
A Soldier Was Walking...
War correspondent and poet Konstantin Simonov reminisces about the experiences of Soviet soldiers during WWII.
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War correspondent and poet Konstantin Simonov reminisces about the experiences of Soviet soldiers during WWII.
When a US soldier tries to escape German attackers, he discovers a wounded ally and must decide to either flee or help him.

Marine private John Rossi is looking forward to a new assignment in New York City on the night he ventures into a Hell's Kitchen bar, and meets a handsome but lonely boy named Damon Conrad. Damon assumes the Marine just wants sex, but when he proposes they go out on a "real date," Damon begins to think perhaps he has finally found the man of his dreams. The next night, John reveals that earlier that day he learned his division would be heading to the Middle East. Later that night, when the boys are caught-up in a moment of passion, John must choose between his devotion to the Marines and his desire for love and companionship.

A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.

An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.

In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up with them when a French Resistance trio claims that Belle is a Nazi collaborator. Judge Reinhold appears briefly as the token Yank.

Set during the Six-Day War, the connection between a group of Egyptian soldiers on a passage in the desert and the command center drops. They try to survive despite the enemy attacks and lack of ammunition and supplies.

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.

The film is about the hot war summer of 1944. A group of several gun crews defends a tiny bridgehead on the right bank of the Dniester. The fates of the main characters: the front-line soldier-battalion commander Babin, the young lieutenant Motovilov, the nurse Rita Tamashova and the rank-and-file gunners, soldiers, among whom are brave people, faint-hearted and scoundrels, unnoticed heroes, are shown in a setting of several hours of peaceful life before another violent attack of the enemy, after which not everyone will survive...

Based on the play of the same name by Boris Rymar.

Inspired by a true story, a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life – until she finds a dying sparrow she hopes to save.

In May 1941, a young instructor of the Komsomol Regional Committee of Belovezhskaya Pushcha Andrei Dyomushkin was invited to the graduation party of the Moscow Theatre School to create a professional theatre in the city. The war has crossed out all plans. Now he, along with the course of graduates, will have to go through the war and be the commander of the front acting fraternity in the current army "A Special Unit"...

A short documentary, charting Bangladesh's quest for freedom from Pakistan.

Former soldier take up a fight with a bunch who attacks his home village

Marcin is a professional soldier who is offered to participate in a mission in Kosovo. His partner Kamil doesn’t agree with the departure, though, so he puts his partner in a position where he has to choose between the love of his life and a career opportunity. And the whole situation gets even more complicated when Marcin’s mother gets involved and makes any decision completely impossible

Young, timid bowmaster Kazuma seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumoured, drove the previous champion—Kazuma’s father—to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is very much a coward, holing up in an inn and generally avoiding confrontation. Despite his best attempts to remain clandestine, the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He's saved by Karatsu Kanbei, a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has potentially shady ulterior motives.

in 1988 Saddam attacks Halabja, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan. After the chemical bombardment of Halabja, an Iranian war photographer is the first man to enter the city. There he meets a woman and a tale of love begins.

At the end of 1943, during the occupation in Odessa, a new specialist Kraft arrives at the shipyard and soon becomes a chief engineer. It never occurred to anyone that a Soviet intelligence officer was hiding under the guise of a leader showing official zeal. At the decisive moment, when the victorious offensive of the Soviet troops forces the German-Romanian invaders to leave Odessa, on the instructions of the Center, Kraft leaves with them for further work behind enemy lines.

The film tells the story of a clever and resourceful child who outwits enemy forces while showing deep compassion and affection for a small bird named Sáo.

Set in the Philippines during WW II, two U.S. Army officers are caught and shot by a Japanese officer. One survives and soon joins with a guerrilla troop to battle the enemy... and get revenge.


In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?

A Terrible Beauty is the story of the men and women of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, Irish and British, caught up in a conflict many did not understand and of the innocent men and boys, executed because of what transpired in The Battle of Mount Street Bridge. The British soldiers were the last of the Great War volunteers, who joined up together to fight the Germans. They knew that there was a strong chance they would die in France, but to die in Dublin would never have crossed their minds. The Irish Volunteers were weekend warriors many of whom had no idea they were about to take part in large scale battles on the streets of Dublin.

This film of three parts recalls memories from World War II. The titles of the parts are: Impartially, Terrified and Like a scream.