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War

Histoire du caporal

January 1, 1984

A quiet French peasant has spent three years as a corporal on the front lines in World War I, and one day he cannot take it anymore and goes AWOL, escaping into the Alps in the southeast of France. He first takes leave of his wife before heading into the mountains and manages to survive in the breathtaking, vast landscape while using all the knowledge and wiles under his command. Even though the area around him is fairly isolated, another deserter arrives on the scene -- but he cannot take the solitude and leaves. As the peasant diligently works at his own survival, the police from the region know he is hiding out somewhere within their jurisdiction, and so his future is anything but secure. This subdued, pacifist film strives for distance rather than emotional involvement, so as to present a pacifist cause as reasonably as possible, but as a consequence, the routine of the deserter's existence verges on a grinding boredom.

D-Day: The Battle That Liberated the World

January 1, 1984

June 6, 1944, was a historic day that proved to be a major turning point of World War II. In a dangerous move that surprised Axis forces, the largest covert operation in history was performed, as an unparalleled Allied force stormed the beaches of Normandy. This documentary transplants the viewer right into the front lines through actual footage from the battle, retracing the steps taken on that fateful day.

The Last Winter

The Last Winter

January 1, 1984

Tells the story of two women seeking leads to their missing husbands after the end of the Yom Kippur War (1973). A relationship builds between them when each identified her husband in the same blurred image of a foreign newsreel.

Mission Inferno

January 1, 1984

Korean War-set drama in which best friends are pitted against one another while shit goes boom more or less constantly.

Slash

Slash

January 1, 1984

Peter Harris and Major Scott team up together to save the country form a communist uprising.

Dallos

Dallos

December 21, 1983

In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

December 16, 1983

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

A Flame to the Phoenix

A Flame to the Phoenix

December 15, 1983

A countess and her military sons prepare for the German invasion of Poland in 1939 as World War II begins.

Refund Price

Refund Price

December 14, 1983

The film takes us back to Crimea, during Nazi occupation. Hayk Margaryan, a member of an underground organization, saves a painting by Aivazovsky, which Hitler's soldiers tried to smuggle from Theodosia.

Brady’s Escape

Brady’s Escape

December 8, 1983

This movie is about the love and protection of a man from another culture for the lowly horsemen of the the plains in Hungary during World War II.

Le Grand Carnaval

Le Grand Carnaval

December 7, 1983

The story follows Americans in Algeria at the time of the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.

The Negotiating Table

The Negotiating Table

December 5, 1983

The room is dark, lit only by a light bulb over a table on which the artist lies motionless. Empty chairs surround the table. Her body is bloodstained, covered with entrails, wrapped in plastic, and her head is firmly covered in surgical gauze. On the soundtrack news reports about civil war and speeches of Western leaders talking about peace can be heard.

The Profession of Arms

The Profession of Arms

December 1, 1983

Professional soldiers from six different nations discuss their combat experiences, job demands, and the effects of new technology.

Saigon: Year Of The Cat

Saigon: Year Of The Cat

November 29, 1983

The year is 1974, and Barbara Dean (Judi Dench), a British assistant manager in a foreign bank in Saigon, begins a relationship with American Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest). She quickly realises that he works for the CIA and he knows that the fall of South Vietnam is very near.

Memorial Day

November 23, 1983

An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved.

Fatally Injured by Love of Life

November 16, 1983

The story of two men working with the underground movement in 1934.

Roman Rapido

Roman Rapido

November 13, 1983

A story of bravery and heroism during Japanese invasion and post Japanese era.

Guaguasi

Guaguasi

November 4, 1983

A story about a simple man from the mountains, Guaguasi, who falls in love with a beautiful chorus girl, Marina, during the Cuban Revolution. Guaguasi joins the rebels and arrives in Havana at the end of Batista's dictatorship, and, in the midst of political turmoil, is swept off his feet by the mesmerising Marina. The story celebrates the vitality and lunacy of the Revolution period with surrealism, humor and sensuality and is a compassionate metaphor about the human condition.

Forræderne

Forræderne

October 31, 1983

Two Danish youngsters see action in the USSR as volunteers in a special legion under German command in 1944-45. Returned to a camp in their native country, they go AWOL, having first killed a couple of officers. They are now being chased through a wintry Denmark by the German Army, Danish Quislings and the Danish freedom fighters. Love crosses their path when they take a Jewish girl as hostage.

Caged Fury

Caged Fury

October 28, 1983

At a hidden prison camp deep in the jungles of South East Asia, some devious Vietnamese commies are kidnapping beautiful women and brainwashing them into becoming subliminally-activated suicide bombers to further their evil aims abroad. Help isn't going to be coming anytime soon, so the all-female inmates must engineer their own escape any which way they can...