Movies123 - WAR Movies

Destination Gobi (1953) A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese air force. The Mongols are rewarded by an airlift of the finest saddles.

A Guy Named Joe (1943) Maj. Pete Sandidge is a very able pilot who seems to have a streak of luck as far as flying goes. World War II is raging and Pete has come out of it pretty so far. He even has a beautiful girlfriend Dorinda Durston, herself a qualified pilot who ferries aircraft to different b

Red Psalm 1972 Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence

Screaming Eagles (1956) "Screaming Eagles" is a historical drama about paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division fighting during the D-Day Invasion in June of 1944. The title was the Division's nickname.

The War Tapes (2006) Straight from the front lines in Iraq, THE WAR TAPES is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. These soldiers bypassed Pentagon supervised media to share their experience like never before. Funnier, spicier, and more gut wrenching than news reports, this is Operation

The More the Merrier (1943) It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. W

Sons, Mothers and a General 1955 As Germanys fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusiasm to do something for the fatherland, volunteer to fight with the German army in the East Horrified at the news that their children are to be sent to the Russian front

La legion saute sur Kolwezi 1980 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 group of communist guerillas coming from nearby Angola The Europeans who work for the Belgian mining company and the Blacks who

Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015) Documentary revealing the inner workings of the world's most powerful intelligence organization, with unprecedented access to America's spy network, all 12 living CIA directors and top agency operatives, who talk candidly about torture, secret prisons, drone

Arch of Triumph (1948) In winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets

Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014) An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.

To Be or Not to Be (1983) A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers co

The War Against Women (2013) Three years filming in ten different countries have been required to make WAR AGAINST WOMEN, the most ambitious documentary ever filmed about the use of rape as a weapon of war. A quieted and ignored topic up to date, which makes victims impossible to be fixed and let cr

Springfield Rifle (1952) Major Lex Kearney, dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, has actually volunteered to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate

War Photographer (2001) Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.

Videogramme einer Revolution (1992) This documentary uses news footage and amateur video to paint a vivid picture of Romania's 1989 revolution and the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Faith of My Fathers (2005) John McCain is a poor student, except at wrestling, but toughs it out in Annapolis at the US Naval Academy with the goal of becoming a career naval officer like his father and grandfather, who were both admirals. Love at first sight leads to a marriage and children with Ca

The Biggest Battle (1978) How World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.

Nam Angels (1989) Lt. Vance Calhoun takes on a dangerous rescue mission of American P.O.W.s in the treacherous Darloc Valley in Vietnam. His only chance to escape is with the help of five young, fearless soldiers on motorcycles.

Operation Amsterdam (1959) During WW II, British commandos visit occupied Holland to keep a fortune in diamonds out of Nazi hands. Tense action follows as Anna, Jan and their colleagues play cat and mouse with the Dutch army, knowing that one of their number may be a traitor.

A Farewell to Arms 1957 Frederick Henry, an American serving as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian forces in the First World War, is wounded and falls in love with his attending nurse, the British Catherine Barkley In the midst of war and some intrigue, the pair struggles to stay together

Das Boot ist voll (1981) During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge

Becky Sharp (1935) Set against the background of the Battle of Waterloo, Becky Sharp is the story of Vanity Fair by Thackeray. Becky and Amelia are girls at school together, but Becky is from a "show biz" ...

Number 55 (2014) In the autumn of 1991, a small group of Croatian soldiers go on patrol in an improvised armored vehicle. Soon after that they would get ambushed and their vehicle would get destroyed, in ...

The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" - a real garbage scow with a crew of misfits who don't know a jib from a jigger. What none of them knows, including Crandall, is that this ship has a very impor

Bright Young Things (2003) A fool and his money. In the 1930s, Adam Fenwick-Symes is part of the English idle class, wanting to marry the flighty Nina Blount. He's a novelist with a hundred-pound advance for a manuscript confiscated by English customs. He spends the next several years trying to get

Suzy (1936) Believing a German spy has killed her new husband, a struggling chorus girl flees to Paris where she meets and marries a World War I pilot, whose carefree ways brings about unexpected results.

Love and Death (1975) In Russia, Boris Grushenko is in love with his pseudo-intellectual cousin Sonja, who loves him since he too is a pseudo-intellectual, but she is not in love with him. Instead she is in love with his brother Ivan. But as Ivan doesn't seem to return her affections, she is determi

Hannibal Brooks (1969) In WW2, captured British soldier Stephen Brooks is on a prison train to Germany.On the train he meets an American prisoner, Packy, who's obsessed with escaping.Brooks tries to temper Packy and reminds him that escaped prisoners are shot if recaptured.Packy is insistent despite

Tarzans Desert Mystery 1943 A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzans help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants and wind up ruining a Germans attempt to capture a wild horse They arrive in an

Macbeth (1948) In fog-dripping, barren and sometimes macabre settings, 11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth is led by an evil prophecy and his ruthless yet desirable wife to the treasonous act that makes him king. But he does not enjoy his newfound, dearly-won kingship... Restructured, but all the

Ying xiong wu lei (1986) The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves ...

Pe aici nu se trece 1975 It follows the events around the Battle of Paulis, fought during World War II

Something of Value (1957) Even though Peter and Kimani grow up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. After the father of Kimani is jailed for following tribal customs, Kimani joins a band of rebels that wants all non-Kenyans out of their country. While Kimani beli

A Fighting Season (2015) On the brink of the 2007 U.S. troop surge, two Army Recruiters face the daunting pressures of recruitment while their own deployment is on the line. Sgt. Harris (Lew Temple) has been stationed in the recruiting office long enough for it to feel like home. On the other side o

The Broken Chain (1993) The story of two Iroquis brothers caught in the midst of the Revolutionary War.

Germania anno zero (1948) Edmund, a young boy who lives in war-devastated Germany after the Second World War has to do all kinds of work and tricks to help his family in getting food and barely survive. One day he meets a man who used to be one of his teachers in school and hopes to get support from

Ambush Bay (1966) With General MacArthur poised to strike against the Japanese defenses in the Philippines, a group of nine Marines are given a secret mission.They have to secretly land on a Philippine island in order to contact a spy who has information vital to General MacArthur's planned invasion

Another Mothers Son (2017) Based on the true story of Louisa Gould, the drama is set during World War II on the Nazi-occupied island of Jersey. Lou took in an escaped Russian POW and hid him over the war's course. The tension mounts as it becomes clear that Churchill will not risk an assault to reca

Kokoda: 39th Battalion (2006) A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.

Operation Nam (1986) Ten years after the end of the war in Vietnam, four ex-Marines decide to return to S.E. Asia to investigate reports of American POWs still being held there. These four include Roger, whose daughter's just been married, the unemployed James, Mark, who's quit his job at an Arizona

Cavalcade (1933) A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War.

This Land Is Mine 1943 The Nazis have just invaded and are now occupying another Western European town in an Allied country, the Nazi District Commadant being Major Erich von Keller Walter Slezak Like other such occupied towns, the Nazis are keeping it a supposed free city in return for citizen coop

Going Back (2001) USMC captain Ramsey is part of a group of US veterans and war victim's son Brad Jordan, invited in the post-Col War age by the Vietnam government to revisit their battle grounds now international relations are friendly. Initially he refuses to face his unit's darkest, most traumati

Field of Lost Shoes (2015) Based on a true story of the American Civil War, culminating at the Battle of New Market, May 1864. A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoa

The Civil War on Drugs (2011) Trevor (a young high society gentleman) and Sam (a poor homeless boy) good friends since childhood get introduced to weed and after finding themselves loving it, to their concerned they get the idea that the government is making it illegal, so they embark on an epic jou

Come What May 2015 In may 1940, the German troops enter France Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas de Calais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast Among them, there is Paul, the village

Privates 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 This leads him to meets up with wily Private Cox who knows exactly how all the scams work in the confused world of th