Popular War Politics TV Shows - Page 96
WWII Air Crash Detectives
2014
star 6.3Garth Barnard has a lifelong passion and unshakeable resolve to investigate how thousands of young Airmen from the Second World War died in catastrophic air accidents and training crashes.I zoi en tafo
2019
Sword of Honour
1967
Sword of Honour
1967
star 9Sword of Honour is a three-part miniseries produced as part of the anthology Theatre 625, and broadcast on BBC2, based on Evelyn Waugh's 1952–61 novels of the same name. It stars Edward Woodward as 35-year-old Englishman Guy Crouchback, who returns home from Italy at the start of WWII, determined to fight the good fight. Horrified by Nazi barbarism and emotionally shattered by a painful divorce, Crouchback eagerly accepts a post with the elite Royal Corps of Halberdiers.Rockpolitik
2005
La Forja de un Rebelde
1990
star 6.4An autobiographical account that is also the history of Spain during the dark years of the first half of the twentieth century. Spanish writer Arturo Barea (1897-1957) narrates his childhood in Madrid, his harsh experiences in Morocco during the Rif War and his political commitment to the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.Hostages of the SS
2015
Hostages of the SS
2015
April 1945. In a dramatic operation the SS transports 139 special prisoners, and kin of the prisoners, into the Alps. The plan: to use the prisoners as bargaining chips in possible negotiations with the Allies. During the journey a number of prisoners plan their escape and experience six days between liberty and death, their fates in the hands of ruthless and increasingly nervous criminals. But the hostages band together and turn the tables with a clever ploy: they call in the Wehrmacht to aid them…Munich '72
2022
Munich '72
2022
star 6Chronicle of the attack perpetrated by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September in the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Summer Games.Peace to the Huts, War to the Palaces
1971
A Soviet propaganda miniseries about the Bolshevik coup in 1917-18. Along with the portrayal of fictional characters, the film recreates the images of historical figures from this period.Female Spies: Courage and Espionage in WWII
2024
star 7.7It's a little-known part of World War II history: in the Allied secret services, one in ten spies was a woman. A look back at the journeys of these women of exemplary bravery, who, risking their lives, played a decisive role in supporting the Resistance.Birth of the Republic
1971
A 1971 three-part miniseries about the birth of the Italian Republic, directed by Sandro Bolchi, Vittorio De Sica, and Ermanno OlmiOccupation 1968
2018
Occupation 1968
2018
star 2Documentary about the Occupation, as seen through the eyes of the occupiers. Five countries from the Warsaw Pact occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968. Fifty years later, five directors from these five countries shoot five short films about the invasion from the perspective of the people who played the part of the occupiers.Tired Warrior
1993
Tired Warrior
1993
star 7The role played by the regular army in the Turkish War of Independence. This film's footage was burned by the military junta in 1983.Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
1987
star 6.7Napoleon Bonaparte woos Josephine and makes her his empress.Mao
2024
Mao
2024
star 7.7The People’s Republic of China now plays a central role in global politics, economics and diplomacy – more than it ever has before. Its president, Xi Jinping openly espouses the model forged by former Chairman, Mao Zedong, known as the Great Helmsman. But what do we really know about Mao? And how does his legacy relate to Xi’s ‘China Dream’? This 3-part documentary series explores Mao Zedong, his beliefs and his methods. It shows how these have shaped Xi’s philosophy and the reality of today’s China. Mao had set China on the road to true sovereignty, freeing it from the humiliation of foreign domination. Xi is now completing that journey towards the strong Middle Kingdom and cultural predominance that Mao aimed for – while sweeping under the carpet the unthinkable victims and costs of Mao’s rule. The story arc of Mao’s astonishing biography provides varied and profound insights into the ideals, strategies and ambitions of today’s People’s RepubBetrayal of a Nation
2016
Betrayal of a Nation
2016
star 10It is an Emirati drama that was shown in Ramadan 2016 taken from the novel "Ritaj" by the novelist Hamad Al Hammadi and produced by Abu Dhabi Media Company. The series talks about the organization of the Muslim Brotherhood and how it worked secretly within the joints of the state for many years. It also touches on the history of the organization and dives deep into the social life of its members, indicating the ideas they hold and the principles on which they are based.Manto Mavrogenous
1983
Long Miles of War
1976
