Category: War
Posted on June 11, 2014 |
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom / Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)
Drama | Thriller | War
Pier Paolo Pasolini was a celebrated poet, writer, and all-around intellectual, but it was his maverick, controversial filmmaking that distinguished him as an influential artistic force. The director's last film, '120 Days Of Sodom', an adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's 18th century novel, remains his most notorious (and most censored) due to its scenes of graphic rape and torture of adolescents. Pasolini relocates the novel's horrific abuses from France to the final days of Mussolini's reign, effectively rendering a grim portrait of the degradation of the human body and spirit beneath Fascist and Nazi rule.
Starring: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Hélène Surgère, Caterina Boratto, Aldo Valletti, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Posted on June 8, 2014 |
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55 Days at Peking (1963)
Action | Drama | History | War
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, Harry Andrews, Leo Genn
Director: Nicholas Ray, Guy Green
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Posted on June 8, 2014 |
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So weit die Füße tragen / As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Action | Adventure | Drama | War
As prisoner of war Clemens Forell, a German soldier during WW II, is sentenced to a labor camp in far east Siberia. After four years working in the mines he escapes from the camp (in 1949) and tries to get home to his wife and children. For three years he journeys through Siberia. An odyssey of 14,000 kilometers, set against a backdrop of desolate and inhospitable landscape, beset by danger (from both animals and humans). Constantly battling the worst nature can throw at him, Forell makes his way, step by step towards Prussia and the longed-for freedom. Sometimes riding on trains, sometimes by boat, mostly on foot, he never knows if his next step won't be his last. His prosecutor Kamenev is always right behind him, and more than once it seems that Forell is captured again…
Starring: Bernhard Bettermann, Iris Böhm, Anatoliy Kotenyov, Michael Mendl, Irina Pantaeva
Director: Hardy Martins
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Posted on June 8, 2014 |
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Burning Blue (2013)
Biography | Drama | Romance | War
Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which abruptly changes course when a sailor reports seeing one of the top ranking fighter pilots in a gay club. The aviator and three of his squadron mates and their spouses all become the subject of a deadly modern day witch hunt entangling them in a web of jealousy and deceit which tests their concept of love, friendship and honor and changes their lives forever.
Starring: Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector, Rob Mayes, William Lee Scott
Director: D.M.W. Greer
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Posted on June 5, 2014 |
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300: Rise of an Empire / 300 2 (2014)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | War
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel "Xerxes" and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield–on the sea–as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. "300: Rise of an Empire" pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemesia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Starring: Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton, Jack O'Connell, Lena Headey, David Wenham
Director: Noam Murro
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Tags: David Wenham, Eva Green, Jack O'Connell, Lena Headey, Noam Murro, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton
Posted on June 5, 2014 |
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The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel / Chu zi Xi zi Pi zi (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama | War
During Second Sino-Japanese War, China suffered from cholera outbreak because Japanese uses it as an biological weapon. Four Chinese agents captures a Japanese scientist and his bodyguard and interrogate them by Chinese opera in order to get the vaccine formula.
Starring: Ye Liu, Hanyu Zhang, Bo Huang, Jing Liang, Chie Tanaka
Director: Hu Guan
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Posted on June 2, 2014 |
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Le vieux fusil / The Old Gun (1975)
Drama | Thriller | War
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise, Joachim Hansen, Robert Hoffmann, Karl Michael Vogler
Director: Robert Enrico
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Tags: Jean Bouise, Joachim Hansen, Karl Michael Vogler, Philippe Noiret, Robert Enrico, Robert Hoffmann, Romy Schneider
Posted on May 31, 2014 |
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An Inaccurate Memoir / Eastern Bandits / Pi fu (2012)
Action | Drama | War
Movie is set during a period of time when Japanese invaded China. The story is told from Gao's perspective, a soldier seeking revenge from the Japanese in trying to assassinate the visiting Japanese chief in command. In the process of plotting such scheme, he had a chance encounter with a local Mafia, lead by its charismatic leader Fang. Fang had a bandit of followers, of which one is Fang's sister. Fang in the past have rescued many of these followers using his own blood and as a result all the members in the bandit formed a life long bond and friendship. When Gao realizes he could use the firearms and man power of Fang's bandit, he sets up a scheme to get captured by Fang on purpose. When Fang found out – he was extremely angry and upset and almost killed Gao, but Gao is saved by Fang's sister because she clearly developed feelings for Gao after seeing how he fared during the interrogation phases when he was in Fang's capture. Gao later redeems himself by saving Fang and all of his bandit members when a bank robbery went wrong. From there on, Gao partners with Fang to take down the Japanese chief in command. Pi Fu in Chinese means commoner, and this is a movie about friendship, loyalty and brotherhood.
Starring: Xiaoming Huang, Yi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Jingyang Ni, Tino Bao, Lie Wang
Director: Shu-peng Yang
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Tags: Jingyang Ni, Lie Wang, Shu-peng Yang, Tino Bao, Xiaoming Huang, Xinyi Zhang, Yi Zhang
Posted on May 27, 2014 |
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Incendies (2010)
Drama | Mystery | War
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Allen Altman
Director: Denis Villeneuve
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Posted on May 21, 2014 |
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The Patrol / The Patrol: Operation Herrick (2013)
Drama | War
Under attack from a well-equipped and relentless enemy, a special forces patrol must use its wits and cunning to survive. Faced with low ammunition, critical injuries, and rising tensions under the command of a Captain who can't control his own unit, it becomes a race against time for the soldiers as they fight their way across a brutal and unforgiving desert. Based on actual events.
Starring: Owain Arthur, Nicholas Beveney, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally, Oliver Mott, Ben Righton, Nav Sidhu
Director: Tom Petch
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Tags: Alex McNally, Ben Righton, Daniel Fraser, Nav Sidhu, Nicholas Beveney, Oliver Mott, Owain Arthur, Tom Petch
Posted on May 19, 2014 |
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Eine Armee Gretchen / She Devils of the SS (1973)
Drama | Thriller | War
In the last days of WW2, women are volunteering from all over Germany to serve in the front lines by having sex with the brave Nazi soldiers. But when they start having sex with each other, things get complicated. Especially with the increasing danger from the revengeful Soviet army!
Starring: Elisabeth Felchner, Karin Heske, Renate Kasché, Carl Möhner, Helmut Förnbacher
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich
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Posted on May 19, 2014 |
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The Last Samurai (2003)
Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada
Director: Edward Zwick
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Posted on May 19, 2014 |
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King Rat (1965)
Drama | War
Set in a WWII Japanese POW camp, this adaptation of the James Clavell novel is about an American corporal who operates a number of lucrative rackets within the camp's confines. Chief among these is the sale of rats to his fellow prisoners to supplement their meager food rations.
Starring: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott, James Donald, Todd Armstrong, John Mills
Director: Bryan Forbes
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Posted on May 15, 2014 |
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Venuto al mondo / Twice Born (2012)
Drama | Romance | War
A single mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Mira Furlan
Director: Sergio Castellitto
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Posted on May 15, 2014 |
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Tmavomodrý svet / Dark Blue World (2001)
Action | Drama | Romance | War
The friendship of two men is tested by war, political upheaval, and romantic rivalry. Lt. Franta Slama and a young pilot named Karel Vojtisek flee to England when Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia. There they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. Franta narrates retrospectively, from a Czech prison in 1950 where he is being held by Soviet authorities who question his patriotism.
Starring: Tara Fitzgerald, Charles Dance, Ondrej Vetchý, Krystof Hádek, Oldrich Kaiser, David Novotný, Linda Rybová
Director: Jan Sverák
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Posted on May 12, 2014 |
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Memphis Belle (1990)
Action | Drama | War
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen, a heavily-defended town that invariably causes many Allied casualties.
Starring: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
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Tags: Billy Zane, D.B. Sweeney, Eric Stoltz, Harry Connick Jr., Matthew Modine, Michael Caton-Jones, Sean Astin, Tate Donovan
Posted on May 10, 2014 |
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Destination Tokyo (1943)
Adventure | History | War
In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.
Starring: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Dane Clark, Warner Anderson, Robert Hutton
Director: Delmer Daves
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Tags: Alan Hale, Cary Grant, Dane Clark, Delmer Daves, John Garfield, John Ridgely, Robert Hutton, Warner Anderson
Posted on May 8, 2014 |
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Lone Survivor (2013)
Action | Biography | Drama | Thriller | War
Based on the failed mission "Operation Red Wings" which tasked four members of SEAL Team 10 on June 28, 2005 to kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Alexander Ludwig, Emile Hirsch, Eric Bana
Director: Peter Berg
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Posted on May 8, 2014 |
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New France / Battle of the Brave / Nouvelle-France (2004)
Drama | History | Romance | War
In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls.
Starring: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Gérard Depardieu, Irène Jacob, Tim Roth, Jason Isaacs, Colm Meaney
Director: Jean Beaudin
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Tags: Colm Meaney, David La Haye, Gérard Depardieu, Irène Jacob, Jason Isaacs, Jean Beaudin, Noémie Godin-Vigneau, Tim Roth
Posted on May 4, 2014 |
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The Monuments Men (2014)
Biography | Drama | War
In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.
Starring: Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville
Director: George Clooney
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Tags: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Matt Damon
