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War

Bengal Brigade

Bengal Brigade

November 6, 1954

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the army until he could regain his reputation. When the Rajah Karam launches an attack on the British forces in India, Claybourne finds a chance at redemption.

Bulgar Sadık

Bulgar Sadık

October 20, 1954

Suicide Mission

Suicide Mission

October 11, 1954

A group of Norwegians cross the North Sea in winter to deliver Allied soldiers and ammunition to their Nazi-occupied country.

08/15

08/15

September 30, 1954

Life in the barracks, drill, harassment, and private Asch′s pranks are the ingredients of Hans Hellmut Kirst′s successful novel "08/15" (the number of an Army regulation). Shortly before the outbreak of World War II: Private Asch and gunner Vierbein belong to the same unit but could not be more contrary. The instructors use every opportunity to bully the clumsy Vierbein with erratic corporal Platzek leading the way. The harassment starts with minor extra duties but soon the methods become more and more brutal. Finally, Asch comes to Vierbein′s help and takes on his superiors. Joachim Fuchsberger stars in his first major role.

Silent Raiders

Silent Raiders

September 17, 1954

Allied commandos try to knock out Nazi communications on the French coast.

The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain

September 14, 1954

An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.

Betrayed

Betrayed

September 7, 1954

Screen superstars Clark Gable ("Gone With The Wind," "It Happened One Night") and sultry bombshell Lana Turner ("Peyton Place," "The Postman Always Rings Twice") team-up in this intriguing WWII drama. Suspected of being a Nazi spy, Dutch-resistance member Turner is given a last chance mission to redeem herself. Gable is an intelligence agent of the exiled Dutch government, who falls in love with her. Co-starring Victor Mature ("My Darling Clementine") and Oscar-nominee Louis Calhern ("The Asphalt Jungle").

La patrulla

La patrulla

September 5, 1954

Madrid, 1939, at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Five infantry soldiers of the victorious side take a photograph of themselves somewhere in the defeated city, promising to meet again ten years later at the same place.

Senso

Senso

December 30, 1954

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

Submarine Attack

Submarine Attack

August 16, 1954

During WWII, handsome young Italian sub commander and his crew torpedo Allied freighters and transport ships for the Axis then rescue the occasional survivor and treat them humanely while seeking a safe place to put them ashore.

The Raid

The Raid

August 4, 1954

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.

The 72 Martyrs of Canton

The 72 Martyrs of Canton

July 15, 1954

The film was filmed for Chiang Kai-shek's re-election of the president. The history teacher introduced the origin of the Youth Festival to the students: Fujian Lin Juemin left his wife and went to Spike to engage in revolutionary work; Guangxi Wei Yiting took the uprising with the master Li Deshan, Sichuan Yu Peirun and Pei’s brothers fought in the righteousness, and a total of 72 martyrs uprising under the leadership of Huang Keqiang , determined to overthrow the full Qing

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

July 13, 1954

Japanese war film.

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento

July 13, 1954

A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.

Festín para la muerte

Festín para la muerte

July 11, 1954

A war film set during World War II, which delves into the psychology of the inhabitants of a city waiting to be bombed. Described by critics as an "artistic essay" and a "experimental film".

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče

July 11, 1954

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

June 24, 1954

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

June 15, 1954

A communist POW sides with his North Korean guards against his fellow prisoners.

La pattuglia sperduta

La pattuglia sperduta

June 9, 1954

The adventures of Lieutenant Airoldi of Piedmont who is trying to gather intelligence for the Republic about the advancing Austrian armies near the river Ticino ahead of the battle of Novara.

The Strike

The Strike

June 7, 1954

Major Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in Hollywood, sponsored by Westinghouse.