An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI to investigate a garbled report from the resistance about a bomb which the departing Germans have set to blow up a weapons cache.
Casts Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Michel Serrault, Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Micheline Presle, Philippe de Broca, Françoise Christophe, Julien Guiomar
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Island of Thirty Coffins
Douaumont - The Hell of Verdun
Aisha
Doctor Zhivago
The Great Dictator
Lawrence of Arabia
Paths of Glory
The African Queen
Grand Illusion
The Last Front
Fantomas Unleashed
Aphrodite
Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
A Very Long Engagement
The Cardinal
The Big Parade
The Cursed
Ramsgate Zeppelin Raid. Showing Damage Done to the Bull and George Hotel
The New Amazon
SIMILAR MOVIES
All Quiet on the Western Front
IMDB 7.8 | Apr , 1930
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.The Island of Thirty Coffins
IMDB 5.2 | Sep , 1979
The story takes place in 1917. Véronique is a young woman of 35 years, nurse at the military hospital of Besançon. She suddenly learns of the murder of her husband, the mysterious Count Vorski, whom she has not seen for fourteen years. Her research will also lead her to the track of her father and son whom she believed to have died in a shipwreck, already a long time ago. From clue to clue, here we are in Brittany, on this island with a name so ill-fitting... Brutal deaths, enigmatic words written... by whom? A frightening prophecy, the superstitious terror of the island's inhabitants, and suddenly, Veronica d'Hergemont can no longer leave this island. She's stuck alone. Almost alone...Douaumont - The Hell of Verdun
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1931
Documentary using animated maps, recreations and period footage, on conflicts around a French stronghold which the Germans briefly captured during the battle of Verdun in WWI, between February and October of 1916.Aisha
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2022
Aisha lives at a centre for asylum-seekers in Ireland in a state of ongoing uncertainty. Having fled Nigeria after a violent gang murdered members of her family, she is desperately trying to find some degree of permanency, where she and her mother can be reunited and live without fear. As she navigates the complex legal system to seek settlement in Ireland, she sparks an unlikely friendship with Conor, a new guard at the centre. A former prisoner, Conor’s life experience and calming presence resonate with Aisha, allowing for a tentative romance to begin. But the bond between the pair comes under strain as the threat of deportation looms ever larger.Doctor Zhivago
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1965
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.The Great Dictator
IMDB 8.3 | Oct , 1940
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.Lawrence of Arabia
IMDB 8 | Dec , 1962
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.Paths of Glory
IMDB 8.3 | Oct , 1957
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.The African Queen
IMDB 7.4 | Jan , 1952
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.Grand Illusion
IMDB 7.9 | Jun , 1937
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.The Last Front
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 2024
In a Belgian village during the start of World War I, the Lambert family finds themselves thrust into the heart of the conflict in The Last Front. Leonard Lambert, a devoted husband and father, grapples with protecting his family as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the war, a tender love story blossoms between Adrien Lambert, Leonard's son, and Louise Janssen, a local villager.Fantomas Unleashed
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1965
In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre.Aphrodite
IMDB 4.4 | Jan , 1982
Harry is a young millionaire on holiday; he takes his yacht to a Greek island, and stays in the mansion of his friend...Mata Hari: the Red Dancer
IMDB 0 | May , 1927
Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin (English: Mata Hari: The Red Dancer), often shortened on release to Mata Hari, is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer and Fritz Kortner. It depicts the life and death of the German World War I spy Mata Hari. It was the first feature-length portrayal of Hari.A Very Long Engagement
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2004
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.The Cardinal
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1963
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.The Big Parade
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1925
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.The Cursed
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 2021
In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.Ramsgate Zeppelin Raid. Showing Damage Done to the Bull and George Hotel
IMDB 0 | May , 1915
Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.The New Amazon
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1915
This intriguing and beautifully-shot newsreel features sea-faring heroes, feisty females and a generous lick of paint for a Mississippi steamship.