Operácia Dynamo bola hromadnou evakuáciou približne 400 tisíc Nemcami obkľúčených spojeneckých - britských, francúzskych a belgických - vojakov z pláží a prístavu francúzskeho mesta Dunkerque. Prebehla medzi 27. májom a 3. júnom roku 1940.
V strhujúcom príbehu druhej svetovej vojny inšpirovanom skutočnými udalosťami vedie kapitán Ernest Krause medzinárodný konvoj 37 lodí pri strastiplnej úlohe prepraviť cez Atlantik tisíce vojakov a doručiť nevyhnutné zásoby spojeneckým vojskám.
Kultový vojnový film s Gregory Peckom, Anthony Quinnom a Davidom Nivenom. Sú to muži činu. Ako členovia spojeneckého komanda sú spolu s ostatnými vyslaný na nebezpečnú misiu, ktorá má za cieľ zničenie veľkých poľných diel nemeckej armády. Tie sú sústredené na ostrove Navarone a sú pripravené ohrozovať životy 2000 britských vojakov uväznených v obkľúčení nacistických vojsk. Film vo svojom čase zaznamenal obrovský úspech.
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
In this animated short, poetry-spouting high-school swordsman Tatewaki Kuno comes into possession of the egg of the legendary phoenix, which is said to grant its owner incredible powers. A shopkeeper sells the egg to Kuno on one condition: "Never, never, in any circumstance, put the darn thing on your head."
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
Idylickú krásu gréckeho pobrežia narušila vojna. Talianske okupačné jednotky sa vylodili na kedysi pokojný ostrov Kefallénie. Kapitán Antonio Corelli so svojím mužstvom berie svoj pobyt na ostrove ako dovolenku - ale s tým, že vojna je na dosah. Corelli, muž neskrotnej povahy, sa vášnivo zamiluje do krásnej a vzdelanej Pelagie, ktorá je dcérou vidieckeho lekára Iannisa - Corelli u nich býva počas okupácie. Antonio si nakoniec svojím šarmom, príjemným vystupovaním a svojou túžbou, aby vojna prebehla pokojne, získa napriek počiatočnej nenávisti i Iannisovo priateľstvo. Keď Pelagiin snúbenec, miestny rybár Mandras, odchádza bojovať k partizánom, vzťah medzi Corellim a Pelagiou ešte zosilnie. Milenci sa musia rozhodnúť medzi lojálnosťou k svojej vlasti a vzájomnou láskou, ktorá musí čeliť nepriazni osudu a vydržať nevyhnutné utrpenie.
A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of conspiracies and Nazi sympathisers.
An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, including animation, CGI and stunning live-action images, “D-Day: Normandy 1944” brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the first time ever. Audiences of all ages, including new generations, will discover from a new perspective how this landing changed the world. Exploring history, military strategy, science, technology and human values, the film will educate and appeal to all. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, “D-Day: Normandy 1944” pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom… A duty of memory, a duty of gratitude.
Documentary detailing the successful Operation Mincemeat in 1943, which led to the Allies successfully invading Sicily and the war turning in their favour.
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.
He went off to war an unknown soldier and returned a beloved national hero. Often dismissed as a "do-nothing" president and a good-natured bumbler, Dwight D. Eisenhower -- the last American president to be born in the 19th century -- was actually a skillful politician, a tough Cold War warrior, and one of America's most misunderstood and unappreciated presidents. Two-part documentary from American Experience.
Three men are searching for a valuable in a school, but one of them is working with the enemy.