War Movies

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
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110

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

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Genre: Drama, War
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
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119

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…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The Forty-First (1956)

The Forty-First (1956)

The Forty-First (1956)
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An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
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94

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…

Genre: Drama, War
Attack (1956)

Attack (1956)

Attack (1956)
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107

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…

Genre: Drama, War
War and Peace (1956)

War and Peace (1956)

War and Peace (1956)
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208

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)

Away All Boats (1956)

Away All Boats (1956)
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114

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.

Genre: Drama, War
Valley of Peace (1956)

Valley of Peace (1956)

Valley of Peace (1956)
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82

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…

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Genre: Drama, War
Reach for the Sky (1956)

Reach for the Sky (1956)

Reach for the Sky (1956)
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135

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…

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Genre: Drama, War
The First Texan (1956)

The First Texan (1956)

The First Texan (1956)
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82

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…

Genre: History, War, Western
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
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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)

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
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106

En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Screaming Eagles (1956)

Screaming Eagles (1956)

Screaming Eagles (1956)
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79

A group of young soldiers parachute into France in preparation for D-Day.

Genre: Drama, War
The Man Who Never Was (1956)

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

The Man Who Never Was (1956)
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103

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…

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The Conqueror (1956)

The Conqueror (1956)

The Conqueror (1956)
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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)

Alexander the Great (1956)

Alexander the Great (1956)
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136

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)

A Town Like Alice (1956)

A Town Like Alice (1956)
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117

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…

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Private’s Progress (1956)

Private’s Progress (1956)

Private’s Progress (1956)
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97

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…

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Genre: Comedy, War
Battle Stations (1956)

Battle Stations (1956)

Battle Stations (1956)
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The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.

Genre: Drama, War
Helen of Troy (1956)

Helen of Troy (1956)

Helen of Troy (1956)
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121

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 Burmese Harp (1956)

The Burmese Harp (1956)

The Burmese Harp (1956)
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117

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

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Genre: Drama, War
The Bold and the Brave (1956)

The Bold and the Brave (1956)

The Bold and the Brave (1956)
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An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
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100

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.

Genre: Drama, War
Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Storm Over the Nile (1955)
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107

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…

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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
The Unknown Soldier (1955)

The Unknown Soldier (1955)

The Unknown Soldier (1955)
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181

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next…

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Genre: Drama, War
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)

Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)

Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
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93

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
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97

During WW2, German ships are “safely” docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.

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Genre: War
Target Zero (1955)

Target Zero (1955)

Target Zero (1955)
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92

International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.

Genre: War
A Prize of Gold (1955)

A Prize of Gold (1955)

A Prize of Gold (1955)
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98

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee’s war orphans.

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Genre: Drama, War
The McConnell Story (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)
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106

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.

Genre: Drama, History, War
To Hell and Back (1955)

To Hell and Back (1955)

To Hell and Back (1955)
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106

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)

The Last Command (1955)

The Last Command (1955)
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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…

Genre: History, War, Western
The Scarlet Coat (1955)

The Scarlet Coat (1955)

The Scarlet Coat (1955)
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101

An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

Strategic Air Command (1955)

Strategic Air Command (1955)

Strategic Air Command (1955)
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112

Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert “Dutch” Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his professional baseball career.

Genre: Action, Drama, War
Mister Roberts (1955)

Mister Roberts (1955)

Mister Roberts (1955)
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123

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who’s yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
The Sea Chase (1955)

The Sea Chase (1955)

The Sea Chase (1955)
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As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
The Dam Busters (1955)

The Dam Busters (1955)

The Dam Busters (1955)
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124

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron ‘The…

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Air Strike (1955)

Air Strike (1955)

Air Strike (1955)
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67

Tasked with training a group of untested new recruits, a no-nonsense Navy commander faces a host of challenges as he attempts to transform the greenhorns into a squadron of crackerjack…

Genre: Drama, War
The Eternal Sea (1955)

The Eternal Sea (1955)

The Eternal Sea (1955)
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103

Biography of Admiral John Hoskins’ efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

Genre: Drama, War
The Dark Avenger (1955)

The Dark Avenger (1955)

The Dark Avenger (1955)
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85

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from…

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