War Movies
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.
Mister Roberts (1955)
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.
The Sea Chase (1955)
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…
The Dam Busters (1955)
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…
Air Strike (1955)
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…
The Eternal Sea (1955)
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins’ efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
The Dark Avenger (1955)
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…
Above Us the Waves (1955)
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means,…
Battle Cry (1955)
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their…
The Colditz Story (1955)
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an “escape-proof” German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
Battle Taxi (1955)
In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a…
Destry (1954)
Western remake of “Destry Rides Again”, starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.
Bengal Brigade (1954)
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the…
Silent Raiders (1954)
Allied commandos try to knock out Nazi communications on the French coast.
The Purple Plain (1954)
An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became…
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
A communist POW sides with his North Korean guards against his fellow prisoners.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information, is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and…