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War

Front Beyond the Front Line

Front Beyond the Front Line

December 20, 1977

A second episode in the trilogy about the partisans fighting against the Nazis during the WWII on the territory of Russia. Film is set in the winter of 1943-1944. Major Mlynsky is the commander of the partisan group, that is fighting behind the Nazi's front-lines. Major Mlynsky is invited to the Chief of Staff, where he is promoted to Lt.-Colonel for his courage. Now Mlynsky is in charge of the new partisan's operation.

The Siege: Operation "Iskra"

The Siege: Operation "Iskra"

December 2, 1977

"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.

The Siege: Leningrad Metronome

The Siege: Leningrad Metronome

December 1, 1977

A story about the tragic events in the life of besieged Leningrad from September 1941 to January 1943.

And We Had Silence...

And We Had Silence...

December 1, 1977

An adult man is recalling his childhood years in North Russia during WWII.

Cloaks over Barbed Wire

Cloaks over Barbed Wire

November 28, 1977

A film about the Italian troops leaving Vlora and Albanian partisans finally entering the enemy camp.

The Standard

The Standard

November 25, 1977

During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle flag of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire, while his fellow troops, a motley gang recruited from several different countries not loyal to the royal family, simply try to survive by any means possible.

Last of the Mohicans

Last of the Mohicans

November 23, 1977

During the French and Indian War in colonial America, a white scout, with two of his Indian brothers, helps a British officer escort two women through dangerous territory, with both French troops and hostile Indians after them.

La casta divina

La casta divina

November 17, 1977

Chronicle Caste War in Yucatan held in the nineteenth century, where the land and the people were the property of the landowners, who called themselves " divine caste ". On one hand, General Salvador Alvarado organized the revolution; on the other, the landowners hire Colonel Ortiz Argumedo to organized the defense of their autonomy. Don Wilfrido, one of the masters, do not hesitate to send his son to fight to maintain their wealth and privileges.

Drummer-Crab

Drummer-Crab

November 9, 1977

"Le Crabe Tambour" ("Drummer Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Hitler: A Film from Germany

Hitler: A Film from Germany

June 7, 1978

A structure-free, four-part examination of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Each part explores a different topic, from Hitler's cult of personality in propaganda to how said propaganda was associated with pre-Nazi German cultural, spiritual, and national heritage to the Holocaust and the ideology behind it, particularly from Himmler's point of view.

Heroes

Heroes

November 4, 1977

A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.

Tomka and His Friends

Tomka and His Friends

October 28, 1977

Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.

Destiny

Destiny

October 27, 1977

A war comes to the life of the heroes of "Earthy Love" (1975).

As Ruínas no Interior

As Ruínas no Interior

October 21, 1977

During World War II, during a misty morning, near a fishermen's village, four children come across two RAF pilots ejected from a plane that crashed in the sea.

Polskie drogi

Polskie drogi

October 16, 1977

The work of Jerzy Janicki and Janusz Morgenstern is an epic, multi-threaded story about the fate of Poles during World War II. "Czas pogardy" is shown primarily from the point of view of the two main characters - Lieutenant Władysław Niwiński and Leon Kuraś - a petty smart, yet capable of heroic deeds. The authors of the series tried to show, in particular, the weekday of the Nazi occupation in Poland. Conspiracy, military actions and shootings were programmatically relegated to the background. In return, "Polish Roads" provided a cross-section through all the then social strata. They told about people often surprised by history who gradually learn the sinister logic of Nazi terror.

The Man with the Gun

The Man with the Gun

October 3, 1977

The events take place in Russia in 1917. A former peasant, and now a soldier, Ivan Shadrin, was sent by fellow soldiers from the German front to revolutionary Petrograd to hand Lenin a letter with questions from his comrades.

Obelisk

Obelisk

October 3, 1977

Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

September 29, 1977

Siberia 1953: Ilsa is now working in a Gulag prison camp. Her mission is to "retrain the minds" of those who don't agree with the communists.

Captive Women 4

Captive Women 4

September 26, 1977

To improve the morale of the German officers, a train with beautiful girls is arranged to entertain them when on leave.

Soldier of Orange

Soldier of Orange

September 22, 1977

The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.