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Seven Thunders (1957) Hugo Fregonese, Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Tony Wright
Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France. Read More »
Pills for Aurelia AKA Pigulki dla Aurelii (1958) Stanislaw Lenartowicz, Jerzy Adamczak, Andrzej Hrydzewicz, Jaroslaw Kuszewski
Action drama that takes place in Poland during World War 2. Soldiers of the Polish underground Read More »
Beach Red (1967) Cornel Wilde, Rip Torn, Burr DeBenning
American Marines storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemy plans a counterattack, in this look at warfare. Read More »
The Private Navy of Sgt. OFarrell (1968) Frank Tashlin, Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Comedy, War
Sgt. O’Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. Read More »
None Shall Escape (1944) André De Toth, Marsha Hunt, Alexander Knox, Henry Travers
The career of a Nazi officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.
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Köshpendiler / Nomad: The Warrior (2005) Sergey Bodrov, Ivan Passer, Kuno Becker, Jason Scott Lee, Jay Hernandez
Rebirth of a nation. Not since Genghis Khan has anyone united the Kazakh tribes. Jungar tribesmen of Mongolia rule Kazakh land, but a prophecy has it that a descendant of Genghis will unite his people. Oraz the Wise travels the land looking for the child who will fulfill the prophecy. He finds that infant and protects him from the warriors of Galdan, the Jungar king. Oraz recruits one lad from each Kazakh tribe and teaches them the art of war, loyalty, and camaraderie. Two are the best: Mansur and Erali. They are like brothers. Each must prove himself; both fall in love with the same young woman; both fall into enemy hands. At what cost does a prophecy come to pass?
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Una vita difficile / A Difficult Life (1961) Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, Lea Massari, Franco Fabrizi
Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
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La 317ème section / The 317th Platoon (1965) Pierre Schoendoerffer, Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre
In 1954, the Indochina War begins to come to a close following France’s defeat by the Viet Minh at the deadly Battle of Dîen Bîen Phû. French forces are in full retreat and risk being overrun at every turn — including the 317th Platoon, a unit of French soldiers and Laotian allies who are led by the idealistic but inexperienced sous-lieutenant Torrens and adjutant Willsdorf, a former soldier in the German Wehrmacht during WWII. Their survival depends on completing a trek through the dense, jungle-laden, expanse of enemy territory that stands between them and the safety of the nearest French outpost.
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