War

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

February 20, 1950

Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes Newton Keith is separated from her husband and imprisoned with her son in a prison camp run by the enigmatic Colonel Suga.

Duelo en las montañas

Duelo en las montañas

February 18, 1950

1910: Revolutionary leader escapes military, hides in small town, falls in love.

Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning

February 18, 1950

Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

February 17, 1950

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.

The Big Meeting

The Big Meeting

February 10, 1950

One of the first victories against the Nazis in World War II is when Parisians help allied forces drive the enemy out of occupied French Algeria.

Francis

Francis

February 8, 1950

The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...

The Fall of Berlin

The Fall of Berlin

January 21, 1950

Surrounded by a few party officials, Alexei Ivanov, a stakhanovist smelter, is decorated by Stalin. The "Little Father of the Peoples" takes this opportunity to invoke threats of war.... One day, war indeed breaks out. Bombs fall on the field where Alexei finds himself in the company of the schoolmistress Natacha, his fiancée. Alexei joins the Red Army and soon becomes a sergeant. Fighting rages and German troops advance. Natacha is arrested and deported. But the tide turns decisively with the German defeat at Stalingrad. Now the major offensive against Hitler can begin.

La negra Angustias

La negra Angustias

January 19, 1950

When her father dies, a young Afro-Mexican woman joins the Revolution, the way he was planning to do, and becomes the leader of a Zapatista battalion.

Escape at Dawn

Escape at Dawn

January 8, 1950

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

Çete

Çete

January 1, 1950

百万雄师下江南

百万雄师下江南

December 31, 1949

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

February 21, 1950

Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

December 21, 1949

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

El santuario no se rinde

El santuario no se rinde

December 19, 1949

Maria Fuenterreal remembers the days of resistance in the sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza. There she met Aracil, a man of extremist ideas who saved her from the enemy troops, and then Captain Cortes, who died in the final battle with most of the defenders. After the battle, Maria suffers a bout of amnesia and Aracil escapes.

He Promised to Return

He Promised to Return

December 16, 1949

The most exciting War Picture ever presented - A true story of the war in Batangas.

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

January 1, 1950

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.

Invisible Battlefront

Invisible Battlefront

December 1, 1949

In 1948, after the Northeast was liberated, enemy sabotage began. The Public Security Bureau learned that spy Li Tianmin had infiltrated the city. Bureau chief and Captain Zhang quickly deployed personnel to capture him. Li Tianmin evaded key questions during interrogation. Clues were found on a milk bottle cap delivered by a boy, who passed it to another spy, Zhou Shaomei. Under surveillance, Zhou Shaomei, fearing Li Tianmin’s capture, killed the boy to erase evidence. Intelligence personnel mobilised the masses, pressuring the hidden enemies. Many deceived individuals provided clues, ensnaring the enemies in the people’s war.

Hen. Gregorio Del Pilar

Hen. Gregorio Del Pilar

November 24, 1949

A biopic about general Gregorio Del Pilar.

The Elephant Who Waited

The Elephant Who Waited

November 20, 1949

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.

The Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad

November 11, 1949

A 1949 two-part Soviet epic war film about the Battle of Stalingrad, directed by Vladimir Petrov. The script was written by Nikolai Virta.