Popular War Movies - Page 451
Attack at Dawn
1981
Attack at Dawn
1981
After the Japanese occupation, the Indonesian people began fighting for independence, culminating with the 1 March 1949 general attack on the Dutch-held capital at Yogyakarta, led by Suharto. Amidst this backdrop two families face their own, personal issues.The Last Day of WWI: 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour
2004
The Last Day of WWI: 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th HourSilent Waters
2023
Silent Waters
2023
New Life
2015
New Life
2015
"Nû Jîn", New Life, with the slogan ' Woman is life. Life is resistance and resistance is Kobanê', depicts the daily life of women guerillas, Elif Kobanê (18), Vîyan Peyman and Arjîn, joining in the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in their battle against ISIS. The documentary relates the ISIS assault of 15 September 2014 and the five-month resistance by the YPJ and People's Defense Units (YPG) through the lens of three women fighterAbdul & José
2019
Abdul & José
2019
During Timor's brutal occupation by Indonesia thousands of children were stolen, as were many of the country's resources. This is 'Jose' Abdul Rahman's story. In 1978 Jose, eight at the time, was hiding on Mount Matebian when a plane dropped a bomb, killing 22 of his family. He survived, fled the mountain and started following an Indonesian Battalion. The soldiers forced Jose, and many other boys, to work as porters. In 1979 the soldiers took the children by ship to Indonesia.Engineering Evil
2011
Soldiers Pay
2004
Soldiers Pay
2004
star 3.2From director David O. Russell (Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees) comes the controversial documentary chronicling the soldier's struggle with the current war in Iraq. Interviews with soldiers and with Iraqis who played extras in "Three Kings."Winged Warriors
2015
Winged Warriors
2015
A story of war, fear, courage and leadership from the First World War front line when the survival of the last of a platoon of soldiers who reach the enemy trenches depends on their messenger pigeons.Huliya Halina Mevu
1979
Huliya Halina Mevu
1979
star 10Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.Gone With the Wind
2003
Gone With the Wind
2003
star 7.6Autant en emporte le vent is a French musical adaptation of the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel Gone with the Wind produced by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen in 2003, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic and staging and choreography by Kamel Ouali.Knock
2025
Knock
2025
A mother nervously awaits her son to come back from the battlefield, when a knock on her door threatens to fulfill her worst fears.Midshipman Panin
1960
Midshipman Panin
1960
star 5It is May 1912. Thirteen political prisoners are being tried in a naval fortress of Kronstadt. They are sentenced to death by hanging. A clandestine Bolshevik organization decides to free the prisoners during their transfer to the place of execution. Vasily Panin, a junker of a school of naval engineers, is one of those entrusted with this dangerous task.The Fall of Troy
1911
The Fall of Troy
1911
star 5.7Menelaus is the king of Sparta and temporarily departs from his residence, leaving Helen, the queen of Sparta, without him. When Paris of Troy, ambassador and son of the king, arrives in Sparta, he kidnaps Helen and brings her to Troy where the two fall in love. The Greeks attempt to siege the city walls of Troy, but fail. The Greeks then place a huge wooden Trojan horse with Greek warriors hidden inside under the walls of Troy, pretending to be dedicated to the gods and ending the war. Falling for the trap, the Trojans break down the city walls to bring the wooden horse inside.Hitler's Children
2017
Hitler's Children
2017
star 7This exclusive documentary recounts the crazy project of Nazi Germany which secretly gave birth to Aryan children as far as France. In these maternities for the rich called the ‘Lebensborn’, the Nazis raised ‘perfect’ children born of progenitors from the SS and women with well defined racial grounds. This plan gave birth to thousands of children who were called ‘Hitler's Children’. They were supposed to lead the world one day. It wasn’t until 30 years later that the existence of one of these centers in France was discovered. For the very first time, the children born in the ‘Lesenborn’ in Lamorlaye find out about their existence and disclose one the most frightening plans of History, as well as the dark secret of their origins.This Man Is Mine
1946
This Man Is Mine
1946
One wartime Christmas the well-to-do Ferguson family extends a festive welcome to various strays, with comic results.Liu Hulan
1950
Liu Hulan
1950
In Wenshui County, Shanxi Province, a remote place called Yunzhou West Village, where the girl Liu Hulan was born. She was born in troubled times, the feudal dynasty was overthrown not long ago, but the warlords ruled in separate regimes, years of wars, and even more imperialist invaders are sharpening their knives, trying to annex the land of China with a long history. At that time, the reactionary warlord Yan Xishan ran rampant in the Jin area, and even the local tyrants and landlords did evil. All kinds of evil deeds planted the seeds of hatred in the girl's heart. Until the Red Army came here, it not only attacked the reactionaries, but also threw light into Liu Hulan's heart. Since then, she has understood the meaning of revolution. However, when the claws of the Japanese penetrated Wenshui County, the landlord Lu Shanqing was proud of the spring breeze, and the stubborn Liu Hulan also became a glorious Communist Party member during this period.V for Victory
1941
V for Victory
1941
star 5This animated short by Norman McLaren is a publicity message for a war bond campaign. Symbols, a stick man and lettering are drawn directly on 35mm film stock and synchronized with a brass band rendition of Sousa's march "The Thunderer."White Mountains
2006
White Mountains
2006
star 7An old man is collecting the bodies of the dead in the fighting between the local parties and believes that everyone is the same and fighting for the same purpose.Six Days
2013
Six Days
2013
star 10Three women, three wars, one dream. Lanja is a journalist in Iraq fearlessly fighting against honor violence. Maia in Abkhazia battles archaic customs like 'bride kidnapping'. Nelly runs a women's shelter in the slums of Monrovia, Liberia. A universal story of women's courage and survival in the aftermath of war.
