Popular War Movies - Page 293
Wo ist der Bahnhof?
1985
Wo ist der Bahnhof?
1985
The brothers Gé and Arie Temnes return to the home where they used to live as teenagers during WWII. Arie talks about the role that he played in the resistance movement.Tjoet Nja' Dhien
1988
Tjoet Nja' Dhien
1988
star 8Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.The Road Back
1937
The Road Back
1937
star 6.7After the First World War a group of German soldiers try to readjust to civilian life. A sequel to 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.Demeterovci
1976
Demeterovci
1976
A television film based on a play by Ján Kákoš with the theme of Slovak National Uprising.Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
star 6.4In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.Stormtroopers
1976
Stormtroopers
1976
star 4.5A handful of recruits prepares for a war that nobody knows about the purpose or the motive. The field commander is a general who plays with a Marx puppet and lives in a luxurious palace that looks like a cabin from the outside. His orderlies are a captain who lives in Arabic dress in a curtain and a sergeant in training who does not shine for intelligence. Continuing training between various and grotesque accidents until the order arrives for the front. And then?Suicide Mission
1954
Suicide Mission
1954
star 6.8A group of Norwegians cross the North Sea in winter to deliver Allied soldiers and ammunition to their Nazi-occupied country.Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007
Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.Thirst
2018
Thirst
2018
star 4.2Two best friends are pitted against each other when a new girl comes to town, matters are further complicated when they enlist together in the U S Army to fight in the Persian Gulf War, the men and their unit captured by Iraqi forces and must work together with other prisoners of war to escape...The Battle of Monte Cassino
2024
star 6.2The story of the legendary battle through the eyes of Jedrek - a boy who went through the hell of the gulag and left Russia with the Polish Army as one of thousands of polish orphans. Soon a decisive attack on a monastery located on the hills of Monte Cassino is to take place at the front - this spectacular battle will decide the lives of many soldiers and the fate of the Allied offensive in Italy, and will change Jedrek's life forever.Resistopia: The Movie
2016
star 62024: The war against the aliens is lost. The superior "Xenos" have taken over the rule within only four weeks and they killed more than 90% of the world's population. This genocide is called "Great Purge".Inside the Lines
1918
Inside the Lines
1918
A spy known as "1932" during World War I, is commissioned by the German Secret Service to trail English agent Captain Woodhouse to the Straits of Gibraltar and there effect the destruction of the British fleet. Before his departure, 1932 helps Jane Gerson, an American girl falsely accused of espionage, and later falls in love with her.Pilgrimage
1933
Pilgrimage
1933
star 7.1A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
star 8.5First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of two short films, "Mamusha," as the Nazis invade her country, a Polish Catholic housekeeper takes under her wing the youngster in the Jewish family for whom she is employed, and shepherds him through WWII in hopes of ultimately getting him repatriated to Palestine. In "Woman on a Bicycle," an unmarried French woman is pressed into service by the church to distribute underground communication pamphlets for the Resistance and ultimately ends up helping the church shelter 19 Jews.Storming Juno
2010
Storming Juno
2010
star 6.9A landmark WWII docudrama, told through the eyes of three young Canadians, chronicling the events of the Allied invasion of Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 - otherwise known as D-Day.Wild Flower
1943
Wild Flower
1943
star 6.6The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.Culloden
1964
Culloden
1964
star 7.4Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.Inside Fighting China
1942
star 5.6This wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression.
