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They Were Known Only By Their Faces

They Were Known Only By Their Faces

February 6, 1967

Explosions are raging in one of the ports in the territory occupied by the German fascist invaders. An old and experienced military leader, Admiral Reinhardt, arrives to investigate these emergencies. Together with the head of the Gestapo, SS Standartenfuehrer Hübe, he takes all measures to suppress the activity of the partisans, raids and arrests, but all in vain. Underwater sabotage continues. A detachment of fighters with experience of submarine warfare is sent from Italy to fight the demolitions.

Taiheiyō Sensō-shi: Seiki no tsumeato

Taiheiyō Sensō-shi: Seiki no tsumeato

February 4, 1967

History of the Pacific War from the invasion of Manchuria to the Tokyo trials

The Young Warriors

The Young Warriors

February 3, 1967

In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans.

Massacre in the Black Forest

Massacre in the Black Forest

February 3, 1967

In the first half of the first century A.D., the Teutonic tribes, led by Arminius The Terrible, rebel against the cruel and conquering Roman Empire. In raging torments and blood curdling battles, the barbarian tribes and Roman Legions fight a war of attrition, so brutal and terrible that Arminius becomes a legend throughout the empire. Only Augustus, Emperor of Rome is evil and treacherous enough to enslave the Teuton barbarian and halt his murderous uprisings.

The Anderson Platoon

The Anderson Platoon

February 3, 1967

A documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War.

Beginning

Beginning

February 1, 1967

Philosophical essay about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, its influence on the destiny of the world in the 20th century.

Butterfly

January 30, 1967

A visual protest of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

Short Subject

Short Subject

January 30, 1967

Short Subject [commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam] is a 16mm underground animated short film. Mickey Mouse enlists with the army and ships off to Vietnam.

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

January 29, 1967

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

23rd Psalm Branch

23rd Psalm Branch

January 27, 1967

Made during the height of the Vietnam War, Stan Brakhage has said of this film that he was hoping to bring some clarity to the subject of war. Characteristically for Brakhage there is no direct reference to Vietnam.

At the Border

January 25, 1967

Based on the author T.Ulambayar's novel "Guardian of Peace", it is shown that the Khasa bandits repeatedly invaded the western part of our border in 1947 under the persuasion of the Chinese Kuomintang.

First to Fight

First to Fight

January 25, 1967

Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a Medal of Honor hero. He returns to train new recruits for the Marines and falls for a girl named Peggy. When training and marriage leave him with an empty feeling, he decides on a transfer back to the front lines. Soon he will find that marriage and life will change his outlook on the grueling battles that lie ahead.

The Longest Hundred Miles

The Longest Hundred Miles

January 21, 1967

During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of local children, try to make their getaway aboard a rattletrap, creaky bus.

Son Gece

Son Gece

January 15, 1967

Child

Child

January 13, 1967

A Winter Morning

A Winter Morning

January 9, 1967

A little girl named Katherine saved one boy's life during the bombing in Leningrad while under the Siege in WWII. The boy cannot speak yet. So she gave him a name Seryozha and provided him with food and care. She was later adopted by the boy's father, who recognized his son.

Śmierć w środkowym pokoju

Śmierć w środkowym pokoju

January 4, 1967

The Gestapo searches one of the apartments in Warsaw. It comes to a tragedy.

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Assignment Dragon No. 3

January 3, 1967

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.

Hassan Terro

Hassan Terro

January 2, 1967

While he tries by all means to stay out of the bloody upheavals caused by the battle of Algiers, Hassan, an honest and naive father, unknowingly offers hospitality to a mujahid actively sought by the army. French. A series of events and misunderstandings quickly catapult him to the forefront, presenting him under the pseudonym “Hassan Terro”, a great fictitious terrorist who would have sworn the doom of the French army...

Pause

Pause

January 1, 1967

A short feature television film based on Valentin Kataev's "New Year's Story". An episode in the life of a Soviet intelligence officer during the Great Patriotic War: On New Year's Eve in an occupied city, risking her life, a young woman hides a wounded underground fighter...