Drama, War
Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
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The Battle of Monte Cassino
The Damned United
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Yanks
49th Parallel
Warriors Five
City of Life and Death
Von Ryan's Express
Moje soukromá záležitost
Memory of the Camps
The Bride and the Curfew
Desert Assault
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
The Haunted Airman
Not Scared to Die
Through the Mist
The Forgotten Hill
Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
The Girls with the Red Ribbons
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The Battle of Monte Cassino
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 2024
The story of the legendary battle through the eyes of Jedrek - a boy who went through the hell of the gulag and left Russia with the Polish Army as one of thousands of polish orphans. Soon a decisive attack on a monastery located on the hills of Monte Cassino is to take place at the front - this spectacular battle will decide the lives of many soldiers and the fate of the Allied offensive in Italy, and will change Jedrek's life forever.The Damned United
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2009
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing right-hand man Peter Taylor.Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1999
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.Yanks
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1979
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. One relationship that develops is between married John, an Army Captain, and the aristocratic Helen, whose naval husband is away at war. Helen loves her husband, but Helen and John are looking for some comfort during the difficult times.49th Parallel
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1941
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.Warriors Five
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1962
World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes with four Italian prisoners, enlisting their aid in exploding a bridge.City of Life and Death
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 2009
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.Von Ryan's Express
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1965
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.Moje soukromá záležitost
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1972
Memory of the Camps
IMDB 0 | May , 1985
In 1945, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world’s conscience. A film was made by British and American film crews who were with the troops liberating the camps. It was directed in part by Alfred Hitchcock and was broadcast for the first time in its entirety on PBS FRONTLINE in 1985.The Bride and the Curfew
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1978
Shpresa goes to the house of fascist collaborators to commit an assassination. After that, dressed as a bride, she becomes an illegal.Desert Assault
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 1969
Allied and German forces are stranded in desert during WW II and attempt to surrender each other.Bethune: The Making of a Hero
IMDB 5.3 | Sep , 1993
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2020
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil WarThe Haunted Airman
IMDB 4.9 | Oct , 2006
An injured RAF pilot, confined to a wheelchair is committed to an eerie hospital where he starts to lose his mind.Not Scared to Die
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 1973
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.Through the Mist
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 2009
A biopic of the late musician Dédé Fortin, the singer, songwriter, and founder of a very popular Québécois band called "Les Colocs".The Forgotten Hill
IMDB 8.5 | May , 1996
At the outbreak of the Second World War, two friends, Mokrane and Menach, abruptly interrupt their studies and return to their remote native Kabylian village of Tagsa. While waiting to be drafted into the French Army they have time to woo. Mokrane falls for beautiful Aazi and soon marries her only to find out that she can bear no child. Menach, on his part, is stongly attracted to Davda, but the latter is already married to a rich merchant...Happiness does not seem to be in store for the two former students...Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey
IMDB 8 | Mar , 1987
Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.The Girls with the Red Ribbons
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1978
Jeta is a student who is a member of the illegals and tries to create a group of antifascist girls in her school.