War Movies
From This Day Forward (1946)
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several…
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.
They Were Expendable (1945)
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. “Rusty” Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan…
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their…
Journey Together (1945)
Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
Pride of the Marines (1945)
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.
The Fleet That Came to Stay (1945)
A propaganda short film produced by the US Navy in 1945 about the naval engagements of the invasion of Okinawa.
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers…
The Way to the Stars (1945)
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber…
Back to Bataan (1945)
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the…
Counter-Attack (1945)
Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building.
Blood on the Sun (1945)
Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by…
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China,…
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
A debutante, a serviceman’s bride and a girl from a military family join the Women’s Army Corps.
Hotel Berlin (1945)
An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany as the Third Reich falls.
Objective Burma! (1945)
A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they…
To Have and Have Not (1945)
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
The Fighting Lady (1944)
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 “newsdrama,” narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of…
Battle Troop (1944)
Henry V (1944)
In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Enemy of Women (1944)
Playwright Joseph Goebbels turns Nazi propagandist and loses his girlfriend to another man.
Two Thousand Women (1944)
During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women’s internment camp in France.
The Master Race (1944)
When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. There…
In the Meantime Darling (1944)
A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause…
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can’t…
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure….
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach…
The Seventh Cross (1944)
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to…
Marine Raiders (1944)
A Marine major (Pat O’Brien) looks out for his captain (Robert Ryan) on Guadalcanal and in Australia.
Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1944)
A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he’s given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends,…
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a…
Since You Went Away (1944)
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen…
Days of Glory (1944)
A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.