Film Snail

War

The Magic Face

August 13, 1951

Actor becomes Hitler's valet, murders him, takes his place and ruins Nazi Germany's war efforts.

Force of Arms

Force of Arms

August 13, 1951

During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful.

This Is Korea!

This Is Korea!

August 10, 1951

John Ford's documentary about the early battles of the Korean War, shot in color.

Red Flag on the Green Hill

Red Flag on the Green Hill

August 8, 1951

1930s, Jiangxi Soviet Area. Jiang Mengzi bids farewell to his newlywed wife Xiang Wu'er and joins the main force of the Red Army on the Long March. Xiao Zhenkui, the leader of the "Communist Removal Group", took the opportunity to return to the countryside to launch a white terror. Mengzi's father, chairman of the Township Soviet, and his sister were killed at the same time. The pregnant Wu'er gave birth to a child on the way to escape. Wu'er is found out hiding and forced to work as a wet nurse. Will Mengzi return in time to save his family?

Major Bauk

Major Bauk

July 25, 1951

Partisans resist the terror of Italian fascists and Serbian Chetniks in the South-East of Bosnia and Herzegovina during WWII.

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

August 1, 1951

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.

My General's Wives

My General's Wives

July 13, 1951

The encounter with an old lover puts a revolutionary general in great danger of death.

Teen Guerrillas

Teen Guerrillas

June 30, 1951

A group of boys decide to form a guerrilla unit in order to sabotage and spy on the American enemy after one of the communist-controlled cities falls to them.

Guernica

Guernica

June 6, 1951

Alain Resnais & Robert Hessen use the famous Picasso mural "Guernica" in combination with newspaper headlines in an anti-war cry against the Spanish Civil War. Narration by Jacques Pruvost highlights the Guernica atrocity of April 1937, followed by a poem by Paul Eluard read by María Casares to a discordant score by Guy Bernard.

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

May 31, 1951

Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.

La Leona de Castilla

La Leona de Castilla

May 28, 1951

Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.

Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo

May 19, 1951

A Newfoundland fishingboat comes to the aid of a wrecked Danish sailing ship and tows it to a small village, but eventually the captain of the fishingboat realises that it's a U-boat supply ship in disguise, loaded with torpedoes. So, together with his crew and a group of villagers he sets about a plan to blow the ship as well as any U-boats that approach it. Based on the novel "The Gaunt Woman" by Edmund Gilligan.

Casabianca

Casabianca

May 17, 1951

In November of 1942, the French submarine, the "Casabianca,", escapes from German-held Toulon, and, upon joining the Free French forces at Algiers, is sent on a secret mission to Corsica to take two secret-service agents to make contact with the underground there. The agents contact the Marquis resistance forces, and learn they are ready to revolt but lack the needed arms and ammunition. The submarine is sent back to Corscia with the necessary weapons for the resistance-fighters, and also returns with trained troops to assist the resistance forces in attacking the Germans.

Boyhood

Boyhood

May 12, 1951

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

Miracles Only Happen Once

Miracles Only Happen Once

May 10, 1951

1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before they can get married. They meet again after the war but the enchantment has vanished. They decide to marry but it will be for reason, not for love. Miracles only happen once.

Go for Broke!

Go for Broke!

May 4, 1951

A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.

Assignment in Korea

Assignment in Korea

April 23, 1951

Swedish journalist visits Korea to report on the situation during the war

I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy

April 14, 1951

An American nightclub singer in 1940's Singapore becomes a spy for America in an effort to get back at the invading Japanese army. Based on a true story.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

April 10, 1951

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Teresa

Teresa

April 5, 1951

An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother.