War Movies
The Long Way Home (1997)
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
Sharpe’s Waterloo (1997)
Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, “Sharpe’s Waterloo” brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.
Behind Enemy Lines (1997)
An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.
Sharpe’s Justice (1997)
Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire…
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting…
Sharpe’s Revenge (1997)
Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean’s gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile his wife Jane – urged on by a friend –…
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays…
Paradise Road (1997)
A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.
The English Patient (1996)
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent…
Michael Collins (1996)
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Courage Under Fire (1996)
A US Army officer, who made a “friendly fire” mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander’s…
Two Deaths (1996)
A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.
Sharpe’s Mission (1996)
Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane…
Sharpe’s Siege (1996)
Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of…
Sharpe’s Regiment (1996)
Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query…
Andersonville (1996)
This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy’s most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle…
The One That Got Away (1996)
The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be…
Richard III (1995)
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the…
Dead Presidents (1995)
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that’s just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into…
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)
“Trinity and Beyond” is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score…
Screamers (1995)
SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as…
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the “Tuskegee…
Braveheart (1995)
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord’s soldiers. This leads the village to…
Underground (1995)
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
Crimson Tide (1995)
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt….
Sharpe’s Sword (1995)
Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington’s network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success
Sahara (1995)
After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel’s forces and reach Allied…
Sharpe’s Battle (1995)
When Sharpe is ordered to whip the King of Spain’s Irish Royal Brigade into shape, he faces dissent from the men who believe the British are slaughtering their relatives in…
Rob Roy (1995)
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle…
Pharaoh’s Army (1995)
Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks’ wounds have healed. While the war weary…
Land and Freedom (1995)
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists…
Sharpe’s Gold (1995)
Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.