Keyword: world war ii

The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

6.2

1943

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The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

Westward Desperado

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1960

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In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.

Tanks of Fury

6.9

2014

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Crew and actors from the movie Fury give behind-the-scenes details of the movies technical production and special effects. Actual WWII tank footage and interviews with veterans are also included.

The Fleet That Came to Stay

6.7

1945

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Well before he made the Westerns for which he would primarily be remembered, director Budd Boetticher put together this documentary of World War IIs Battle of Okinawa from footage shot by Navy cameramen in the thick of the fighting. The vital editing skills Boetticher learned from Academy Award® -winning editor Barbara McLean helped him tell this complicated and protracted story with a directness and power that are both impressive and horrifying, as the soundtrack pounds with bombs and gunnery fire and the screen fills with dozens of Japanese kamikaze pilots deliberately crashing their planes into battleships and aircraft carriers. War correspondent Ernie Pyle makes a brief appearance, only weeks before he was killed on an island near Okinawa. - Marilyn Ferdinand

Slaughterhouse-Five

6.9

1972

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Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.

Alan & Naomi

6.8

1992

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Set in the forties. A young Jewish boy is called on by his parents to help a young girl come out of her shell, imposed after she watched her father die at the hands of the Nazis.

Le Chemin des Juifs: A Survivor's Journey

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2019

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The indelible testimonial of David Shentow, a WW11 Holocaust survivor, lies at the heart of this films remarkable journey that begins in 1942 on le chemin des juifs, a forgotten road in Northern France.

Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice

7.6

2014

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shows the very personal stories of several veterans as they return to Omaha Beach and documents the celebration in Normandy that continues to this day as a result of their acts of courage and determination on June 6, 1944.

Once More Unto the Breach

6.5

2019

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1941. An Italian soldier heads to the Eastern Front, the bloodiest theater of conflict of World War II. 2018. Another war starts in the same area, reopening old wounds in Europe.

Farewell Mister Haffmann

6.8

2021

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Paris 1942. François Mercier is an ordinary man who only aspires to start a family with the woman he loves, Blanche. He is also the employee of a talented jeweler, Mr. Haffmann. But faced with the German occupation, the two men will have no other choice but to conclude an agreement whose consequences, over the months, will upset the fate of our three characters.

And a Nightingale Sang

4.5

1989

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Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.

The Enemy Below

7.6

1957

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During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.