War

One Year In Korea

January 1, 1951

Newsreel scenes of the first year's fighting in Korea; U.N. relief work and the many units comprising the U.N. army.

The Conquest of Constantinople

The Conquest of Constantinople

January 1, 1951

The Turkish Sultan decides to send his armies in war against the remnant of the Roman Empire, Byzantine. All of his advisory council assent to the move with the exception of one aged councilor, who allies himself with the Byzantines, who kidnap the fiancée of the Turkis army leader. The Sultan orders the army leader, along with two others, to proceed to Byzantine for espionage purposes. There, they contact a couple sympathetic to the Turkish cause and, with their home as the base, gather information about the city's defenses. The Byzantines capture the couple and two of the Turks, leaving only the army leader to escape with the vital information. The Turks use it to make an easy conquest, ending the Roman empire, and creating the Ottoman empire.

Liu Hulan

Liu Hulan

December 31, 1950

In Wenshui County, Shanxi Province, a remote place called Yunzhou West Village, where the girl Liu Hulan was born. She was born in troubled times, the feudal dynasty was overthrown not long ago, but the warlords ruled in separate regimes, years of wars, and even more imperialist invaders are sharpening their knives, trying to annex the land of China with a long history. At that time, the reactionary warlord Yan Xishan ran rampant in the Jin area, and even the local tyrants and landlords did evil. All kinds of evil deeds planted the seeds of hatred in the girl's heart. Until the Red Army came here, it not only attacked the reactionaries, but also threw light into Liu Hulan's heart. Since then, she has understood the meaning of revolution. However, when the claws of the Japanese penetrated Wenshui County, the landlord Lu Shanqing was proud of the spring breeze, and the stubborn Liu Hulan also became a glorious Communist Party member during this period.

Heroes of Lüliang Mountain

Heroes of Lüliang Mountain

December 31, 1950

Militiaman in Lü Liang Shan actively organize to fight enemies.

The Crime Of Korea

December 31, 1950

A 1950 propaganda film produced by the US Army Signal Corps mainly concerning the war crimes committed by the North Koreans.

The Thief of Venice

The Thief of Venice

December 22, 1950

A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey.

Unvanquished City

Unvanquished City

December 7, 1950

Warsaw after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising. The Germans expel the civilian population and then proceed to systematically destroy the city. The capital is transformed into a sea of rubble, among which a few survivors hide – modern-day Robinsons. One of them is Piotr Rafalski, who rescues Krystyna, a wounded Jewish woman. Three soldiers of the People's Army, cooperating with a Soviet telegraph operator, are also in the city.

Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine

December 1, 1950

Posing as an ex-German medical officer, a U. S. Navy Intelligence Officer sets out to rescue a kidnapped scientist, and sink a Nazi submarine, hiding off the coast of South America.

The Trap

The Trap

November 17, 1950

The drama from the time of the Nazi occupation begins at the train station, where a transport with German soldiers is passing. The train is stopped due to improvised sabotage by one of the railway workers. Resistance liaison Růžena Kubínová is arrested in a random raid. The cynical councilor Dönnert discovers her false documents and has her brutally interrogated. He suspects that she could contribute to exposing the entire group. He puts a informant, Herta, in her cell.

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

November 8, 1950

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

November 17, 1950

Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.

This Life of Mine

This Life of Mine

October 31, 1950

Fifty years of modern Chinese history (1900-1950), including wars, revolutions and corrupt politics, as seen through the life and times of a simple Beijing policeman and his family.

Last of the Buccaneers

Last of the Buccaneers

October 25, 1950

Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a British invasion during the War of 1812.

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

October 16, 1950

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

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.

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 Belarus 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.