Film Snail

War

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

February 14, 1949

A lonely man and woman meet on rainy afternoon in New York. Season 1, Episode 21 of the The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre

The Last Night

February 11, 1949

Set in German-occupied France in 1944 where a female resistance operative and a German army officer fall in love.

Soldier in White

Soldier in White

February 1, 1949

A heroic People's Liberation Army nurse continues caring for wounded and getting them safely to hospital even though she has been wounded.

Lost in the Suburbs

Lost in the Suburbs

January 28, 1949

Czechoslovak drama film about soldiers returning from World War II

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

February 21, 1949

At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal officer Sammy Rice must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.

Daughters of China

Daughters of China

January 2, 1949

Women play a heroic role in the Volunteer Army fighting the Japanese in the puppet state of Manchukuo.

Γερμανική Περίπολος Στην Κρήτη

Γερμανική Περίπολος Στην Κρήτη

January 1, 1949

Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm

Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm

January 1, 1949

Berlin Air-Lift: The Story of a Great Achievement

Berlin Air-Lift: The Story of a Great Achievement

January 1, 1949

Brief summary of the Berlin airlift taken from newsreel material.

The Sailor and the Seagull

January 1, 1949

The Sailor and the Seagull was released by the U.S. Navy in 1949 with a simple goal: encouraging servicemen to re-enlist. In the film, a disgruntled sailor named McGinty complains about the raw deal he believes he is receiving by serving in the Navy. As luck would have it, a seagull comes to release him from service so that he can experience the freedom of civilian life. McGinty soon learns, however, that civilian life means less freedom and less money than he had imagined and quickly jumps at the chance to re-enlist. (cont. http://blogs.archives.gov/unwritten-record/2013/09/26/sailor-and-the-seagull/)

Vurun Kahpeye

Vurun Kahpeye

January 1, 1949

"Religious Fighter" - In Romania, the idealistic Istanbul teacher, Aliye, communicate activities to a town in Anatolia supporting the idea of National Struggle in the region.

Wolves' Lairs

Wolves' Lairs

December 25, 1948

This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants.

Command Decision

Command Decision

December 23, 1948

High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.

Elizabeth of Ladymead

Elizabeth of Ladymead

December 22, 1948

Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WWI and WWII.

Outrages of the Orient

Outrages of the Orient

December 8, 1948

Recreation of the widespread rapes and murders of Filipina women by Japanese soldiers during WWII.

Fighter Squadron

Fighter Squadron

November 27, 1948

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

Jungle Patrol

Jungle Patrol

November 1, 1948

Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

October 26, 1948

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.

Story of a Real Man

Story of a Real Man

October 21, 1948

Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.

Fantasmi del mare

Fantasmi del mare

October 21, 1948

Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, the man is forced to sacrifice the lives of seven sailors and the son of the Captain, his good friend, in order to save the rest of the crew.