Film Snail

War

Wolfe and Montcalm

Wolfe and Montcalm

January 1, 1957

Two generals prepare for battle at the Plains of Abraham.

Wu geng han

Wu geng han

January 1, 1957

In 1946, Chiang Kaishek commits 200,000 troops to an attack on the Communist-held central plains of China. After the PLA main force in the area retreats, the Nationalists also capture the area around the Dabie Mountains. County Party Committee Secretary Liu and county organizations department director Mo Wenjie lead a guerrilla troop against the KMT forces. Will the film belief of the revolutionary cadre be able to overcome not only the enemy, but cold, hunger and betrayal?

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

January 1, 1957

The disembodied head of Pancho Villa, kept in a glass jar in a research institute, is the narrator of several short stories from his own life, stories that might or might not have happened but are the stuff of legend.

The Betrayal

The Betrayal

January 1, 1957

Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice of the traitor who betrayed him and his fellow prisoners to the Germans.

Human Torpedoes Attack

Human Torpedoes Attack

December 27, 1956

Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere

Mt. Baekdu can be seen everywhere

December 27, 1956

A screen adaptation of the novel by North Korean writer Yong Song. On the anti-Japanese partisan struggle of the Korean partisans in the 1930s.

Kontakt!

Kontakt!

December 26, 1956

About the illegal radio station A.K.Y. and the men that operated it in Norway, based in Kristiansand and Oslo, that helped carry the fight against the Nazis in the bleakest days of WW2. The film is based on a true story, and several of those who participated in the real events play themselves.

The Bridge

The Bridge

December 23, 1956

A small Lithuanian town. The young engineer Algirdas Araminas completed the construction of the new bridge. On the day the opening was supposed to take place, the bridge was destroyed by German bombs. The war has begun. Algirdas is depressed, he gets down and starts drinking. However, when the Germans began to rebuild the bridge, he agrees to work.

Roland the Mighty

Roland the Mighty

December 6, 1956

In this sword-and-sandal saga set on the steppes of Asia, Roland, leader of the Paladin troops, who must proves his mettle against the dreaded Saracen invaders, and withstand their evil plots

Soldiers

Soldiers

December 6, 1956

Set in Russia during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War. The war is shown through the eyes of simple soldiers, who are dreaming about love and being loved in a peaceful life, which most of them will never have.

Battle on Shangganling Mountain

Battle on Shangganling Mountain

December 1, 1956

(From Wikipedia)- "Battle on Shangganling Mountain follows a group of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who are holding Triangle Hill for several days against US forces. Short of both food and water, they hold their ground until the relief troops arrive. The movie portray the battle as a Chinese victory over an American invasion, and the People's Volunteer Army soldiers were shown as Chinese war heroes."

The House of Intrigue

The House of Intrigue

November 30, 1956

A radio operator for the British Army is captured in a Nazi-occupied Dutch city.

Neporažení

Neporažení

November 16, 1956

Nongae

Nongae

November 5, 1956

Rintamalotta

Rintamalotta

November 2, 1956

Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.

The Rack

The Rack

November 2, 1956

Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the U.S. after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp, he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?

The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

October 31, 1956

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

October 30, 1956

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.

Boksingera

Boksingera

October 26, 1956

A mother gives birth to a baby girl but her father wants a boy, so as the girl grows up her father trains her in boxing so she becomes tomboyish, then World War 2 breaks out.

Il prezzo della gloria

Il prezzo della gloria

October 24, 1956

A destroyer departs from the port of Taranto with orders to take a load of petrol to Tobruk at all costs.