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War

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

October 12, 1950

A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.

Odette

Odette

October 2, 1950

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

The Long March

The Long March

September 30, 1950

It tells the story of an Indonesian revolutionary who falls in love with one of his Dutch prisoners.

Bunker Hill Bunny

Bunker Hill Bunny

September 23, 1950

Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagel Heights.

The Horsemen

The Horsemen

September 7, 1950

A boy breeds horses on the plains between Belorussia and the Caucasus. When the German invasion comes he joins the partisans as a horseman.

Second Chance

Second Chance

September 6, 1950

A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage.

Steel Soldier

Steel Soldier

September 1, 1950

The film shows a soldier - the defender of his people, his native land, convinced of the righteousness of the cause for which he is fighting, not sparing his life, longing to free his homeland for work and a peaceful life.

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

September 1, 1950

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.

Secret Mission

Secret Mission

August 21, 1950

The Soviet intelligence officer Martha Shirke honorably fulfills the command mission, but the Nazis expose her ...

The Fighting Lady's Family

August 13, 1950

In this documentary short film, a link is described between the U.S. Navy forces of World War II and the advance Navy of 1950. After illustrating the work of the Navy in winning the Second World War, the film demonstrates how peacetime brought new explorations and new techniques for national defense. The reorganization of the various military forces under the Department of Defense is described, and the importance of naval air power to the defense of the country is spotlighted.

Red Flower

Red Flower

August 8, 1950

Story of Yugoslav prisoners of war in Germany during Second World War. Based on the novel “Farewell in October” by Oto Bihalji-Merin.

The U.N. Aids Republic Of Korea In The Fight Against Aggression

July 31, 1950

A rarely-seen documentary report on the United Nations's preservation of South Korea.

Batong Buhay

Batong Buhay

July 5, 1950

Friendship as strong rocks, love as enduring as the heavens sacrifice without any parallel in a story with hardly an equal.

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

June 15, 1950

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The film is located to Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders. Soldiers are also victims of military bullying by their commanders.

The Torch

The Torch

June 2, 1950

The story of a fear-inspiring revolutionary general who develops a passion for the daughter of a wealthy villager. It's hate at first sight so far as the girl is concerned, but this will soon change.

Servicio en la mar

Servicio en la mar

May 21, 1950

The Big Lift

The Big Lift

April 26, 1950

The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.

Alitet Leaves for the Hills

Alitet Leaves for the Hills

April 10, 1950

Mark Donskoy went to the wilds of Siberia to film this Soviet movie about a community that resists the temptations of a wicked American capitalist who wants to exploit their lands.

Angelo

Angelo

April 8, 1950

An Italian man is released from prison after World War II, excited to meet the son his late wife had while he was away, only to be shocked when he discovers that the son is half-black, the result of an encounter between his wife and an American GI. Released in America as "Angelo"

48 Hours

48 Hours

April 6, 1950

A man has 48 hours to find the men who wronged him before a bullet lodged in his chest reaches his heart.