War

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The Last Hunter
5.9

The Last Hunter

Aug. 09, 1980

The Last Hunter

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.
The Killing Fields
7.8

The Killing Fields

Nov. 23, 1984

The Killing Fields

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and ...
Blanche and Marie
5.9

Blanche and Marie

Apr. 03, 1985

Blanche and Marie

A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husband Victor, who often goes out at night. ...
The Ambassador
5.4

The Ambassador

Jan. 11, 1985

The Ambassador

An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at ...
The Year of Living Dangerously
7.1

The Year of Living Dangerously

Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a ...
Under Fire
7

Under Fire

Oct. 21, 1983

Under Fire

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Uncommon Valor
6.3

Uncommon Valor

Dec. 16, 1983

Uncommon Valor

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Battle Anthem
6.7

Battle Anthem

Jun. 04, 1983

Battle Anthem

The story of Japan’s victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
Utu
6.9

Utu

Jun. 27, 1984

Utu

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te ...
The Scarlet and the Black
7.5

The Scarlet and the Black

Fr. Hugh O’Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance ...
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.2

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. ...
The Mother of the Kings
7.2

The Mother of the Kings

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol’s husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor ...
Last Plane Out
4.4

Last Plane Out

Sep. 23, 1983

Last Plane Out

An American journalist covering the civil war in Nicaragua falls in love with a beautiful Sandinista rebel.
The Imperial Navy
6.8

The Imperial Navy

Aug. 08, 1981

The Imperial Navy

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan’s greatest ...
Entre Nous
7

Entre Nous

Apr. 06, 1983

Entre Nous

In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first ...
Sophie’s Choice
7.5

Sophie’s Choice

Dec. 08, 1982

Sophie’s Choice

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he ...
Monsignor
5.1

Monsignor

Oct. 22, 1982

Monsignor

The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black ...
The Highest Honour
6.5

The Highest Honour

May. 15, 1982

The Highest Honour

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
First Blood
7.7

First Blood

Oct. 22, 1982

First Blood

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and ...
Attack Force Z
5.4

Attack Force Z

Jun. 01, 1982

Attack Force Z

Tim Burstall directs then-up-and-comers Mel Gibson and Sam Neill in this action-packed Cannes Film Festival selection about the grim realities of ...
Escape to Victory
6.6

Escape to Victory

Jun. 17, 1981

Escape to Victory

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of ...
Taps
6.7

Taps

Dec. 20, 1981

Taps

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Search and Destroy
5.6

Search and Destroy

Jul. 05, 1979

Search and Destroy

The hunter becomes the prey as a Vietnam veteran (Perry King) tries to ferret out the real culprit after being tagged as the prime suspect in the ...
Gallipoli
7.4

Gallipoli

Aug. 13, 1981

Gallipoli

As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and New ...
The Bunker
6.9

The Bunker

Apr. 15, 1981

The Bunker

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler’s last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during ...
Das Boot
8.4

Das Boot

Sep. 17, 1981

Das Boot

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, ...
The Boat Is Full
7.1

The Boat Is Full

Jan. 15, 1981

The Boat Is Full

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: “Our boat is full.” A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated ...
The Sea Wolves
6.3

The Sea Wolves

Jul. 03, 1980

The Sea Wolves

A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable ...
Lion of the Desert
8.2

Lion of the Desert

Apr. 17, 1981

Lion of the Desert

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western ...
Lesson of a Dead Language
6.5

Lesson of a Dead Language

An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and ...
Kagemusha
7.9

Kagemusha

Apr. 26, 1980

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order ...
The Final Countdown
6.6

The Final Countdown

Jan. 31, 1980

The Final Countdown

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back ...
The Last Metro
7.3

The Last Metro

Sep. 17, 1980

The Last Metro

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
The Big Red One
7.1

The Big Red One

Jan. 22, 1980

The Big Red One

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the ...
The Boy Soldier
7.4

The Boy Soldier

Mar. 04, 1981

The Boy Soldier

In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for ...
Port Arthur
6.6

Port Arthur

Aug. 02, 1980

Port Arthur

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War ...
Breaker Morant
7.8

Breaker Morant

Jun. 11, 1980

Breaker Morant

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used ...
Zulu Dawn
6.6

Zulu Dawn

May. 14, 1979

Zulu Dawn

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Yanks
6.4

Yanks

Sep. 01, 1979

Yanks

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the ...
The War at Home
7.6

The War at Home

Dec. 01, 1979

The War at Home

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and ...
The Medic
5.2

The Medic

Oct. 26, 1979

The Medic

The film is set in a modern war, probably between a European country and a country in the Far East. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a ...
The Passage
6

The Passage

Mar. 09, 1979

The Passage

During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While ...
The Odd Angry Shot
6.6

The Odd Angry Shot

Mar. 01, 1979

The Odd Angry Shot

A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of ...
Operation Leopard
5.6

Operation Leopard

Jan. 09, 1980

Operation Leopard

In May 1978, the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, the former Belgian Congo) is under attack from a ...
The Uprising
6.6

The Uprising

Oct. 23, 1980

The Uprising

This movie is about the liberation by the Sandinistas of the Anastasio Somoza regime in NIcaragua. The movie covers some of te key points in the ...
Henry V
7.4

Henry V

Dec. 23, 1979

Henry V

The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Hanover Street
6

Hanover Street

May. 18, 1979

Hanover Street

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.
Hair
7.5

Hair

Mar. 14, 1979

Hair

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies ...
Friendly Fire
7.2

Friendly Fire

Nov. 09, 1980

Friendly Fire

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in ...