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War

Cat under the helm

January 1, 1962

Cat under the helmet

World War I Overseas Fliers Reunion

January 1, 1962

A color film on the exploits of America's first fighter pilots as they hold a reunion.

Sasha

Sasha

January 1, 1962

A mysterious person is killing pro-Nazi officials in a small Serbian town. A group of children accidentally reveal his identity.

The Naval Battle of 1894

The Naval Battle of 1894

January 1, 1962

In 1894 the Japanese Imperial Navy provokes the Chinese navy to test defenses. Some Chinese want to make concessions while others want to fight. When Japan invades, some naval officers put up a heroic resistance.

The Nun and the Sergeant

The Nun and the Sergeant

January 1, 1962

A weary sergeant in Korea commands military prisoners on a dangerous mission and is joined by a nun and a group of schoolgirls in enemy territory.

Chickamauga

January 1, 1962

A deaf and mute little boy wanders away from home in the aftermath of the battle of Chickamauga, one of the bloodiest conflagrations of the American Civil War.

The Game

The Game

January 1, 1962

In this child's game, a live-action boy and girl draw characters and compete who is better. The girl draws a flower and the boy draws a car that runs it over. Then a drawn lion chases a drawn girl, until it all becomes frightfully serious.

The Road to the Wall

The Road to the Wall

January 1, 1962

A brief summary on Comumunism, its origins with Marx, passing through two world wars which leads all the way to the Berlin Wall. Oscar nominated documentary narrated by James Cagney.

Operasjon Løvsprett

Operasjon Løvsprett

January 1, 1962

A group of very different men are summoned for their refresher training at Haglemoen military camp. One more strange than the other, we get to meet jovial salesman Goggen Rask, car mechanic Bottolph Johansen, nicknamed daydreamer, and ship-owner Rieber Larsen Jr. They form an unruly faction which Major Kampstrup struggles to maintain structured and prepared, not to mention keeping them inside the camp premises before they pretend sick to see the nurses Bitten and Florence. The men do their best to get through their rigourous training, with great confusion and comical situations.

Ten Italians for One German

Ten Italians for One German

December 31, 1961

A cinematographic account of the reprisal ordered by the ruthless Austrian colonel Kappler in 1944 in Rome. In Via Rasella (Rasella Street) ten Italian civilians were sentenced to death for each German soldier killed in a partisan attempt.

Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2

Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2

December 30, 1961

Part 1 ended with Jianbai and Su Yanan among the students fleeing the invading Japanese. Part 2 follows the efforts of all four characters to participate in the war effort. Su Yanan joins the army and fights. Jianbai enlists to be near her. A-Lan becomes a nurse at a battlefront hospital and Qiuming entertains the troops. (Grace Chang, Cathay's leading musical star at the time, performs some rousing patriotic numbers in these scenes.) Jianbai is reunited with Su in the battlefield, but...

The Outsider

The Outsider

December 27, 1961

Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.

The Discussion

The Discussion

December 26, 1961

Three years after the fascist occupation, a group of children create the anti-fascist organization called "Debatik". Coli, an orphan boy, manages to become a member.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

December 14, 1961

A southerner in the American Civil War is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when the noose suddenly breaks. After he plunges into the water below, he must find a way to free himself, evade enemy forces and flee to safety.

Pastasciutta nel deserto

Pastasciutta nel deserto

December 1, 1961

Dreams Die at Dawn

Dreams Die at Dawn

December 1, 1961

Five Italian journalists live the last hours of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The Alphabet of Fear

The Alphabet of Fear

November 27, 1961

In order to gather informations about high-ranking collaborationist official, the resistance movement sends a girl to spy on him. She uses the cover of illiterate chambermaid from the country. In the beginning nobody is suspicious, but her cover would be endangered when the official's daughter starts to teach her reading.

Quest for the Dragon

Quest for the Dragon

November 23, 1961

Two illegal fighters hide from Ustasha regime in the abandoned villa from which Jews are expelled. Tensions arising from their situation mixes with thoughts of the previous owners of the place.

The Catch

The Catch

November 22, 1961

Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their “catch.”

Wonsullang

Wonsullang

November 18, 1961