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Madagascar Landing (1944)

Madagascar Landing (1944)

Madagascar Landing (1944)
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A former leader of the French Resistance finds that one of his fellow actors looks like a detestable official he knew in Madagascar during the war. He tells about his…

Genre: War
Bon Voyage (1944)

Bon Voyage (1944)

Bon Voyage (1944)
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A young, Scottish RAF gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from Nazi-occupied territory. They are particularly interested in one person who may or may not have been…

Genre: War
The Demi-Paradise (1943)

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

The Demi-Paradise (1943)
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Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Dark Tower (1943)

The Dark Tower (1943)

The Dark Tower (1943)
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While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Flemish Farm (1943)

The Flemish Farm (1943)

The Flemish Farm (1943)
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Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.

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Genre: Drama, War
The Man in Grey (1943)

The Man in Grey (1943)

The Man in Grey (1943)
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After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Undercover (1943)

Undercover (1943)

Undercover (1943)
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Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators…

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Genre: Drama, War
The Silent Village (1943)

The Silent Village (1943)

The Silent Village (1943)
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The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.

Get Cracking (1943)

Get Cracking (1943)

Get Cracking (1943)
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Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
The Bells Go Down (1943)

The Bells Go Down (1943)

The Bells Go Down (1943)
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Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz…

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Genre: Drama, War
We Dive at Dawn (1943)

We Dive at Dawn (1943)

We Dive at Dawn (1943)
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A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from…

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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Tomorrow We Live (1943)

Tomorrow We Live (1943)

Tomorrow We Live (1943)
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British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal…

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Genre: Drama, War
Thursday’s Child (1943)

Thursday’s Child (1943)

Thursday’s Child (1943)
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A couple’s little girl becomes a movie star, but all it seems to bring is trouble.

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Genre: Drama
The Silver Fleet (1943)

The Silver Fleet (1943)

The Silver Fleet (1943)
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Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a…

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Genre: Drama, War
Went the Day Well? (1942)

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Went the Day Well? (1942)
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The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England’s radar network in preparation for a full scale…

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Genre: Thriller, War
The Great Mr Handel (1942)

The Great Mr Handel (1942)

The Great Mr Handel (1942)
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This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.

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Genre: Drama, Music
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
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This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

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Genre: Drama, History
The First of the Few (1942)

The First of the Few (1942)

The First of the Few (1942)
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This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history – visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey…

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Genre: Drama, War
The Foreman Went to France (1942)

The Foreman Went to France (1942)

The Foreman Went to France (1942)
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Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

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Genre: Drama, War
The Next of Kin (1942)

The Next of Kin (1942)

The Next of Kin (1942)
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Lots of slogans such as “Be like Dad, Keep Mum” and “Keep it under your Hat” are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this…

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The Day Will Dawn (1942)

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

The Day Will Dawn (1942)
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Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German…

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Genre: Drama, War
Suspected Person (1942)

Suspected Person (1942)

Suspected Person (1942)
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After a $50,000 heist in New York, two of the suspected robbers walk free from the courtroom and they waste no time in heading to London in search of the…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
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On its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down over Nazi-held Holland. Parachuting into Dutch farmlands under cover of darkness,…

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Genre: Drama, War
The Big Blockade (1942)

The Big Blockade (1942)

The Big Blockade (1942)
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Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.

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Genre: Drama, War
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)

The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)

The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
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A man murdered at the Saint’s doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where…

Genre: Mystery
Ships with Wings (1941)

Ships with Wings (1941)

Ships with Wings (1941)
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Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets…

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Genre: Drama, War
Major Barbara (1941)

Major Barbara (1941)

Major Barbara (1941)
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Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually…

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Genre: Comedy
The Ghost Train (1941)

The Ghost Train (1941)

The Ghost Train (1941)
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Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead…

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The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)

The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)

The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)
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Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost,…

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Genre: Comedy
Freedom Radio (1941)

Freedom Radio (1941)

Freedom Radio (1941)
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Hitler’s doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn’t as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to “disappear” into the camps. His wife is courted…

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Genre: Drama, War
Spring Meeting (1941)

Spring Meeting (1941)

Spring Meeting (1941)
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Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave to save them…

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Genre: Comedy
Sailors Three (1940)

Sailors Three (1940)

Sailors Three (1940)
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Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious….

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Genre: Comedy, War
Saloon Bar (1940)

Saloon Bar (1940)

Saloon Bar (1940)
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A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

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Genre: Thriller
The Flying Squad (1940)

The Flying Squad (1940)

The Flying Squad (1940)
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Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.

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Genre: Crime
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
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A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

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Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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75

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford ‘scholars’. The film is one of many to be…

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Genre: Comedy
Night Train to Munich (1940)

Night Train to Munich (1940)

Night Train to Munich (1940)
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Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)

Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)

Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)
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When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Let George Do It! (1940)

Let George Do It! (1940)

Let George Do It! (1940)
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Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British…

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Genre: Comedy, Music, War
Pastor Hall (1940)

Pastor Hall (1940)

Pastor Hall (1940)
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The village of Altdorf has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers go about teaching and enforcing “The New Order”,…

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Genre: Drama