Dunkirk
(1958) [PG]

The evacuation of the British forces from the French port of Dunkirk was a turning point in the war against the Nazis. Sir John Mills and Richard Attenborough star in this epic reconstruction of the heroic wartime episode when hundreds of little ships sailed from all over Britain to rescue the...  More

The Young Lions
(1958) [PG]

Academy Award®-winning actor Marlon Brando captures the extraordinary contradictions and complexity of a decent man who winds up as a Nazi officer. The Young Lions tells the story of World War II from both sides. The American, represented by Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin. And the German, made...  More

The Longest Day (2 Disc Set)
(1962) [PG]

On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. Presented in its original black & white version, The Longest Day...  More

Patton (2 Disc Set)
(1970) [M]

A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), "Patton" is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th Century's greatest military geniuses. One of its Oscars went to George C. Scott for his triumphant portrayal of George Patton, the only Allied...  More

Solomon And Sheba
(1959) [PG]

In this glorious biblical epic scripted by Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley and George Bruce, director King Vidor (War and Peace) cinematically explores the evils of flesh and pagan worship, creating "an eye-compelling film which...should entertain millions" (Variety). Shot in Spain, the picture...  More

The Wind And The Lion
(1975) [PG]

Sean Connery brings his commanding presence and rugged heroism to the lead role of desert chieftain Raisuli in this rousing historical epic filled with eye-dazzling vistas and sweeping battle scenes. In 1904 Morocco, European powers desire a foothold in the Arab world - and Raisuli is determined...  More

Capricorn One
(1978) [PG]

The world watches as the first manned space flight to Mars blasts off with a crew destined to walk on the surface of the red planet, but the crew is not on board.They have been secretly and forcible escorted to a desert hangar to act out the mission as though they were on the shuttle. The reason...  More

Blackfellas (Day of the Dog)
(1993) [MA]

Near-brilliant adaptation of Archie Weller's novel "Day of the Dog", BLACKFELLAS is an incisive examination of the effects of white settlement and white law on the Aboriginal culture after 40,000 years of strong belief. "But we're your people", Doug Dooligan has lost count of the number of times...  More

The Right Stuff
(1983) [M]

Winner of four Academy Awards, 'The Right Stuff' chronicles the story of the pioneering Mercury astronauts: men named Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, Cooper and Slayton: the first Americans to ride a primitive spacecraft solo into a new frontier. Preceding them in the history books...  More

Inherit The Wind
(1960) [G]

Two-time Best Actor Oscar winners Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in this thrilling re-creation of the most titanic courtroom battle of the twentieth century. Garnering four Academy Award nominations including Best Actor (Tracy), and featuring Gene Kelly in a rare, critically...  More

Waterloo
(1970) [G]

One of the most infamous chapters of history is brought to life in this spectacular film from Academy Award winning director Sergei Bondarchuk (WAR AND PEACE). With an acclaimed international cast headed by Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles, WATERLOO tells the story of Napoleon...  More

The Overlanders
(1946) [G]

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent. *MR  More

Forty Thousand Horsemen (The Chauvel Collection)
(1940) [G]

An epic film now also recognised internationally as a classic. Dramatising the exploits of the Australian Light Horse in Palestine during World War I, the film builds to a powerful climax with the great cavalry charge of Beersheba. It is a moving tribute to the Australian soldier.
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The Rats Of Tobruk (The Chauvel Collection)
(1944) [PG]

Tells the story of three men - Bluey, a tough two fisted drover (Taylor), Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Rafferty), and Pete, an intellectual English "new chum" (Finch). Together they serve in North Africa, fighting against the forces of Rommel in what has now become one of Australia's greatest...  More

Danton
(1982)

It's 1794 and France is in the grip of a revolution. Within the struggle two leaders fight, one for peace and one for outright victory at any cost. French dialogue with subtitles.  More

Au Revoir Les Enfants
(1987) [PG]

During WWII, in a Catholic boarding school in the French countryside, two boys become friends. One is a French boy, Julien Quintin, and the other is a Jewish boy, Jean Bonnet, who is being hidden from the Nazis by the friars who run the school. Louis Malle directed this film based on what...  More

Quo Vadis (Blu-Ray)
(1951) [PG]

Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her. She is a Christian and doesn't want to have anything to do with a warrior. Though she grew up Roman, the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome....  More

War And Peace
(1956) [G]

A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this all-time classic version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece. The personal stories of many characters, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive and intricate tapestry of Russia during...  More

Of Mice And Men
(1992) [M]

John Steinbeck's classic comes magnificently to life in this stirring film. Best friends Lennie and George find themselves unemployed in Depression-era California, unable to keep jobs because of Lennie's childlike mentality. But once they get hired at the Tyler Ranch, they enjoy a brief period of...  More

Alexander The Great
(1956) [PG]

An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then known world and created a Greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India.  More

I Was Monty's Double
(1958) [G]

Amazing, amusing, exciting - and true! The situation was desperate. How could Nazi Intelligence be diverted during the North Africa Campaign of World War II? There was only one way. Persuade an actor to pose as Field Marshal Montgomery to fool the German spies. But who could rise to such a...  More

Elvira Madigan
(1967) [PG]

Directed by Bo Widerberg and inspired by the famous John Lindstrom Saxon ballad, this classic Swedish film centres on circus performer Elvira Madigan (Pia Degermark) and army officer Sixten Sparre (Thommy Berggren). Both have run away from their lives - Elvira from her family's circus, Sixten...  More

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
(1939) [PG]

A remake of the 1923 Lon Chaney classic silent movie, this version of the Victor Hugo tragedy gained two Oscar nominations for its sound recording and musical score. Charles Laughton was at the peak of his box office draw when he donned the mountain of Quasimodo make-up, and gave probably the...  More

The Robe
(1953) [G]

The first movie ever filmed in CinemaScope, The Robe was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Picture for Richard Burton. Burton stars as Marcellus Gallio, the Roman centurion charged with overseeing the crucifixion of Christ. But when he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game...  More

Reds
(1981) [M]

An instant classic. Warren Beatty's 'Reds' was nominated for more Academy Awards in 1982 than any other film for the previous 15 years. The recipient of numerous critical Best Picture prizes throughout the world, it won every major directorial award of 1981-1982 for Beatty. 'Reds' is the story of...  More

1492 Conquest Of Paradise
(1992) [M]

The greatest adventure of all time - the tale of a humble mariner who set sail from Spain one August morning in 1492. He went in search of the orient but found himself instead a place beyond even his wildest dreams. His name was Christopher Columbus and his discovery was the New World. This is a...  More

They Died With Their Boots On
(1941) [G]

The 7th Cavalry Regiment, Gen. George Armstrong Custer says, rides "to hell or to glory. It depends on one's point of view." The point of view of Raoul Walsh's spectacular They Died With Their Boots On decidedly favors glory. Errol Flynn portrays the famed cavalryman in this hoof-and-thunder...  More

Mutiny On The Bounty
(1935) [G]

HMS Bounty sails for Tahiti by way of Cape Horn...and into movie lore as an American Film Institute Top-100 American Films selection. Grandly filmed, Mutiny on the Bounty captured the 1935 Best Picture Academy Award and eight nominations total. Charles Laughton portrays Captain Bligh, a seafaring...  More

The Diary Of Anne Frank
(1959) [G]

An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods, The Diary Of Anne Frank features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13-year-old biographer of her family's two year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive...  More

Zulu (2 disc set)
(1964) [PG]

ZULU is one of the great movies, an epic adventure of courage in the face of incredible odds. Based on a true story it tells the amazing tale of 100 British soldiers who stood fast against an overwhelming force of 4,000 of the Zulu nation's mightiest warriors in the defence of Rorkes Drift in...  More