Popular War Movies - Page 154
Death of a Soldier
1986
Death of a Soldier
1986
star 3.2Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.The Silent City
2006
The Silent City
2006
star 5.5The story revolves around 3 soldiers who are on the outskirts of a war torn city. They are patrolling an area when a bomb is accidentally set off and they have to wait for help.A Span of Land
1968
Het Bombardement
2012
Het Bombardement
2012
star 4.8A thrilling love story between the young boxer Vincent and the German Eva, who soon has to marry with the middle-aged Dirk to save her family. While the war starts in the Netherlands their impossible love inflames. May 14, 1940, the day that the centre of Rotterdam is bombed and the young lovers lose sight of each other.The New Adventures of Schweik
1943
star 6.6The New Adventures of Schweik adopted to the WWII reality.In Love and War
1958
In Love and War
1958
star 6.7Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe visits his high-living playgirl girlfriend. Each must decide whether to make the best of his situation or break out of it. O'Neill drowns his troubles in alcohol, losing the respect of a potential lover; Kantaylis marries his fiancée, but realizes he may not survive the war to see his child; while Newcombe sheds his decadent girlfriend for a pure-hearted Hawaiian nurse. Later, in battle, a heroic act costs one of the Marines his life.The Boys From Lilac Street
1976
star 8.5The story about the friendship between a Soviet fighter squadron pilot and the children stuck in a city destroyed by the enemy during WW2.Alidha Ávila's Sucre
1995
Alidha Ávila's Sucre
1995
star 9TV Movie based on the life of Antonio José de Sucre, the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho哈尔滨之夜
1948
哈尔滨之夜
1948
State Border: Vol. 8. On the Far Border
1989
star 8.7At the southern border outpost the Soviet border guards managed to neutralize a spy from one of the Western intelligence services and discover an electronic unit recording data about secret strategic military facilities located on the territory of the USSR.The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
star 6.8A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.The Red Beret
1953
The Red Beret
1953
star 6.7Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.Don't Shoot the Messenger
2023
star 2A World War II romantic comedy, following a nosy army postman who secretly rewrites the letters between a soldier and his wife in an effort to save their crumbling marriage.Happy New Year!
2019
Baise Uprising
1989
Hanagatami
2017
Hanagatami
2017
star 7.1Spring, 1941: 16-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.Brief Encounters in the Long War
1976
A poignant reminiscence of the love story between the poet Rustam and the young pilot Gulshod, who tragically died during the Great Patriotic War, heroically performing an aerial ramming maneuver.Villa Des Roses
2002
Villa Des Roses
2002
star 5.2In 1913, a young woman starts work as a maid in a seedy Parisian boarding house full of eccentrics. When she falls in love with one of the guests, she must choose between her son and her new romance.Carter's Army
1975
Carter's Army
1975
star 4.4A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war.Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War
1944
star 4.2Designed as a successor to "They Met In Moscow", with the same director, star and composer, "Six P. M." (1946 American release title) has two artillery officers meeting an attractive girl in Moscow between battles. One falls in love with her and they vow to meet in Moscow on a bridge at Six P.M. when the war ends. The war puts them on diverse trails, but the pledge is fulfilled against a setting of Moscow's famous fireworks displays.
