War Movies
Battle Hymn (1957)
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds…
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island’s German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The story of Frank W. “Spig” Wead – a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
The Betrayal (1957)
Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice of the traitor who betrayed him…
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It’s not easy for them to meet the rules…
The Rack (1956)
Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince…
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing…
The Forty-First (1956)
An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was…
Attack (1956)
Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney’s…
War and Peace (1956)
Napoleon’s tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Away All Boats (1956)
The story of USS ‘Belinda’, a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.
Valley of Peace (1956)
When the planes bombed a Slovene town, a Slovene boy and a German girl set on a journey towards the valley, in which there is no war. On their way…
Reach for the Sky (1956)
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World…
The First Texan (1956)
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political…
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things…
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Screaming Eagles (1956)
A group of young soldiers parachute into France in preparation for D-Day.
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily’s defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted…
The Conqueror (1956)
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
Alexander the Great (1956)
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way…
A Town Like Alice (1956)
In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what…
Private’s Progress (1956)
Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material, but befriends…
Battle Stations (1956)
The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.
Helen of Troy (1956)
Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal…
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command’s dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer’s commission in order to remain with his…
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
During WW2, German ships are “safely” docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Target Zero (1955)
International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.
A Prize of Gold (1955)
A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee’s war orphans.
The McConnell Story (1955)
Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.
To Hell and Back (1955)
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
The Last Command (1955)
During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don’t heed his advice since he’s a Mexican…
The Scarlet Coat (1955)
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Strategic Air Command (1955)
Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert “Dutch” Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his professional baseball career.