Film Snail

War

Privates on Parade

Privates on Parade

March 18, 1983

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.

The Army Series

The Army Series

March 14, 1983

Everything seemed well for the much-respected officer who was getting married and was just promoted to the rank of lieutenant, before an accident at the training ground cost his life.

Mannen utan själ

March 7, 1983

A mystery game of light and shadow. The shadows seal around the army's. It is the men of the two extreme parties who shoot at each other, spreading destruction and death.

The Kid Who Couldn't Miss

The Kid Who Couldn't Miss

March 3, 1983

Paul Cowan's feature-length film combines fiction and reality to tell the story of how William Avery (Billy) Bishop became one of the leading fighter pilots of World War I. By no accounts a biography of Billy Bishop, the film uses a 'docu-drama' approach to show how one person goes from being a brash kid from Ontario to Canada's most decorated military figure.

道是无情胜有情

道是无情胜有情

February 26, 1983

I'll Wait for You

I'll Wait for You

February 23, 1983

Near the Dangerous Line

Near the Dangerous Line

February 22, 1983

A group of Soviet soldiers are trying to prevent the chemical weapons trials by German army during WWII.

Soldier's Tale

Soldier's Tale

February 5, 1983

When Peter went to the war with the Nazis to the front, his son gave him a rhinoceros beetle he captured near his home, which the soldier took with him. Now they have to plunge into battle and fighting to see how the sky becomes black because of the gunpowder and the enemy siege, and hundreds of bullets are circling around them. But they will go back to where someone waits for them.

The Deadly Game of Nations

February 4, 1983

With Israel as an example, the reality of how military force is deemed necessary to maintain national sovereignty and the price involved is examined.

Samek

Samek

February 3, 1983

Dramatic story of the Sarajevo photographer Matthew Samek during World War II. Samek experiences historical events in his characteristic way. He does not like the king, but neither the German occupiers, for whom he coincidentally has to work for. His sense of justice even wins over friendship.

To the Camp and Back

To the Camp and Back

February 2, 1983

Christine, grieving for her fiancé who was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the war, is persuaded by her cousin to meet a German prisoner-of-war—a Luftwaffe pilot.

The Deserter

The Deserter

February 2, 1983

In this tragic story that has an unrealized potential to tug at the emotions, a woman in mourning for her two sons lost in World War I is the only one in her village determined to financially support a war memorial. The village poor have too little money, and the richer are tight-fisted. She has given a whole 15 years of savings -- yet the good priest, for whom she works as a maid, is not enthusiastic about her action because he is worried that the memorial will not remind the villagers of past horrors and suffering but disguise the human cost of war in rhetoric. As the memorial's advocates begin to sustain the day, flashbacks show how the woman's youngest son shot his captain, deserted the army, and came to die of fever while in his mother's care. The priest helped her as much as possible, yet he feels compelled to tell the authorities that her son was a deserter.

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

February 2, 1983

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

Guardian or a Guard: Episode 2

Guardian or a Guard: Episode 2

January 26, 1983

A film showing the activities of the Mongolian Chekists in the form of an adventure. Chekists means spies.

Balkan Express

Balkan Express

January 24, 1983

In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists and thieves decide to pose as musicians under the rubric "The Balkan Express".

Guardian or a Guard: Episode 1

Guardian or a Guard: Episode 1

January 20, 1983

A film showing the activities of the Mongolian Chekists in the form of an adventure. Chekists means spies.

Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

January 17, 1983

Pianke

Pianke

January 8, 1983

The story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family during WWII.

Land of Lovers

Land of Lovers

January 2, 1983

During Iran-Iraq war Ali is a soldier who has to go to the front line. But he has spent his life in peace and is unwilling to go to the front line of war. One day he meets an old friend Mojtaba. This meeting is changing him forever.

Hot Summer in Kabul

Hot Summer in Kabul

January 2, 1983

A Russian doctor is invited to work at Afghanistan's top hospital during the war, and sees firsthand the carnage caused by the Islamist mujaheddin as they attempt to overthrow the socialist government.