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In Harm's Way
(1965) [M]
Captain Rockwell Torrey and Commander Paul Eddington are part of the Navy's effort to recuperate from, and retaliate for, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Torrey is romantically involved with nurse Maggie Haynes, and also tries to restore his relationship with his estranged son, Jeremiah, a... More
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Red Sorghum
(1991) [M]
In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. Torn by tradition and honour she is at odds with the owner and seeks fulfilment elsewhere. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants and when her master dies she finds herself... More
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Halls Of Montezuma
(1951) [PG]
Lt. Carl Anderson is an officer charged with the responsibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facilty and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane, Doc, and Sgt. Zelenko, as well as raw... More
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Stalingrad
(1993) [MA]
Follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the platoon leads his men to desert. The men of the platoon attempt to... More
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They Were Expendable
(1945) [G]
It's David vs. Goliath on the seas when Rusty Ryan and John Brickly lead the Navy's new PT boats into the Battle of the Philippines during the early days of WWII. Outgunned and outmanned, the skippers and their crews defy the odds and prove the effectiveness of their highly maneuverable boats.... More
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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
(1983) [M]
In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honour and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of committing suicide. One of the prisoners, interpreter John... More
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Schindler's List (2 Disc Set)
(1993) [M]
"Schindler's List" is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler's motivations switch from profit to human sympathy... More
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Battle Of Britain (2 Disc Set)
(1969) [PG]
A magnificent war epic about the greatest air battle in history, when the outnumbered RAF fought off an invasion by the powerful German Luftwaffe. Packed with vivid and exciting action which used over 100 vintage aircraft in filming and boasting an all-star cast headed by Laurence Olivier.... More
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The Odd Angry Shot
(1979) [M]
Tom Jeffrey's classic Australian film The Odd Angry Shot is set in the late 1960s in the war Australians shared with the United States: the struggle for Vietnam.
Harry (Graham Kennedy), is a hard-edged SAS corporal who is serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam. In his new company of... More
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Tunes Of Glory
(1960) [PG]
A powerful drama unfolds when genteel, Oxford educated Colonel Basil Barrow (John Mills) arrives to take command at the barrcks where bluff hard drinking Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness) has been Acting Colonel. Under Jock's command, the officers and men have enjoyed a certain laxity that... More
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Lifeboat (2 disc set)
(1944) [PG]
Nominated for three Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock's gripping World War II drama, is a remarkable story of human survival. After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger -... More
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The Bridges At Toko Ri
(1954) [G]
Not every pilot can guide his aircraft from a wave-tossed deck, seek out targets over unfamiliar Korean terrain, then return to what looks like a speck in the sea. Naval Reservist Harry Brubaker (William Holden) can. This masterful story of a war-weary World War 2 veteran who must leave his... More
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Macarthur - The Rebel General
(1977) [PG]
The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War. "MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of Philippines, and covers the remarkable career of this military legend up through and including the... More
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Midway (The Battle Of Midway)
(1976) [PG]
The battle of Midway sounded its furious thunder in June 1942, just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Midway interweaves the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States. The all-star cast and... More
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Platoon
(1986) [M]
Winner of 4 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar®-winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing, it is a dark, unforgettable memorial to every soldier whose... More
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Battle Of The Bulge
(1965) [PG]
This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December 1944, in which Nazi Panzer forces staged a last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front. More
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The Bedford Incident
(1965) [G]
Academy Award® Winner SIDNEY POITIER headlines a first-rate cast - including RICHARD WIDMARK and MARTIN BALSAM - in this ‘grim, all to realistic cold war thriller’ that treads similar territory to THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and CRIMSON TIDE. A taut and engaging psychological thriller about an... More
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Gallipoli (2 disc set)
(1981) [PG]
Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their... More
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The 49th Parallel
(1941) [PG]
49th Parallel is a powerful and important piece of World War 2 propaganda, which controversially was filmed from the point of view of a group of German soldiers. Asked to make a flag waver by the Ministry of Information, the brilliantly gifted film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric... More
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Hell In The Pacific
(1968) [PG]
During World War II, an American marine pilot (Lee Marvin) is shot down and finds his way to a small, unpopulated island in the Pacific where he hopes to find provisions. He soon discovers that he is not alone when he is stalked by a Japanese navy officer (Toshiro Mifune) who is also marooned on... More
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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
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The First Of The Few (Spitfire)
(1942) [G]
This classic 1942 war movie tells the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Jeffrey Quill - developed the aeroplane whose technological superiority helped Britain to win the vital battle of the skies. It features... More
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To Hell And Back
(1955) [PG]
The Exciting True-Life Story Of America's Most Decorated Hero Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of WWII, plays himself in this gripping, action-packed battle saga. Amazingly realistic war footage combined with true-life heroics power this compelling story of an ordinary Texas... More
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Sirocco
(1951) [PG]
Humphrey Bogart and Lee J. Cobb go head to head in Sirocco, an action packed thriller set in war-torn Syria. Bogart stars as gun-smuggler Harry Smith, whose daring exploits have earned him a ruthless reputation. But when Smith needs safe passage from Damascus, he's forced to turn to his chief... More
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Where Eagles Dare
(1968) [PG]
The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing - including the search-and-rescue orders just issued. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood go Where Eagles Dare in this twisty World War... More
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Dive Bomber
(1941) [PG]
Michael Curtiz directs an outstanding cast lead by Errol Flynn and Ed MacMurray, in this visually exciting Academy Award nominated WWII drama about two naval officers who are trying to understand and prevent altitude sickness. The two men must get past their personal differences in order to... More
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Von Ryan's Express
(1965) [G]
As the Allies begin to push the Nazis back toward Germany, US combat pilot Colonel Joseph Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is more concerned with surviving than escaping, earning him the insulting nickname 'Von Ryan'. But in time, Ryan takes over from the commanding British officer (Trevor Howard) and... More
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The Train
(1964) [PG]
Inspied by a true incident during World War II, in The Train Burt Lancaster plays a French Resistance fighter, doggedly attempting to stop a train used by the Nazis (led by Paul Schofield as Colonel Von Waldheim) to steal precious French art treasures in the summer of 1944. Featuring spectacular... More
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Kings Go Forth
(1958) [PG]
In WWII France, Corporal Britt Harris (Tony Curtis) is assigned to work alongside war-weary Sgt. Loggins (Frank Sinatra) - a man he soon rivals for the affections of the beautiful Monique (Natalie Wood), an American who grew up in France. But when the men learn that Monique's parents are racially... More
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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
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