Film Snail

War

Good Will To Men

Good Will To Men

December 23, 1955

A group of young mice is in the ruins of a church, practicing singing for an upcoming service. After singing an adulterated version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," the mice wonder about the last line, "Good will to men." One of them asks the choirmaster, an old mouse, "What are men?" The old mouse explains that they all killed each other off by building bigger and more destructive weapons, first guns, then missiles, then bombs.

The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

December 23, 1955

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

Solaja

Solaja

December 22, 1955

Life of Simo Šolaja (1905-1942), a Yugoslav partisan national hero from Bosnia.

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

December 31, 1955

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

The Hussars

The Hussars

December 14, 1955

Brigadier Le Gouce and Private Flicot lose their horses during a campaign in Italy. To avoid looking ridiculous, the two hussars cross the country in search of their mounts. But when they are mistaken for deserters, their regiment gives chase.

Khoon va sharaf

Khoon va sharaf

December 12, 1955

怒海轻骑

怒海轻骑

December 1, 1955

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg

December 1, 1955

This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.

Dearest Enemy

Dearest Enemy

November 26, 1955

This live TV adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dearest Enemy" from 1925 is based on an American Revolutionary War incident in September 1776 when Mary Lindley Murray, under orders from General George Washington, detained General William Howe and his British troops by serving them cake, wine and conversation in her Kips Bay, Manhattan home long enough for some 4,000 American soldiers, fleeing their loss in the Battle of Brooklyn, to reassemble in Washington Heights and join reinforcements to make a successful counterattack.

The First Echelon

The First Echelon

November 24, 1955

In one of the steppe regions of Kazakhstan arrives on Komsomol youth squad. Severe frosts, spring mud flows, exhausting work than their specialty - the development of virgin land does not come easy. But the young are young - they work, enjoy life, fall in love. In the center of the story - the touching romance secretary of the Komsomol organization and tractor driver Anne.

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

November 23, 1955

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

November 16, 1955

During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.

Target Zero

Target Zero

November 15, 1955

International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.

Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

November 1, 1955

In 1948, immediately before a ceasefire takes effect, four volunteers fighting for Israel are ordered to take Hill 24, overlooking the road to Jerusalem.

The Samurai of Edo

The Samurai of Edo

October 23, 1955

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.

A Prize of Gold

A Prize of Gold

October 14, 1955

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orphans.

Day is Done

Day is Done

October 12, 1955

During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the road.

Men of the Blue Cross

Men of the Blue Cross

October 12, 1955

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film). Based on a short story about the rescue by Adam Liberak, Munk’s final “documentary” is also arguably his first major exercise in the craft of narrative filmmaking.

Tank Brigade

Tank Brigade

October 5, 1955

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

September 29, 1955

Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.