Plot:
A young man, separated from his family in World War II, disguises himself as a Nazi S.S. Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.
Tag: War
Halls of Montezuma 1951 • Movie
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A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
The Young Lions 1958 • Movie
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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
The Sea Chase 1955 • Movie
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As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
West Beirut 1998 • Movie
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In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
Battle Under Orion 2009 • Movie
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World War II story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. Japanese sub I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa. Before heading to war, the captain received a final present from his lover, the score to a song titled Manatsu no Orion. 64 years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.
Giovanni’s Island 2014 • Movie
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A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.
The Dogs of War 1981 • Movie
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Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Ora 7 Jon (THE 7) 2023 • Movie
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” Ora 7 Jon ” / THE 7 is a periodical war film based on the journey of 7 brave freedom fighters during the heat of battle in 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh.
Citizen Soldier 2016 • Movie
Plot:
CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the “Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts’ eye-view of the war. A modern day Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldier tells the true story of a group of Soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.
Fahrenheit 9/11 2004 • Movie
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Michael Moore’s view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 • Movie
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Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Sons, Mothers and a General 1955 • Movie
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As Germany’s fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something “for the fatherland”, volunteer to fight with the German army in the East. Horrified at the news that their children are to be sent to the Russian front, the boys’ mothers begin a desperate effort to get their sons back.
Triple Cross 1966 • Movie
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During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.
Another Mother’s Son 2017 • Movie
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Lou lives on the Nazi-occupied Island of Jersey during World War 2. She accepts to hide a young Russian POW at her house at the risk of being imprisoned herself and takes care of him as if he was her own son.
Library Wars 2013 • Movie
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Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library Force is created. The Library force, including instructor Atsushi Dojo and Iku Kasahara, work to protect the libraries. A fierce battle then ensues between these two groups.
Gunga Din 1939 • Movie
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In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
The Soviet Story 2008 • Movie
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The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.
Entre Nous 1983 • Movie
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A Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him.
El Alamein – The Line of Fire 2002 • Movie
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War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it’s October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there’s no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it’s retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It’s said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra’s are used up, what then?
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962 • Movie
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The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? 2008 • Movie
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Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu 1929 • Movie
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During the Boxer Rebellion in China during the early 20th century, in which a Chinese secret society attacked all westerners and anyone who associated with them, Dr. Fu Manchu’s wife and child are killed by foreigners. Enraged, he vows to take his revenge on the British army officers he holds responsible for the killings.
Kandagar 2010 • Movie
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Based on the true story of five Russian pilots captured by the Taliban. They are forced to spend three-hundred-seventy-eight days in hell, while facing questions of loyalty, survival and planing their treacherous escape route home.
Of Fathers and Sons 2018 • Movie
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Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
In My Mother’s Skin 2023 • Movie
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Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
Triumph of the Spirit 1989 • Movie
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In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra until they and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the Nazis learn of his boxing, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.