Popular War Movies - Page 128
Operation "Wonderland"
1989
star 8In 1942, the Far North was home to an icebreaker, almost devoid of weapons. Despite this, it stood as a formidable force, blocking the path of a German cruiser. Led by Captain Anatoly Kacharava, a small detachment of sailors held back the enemy for over three hours. This daring act thwarted Operation Wunderland, a meticulously planned Nazi operation aimed at preventing a Soviet convoy from delivering essential supplies to Arkhangelsk.Dragon Rapide
1986
Dragon Rapide
1986
star 6.3The two weeks leading up to the Spanish Civil War in 1936 are dramatized from many different locations in Spain, Morocco and London.Mission to Moscow
1943
Mission to Moscow
1943
star 5.7Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.Paskal
2018
Paskal
2018
star 7.7The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL, an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel, a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.Eight Women Fighters
1987
Eight Women Fighters
1987
star 5.5Women soldiers of the Volunteer Army battle the Japanese in Northeast China in 1936.Battle Squadron Lützow
1941
star 6Propaganda film telling the story of a German bomber crew taking part in the invasion of Poland and attacks on British shipping.Retreat, Hell!
1952
Retreat, Hell!
1952
star 6.5During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.The Plainsman
1936
The Plainsman
1936
star 6.5Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
1899
Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload, the begin to pull the gun forward.Night Flight
2002
Night Flight
2002
star 7.5Night Flight was a powerful drama set in 1943 and the present telling the story of two World War II veterans. Harry Peters piloted a Lancaster bomber at just 20. His now middle-class world is thrown into disarray when former comrade Vic Green lands. A tale of secrets, scandal and corruption based on ghosts as yet not laid to rest.The Fight for the Sky
1945
star 6Documentary detailing the activities of American fighter escort pilots during bombing raids over Germany.The Winter War
1989
The Winter War
1989
star 7.1After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.The Thin Red Line
1964
The Thin Red Line
1964
star 6.1Set during the Allied invasion of the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater during WWII, this film is based on the novel by James Jones. Keir Dullea is Private Doll, who dreads the invasion and steals a pistol to help him protect himself. Sergeant Welsh (Jack Warden), a caustic, battle-scarred veteran, hates Doll, whom he considers a coward. In battle, Doll kills a Japanese soldier and is filled with remorse, which further angers the sergeant. The next day, an emboldened Doll wipes out an entire enemy machine gun post and begins to feel as sadistic as Welsh. The two must work together to clear away some mines, but as they do, their platoon is surprised by a Japanese raid.CODE : G
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Mama, I’m Alive
1977
Mama, I’m Alive
1977
star 4In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..Wolfblood
1995
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
star 6.5Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.There is Only a MiG
2025
There is Only a MiG
2025
star 41944. After the hospital or because of problems with vision and speech, several officers are "written off" to a false airfield. The Nazis take this airfield for the real one, and pilot Ivan Polivanov learns about it at the most inopportune moment.Passenger
1963
Passenger
1963
star 7.3A German woman on a ship returning to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she had been an overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman's life.
