Elephant Keeper Kellermann Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Stephen 'Hannibal' Brooks Til Kiwe Til Kiwe as Von Haller's Sergeant
    A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.
    Max Manus: Man of War 2008 POSTER

    Max Manus: Man of War

    2008

    Norwegian

    7.3

    32

    Action

    Biography

    bomb

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    History

    nazi

    resistance

    Thriller

    trauma

    War

    world war ii

    Joachim Rønning Joachim Rønning Director Ken Duken Ken Duken as Kriminolrot Siegfried Fehmer Oliver Stokowski Oliver Stokowski as Oberschirführer Karl Höhler Ron Donachie Ron Donachie as Oberst John Skinner Wilson Pål Sverre Hagen Pål Sverre Hagen as Roy Nilsen
    Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
    1941 1979 POSTER

    1941

    1979

    English

    5.8

    56

    39%

    48%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    panic

    pearl harbor

    submarine

    War

    war ship

    world war ii

    Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Tim Matheson Tim Matheson as Capt. Loomis Birkhead Warren Oates Warren Oates as Col. 'Madman' Maddox John Candy John Candy as Pvt. Foley Gary Carlos Cervantes Gary Carlos Cervantes as Zoot Suiter
    In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 POSTER

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    1959

    Japanese

    8.5

    38

    Action

    conscientious objector

    Drama

    History

    japan

    pacific war

    recruit

    sequel

    War

    world war ii

    Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Director Kenjirô Uemura Kenjirô Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei Takashi Ebata Takashi Ebata as Kanamori - Nitôhei Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei Kaneko Iwasaki Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu
    Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
    The Railway Children Return 2022 POSTER

    The Railway Children Return

    2022

    English

    5.5

    19

    57%

    92%

    1940s

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Family

    sequel

    train

    world war ii

    yorkshire

    Morgan Matthews Morgan Matthews Director Hugh Quarshie Hugh Quarshie as General Harrison Beau Gadsdon Beau Gadsdon as Lily Christopher Messina Christopher Messina as Military Police Officer Jenny Agutter Jenny Agutter as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
    Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
    Entre Nous 1983 POSTER

    Entre Nous

    1983

    French

    7.0

    5

    100%

    85%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    lesbian relationship

    lesbian romance

    lgbt

    Romance

    War

    woman director

    world war ii

    Diane Kurys Diane Kurys Director Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Huppert as Lena Weber Miou-Miou Miou-Miou as Madeleine François Cluzet François Cluzet as Un militaire Joseph Michael Roth Joseph Michael Roth as Un Militaire
    In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
    Enemy at the Gates 2001 POSTER

    Enemy at the Gates

    2001

    English

    7.5

    195

    53%

    82%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Drama

    hero

    History

    Romance

    russia

    sniper

    Thriller

    War

    winter

    world war ii

    Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud Director Ron Perlman Ron Perlman as Koulikov Ed Harris Ed Harris as Major König Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Tania Jude Law Jude Law as Vassili
    A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
    5 Fingers 1952 POSTER

    5 Fingers

    1952

    English

    7.6

    7

    1940s

    counterfeit money

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Romance

    spy

    Thriller

    turkey

    world war ii

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Patrick Whyte Patrick Whyte as Code Clerk Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Diello's Butler Walter Hampden Walter Hampden as Sir Frederic Taylor Gene Roth Gene Roth as Turkish Policeman
    During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 POSTER

    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    1944

    English

    7.2

    2

    100%

    75%

    bomber pilot

    Drama

    History

    lieutenant

    pearl harbor

    secret mission

    tokyo, japan

    War

    world war ii

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Don DeFore Don DeFore as Charles McClure Robert Walker Robert Walker as David Thatcher Myrna Dell Myrna Dell as Girl in Officers' Club Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Lieut. Miller
    In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
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