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Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Robert Young stars as veteran journalist John Davis, who is covering the war with the British allies in London. When his pregnant wife Nora is injured in an air raid there, The couple is robbed of their chance of ever becoming parents - until John picks up on an assignment that changes their lives forever.
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"As the United States enters World War I, men from diverse backgrounds in New York are drafted in the 308th Regiment's 77th Division. These include a wealthy Jewish merchant's son in love with a wannabe actress, two rival gang members belonging to the Tong from Chinatown, a burglar, and a hard-hearted office efficiency expert nicknamed 'The Kicker.' After receiving training on Long Island, they are shipped out under the command of Lt. Charles W. Whittlesey...
3) Stalag 17
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Two worthy **Academy Award** nominees from 1950's *Sunset Boulevard* - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - re-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, STALAG 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A merciless cowboy (Bill Pullman) sets out on a dangerous journey across the frontier, determined to do whatever it takes to avenge his longtime partner’s brutal murder in this thrilling, action-packed western. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*This is a satisfying indie western, a dark and brooding film made with both a modern touch and real love for the genre.*" - Kenneth Turan, ***The Los Angeles Times***
5) Wings
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman (Hollywood's first "It-girl," Clara Bow), become fighter pilots in World War I. Stunningly realistic flying sequences, all filmed without faking or processing shots, highlight this story of two airmen pals and an ambulance nurse they both love, first winner of an **Academy Award** for Best Picture. Winner of Best Picture and Best Effects, Engineering Effects at the **Academy...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Aviation and sports come together in STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND. This 1955 American film is starring James Stewart and June Allyson, and is directed by Anthony Mann. Robert "Dutch" Holland (James Stewart) is a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. As a former B-29 bomber pilot during World War II, he is also an officer on inactive status in the United States Air Force Reserve. During spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is...
7) Megan Leavey
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A film based on the true life story of a young marine corporal (Kate Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED...
8) Shenandoah
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A Virginia farmer during the Civil War refuses to support either the Confederacy or the Union until his son is taken prisoner and, seeing the horrors of war first-hand, he is forced at last to take his stand.
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The true story of the lives of three U.S. Army nurses who leave San Francisco for their tour of duty in Hawaii in December 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes their destination, and their lives. Led by Lt. Janet Davidson, the nurses are sent to Bataan, in the Philippines. Faced with untested nurses, the group quickly become battle-weary veterans. When Bataan falls, the American forces flee to the offshore island of Corregidor, where they find...
10) Aerial gunner
Pub. Date
©2004
Edition
[Fullscreen version].
Language
English
Description
"A bomber plane limps home from a dangerous mission and the wounded pilot recounts, in dramatic flashback, the story of one soldier's bravery. Sworn rivals in civilian life, Sgt. Davis and Foxy Pattis are shot down behind enemy lines. Surrounded by hostile Japanese troops, they must put aside their deep hatred of one another in order to survive."--Container.
11) Khartoum
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles Britain's crisis in the Sudan and the siege at Khartoum in 1883.
12) Gung ho!
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A dynamic documentary-like war movie highlighting the heroism of Colonel Evan Carlson's marine raiders. Taking us from the grueling and intense training to the attack and successful destruction of superior Japanese forces on Makin Island.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A group of young British soldiers are on the eve of the Battle of the Somme, the worst defeat in British military history. At the center of the troops is 17-year-old Billy Macfarlane with his older brother Eddie who have volunteered for service. Like their fellow squad members, they are boys dressed as men. Their survival is in the hands of war-hardened Sergeant Winter and bookish Lieutenant Harte. When word comes the squad will join the first wave...
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
"The price of freedom is an award-winning film that tells the tale of a defferent band of brothers --a small grup of WWII veterans whose bonds go bar beyond surviving combat. The film reveals how these men have joined forces fifty years after the war to defeat one last foe."--Container.
17) Cry havoc
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The priorities are clear for Army nurses on Bataan Peninsula in 1942. Take your quinine, malaria is rampant. Make do: supplies will not arrive. Stay strong, despite the overwhelming odds.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In England in 1940, shipyard worker Joe Maddison felt depressed and past his prime because he was too old to serve in World War II. Shocked when his wife leaves him for a sailor, Joe and his friend Harry decide they need a new challenge and volunteer to join the Home Guard which is headed by local pharmacist Mr. Simpson. This decision will lead Joe on a journey of self-discovery, involving lessons in friendship, bravery, and love.
20) Mister Roberts
Series
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
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