Popular War Movies - Page 208
The Man from Dakota
1940
The Man from Dakota
1940
star 5.3A frontier scout, a Boston officer and a Russian girl escape with a map past Confederates.Comanche
2000
Comanche
2000
The heart warming true story of the only U.S. survivor of The Battle of Little Big Horn... the horse named Comanche.Ecaterina Teodoroiu
1979
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
1979
star 6.9The story of heroine Ecaterina Teodoroiu, the only woman who fought in the Romanian Army during World War 1.Eagles Attack At Dawn
1970
star 7.5Eli is an Israeli soldier who manages to escape from a notorious Arab prison. He makes it back to Israel, where he finds Beno, another soldier who had spent 2 years of horror in the same prison. They organize a rescue operation against the prison. The soldiers must use both cunning and boldness if they are to help their fellow Israelis regain their freedom.Star Of Hope - Part One: David Bek
1978
First movie of the two part film about David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet's major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century. Part one tells the story of David Bek.The Shopworn Angel
1938
The Shopworn Angel
1938
star 6.7During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car nearly runs him over.The War on Democracy
2007
The War on Democracy
2007
star 7.5Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".Remember Pearl Harbor
2016
Narrated by veteran Hollywood actor Tom Selleck, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR chronicles the personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the surprise attack by the Japanese on the American Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941, launching the United States into World War II. Using archival footage and photos and graphics, the documentary shows in detail the bombings on Oahu, along with the fiery explosion of the USS Arizona, the sinking of the USS Oklahoma, and the attacks on Hickam Field, as well as on other parts of the island. REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR documents the 75th anniversary, the tragic events and the courageous acts of those who were in or near Pearl Harbor on that day.Los ojos perdidos
1966
Los ojos perdidos
1966
Under Southern Stars
1937
Under Southern Stars
1937
Set in the springtime of 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the War Between the States, this colorful short profiles the heroic Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson the night before he would meet his fate in battle.Beverly of Graustark
1914
Beverly of Graustark
1914
star 5Beverly Calhoun is invited by her friend, Princess Yestive of Graustark, to pay her a visit. On her journey, she is waylaid by bandits, and becomes entangled in the political problems of a neighboring country, whose ruler Prince Dantan, has been ousted by his evil half-brother Gabriel. Dantan, disguised as a simple goat hunter, has been driven into hiding in the mountains with his followers. Beverly is rescued by his band of rebels, but is mistaken for Princess Yestive. Beverly and Dantan fall in love, but their romance is complicated, not only by the hostilities between the two countries, but also because neither of them knows the true identity of the other.Strawman
1987
Strawman
1987
star 7.1In 1940s Taiwan, during the last days of Japanese rule, an impoverished farming village is less concerned with colonial politics than with feeding their families. One day, an American bomb falls onto a field, where it lies unexploded.The End of a Day
1954
The End of a Day
1954
star 5Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and tracks him. At first Uji cannot forgive Hanada but as Uji is isolated from the main force he too starts to think of desertion.Ordinary People
2009
Ordinary People
2009
star 5.2The story of a soldier faced with mission of executing prisoners in an unspecified place and time. The film follows a hot summer day in the life of Džoni, a twenty-year-old recruit, who is sent to an abandoned farm on an unknown mission. The soldiers wait to battle unnamed terrorists, but instead, a bus full of prisoners arrives to the barracks. The commander orders the soldiers to execute the prisoners. At first, Džoni is shocked by the cruel killings, but as more prisoners arrive, he begins to enjoy the executions.Sharpe's Rifles
1993
Sharpe's Rifles
1993
star 6.7During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo
2004
star 5.1All Maj. Amarjeet Singh wants is for his grandson Kunal to be as noble and brave as Amarjeet and the boy's father, Vikramjeet. But Kunal has other plans and does not wish to follow in his father's and grandfather's military legacies. Reluctantly, Kunal gives in and joins the army and ends up falling for Shweta, the widow of a fallen soldier. When the man later turns up alive, will Shweta return to him or stay with her new love?From Here to Eternity
1953
star 7.3In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
