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"One of the most honest and powerful war pictures" (Life) of all time, this "thrilling, dramatic thunderbolt" (The Hollywood Reporter) "soars right up into the bright blue yonder" (Los Angeles Times). Blending "thrilling action" with "personal drama brought to heroic heights" (The New York Times), this Winner of two Academy Awards stars Gregory Peck in "the best performance of his career" (Look), a role which earned him a Best Actor Osc..
In 12 Strong, a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince a Northern Alliance General to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the team accustomed to state-of-the-art..
In 12 Strong, a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince a Northern Alliance General to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the team accustomed to state-of-the-art..
When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right. Visionary director Michael Bay delivers a "Rock-Solid Action Drama" you won't soon forget in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. Follow the elite ex-military operators who fought back against overwhelming odds to save American lives in this "Visceral, Power, Pulse-Pounding" portrayal of true heroism. Special Features Over An Hour Of Behind-The-Scenes Bonus..
13 Rue Madeleine. It's where you'll find the Gestapo in wartime Paris - but it's much more likely they'll find you first. James Cagney risks this fate when he leads a small band of operatives on an almost impossible mission: to find a secret Nazi missile site in occupied France. Three other agents share his mission - but one of them is actually a Gestapo double agent. Co-starring the beautiful Annabella, Red Buttons and E.G. Marshall, 1..
1914 tells the story of the 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcellette in World War I. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prepare his battalion Sgt. Reid must also deal with the day to day difficulties of Life in the trenches, including terrible injuries to his men, exhaustive supply issues, and an underage recruit who has joine..
As the war rages across Europe, the once idyliic Alpines become host to one of the most brutal battles of the First World War. When he is drafted to fight for his country, young Andreas (William Moseley - The Chronicles of Narnia) is torn from his family and his love, Francesca. With the front line cutting through the mighty Dolomite mountains, Andreas' battalion must hold the final line of defence and survive both the brutal war and th..
A young German officer, Oskar, unexpectedly finds his life threatened by the outbreak of World War II. With Europe reeling from the full devastation of Hitler's might, Oskar and his girlfriend find themselves torn apart by the violent village massacres that spread like a plague across the country. When their paths cross again amidst the violence of the Russian front line, a sudden tragedy will prompt Oskar to make the ultimate sacrifice..
1st September 1939 will forever be remembered for the epic Battle of Westerplatte that announced the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. Over one week, fewer than 200 Polish soldiers fought against heavy German bombardment. In the fight against the forces of tyranny they came to symbolize the power of resistance...
Summer 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the Russian border. A platoon, led by Lieutenant Eero Perkola, receives orders for a dangerous recon mission to search out Russian defensive positions. As Perkola's mission begins he learns that his beloved fiance has been killed in an ambush by Russian partisans. This traumatic event transforms the young Lieutenant from a blue eyed, idealistic officer into a killer intent on vin..
North Africa, II. WW, Fall 1941. Jiri Pospichal, eighteen years old, signs up as a volunteer in the Czechoslovak army. His naive ideas about heroism are rawly confronted with the hell of the African desert, complicated relationships in his unit and the ubiquitous threat of death. All this takes its cruel toll in the shape of his gradual loss of self respect and courage...
Battle of the Bulge is an epic film set during the last great battle of World War II. Christmas 1944, and the Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of infantry soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the German aggressors. Cappa and his men must find the strength to stand against their enemy in the epic fight that would become known as "The ..
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In 1944 the Battle of Tannenberg would become one of the bloodiest conflicts of World War II, second only to the Battle Of Stalingrad. The Waffen-SS are repelling the Russian invasion of Germany, but half of the infantry is made up of eastern Europeans, drafted in from Siberian labor camps and forced to fight their own brothers. 1944 Forced To Fight is the incredible and harrowing true story of one of the darkest periods of World War II..
WWII drama directed by Denis Delic about the efforts of a highly regarded Polish flying squadron during the Battle of Britain. The story follows the Polish airmen contending with fears about the wellbeing of their loved ones back home as they are stationed in Britain. These anxieties must be put to the side when the German offensive intensifies and the Polish squadron is called upon to defend Britain against the Luftwaffe's planes...
WWII drama directed by Denis Delic about the efforts of a highly regarded Polish flying squadron during the Battle of Britain. The story follows the Polish airmen contending with fears about the wellbeing of their loved ones back home as they are stationed in Britain. These anxieties must be put to the side when the German offensive intensifies and the Polish squadron is called upon to defend Britain against the Luftwaffe's planes...
Mosquito Squadron: David McCallum ("The Man From U.N.C.L.E.") stars in an epic adventure that balances large-scale spectacle with searing human drama, perfectly capturing the explosive action and emotional torment of war. With its astonishing special effects, stark cinematography and brilliantly choreographed aerial combat sequences, The Mosquito Squadron catapults the viewer into the searing heat of battle. As Allied forces struggle ag..
Norwegian resistance fighter Erik Bergman (George Chakiris) offers the British Royal Air Force an irresistable target when he reveals the location of a secret Nazi factory. American pilot Roy Grant (Cliff Robertson) commands the fighter squadron ordered to take out the plant, but he discovers that the location is even more formidable than he had been told. When the promised ground support troops fail to show up, Grant fears he and his m..
Post-communist Russia's highest grossing film to date, 9th Company is a stirring and extremely timely modern day war movie on a par with Hollywood blockbusters 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon'. In 1988, a band of 39 Soviet soldiers held “Hill 3234” against 400 Afghan rebels in a remarkable chapter in military history. Based on real events, the film follows the ill-fated fortunes of a small group of young Russian soldiers, from the tria..
The Great Escape: In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingen..
A Bridge Too Far: An epic film that re-creates in stunning detail one of the most disastrous battles of World War II, A Bridge Too Far is a spectacular war picture. Painstakingly recreated on actual battlefield locations and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Laurence Olivier and Robert Redford, A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the monumental scope, excitement and danger behind one of the b..
Painstkingly recreated on actual World War II Battlefield locations, and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford and Laurence Olivier, A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the monumental scope, excitement and danger behind Operation Market Garden - one of the biggest military gambles in history. Special Features A Bridge Too Far Trailer, Platoon Trailer..
An epic film that re-creates in stunning detail one of the most disastrous battles of World War II, A Bridge Too Far is a spectacular war picture. Painstakingly recreated on actual battlefield locations and boasting a remarkable cast that includes Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Laurence Olivier and Robert Redford, A Bridge Too Far accurately recaptures the monumental scope, excitement and danger behind one of the biggest military ga..
Tyrone Power and Betty Grable are captivating in this romantic WWII drama. When slick, money-motivated pilot Tim Baker (Power) takes a high-paying job ferrying bombers across the Atlantic, he meets up with Carol (Grable), an old flame who sparks enough new heat that Baker joins England's R.A.F. just to be near her. But Carol is also pursued by another pilot - Baker's superior officer! And when Baker must begin flying bombing missions, l..
Sir John Mills and Sir Donald Sinden head a British cast in this World War II drama. The Battle of the Atlantic is raging and British ships are desperately needed. Most, however, are surrounding the deadly German battleship, Tirpitz. A plan is formulated to destroy it, but the only way is to use midget submarines. Will they succeed, and if so, at what cost? A gripping, action-packed battle from beginning to end...
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Aces High is a World War One film from 1976 directed by Jack Gold and starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. Croft (Peter Firth), a public school boy turned RFC officer, arrives in France to take over as Second Lieutenant of a British detachment. He has deliberately manoeuvred his way into this particular position in order to be with Gresham (Malcolm McDowell), an old boy from his school who has beco..
New airforce recruit Peter Firth takes an instant dislike to his embittered squadron leader, Malcolm McDowell. But as the young pilot experiences the tensions and stresses of warfare, his dislike turns to admiration. The film features excellently photographed aerial dogfight sequences. Also starring Christopher Plummer and John Gielgud. An airborn remake of the 1930 trench-bound 'Journey's End'...
ACT OF VALOUR stars active-duty Navy Seals who take you deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained and deadly group of warriors in modern combat. - When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot, a team of SEALs is dispatched on a global manhunt. As the men race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of innocent civilians, they must balance th..
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Vlacil's first colour film, Adelheid is an emotional tale of two lovers trapped in the march of history. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film charts the relationship between a Czech airman who is assigned a large mansion on the Czech-German border and Adelheid, daughter of its previous Nazi owner, who is allocated to him as a servant. A compelling - and tragic - love story that transcends the absence of verbal communication, A..
When his National Guard unit is deployed to Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton is granted a questionable transfer that will keep him in the U.S. When one of his unit finds that his son is sick he asks Danny to help him go AWOL so that he can avoid returning to the war zone. This forces Danny to choose between his friend and the army as they embark on a dangerous mission to try and outwit the military that could have a devastating outcome for..
As part of a secret mission to end World War II a team of British and American commandos are dropped behind enemy lines – their assignment to secure intelligence vital to shortening the war. When the mission is compromised, the commandos must put aside their differences and fight their way back to the Allied front line. Hot on their heels is an entire German battalion, intent on capturing the soldiers and retrieving the stolen intellige..
Based on a true story, Alone We Fight takes place in the winter of 1944. A squad of soldiers are struggling during the last days of the Battle Of Hurtgen Forest, their forces have been decimated and their supplies are low. Tasked with defending the field hospital close to the front line they must throw themselves into danger surrounded by tank traps, fortified bunkers, mortars and deadly snipers. Alone We Fight tells the story of the de..
Anthropoid is based on the extraordinary true story of the 1942 WWII operation to assassinate" Nazi commanding officer Reinhard Heydrich. Nicknamed "the butcher of Prague." Heydrich was the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler; the main architect behind the final solution and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslavakia. Starring Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Jamie Dornan (The Fall, Fifty Shades of Grey) , and directed..
Anthropoid is based on the extraordinary true story of the 1942 WWII operation to assassinate" Nazi commanding officer Reinhard Heydrich. Nicknamed "the butcher of Prague." Heydrich was the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler; the main architect behind the final solution and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslavakia. Starring Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Jamie Dornan (The Fall, Fifty Shades of Grey) , and directed..
Apocalypse Now One of the most iconic films ever made and one of the most disturbing dramatisations of the Vietnam War ever seen, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now is cinema at its most fascinating and unforgettable. Giving sense to “the horror, the madness, the sensuousness and the moral dilemma of the Vietnam war” (Francis Ford Coppola), the movie follows the epic, bloody and muddy trip of Captain Willard, sailing up the Nung Riv..
Apocalypse Now One of the most iconic films ever made and one of the most disturbing dramatisations of the Vietnam War ever seen, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now is cinema at its most fascinating and unforgettable. Giving sense to “the horror, the madness, the sensuousness and the moral dilemma of the Vietnam war” (Francis Ford Coppola), the movie follows the epic, bloody and muddy trip of Captain Willard, sailing up the Nung Riv..
A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the director believes “looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded”. Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or i..
A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the director believes “looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded”. Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or i..
A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the director believes “looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded”. Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or i..
As the Battle of the Bulge rages on, with the Nazis repelling the Allied invasion of Germany, an American tank unit gets trapped behind enemy lines. With only hours to go before the bombs of Operation Ardennes Fury fall, the tank's commander makes the incredibly risky decision to rescue an orphanage and the innocent nuns and children inside...
Melville's most personal film, rooted in his wartime experiences in the French Resistance, ARMY OF SHADOWS is a hard, tense drama, depicting man’s capacity for both bravery and evil. In the winter of 1942-1943, as France exists under German occupation, an underground cell operates in the shadows. In the clandestine world of the Resistance, the freedom fighters work against their enemies under the constant risk of betrayal, ordinary men ..
Featuring a stellar cast, including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave and Robert Shaw, Battle Of Britain recreates the greatest air battle in history, when the outnumbered British Royal Air Force defeated the German Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II and saved England from invasion...
Guy Hamilton's classic war film looks at how England defended itself from the German aerial onslaught of the summer of 1940. Laurence Olivier plays Sir Hugh Dowding, the air chief marshal whose fleet outmanouevre the Luftwaffe, despite a numerical disadvantage; and those few to whom so many owed so much are portrayed by an all-star cast including Michael Caine, Kenneth More and Ralph Richardson. Despite its pro-British slant, the authen..
Dunkirk meets Titanic in this gripping true story about the "Barge 752" tragedy during WWII. September 1941. A barge, evacuating people from sieged Leningrad gets caught in a dramatic and violent storm. Terrified and fighting for life, the boat’s 1,000 evacuees descend even further into hell when, instead of rescuers, the boat is targeted and attacked by Nazi war planes. Battle of Leningrad is a charged look at the true violence and tr..
Five months after D-Day, most American soldiers think the German army is broken. The Germans think otherwise. In an attempt to buy time to fill the skies with their invincible new jets, they launch one fast, furious offensive: the Battle of the Bulge. For this epic recreation of one of World War II's most crucial confrontations, director Ken Annakin (The Longest Day) captures the explosive action of massive forces squaring off as well a..
The Battle Of The River Plate: The Battle Of The River Plate tells of the pursuit of the crack pocket German Battleship The Graf Spee, one of the most griping episodes of World War !!. Powell & Pressburgers' penultimate film together is notable for its amazing sea battles and non-stereotypical depiction of characters on both sides of the war. In Which We Serve: In Which We Serve tells the story of the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Torrin and..
US action drama directed by Mike Phillips. Drafted in as a replacement to fly a B17 Flying Fortress in the skies above Sicily when the previous commander is killed in action, fresh young pilot Michael Schmitt (Bug Hall) quickly learns that acceptance from his adopted crew has to be earned, and even then it isn't a given. With the mortality rate soaring as the squadron's missions become increasingly perilous, the crew receives orders for..
Behind Enemy Lines is a tense war thriller set during the German attack on Russia in 1941. A small, lost unit of German soldiers is looking for shelter in a remote, small snowey village in enemy territory. Seperated from their company during battle they are now deep within enemy territory cut off from the German troops. Initially welcomed by the villagers tensions soon rise, and both the soldiers and villagers find themselves in a fight..
British India, 1957. The country is vulnerable - and so is Captain Jeffery Claybourne (Rock Hudson), an actioner who finds himself in hot water after defying orders. Ashamed and feeling undeserving of his fiancee Vivian Morrow (Arlene Dahl), Claybourne says he won't get married until his honourable reputation is restored. Claybourne gets his chance sooner than he expected - the treacherous Rajah Karam begins a bloody attack against Brit..
The time is 1943, for most the Second World War is a living hell, for others it’s a blessing in disguise. Others like Tor Lindblom, owner of Club Havana, a decadent and nocturnal lair for the criminal elite, notorious Nazis and opportunistic hustlers. As ruthless as they come, Lindblom is more than willing to exploit the war effort for his own personal gain. But all that’s about to change with the arrival of a sensual and mysterious cab..
December 1942, a country of uncertain future on the verge a Nazi German invasion. One dark, fateful night two restless young soldiers decide to leave the roadblock checkpoint they've been told to guard in search of excitement. But when they reach the border disaster, not adventure awaits them. The following morning they’re officially pronounced missing. When a rebellious Lieutenant discovers that one of the missing soldiers is his young..
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Hannibal) and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbour, Armageddon) comes a gripping true story about bravery, camaraderie and the complex reality of war. Black Hawk Down stars an exceptional cast including Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbour), Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!), Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Eric Bana (Chopper), William Fichtner (The Perfect Storm), Ewen Bremner (Sna..
In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has led to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives. Special Features Commentary With Author Mark Bowden & Screenwriter Ken Nolan, Commentary With Produce..
Khan Chittenden and Mo Tzu-yi star in this action adventure set in 1942 directed by Aaron Wilson. When Australian fighter pilot Jim (Chittenden) gets shot down during combat in Singapore, he awakens high up in the trees above the rainforest. As night sets in Jim must try to find his way out of the unforgiving jungle with the help of Chinese resistance fighter Seng (Tzu-yi) who is also lost...
Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one... especially Victor's wife, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick mus..
Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if your name is on the Nazis' most wanted list. Atop that list is Czech resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one, especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. So when Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's safe transport o..
A 10th Century castle... A 20th Century war... and the outspoken novel come to life on the screen! Special Features High Definition Remaster, Original Mono Audio, Alternative 4.0 Surround Track, The John Player Lecture With Burt Lancaster (1972, 100 Mins): An Archival Audio Recording Of An Interview Conducted By Joan Bakewell At The National Film Theatre, London, The Lullaby Of War (2017, 18 Mins): A New Interview With Actor Tony Bill ..
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Based on the classic William March novel of the same name, Company K is the gripping and honest story of a unit of American Marines fighting on the Western Front during the latter stages of World War I. Graphically detailing his own experiences, and those of his close comrades, March vividly brings to life the horror these men had to endure in the war torn trenches of France together with the unflinching camaraderie that existed between..
Inspired by true events. A company of American soldiers is lost behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge and makes a horrific discovery - a super bomb in development. The soldiers soon learn about a secret allied mission to retrieve a defecting German scientist in charge of a secret weapons program. Faced with impossible odds, the company and an escaping POW go on a daring raid into the heart of Nazi Germany in pursuit of the s..
Inspired by true events. A company of American soldiers is lost behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge and makes a horrific discovery - a super bomb in development. The soldiers soon learn about a secret allied mission to retrieve a defecting German scientist in charge of a secret weapons program. Faced with impossible odds, the company and an escaping POW go on a daring raid into the heart of Nazi Germany in pursuit of the s..
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Drama set during World War II. After losing his ship and most of his crew to an enemy attack in 1943, Lieutenant Commander MacClain (Randolph Scott) of the Canadian Navy must wait for a new one to be built. When the replacement vessel is ordered to embark on a treacherous journey from Canada to England, MacClain must navigate enemy-infested seas as well as protect his fledgling crew...
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Richard Harris and Sir Alec Guinness star in this sweeping, handsomely-mounted epic drama recounting the battle which raged between the monarchy and a commoner over the very soul of Great Britain. In 17th-century England, ambitious country gentleman Oliver Cromwell (Harris) dared to challenge the political oppression and corruption which besieged his nation. Watching his power being usurped by a commoner, King Charles I (Two-time Oscar-..
With an all star cast, including Rupert Grint and David Kross (The Reader), Cross Of Honour, is a heroic true story of friendship, war and the fight for survival. 27th April 1940; as the war rages in Europe, a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft - one British, one German - shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence the crews seek shelter in the same cabin...
Based on the novel by Will Heinrich, Sam Peckinpah's (The Wild Bunch) only war film is an intense and uncompromising affair that brilliantly reflects both the futility of conflict and the director's fascination with individuals confronted by events beyond their control. A World War II tale told from the German perspective, Cross Of Iron follows a platoon of German soldiers in Russia when the German Wehrmacht forces had been decimated a..
Based on the novel by Will Heinrich, Sam Peckinpah's (The Wild Bunch) only war film is an intense and uncompromising affair that brilliantly reflects both the futility of conflict and the director's fascination with individuals confronted by events beyond their control. A World War II tale told from the German perspective, Cross Of Iron follows a platoon of German soldiers in Russia when the German Wehrmacht forces had been decimated an..
June 6, 1944, known as D-Day, marked the beginning of the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, and the turning point of World War II that would ultimately end Nazi domination in Europe. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the largest military mission in history, this triumphant D-Day Remembered film collection includes 8 of the greatest war movies of all time, featuring powerful performances by Hollywood's biggest heroes! 8-D..
D-Day: A British paratroop squad are dropped off-target and wiped-out. Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared and lost behind enemy lines, Johnny must grow up and become a man on his perilous journey to safety. D-Day Survivor is a tale of courage and survival set during an offensive that would prove to be the turning point of the war...
Captain Mainwaring and his men create comedy mayhem when they go on manoeuvres with other military companies under the eyes of a real Major-General. The result is disaster after disaster.... After the shambles, the Walmington-On-Sea defenders return home just as a German scout plane crashes near their town. Its crew captures the Church Hall and holds the vicar and Mayor as hostages. The Major General sends the Army, the army sends for t..
British war comedy based on the BBC television sitcom directed by Oliver Parker. Set in 1944, leading on from the end of the television series, the film follows glamorous journalist Rose Winters (Catherine Zeta-Jones) as she is sent to report on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard, which has been suffering from low morale. Shortly after, however, MI5 discovers that a German spy is hiding in the town, giving the platoon a chance to effect r..
Unaware of what they would find, a group of international journalists visit a small village in Darfur under the protection of the African Union (AU). They manage to convince their guide to take them to a village in Janjaweed territory. When they arrive, the journalists see how the Sudanese live daily in fear of rape, torture and murder by the government and the rebel militia. While they are interviewing the Sudanese men and women for ac..
At the height of WWII, a young submarine crew heads out to sea on a top-secret mission that all but ensures most will never make it home alive. Ordered to patrol the Atlantic and destroy an allied armada bringing supplies to Britain, these raw recruits must band together, bracing themselves against a depth-charge assault from an unseen enemy. Oscar-nominated director Wolfgang Petersen's epic adventure deftly explores tension as pressure..
Das Boot is a graphic and gripping tale that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-Boats known as `The Grey Wolves'. Prowling the North Atlantic, they challenged the British Navy at every turn. The crew aboard the U-96 is portrayed in a desperate life-and-death struggle, coping with endless hours of claustrophobic boredom at sea, which quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy. Originally nominated fo..
A peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, David Lean directs Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by war and hearts torn by love. Epic images abound: revolution in the streets, an infantry charge into no-man's-land, the train ride to the Urals, and icebound dacha. Omar Sharif plays the title role, Julie Christie is his haunting, long-time love Lara and both are caught up in the tidal wave of history. Hauntingly scored ..
David Lean demonstrates again why he's a peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, directing Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by war and hearts torn by love. Epic images abound: revolution in the streets, an infantry charge into No Man's Land, the train ride to the Urals, an icebound dacha. Golden Globe Best Actor Award winner Omar Sharif plays the title role, in love with Lara (Julie Christie, the National board of ..
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Set in Berlin, 1945, this powerful and provocative war drama retells the final days of the Second World War as recorded in the diaries of Adolf Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, while barricaded with Hitler and his closest confidants in the Fuhrer's secret bunker. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Experiment) with an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz (The Manchurian Candidate) as history's most notorious figure, this unpr..
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Stanley Kubrick’s painfully funny take on Cold War anxiety is without a doubt one of the fiercest satires of human folly ever to come out of Hollywood. The matchless shape-shifter Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther) plays three wildly different roles: Air Force Captain Lionel Mandrake, timidly trying to stop a nuclear attack on the USSR ordered by an unbalanced general (Sterling Hayden); the ineffectual and perpetually dumbfounded U.S. Pre..
Stanley Kubrick's black comedy classic about an "accidental" nuclear attack received four 1964 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, 1964). Convinced the Commies to pollute America's "precious bodily fluids," a crazed general (Sterling Hayden) orders a nuclear air strike on the USSR. As his aide Captain Mandrake (Peter Sellers), scrambles to unlock a recall code to stop the bombing, the U.S. President (Sellers again) calls a drunk..
Stanley Kubrick's classic black comedy about a group of war-eager military men who plan a nuclear apocalypse is both funny and frightening - and seems as relevant today as ever. Through a series of military and political accidents, two psychotic generals - U.S. Air Force Commander Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) and Joint Chief of Staff "Buck" Turgidson (George C. Scott) - trigger an ingenious, irrevocable scheme to attack Russia's str..
From filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy) comes the epic action thriller Dunkirk starring Fionn Whitehead, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy. The story unfolds on land, sea and air, as hundreds and thousands of British and Allied troops are trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk with enemy troops closing in. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect th..
What happened at Dunkirk in May 1940 must rank as the greatest maritime evacuation in history. A race against time to save the Allied army trapped in France that is as much defined by its audacity as it is by its miraculous nature. The greatest escape? Told from the perspective of the decision makers and the soldiers on the ground, this series follows the dramatic events from the 25th May 1940, to the early hours of 4th June. As Brit..
Directed by Leslie Norman (The Long, The Short And The Tall), starring John Mills (Ice Cold In Alex, Goodbye Mr Chips, Great Expectations) Richard Attenborough (Brighton Rock, The Great Escape) and a cast featuring genuine army officers, Dunkirk is one of the most authentic representations of conflict during World War II. Dunkirk follows the dramatic events leading up to Operation Dynamo, where upon the British Army attempted to rescue ..
During the second world war, camp labourers are working in squalor supplying steam engines and fuel for the Russian troop trains in Siberia. When one of workers discovers a German girl who had been hiding in one of the trains throughout the war, it kick starts a sequence of life threatening events for both of them as their struggle for survival begins in a savage and war-torn country...
Steven Spielberg's film Empire Of The Sun is an inspiring action-packed epic of a small boy in a great war. That boy is Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war. And we see Jim's hold on childhood weaken as his struggle to survive grows fiercer. Based on J.G. Ballard's mem..
Steven Spielberg's film Empire Of The Sun is an inspiring action-packed epic of a small boy in a great war. That boy is Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war. And we see Jim's hold on childhood weaken as his struggle to survive grows fiercer. Based on J.G. Ballard's mem..
It's 1942 and the German and Russian armies are embroiled in one of the most momentous battles of WW2, the Battle of Stalingrad. Defeat at Stalingrad could hand Germany victory in Europe and Stalin has sent Kruschev (Bob Hoskins) to personally oversee the city's defense. In another corner of the city Danilov (Joseph Fiennes), a political officer, encounters Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law), a simple soldier from the Urals who possesses an ext..
Russian war drama based on events which took place during the war with Afghanistan in the 1980s. Journalist Charlie Palmer (Barry Kushner) and medic Victor Davis (Victor Verzhbitski) arrive at a P.O.W. camp near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in order to document the sub-human conditions which the prisoners are forced to endure. During their visit, the prisoners seize control of the camp and begin to enact a series of terrible and bloo..
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Warsaw 1942. The Second World War rages throughout Europe and Polish Jews are confined to life in harsh ghettos. Srulik, an eight year old boy, manages to escape from the Warsaw ghetto where he is held captive and flees into the nearby forest. Managing to live undetected in the forest he evades the Nazi soldiers sent to find him and soon finds his way onto a Polish farm where he must survive and avoid capture. Escape From Warsaw is a tr..
This is no ordinary soccer match. This is war! The battlefield: a stadium in occupied Paris. The armies: German All-Stars vs. Ragtag Allied POWs. The objective: demonstrate another "proof" of Aryan superiority. Guess who wins? Better yet, guess who cleverly uses the match as a means of escape? Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Max von Sydow star in this rouser directed by the legendary John Huston. The climatic match is a heart-in-t..
Everymans War: One man's courage ... One man's hope ... Based on true events, 'Everyman's War' is one of the most powerful war films you will ever see. As the seasoned units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow-topped hills around Nennig Germany, a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, in one of the most decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge". The ..
Stalin is terrorizing the people of Russia while the Nazis are advancing. Russian officer Kotov has miraculously survived the death sentence in Stalin's Purge and is now fighting in the front lines. His daughter, Nadia, who survived a rape attempt by Nazi soldiers, is now a nurse risking her own life to save others. In the war-torn nation even former enemies are fighting together to defend their land...
Iconoclastic American director Samuel Fuller's first production for a major studio was this tense, snowbound Korean War drama. A small platoon of army grunts are ordered to stay behind to protect a 15,000-man division as it moves out under heavy enemy fire. One corporal, whom the platoon has mistakenly come to believe is a hero, is left with the responsibility of protecting the men - a decision that may cost them dearly amidst escalatin..
Legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood cuts open the heart of war and reveals the souls of men on both sides in a landmark dual fim project hailed by critics as his masterpiece. Shot back to back to be viewed in sequence. Flags of our Fathers is a riveting chronicle of U.S. heroes on the front lines of battle and in the headlines at home while Letters from Iwo Jima reveals the untold stories of the ill-equipped but fierce Japanese fighters ..
Flags Of Our Fathers: On the frontline, there's no time for fear. For 70,000 marines who fought with bombs blasting and guns blazing, the bloody battle for Iwo Jima was more than the turning point of World War II; it was the defining moment in their lives. In the epic that The New Yok times calls "a sweeping spectacle," Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood taps into the single greatest emotional truth of warfare: soldiers may f..
Dennis Quaid pilots an outstanding ensemble cast in this action-packed film. When a cargo plane on a routine flight is force to crash-land hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert, the crew to build a new plane - against all odds and sometimes against each other. Special Features Audio Commentary By John Moore, John Davis, Wyck Godfrey and Production Designer Patrick Lumb, Trivia Track, Trailers HD..
The Western Front, 1916. the Greatest Battle Is To Survive. Forbidden Ground is the incredible World War I story of a trio of soldiers caught in an explosion and left trapped somewhere in No Man's Land. Desperate to reach the safety of the English trenches the men must brave the muddy wasteland and face an onslaught of grenades, gas and machine gun fire as the Germans quickly home in on their location. With stunning effects and authenti..
