Popular War Movies - Page 419
Get Cracking
1943
Get Cracking
1943
star 6.5Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry and Columbia (British) Productions. This comedy explores the wayward rivalry between mechanic and Home Guard Lance Corporal George Singleton (George Formby) and an adversary also in the Home Guard (Ronald Shiner). When the rival Home Guard units of Major Wallop and Minor Wallop are sent on battle manoeuvres, George Singleton (Formby) launches his own unique style of commando raid against neighbouring Major Wallop to steal a Vickers machine gun. The raid fails and Singleton loses his Lance Corporal's stripe, so he and a little evacuee girl named Irene (Vera Frances) decide to fall back on 'Plan B' - to build their very own tank.Sinai Commandos
1967
The Bunker
2014
The Bunker
2014
star 4.5A fictional war-torn valor story of heroism, set in the uncharted lands of "The Ho Bo Woods" in southern Vietnam in 1965. Following a bogus ghost hunt for a missing Special Forces unit led by a man they call Ranger, Private Johannes Schenke (Han) attempts to save an alleged nVa (North Vietnamese Army) operative, along with his comrades who have been captured by Ranger and his renegade Special Forces squad while operating out of an abandoned nVa bunker.Blessed Duns Scotus: Defender of the Immaculate Conception
2011
star 4.2John Duns Scotus was a Franciscan friar who provided the theological explanation of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the early fourteenth century (500 years before it was proclaimed as a Dogma of Faith of the Catholic Church). "Duns Scotus" chronicles the life and teachings of the blessed in the years between 1303 and 1305. The film also offers a brief look at the childhood of this man and his will to join the Franciscan Order since childhoodM.I.A.
2024
M.I.A.
2024
After a hasty retreat near La Fere, Matthew Villeneuve is found Missing In Action. However he survived, and now has to find his way back to friendly lines.Cards on the Table: The Great Flood and the Tango no. 3
1984
In 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?Last Night of Love
1980
Last Night of Love
1980
star 5.3In 1916, shortly before Romania's entry in World War One Romanian Army Lieutenant Tudor Gheorghiu is posted to a border patrol unit on Romania's border with Austria-Hungary. Not receiving any news from his wife he persuades the commanding officer, Captain Dimiu, to allow him a short leave to visit his wife. Tudor married Lena two years before but was very jealous and suspected her of infidelity. When his grandfather dies Tudor inherits most of the fortune. Gigolo lawyer Andrei Nicolau is the executor of the will. He also is the man who lustfully desires Tudor's beautiful wife. A contest for Lena's love begins. Romania is plunged into WW1 and ironically Tudor receives his junior Lieutenant commission in the same regiment where gigolo lawyer Nicolau serves as a Major. Their destinies seem intertwined.Escape from Hong Kong
1942
star 6Three American vaudeville entertainers become involved with spies in Hong Kong, just before Pearl Harbor.Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079
2006
star 7.3Lieutenant Oliver May and the 603 Technical Division Unit aboard the Jotunheim continue testing and evaluating experimental weapons to aid the Zeon war effort against the Federation Forces. At the end of each experiment, the tale of the trials and tribulations faced by the weapon and its test pilot adds a small chapter to the long history of the One Year WarThe Blitz: London's Longest Night
2007
Details the German bombing of London the night of the 29th of December, in 1940.Women at War (1939-1945)
2015
star 7.6Mothers, nurses, soldiers and deportees - these women fought against persecution for freedom and survival amid the turbulence of World war II.Men in the Deep
1941
Men in the Deep
1941
star 6Submarine disaster drama made under the auspices of Mussolini's department of defense. During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours' worth of air to get it back to the surface.Love the Future
1959
Love the Future
1959
Beatriz's War
2013
Beatriz's War
2013
star 5.3Beatriz’s young husband disappears during the brutal Kraras massacre by occupying Indonesian forces, sixteen years later she is troubled by his return; is this mysterious stranger her husband, an impostor, or a spirit?We Were Recruits
2024
We Were Recruits
2024
A motivational documentary in an artistic style about how ordinary people become professional soldiers, find their true purpose in war and form the newest Ukrainian military culture. Based on real events and key battles of a full-scale war.Battle of the V-1
1958
Battle of the V-1
1958
star 4.51943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Knight) are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski (Peter Madden) and allow themselves to be captured by the Nazis and taken to a labour camp on the Baltic coast so that they can spy on the operations there. Stefan and Tadek discover that the camp houses a huge production unit where the V1 rocket is being built, which Hitler intends to use to destroy London. The pair succeed in informing the resistance of what is happening who in turn tip off the allies who launch a full scale raid on the plant and destroy it therefore setting back the Nazis' plan by months. However, the fight is far from over as Hitler's generals proceed with plans to build yet another plant and Stefan and Tadek are faced with a dangerous challenge, they must capture a complete V1 rocket and help in smuggling it back to Britain so that the allies can prepare themselves for Hitler's proposed invasion...The Plastic Men
2025
The Plastic Men
2025
Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions. He decides to take his own life, but as he struggles to come to terms with his choice and reality, a chance encounter changes everything.Under the Eternal Sky: Chapter 2
1992
From the age of 13, Temujin's son will inherit his father's hearth. But his teammate Jamuha was the first to stop him on his way to become the king of Mongolia, and even King Tooril of Hareid, who became his father instead of his father, stood against him.Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944
star 6.5The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's stirring address before congress, the rape of Nanking, the great 2,000 mile migration, and Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers.
