Category Archives: War

Inglourious Basterds

IMDB Rating: 8.20
1498 votes

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During World War II a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Actors
Lt. Aldo RaineBrad Pitt
Sgt. Donny DonowitzEli Roth
Shosanna DreyfusMélanie Laurent
Also posted in 2009, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Inglorious Bastards

IMDB Rating: 6.70
1407 votes

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Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported, a German artillery attack hits the convoy, killing the MPs and enabling four of the prisoners to escape. The group decides their best bet is to head to neutral Switzerland where they can avoid the fighting and prison. As they make their way to what they think will be freedom, they end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground. Somehow, the team must sneak into the most heavily guarded base in German territory, steal the Nazi's most precious military hardware, and bring it back to the allies without getting arrested again by their own side.
Actors
Lt. Robert YeagerBo Svenson
TonyPeter Hooten
Pvt. Fred CanfieldFred Williamson
Also posted in 1978, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

El Cid

IMDB Rating: 7.20
4091 votes

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Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar—dubbed El Cid by his followers—vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gomez, father of his fiancée, Chimene, dies in the resulting duel. Chimene's avowed vengeance plot fails and Rodrigo is given her hand; the marriage is not consummated and she enters a convent. On Ferdinand's death, his kingdom is divided among his three children. Sancho challenges the decision and imprisons Alfonso, who is released by the Cid. The African war-lord, Ben Yssef, takes advantage of the quarrel by having Sancho assassinated. Alfonso now claims that throne, too, and exiles the Cid. Chimene realizes the nobility of her husband and joins him, but returns to the convent with their two children, when he goes into battle against Ben Yussef. The years pass, El Cid becomes a revered warrior, but refuses to aid Alfonso, preferring his own strategy. He lays siege to Valencia, catapulting food into its starving garrison; when the Valencians kill their evil ruler, Al Kadir, they offer the crown to the Cid. He sends it to Alfonso, who rushes, hysterically gratified, to his side. But the Cid has been hit by a stray arrow. Attended by Chimene, he hides the wound from his men and prepares a final bid to drive the Moors from Spain.
Actors
El CidCharlton Heston
JimenaSophia Loren
Count OrdóñezRaf Vallone
Also posted in 1961, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Romance | Comments (0)

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

IMDB Rating: 4.60
310 votes

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Karl Hutton (Kiefer Sutherland) is a US soldier stationed in London during World War II, who soon falls for the charms of Betty Jones (Emily Lloyd) - a London showgirl with a dangerous mind. Seduced by her romanticised vision of gangster life, Karl soon finds himself taken by Betty on a wild ride of petty crimes and good times. But this is anything but innocent fun, and as the crime spree escalates in its scale he soon finds himself facing up to the consequences of the most serious crime of all - murder.
Actors
Radio commentatorJohn Lahr
Betty JonesEmily Lloyd
Mrs. EvansLiz Fraser
Also posted in 1990, Crime, Drama, Romance | Comments (0)

The Message

IMDB Rating: 8.30
5195 votes

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Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed — who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (as this is offensive to certain islamic schools of thought). In Mecca in the 7th century, Mohammed is visited by a vision of the Angel Gabriel, who urges him to lead the people of Mecca to cast aside the 300 idols of Kaaba and instead worship the one true God. Speaking out against the corrupt political and military leaders who rule Mecca. With the help of his uncle, a brave warrior named Hamza (Anthony Quinn), Mohammed and his followers return to Mecca to liberate the city in the name of God. The Message (originally screened in the U.S. as Mohammed, Messenger of God) proved to be highly controversial during its production and initial release. Unfounded rumors had it that Mohammed would not only be depicted in the film, but that he was to be played by Charlton Heston or Peter O'Toole. This resulted in angry protests by Muslim extremists, until director Moustapha Akkad hired a staff of respected Islamic clerics as technical advisors. The Message was shot in two versions, one in English and one in Arabic (entitled Al-Ris-Alah), with different actors taking over some of the roles due to language r equirements.
Actors
HamzaAnthony Quinn
HindIrene Papas
Abu SofyanMichael Ansara
Also posted in 1976, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

Patton

IMDB Rating: 8.10
34142 votes

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The story of General George S. Patton, Jr. during World War II. His battlefield genius garners him fear and respect from the Germans, and resentment and misunderstanding from the Allies. A military historian and poet, he believes he was a warrior in many past lives, and that he is destined for something great during this life, but his stubbornness and controversial methods nearly prevent the fulfillment of that destiny.
Actors
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.George C. Scott
Gen. Omar N. BradleyKarl Malden
Capt. Chester B. HansenStephen Young
Also posted in 1970, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS

IMDB Rating: 5.10
2163 votes

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Ilsa is an evil Nazi warden at a death camp that conducts "medical experiments". Ilsa's goal is to prove that woman can withstand more pain and suffering than men and therefore should be allowed to fight on the front lines.
Actors
IlsaDyanne Thorne
WolfeGregory Knoph
MarioTony Mumolo
Also posted in 1975, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Four Feathers

IMDB Rating: 6.30
11686 votes

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Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancée give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor.
Actors
Jack DurranceWes Bentley
Sudanese StorytellerMohamed Bouich
Dervish AnsarCampbell Brown
Also posted in 2002, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Brother’s War

IMDB Rating: 2.90
162 votes

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The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events. The western Allies push into Germany and the Red Army is fights its way towards Berlin. Churchill is worried about Russia's post-war plans for Europe but most not endanger the increasingly threatened alliance between the west and Russian A British military attached to the Red Army discovers a Russian war crime against the Polish government in exile and is seized by Stalin's feared intelligence service. He finds unexpected help from an enemy and fellow prisoner a German Captain. They discover a common bond in freemasonry and are bound by honor, oath and secrets. They are joined by Anna, a beautiful Polish nurse cast adrift on the tides of war. The three are pursued by A Ruthless Russian commander through Germany caring a secret that can change the outcome of the world and the fate of millions. Brother's War was produced with strict attention to historic accuracy and military detail and portrays the horrors and heroism of desperate battles. The film also opens the door into the ancient order of the freemasons and presents unmatched insight on the real histories of these men, brothers all, who have fought in every war for hundreds of years.
Actors
Capt. Klaus MuellerTino Struckmann
Col. PetrovMichael Berryman
AntonOlivier Gruner
Also posted in 2009, History | Comments (0)

Katyn

IMDB Rating: 7.10
2883 votes

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An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
Actors
Lt. JerzyAndrzej Chyra
AnnaMaja Ostaszewska
AndrzejArtur Zmijewski
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)
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