During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
หนังสงครามเจ้าเวหาฟอร์มยักษ์จากแดนมังกร ที่บอกเล่าเรื่องราวถึง เหล่านักบินแห่งกองทัพอากาศจีน ถูกเรียกตัวเข้าทดสอบสมรรถภาพทางกายและจิตใจอย่างเร่งด่วน เพื่อคัดเลือกผู้ที่มีคุณสมบัติเพียบพร้อมเข้าสู่ หน่วยรบ Sky Hunter ซึ่งทำหน้าที่ควบคุมเครื่องบินรบปฏิบัติภารกิจเสี่ยงตายต่อต้านภัยก่อการร้ายข้ามพรมแดน ความโดดเด่นของหนังเรื่องนี้ นอกจากการได้เครื่องบินรบของกองทัพอากาศมาร่วมเข้าฉากแล้ว ยังได้ ฟ่านปิงปิง มาสวมชุดนักบินซึ่งออร่าของเธอ ก็คงไม่ต้องสาธยายอะไรมาก นอกจากนี้ยังมีนักแสดงสมทบอีก เช่น หวังเชี่ยนเหยีวน
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the creation of the engineering of consent; a frightening true story about advertising, lies and charlatans.
ไมเคิล เคอร์ติซ ผู้กำกับผู้มั่นใจและทะเยอทะยานต้องรับมือกับการใช้อำนาจในสตูดิโอและปัญหาครอบครัวในช่วงขั้นตอนการถ่ายทำ "คาซาบลังกา" ในปี 1942 ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยปัญหารุมเร้า
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans.
When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
A propaganda film during World War II about a boy who grows up to become a Nazi soldier.
After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.
A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II.
An idealistic United Nations official learns the harrowing truth about war when she falls in love with an American officer charged with the evacuation of civilians. As hostilities escalate, the officer and his small detachment are left to hold the line until allied forces can be brought into action.
A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles.
The old shell game gets a new face as Donald stays off-base past "Taps" and has to try to sneak back in with out alerting Pete.
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.