Popular War Movies - Page 275
Leningrad Symphony
2017
Leningrad Symphony
2017
star 8August 1942: Amidst the unimaginable suffering inflicted during the blockade of Leningrad by the German Wehrmacht, an orchestra director was given an almost impossible task: to stage the premiere of Dimitri Shostakovitch's "Leningrad Symphony". The performance became a symbol of the brief triumph of culture over the barbarism of war.Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
star 6.9Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.Salò: The Republic of Silence
2025
star 10Short documentary about the Italian town of Salò during World War 2 and what it endured.Kill or Be Killed
1942
Kill or Be Killed
1942
star 6.5A fictional enactment of the deadly contest between a British soldier and a German sniper hiding in a tree. Kill or Be Killed differs from most army instructional films because of its powerful dramatization.Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century
2014
star 8A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a myth, a giant of the 20th century.Sunset at Chaophraya
2013
Sunset at Chaophraya
2013
star 6.4Set in 1939, the early days of World War II in Siam, to Angsumalin meeting one last time with her childhood friend, a young Thai man named Vanus. He is leaving for England for his studies and hopes that Angsumalin will wait for him and marry him when he returns.Home by Christmas
2010
Home by Christmas
2010
star 3.7A remarkable memoir of resilience, determination and love.Based on filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II experiences, reconstructed with actor Tony Barry as Ed Preston. Weaving strands of poetic imagined drama, and archival footage into the interview, Preston presents both sides of her parents' wartime marriage: the horror and hardship of battlefield and prison camp juxtaposed with the loneliness and grief of a young wife struggling with a newborn baby and a husband declared missing.Ed Preston, on his way home from rugby practice in 1940, joins the New Zealand Army to go to World War II. His new wife, Tui, is pregnant and distraught, but he tells her not to worry, he'll be home by Christmas. And so he is - four years later - after escaping from a prison camp in Italy. But while Ed is away, Tui has fallen in love with another man.Crossing the Yalu River
2021
star 7.5"Crossing the Yalu River" is a monumental war epic that offers a comprehensive and visually stunning portrayal of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's involvement in the Korean War. Directed by Dong Yachun, the film is a tribute to the heroes and veterans who fought with unwavering courage and sacrifice.The Patriot and the Spy
1915
Two young people marry in a Continental village and receive the congratulations of all save the rejected suitor. He bides his time while the couple live happily and are blessed twice with children. War is declared after the husband has suffered an injury for life and the rejected suitor enlists.Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
star 7Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.The Opium War
1943
The Opium War
1943
star 8The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of the film concerns this war.Rebellion in Cuba
1961
Rebellion in Cuba
1961
star 9A small group of Americans take part in an attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro's Communist regime in Cuba.The Mad Empress
1939
The Mad Empress
1939
star 5.8The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.My Air Raid Shelter
2005
My Air Raid Shelter
2005
The fourth film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa".Liebe Perla
1998
Liebe Perla
1998
Researcher Hannelore Witkovsky searches for the notorious Nazi war criminal Dr. Joseph Mengele's lost film about his experiments on a family of little people in Auschwitz including Holocaust survivor Perla Ubitsch, whom she befriends.Kianoush's Garden
2024
Kianoush's Garden
2024
star 10Hamzeh and Abbas decide to invade Kianoush’s son’s garden on his wedding day. This incident coincides with the crash of an Iraqi bomber plane near Bagh. The crash of the plane and the arrival of its pilot to Bagh Kianoush create adventures.Noroshundor
2009
Noroshundor
2009
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop.The Hook
1963
The Hook
1963
star 6.2Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.Officers
1971
Officers
1971
star 7.1Two friends are army officers, and the turbulent times throw them from the Civil War in the early 20s to the Soviet conflict in Finland, from China to the Urals.The Medic
1979
The Medic
1979
star 5.5The film is set in a modern war, probably between a European country and a country in the Far East. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.
