Adventure, War, Drama
A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
People with Wings
The Offence
Mediterraneo
We Go in at Dawn
A High Wind in Jamaica
The Cranes Are Flying
The Square Peg
Shanghai
Fantasy Mission Force
Amrum
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Interview
El despiadado
Infernal Persecution
Homecoming
The Catholics
Against the Sun
Lamb of God
Iyobinte Pusthakam
Anzio
SIMILAR MOVIES
People with Wings
IMDB 5 | Aug , 1960
This film continues the story of radio operator Ludwig Bartuschek from “The Sailor’s Song”. Near the end of the Weimar Republic, Bartuschek (Erwin Geschonneck) is working as a mechanic in the Sperber airplane plant. Director Dehringer offers him the opportunity to train as an airplane constructor if he is willing to give up his communist beliefs under oath. Bartuschek will not allow himself to be bought and instead joins the underground resistance movement.The Offence
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1973
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.Mediterraneo
IMDB 7.6 | Feb , 1991
Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the soldiers begin to relax a little. Things change when their ship is hit and destroyed by the enemy, and the soldiers find themselves abandoned there.We Go in at Dawn
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 2020
When a high-ranking war planner is captured and held in a German prisoner of war camp, a team of specialists take on the dangerous mission of trying to break him out. Trouble is, he doesn't want to be rescued.A High Wind in Jamaica
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1965
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.The Cranes Are Flying
IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1957
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.The Square Peg
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1958
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a heroShanghai
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 2010
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.Fantasy Mission Force
IMDB 4.7 | Feb , 1983
A force of loners and fighters is put together to try and rescue the generals and save the war effort with the promise of gold and pardons of past crimes.Amrum
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2025
Amrum Island, Spring 1945. In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, goes fishing at night, and works the nearby farm to help his mother feed the family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept island almost feels like paradise. But when peace finally comes, it reveals a deeper threat: the enemy is far closer than he imagined.What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
IMDB 5.9 | Aug , 1966
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.Interview
IMDB 6 | May , 2003
A middle-aged journalist interviews the real-life Dutch star Katja Schuurman, in her own loft. Pierre, the journalist is annoyed at being given such a fluffy assignment, as he is normally a political correspondent. Initially he has no questions for Katja, but soon they are coaxing their darkest secrets out of each other.El despiadado
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1990
Christian movie based on real events. Based on the real story of a drug trafficker, who paradoxically found his freedom inside the jail.Infernal Persecution
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1992
It all started one night, they were witnesses ... Now they have to flee! A group of students discover the rites and sinister plans of a satanic organization.Homecoming
IMDB 5 | Oct , 1941
A Nazi propaganda film which aims to justify the invasion of Poland by portraying the plight of ethnic Germans in Poland who were discriminated against and oppressed by the Poles, and how they were saved by the intervention of the German army.The Catholics
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 1973
Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act according to traditional Catholic dogma. So, Rome decides to send a representative to investigate what is happeningAgainst the Sun
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2014
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.Lamb of God
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 2020
North Argentina, 1961. Only a few priests and interns remain in a secluded run-down boys' religious boarding school. Suddenly and unannounced, Father Martin arrives, whose intentions are not as clear as he claims.Iyobinte Pusthakam
IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 2014
Set in the backdrop of the picturesque Munnar, it tells the story of Iyob, a slave-turned-master.Anzio
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1968
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.