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    Haywire 2023 POSTER

    Haywire

    2023

    English

    2.4

    1

    1940s

    adolf hitler

    hitler

    treasure

    War

    world war ii

    Craig McLearie Craig McLearie Director Teague Selmon Teague Selmon as Bobby Ben Foley Ben Foley as Grant Chapman Elliott Jedras Elliott Jedras as Guard Beatrice Fletcher Beatrice Fletcher as Ida
    An armoured tank crew go behind enemy lines to find "Hitler's Treasure", but find something a lot more sinister that the Nazis are hiding.
    A Bag of Marbles 2017 POSTER

    A Bag of Marbles

    2017

    French

    7.3

    9

    83%

    85%

    1940s

    Action

    Biography

    brother brother relationship

    Drama

    History

    nazi officer

    occupied france

    occupied france (1940-44)

    War

    Christian Duguay Christian Duguay Director Elsa Zylberstein Elsa Zylberstein as Anna Joffo Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Docteur Rosen Martin Hub Martin Hub as Gunther Marek Vasut Marek Vasut as Patron de l'Hôtel du commerce
    At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
    Falling in Love Again 1980 POSTER

    Falling in Love Again

    1980

    English

    5.0

    1940s

    Action

    bronx, new york city

    Drama

    high school reunion

    love

    memory

    reunion

    Romance

    Steven Paul Steven Paul Director Terrence Evans Terrence Evans as Beaver Elliott Gould Elliott Gould as Harry Lewis Susannah York Susannah York as Sue Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer as Sue Wellington
    Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
    Gangster Squad 2013 POSTER

    Gangster Squad

    2013

    English

    6.7

    171

    30%

    57%

    1940s

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    dramatic

    gangster

    griffith observatory

    los angeles, california

    tense

    Thriller

    Ruben Fleischer Ruben Fleischer Director Emma Stone Emma Stone as Grace Faraday John Aylward John Aylward as Judge Carter Robert Patrick Robert Patrick as Officer Max Kennard Ryan Gosling Ryan Gosling as Sgt. Jerry Wooters
    Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
    Land of Mine 2015 POSTER

    Land of Mine

    2015

    Danish

    59

    91%

    89%

    1940s

    Action

    beach

    Drama

    History

    land mine

    minefield

    post world war ii

    prisoner of war

    War

    Martin Zandvliet Martin Zandvliet Director Laura Bro Laura Bro as Karin Mikkel Boe Følsgaard Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Lt. Ebbe Jensen Louis Hofmann Louis Hofmann as Sebastian Schumann Roland Møller Roland Møller as Sgt. Carl Rasmussen
    In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys are forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of a Danish sergeant.
    Resistance: They Fought Back 2024 POSTER

    Resistance: They Fought Back

    2024

    English

    7.5

    100%

    100%

    1940s

    Documentary

    holocaust (shoah)

    world war ii

    Kirk Wolfinger Kirk Wolfinger Director Corey Stoll Corey Stoll as Abba Kovner Mark Zeisler Mark Zeisler as Emanuel Ringelblum Romy Rosemont Romy Rosemont as Esther Raab Michael Berenbaum Michael Berenbaum as Self - American Jewish University Maggie Siff Maggie Siff as Vladka Meed
    We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Instead, it’s widely believed “Jews went to their deaths like sheep to the slaughter.” Filmed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Israel, and the U.S., Resistance – They Fought Back provides a much-needed corrective to this myth of Jewish passivity. There were uprisings in ghettos large and small, rebellions in death camps, and thousands of Jews fought Nazis in the forests. Everywhere in Eastern Europe, Jews waged campaigns of non-violent resistance against the Nazis.
    The World Will Tremble 2025 POSTER

    The World Will Tremble

    2025

    English

    6.5

    5

    93%

    93%

    1940s

    based on true story

    Biography

    concentration camp

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    period drama

    War

    Lior Geller Lior Geller Director Jeremy Neumark Jones Jeremy Neumark Jones as Michael Kitodar Todorov Kitodar Todorov as Polish Man Anton Lesser Anton Lesser as Rabbi Schulman Oliver Jackson-Cohen Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Solomon
    The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
    Emperor 2012 POSTER

    Emperor

    2012

    English

    6.5

    31

    31%

    46%

    1940s

    Action

    atomic bomb

    Drama

    emperor

    History

    japanese surrender

    u.s. military

    us military

    War

    Peter Webber Peter Webber Director Will Wallace Will Wallace as CIC Commander Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as General Douglas MacArthur Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu as Koichi Kido Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Mitsuko Kajima
    As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
    Shanghai Blues 1984 POSTER

    Shanghai Blues

    1984

    Cn

    7.0

    5

    64%

    64%

    1940s

    Comedy

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    shanghai, china

    Hark Tsui Hark Tsui Director Ken Boyle Ken Boyle as Rude Caucasian Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang as Shu-Shu Sally Yeh Sally Yeh as Stool Kenny Bee Kenny Bee as Tung Kwok-Man
    In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't know each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge.
    A Day in October 1991 POSTER

    A Day in October

    1991

    Danish

    6.4

    1

    25%

    25%

    1940s

    Action

    danish jew

    denmark

    Drama

    sweden

    War

    Kenneth Madsen Kenneth Madsen Director Tovah Feldshuh Tovah Feldshuh as Emma Kublitz D.B. Sweeney D.B. Sweeney as Niels Jensen Morten Suurballe Morten Suurballe as Peter Kelly Wolf Kelly Wolf as Sara Kublitz
    During the month of October 1943, the Danish resistance movement and just plain ordinary citizens joined together in staging a mass exodus by fishing boats to neutral Sweden of their Jewish countrymen, practically on the eve of the Nazi's planned round-up and delivery to concentration camps of all Jews. Story is told from the point of view of one Jewish family.
    The Children's Train 2024 POSTER

    The Children's Train

    2024

    Italian

    7.4

    9

    92%

    92%

    1940s

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    History

    impoverished

    post-war italy

    poverty

    Cristina Comencini Cristina Comencini Director Dora Romano Dora Romano as Monica Nappo Monica Nappo as Alistair McKenzie Alistair McKenzie as Alicide Barbara Ronchi Barbara Ronchi as Derna
    In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
    Irena's Vow 2023 POSTER

    Irena's Vow

    2023

    English

    6.7

    31

    86%

    84%

    1940s

    Action

    based on true story

    Drama

    guetto

    nsdap (nazi party)

    poland

    War

    world war ii

    Louise Archambault Louise Archambault Director Eryk Kulm Eryk Kulm as Abram Klinger Sophie Nélisse Sophie Nélisse as Irena Gut Opdyke Dougray Scott Dougray Scott as Rugmer Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Seweryn as Schultz
    19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.
    Peyton Place 1957 POSTER

    Peyton Place

    1957

    English

    7.2

    6

    65%

    73%

    1940s

    based on novel or book

    christmas movie

    Crime

    Drama

    high school

    Mystery

    rape

    Romance

    small town

    Mark Robson Mark Robson Director Terry Moore Terry Moore as Betty Anderson Robert Adler Robert Adler as Jury Foreman Lee Philips Lee Philips as Michael Rossi Barry Coe Barry Coe as Rodney Harrington
    In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
    Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. 2024 POSTER

    Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

    2024

    English

    6.2

    15

    66%

    92%

    1940s

    based on true story

    Biography

    christian film

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    pacifism

    Thriller

    tyranny

    Todd Komarnicki Todd Komarnicki Director Katharina Heyer Katharina Heyer as Else Niemoller Flula Borg Flula Borg as Hans Dohnanyi Simon Licht Simon Licht as Herman Punder Felix von Bredow Felix von Bredow as Rudolf-Christoph Von Gersdorff
    As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
    The Water Horse 2007 POSTER

    The Water Horse

    2007

    English

    6.4

    93

    1940s

    Action

    Adventure

    based on children's book

    Family

    Fantasy

    giant egg

    loch ness monster

    scotland

    War

    world war ii

    Jay Russell Jay Russell Director Emily Watson Emily Watson as Anne MacMorrow Brian Cox Brian Cox as Old Angus Jason Hood Jason Hood as Scottish Officer Marshall Napier Marshall Napier as Sgt. Strunk
    A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
    Jacquot of Nantes 1991 POSTER

    Jacquot of Nantes

    1991

    French

    7.6

    6

    1930s

    1940s

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    filmmaking

    nantes

    woman director

    Agnès Varda Agnès Varda Director Jacques Demy Jacques Demy as Jacques Demy Philippe Maron Philippe Maron as Jacquot 1 Brigitte De Villepoix Brigitte De Villepoix as Marilou, la mere Daniel Dublet Daniel Dublet as Raymond, le pere
    Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary.
    My Childhood 1972 POSTER

    My Childhood

    1972

    English

    7.3

    7

    89%

    89%

    1940s

    animal cruelty

    autobiographical

    Biography

    child neglect

    coming of age

    Drama

    scotland

    Bill Douglas Bill Douglas Director Helen Rae Helen Rae as Bus Conductress Ann Smith Ann Smith as Jamie's Mother Eileen McCallum Eileen McCallum as Nurse Helen Crummy Helen Crummy as Schoolteacher
    The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from returning empty jam jars - and this escape is reflected most closely at this time of his life as an eight-year-old living on the breadline with his half-brother and sick grandmother in a poor mining village.
    There's Still Tomorrow 2023 POSTER

    There's Still Tomorrow

    2023

    Italian

    7.7

    9

    89%

    91%

    1940s

    abusive husband

    Comedy

    Drama

    female empowerment

    historical comedy

    History

    woman director

    women empowerment

    Paola Cortellesi Paola Cortellesi Director Armando De Razza Armando De Razza as Commendator Fiacchini Paola Cortellesi Paola Cortellesi as Delia Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea as Ivano Santucci Vinicio Marchioni Vinicio Marchioni as Nino
    In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
    Battle Over Britain 2023 POSTER

    Battle Over Britain

    2023

    English

    4.0

    8

    9%

    9%

    1930s

    1940s

    Action

    battle of britain

    luftwaffe

    royal air force

    War

    world war ii

    Callum Burn Callum Burn Director Arnold Voysey Arnold Voysey as Andrew Sharp Hannah Harris Hannah Harris as Nancy White Sam Parsons Sam Parsons as Pilot Officer Frater Ryan Gooyear Ryan Gooyear as Sgt
    A young pilot, fresh out of training, is called to join a Flight while they wait for the call to scramble. Throughout a single day, he witnesses the skies of southern England filled with deadly dog fights, and after every exhausting battle the men return to their dispersal hut, only to find another of their number missing. Unwilling to surrender, the pilot and his comrades unite to take to the skies once more, determined to defend not only the airfield, but their entire country.
    Battle of Britain 1969 POSTER

    Battle of Britain

    1969

    English

    7.0

    32

    67%

    79%

    1940s

    Action

    aerial combat

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    british history

    Drama

    History

    War

    world war ii

    Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton Director Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park Ian McShane Ian McShane as Sgt. Pilot Andy Michael Caine Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Woman in Air Raid Shelter
    In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
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