Film Snail

War

Heroes of the Eastern Skies

Heroes of the Eastern Skies

July 2, 1977

The true story of a small group of Chinese flying aces in 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War, specifically the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanking.

Death Is My Trade

Death Is My Trade

November 18, 1977

A biography of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss.

Manhunt

Manhunt

June 28, 1977

The leftover disbanded partisan battalion draws Chetniks' attention, who push their plans of attacking the partisan headquarters aside and start hunting them instead.

Attack!! Gang Army

Attack!! Gang Army

June 22, 1977

The relationship between Japan and Keros became tense due to the conflict between the salmon and trout fishing grounds in the north. The government tried to survive by offering the Northern Territories to Keros, who gathered the Keros faction elements in the corps in the central mountains and aimed to invade at once, but the defense agency executive who was dissatisfied with this kept secret to the police officer Lieutenant Ando. I ordered you to subdue. Then, dozens of daredevils, including Mitsuharu Hanai, who joined the army for some reason, gathered and trained in excellent commands. Hard training continued every day, and finally the sortie order came down.

Fliers of the Open Skies

Fliers of the Open Skies

June 21, 1977

Poetic parable of children in war and their sacrifice.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

June 15, 1977

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

No One in Your Place

No One in Your Place

June 6, 1977

The film brings back to the screen another page of the underground youth struggle against the fascist occupiers of Moldova — the Romanian Cigurans.

The Duellists

The Duellists

August 31, 1977

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.

Uno del millón de muertos

Uno del millón de muertos

May 16, 1977

For Motherland

For Motherland

May 7, 1977

In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war the Kingdom of Romania joins the war on Russia's side and declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

The Question

The Question

May 4, 1977

1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers.

Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht

April 28, 1977

The movie depicts the events from July until September of 1914 which led to the defeat of the German troops at the Marne. While Sebastian Haffner explains and comments on operations and decisions on the basis of situation maps, key scenes are depicted by actors. A main focus is thereby placed by Haffner onto the controversial mission of lieutenant-colonel Richard Hentsch who is said to have, during a war patrol to the various army high commands, contributed to the abortion of the operations significantly.

The Liberation of Prague

The Liberation of Prague

May 6, 1977

On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.

Wierook en Tranen

April 24, 1977

A movie based on the novel of Ward Ruyslinck.

A Choice of Evils

A Choice of Evils

April 19, 1977

Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but struggles to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or his friend.

The Beginning of the Legend

The Beginning of the Legend

April 11, 1977

The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words, played an important role in shaping his character: war, the occupation of their villages by the Germans, famine, the theft of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from Smolensk, moving family in the city of Gzhatsk.

The Naval Commandos

The Naval Commandos

April 10, 1977

The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)

The Ascent

The Ascent

April 2, 1977

Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.

The Red Nights of the Gestapo

The Red Nights of the Gestapo

March 31, 1977

An illustrious group of German industrialists plot to overthrow Hitler by negotiating a peace treaty with England. Disgraced, but dedicated Nazi officer Colonel Werner von Uhland is assigned by his superiors to ferret out these deceitful dissidents and stop them before it's too late. von Uhland recruits a bunch of beautiful women to seduce these traitors and undermine their conspiracy

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears

March 26, 1977

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.