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War

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

May 24, 1980

The Lucky Star

The Lucky Star

May 28, 1982

In the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs.

Girl from the Legend

Girl from the Legend

May 13, 1980

There is a civil war in Turkestan. Many people stood up in arms to defend the young Soviet government. Among them is the young Mayna Khasanova. She devoted her life to the struggle for the ideals of revolution. Mayna, as a girl from a legend, will accomplish a feat, a story about which many generations of Soviet people will betray by word of mouth. The young heroine will be awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle.

Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant

June 11, 1980

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

May 5, 1980

A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

April 24, 1980

Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack the Enigma code.

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

April 26, 1980

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Holocaust II

Holocaust II

April 10, 1980

A secret group of Jewish activists is ready for revenge: the goal is to capture, torture and kill doctors and soldiers responsible for having done the same things to their friends and relatives. But succeeding in this fight will not be easy at all.

Gently Was Anastasia Passing

Gently Was Anastasia Passing

April 7, 1980

A border town on the Danube, 1944. The town is occupied by the Germans, and there are plenty of collaborators. A number of the young men join the partisans, kill a Serbian, and throw his body into the village, forbidding anyone to bury it. Anastasia refuses to obey the order…

Druhovia

March 31, 1980

Last Night of Love

Last Night of Love

March 30, 1980

In 1916, shortly before Romania's entry in World War One Romanian Army Lieutenant Tudor Gheorghiu is posted to a border patrol unit on Romania's border with Austria-Hungary. Not receiving any news from his wife he persuades the commanding officer, Captain Dimiu, to allow him a short leave to visit his wife. Tudor married Lena two years before but was very jealous and suspected her of infidelity. When his grandfather dies Tudor inherits most of the fortune. Gigolo lawyer Andrei Nicolau is the executor of the will. He also is the man who lustfully desires Tudor's beautiful wife. A contest for Lena's love begins. Romania is plunged into WW1 and ironically Tudor receives his junior Lieutenant commission in the same regiment where gigolo lawyer Nicolau serves as a Major. Their destinies seem intertwined.

Pani Mariya

Pani Mariya

March 1, 1980

English: 1944 - The Great Patriotic War. Fierce fighting is underway in the Warsaw area. In a provincial rear town, soldier Ivan and merchant Marya meet, unaware that this meeting will change their destinies...

Green Years

Green Years

February 29, 1980

World War II. The Germans enter Sosnowiec, which complicates the relationship between the three friendly children.

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

February 28, 1980

War movie from 1980

Sonntagskinder

Sonntagskinder

February 23, 1980

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

February 23, 1980

The tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were expelled from Edo, the military capital. During the political instability following the death of Iemitsu Tokugawa, Hanzo's Iga ninja clan battles against the Koga clan as various factions vie to seize power. The child shogun Ietsuna is kidnapped but turns out to be hidden under (or over) everyone's noses in a castle turret which is reinforced by a comic book villain, the fire-spitting black ninja. The good ninja has to get through all the traps & save the child.

Aguila

Aguila

February 14, 1980

Daniel Aguila's son recounts memories of the Philippines as he searches for his father.

Morning Stars

Morning Stars

February 8, 1980

Invasion

Invasion

February 6, 1980

They fell in love and got married - border guard Pavel Glazkov and medical school student Liza. And now he must return to his duty station. They are sure that the separation will be short-lived. And in the morning the war began ...

See You in the Next War

See You in the Next War

February 4, 1980

The two enemies from war, Slovenian partisan Berk and German soldier Bitter, meet each other during holidays in Spain. Recalling the war through conversation, Berk remembers Anton, his fellow comrade he had spend the most time with.