War

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

March 20, 1953

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.

Bansher Kella

Bansher Kella

March 6, 1953

A 1953 Historical Patriotic Bengali Film directed by Sudhir Mukhopadhyay.

A Caprice of Darling Caroline

A Caprice of Darling Caroline

March 6, 1953

Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage. Gaston instead joins Caroline in her secret hiding place in the château's attic, where the infatuated Caroline begins an affair with him. Meanwhile, she is being courted by the dull, sincere Livio, but holds him off since she is in love with Gaston. When the revolution of 1789 breaks out Caroline is sent to a convent but her carriage is waylaid. She escapes and makes her way to Gaston's home, where she finds him in the arms of his mistress. She is angry and then agrees to marry Livio, now an out-of-favor revolutionary and a marked man, and Caroline is also now on the death list.

Battle Circus

Battle Circus

March 6, 1953

A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 66th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. (MAJ) Jed Webbe. Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

February 24, 1953

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer

Tit-Coq

Tit-Coq

February 20, 1953

After returning home from war, an ill-tempered young soldier must deal with his sweetheart having married another man.

Appointment in London

Appointment in London

February 17, 1953

Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from the base, but then he himself meets naval officer Eve Canyon.

Forward March Hare

Forward March Hare

February 14, 1953

Bugs Bunny gets a draft notice by mistake and joins the army, with disastrous results, especially for the sergeant of his platoon.

Rogue's March

Rogue's March

February 13, 1953

After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.

Guerrilla Girl

January 23, 1953

Thriller - During World War II, Helmut Dantine specialized in playing villainous Nazis in Hollywood melodramas. He offers a compelling performance in a variation of these earlier roles in this suspense filled and politically loaded tale of intrigue. The story opens in German-occupied Athens during the darkest hours of the war. Civilians are not allowed on the streets after dark. - Helmut Dantine, Marianna, Irene Champlin

Hell Raiders of the Deep

Hell Raiders of the Deep

January 16, 1953

A crack team of Italian naval divers plan to attach high explosives to the hulls of Royal navy warships anchored in Gibraltar harbour.

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

January 15, 1953

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cranes, a quietly devastating story of a young man, orphaned during the war, who stumbles into a passionate yet tragic relationship with his late father’s mistress and her daughter.

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

January 9, 1953

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.

A dos grados del Ecuador

A dos grados del Ecuador

January 1, 1953

Blood of Bataan

Blood of Bataan

January 1, 1953

War exploitation low budget flick about JAP atrocities on captured women.

Scouts

Scouts

January 1, 1953

The film tells the story of a small group of the Korean People's Army, led by Hakcheol Lee, deputy chief of the reconnaissance division, which went behind enemy lines.

The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane

The Combat Unit of a Fighter Plane

January 1, 1953

The main character of the film, Man-sik Kim, is a fighter of the Korean People's Army. Through his bravery and resourcefulness in battle, he crushed the enemy's air superiority and dealt a crushing blow to the enemy.

The Gold and Silver River Band

The Gold and Silver River Band

January 1, 1953

The Air Force Story: World War I

January 1, 1953

The history of the United States Air Force and the role of airplanes in WWI.

A Motion Picture History Of The Korean War

January 1, 1953

Post-war South Korea with the history of the communist advance across the 38th parallel.