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War

Operation Child Hunt

November 17, 1967

A hidden gem produced at the height of the Hong Kong left-wing cinema. The Japanese army wants to force resistance leader Cheung (Bow Fong) to appear by capturing his family. Cheung's wife dies and, despite the protection by the nurse Yeung (Chu Hung) and other villagers, Cheung's daughter is captured. In the end Cheung's subordinate Lee Fu (Jiang Han) regroups with the resistance and saves the day, defeating the enemy and rescuing everyone. This film clearly references wartime productions in the mainland of China, with elements such as the Japanese taking hostages, resistance guerilla fighters, and the contrast between ‘heroes' and ‘villains' made obvious through camerawork and make-up designs. Street scenes shot in Macau merge seamlessly with studio scenes to recreate northern Chinese towns. War epics were not a strong suit of Hong Kong cinema. This film takes inspirations from Euro-American spy films and pays attention to character development and the mise-en-scène.

Eine Handvoll Helden

Eine Handvoll Helden

November 16, 1967

An episode from the war in 1806 when a small troop of Prussian soldiers digs in at a mill in order to defend itself against the overwhelming advance of the French army. 

No Password Necessary

No Password Necessary

November 13, 1967

A spy game between Reds and Whites is in full motion during Russian Civil War.

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

November 11, 1967

A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintroduce democracy, but his efforts are hindered by his commanding general. Placing his career in jeopardy, the governor decides to replace the town's bell, which had been looted by the Fascists.

Баллада о комиссаре

November 10, 1967

Torrents of Steel

Torrents of Steel

November 5, 1967

The victorious path of the Taman army through areas occupied by the white army in the last days of the civil war.

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov

November 4, 1967

As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, also Andrei. Pierre, dressed as a peasant, tries to assassinate Napoleon but is taken prisoner. As the French are forced to retreat, he is marched for months with the Grande Armée, until being freed by a raiding party. The French are defeated by Kutuzov in the Battle of Krasnoi. Andrei is recognized and is brought to his estate. He forgives Natasha on his deathbed. She reunites with Pierre and they marry as Moscow is being rebuilt.

The Red and the White

The Red and the White

November 3, 1967

In 1919, Hungarian Communists aid the Bolsheviks' defeat of Czarists, the Whites. Near the Volga, a monastery and a field hospital are held by one side and then the other.

Two Deaths

Two Deaths

November 1, 1967

A film adaptation of the story of the same name by Aleksandr Serafimovich about the participation of young people in the revolution and civil war.

Strong with Spirit

Strong with Spirit

October 30, 1967

Story of a Russian intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov (known as lieutenant Paul Wilhelm Zibert) who worked in the capital of occupied by fascist troops Ukraine. 960 days and nights were left until the end of the Second World War.

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

October 18, 1967

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

Štyri strany sveta

October 16, 1967

Traces

Traces

October 11, 1967

A Japanese fine art teacher helps a Korean independence fighter to escape from a threat of being arrested by the Japanese police. The Korean man introduces him a gisaeng (Koran geisha) who learned Korean traditional court dance and he falls in love with her. However she hates Japanese because her parents were killed in the war.

Retribution

Retribution

October 10, 1967

The continuation of a story started by Alexander Stolper epic movie "Zhivye i Myortvye".

Stajnia na Salvatorze

Stajnia na Salvatorze

October 6, 1967

WWII. Zyga, one of the Resistance soldiers in Kraków is arrested by Gestapo. Soon later the Germans make a number of other arrests and Zyga is accused of being an informer.

The Traitor

The Traitor

October 1, 1967

When the forces of the German occupation undertake a series of serious defeats in the Resistance, suspicions arise of being a traitor among the fighters. A girl who works within the Resistance finds in horror that the traitor is none other than her father.

Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

October 18, 1967

In seven different parts, Godard, Ivens, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy for the North-Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.

Three Nights of Love

Three Nights of Love

September 21, 1967

A young man spends his last three nights with his lover before his army regiment is ordered to war. When he deserts his unit to return to her side, he discovers the woman he loves is gone, and he is interrogated by the police when he learns his lover is a communist agent. The two finally are reunited at the police station where the embarrassed man denies ever knowing the accused woman.

Dirty Heroes

Dirty Heroes

September 21, 1967

Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans

A Friend's Heart

A Friend's Heart

September 18, 1967

During the Great Patriotic War, battalion commander Pavel Akimov fell in love with the military translator Anechka Belozerova, but the circumstances of military life separated them.