In the Name of the Motherland

Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.

Runtime

2h 53m

Director

Moustapha Akkad

Cast

Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas

A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

John Brahm

Cast

Annabella, John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

Runtime

2h 31m

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans

In the occupied Netherlands near the end of WWII, a young teenager, Jeroen Boman (Maarten Smit) is sent to the Dutch countryside to avoid the war in Amsterdam. While living with his adopted family, Jeroen meets and becomes friends with a Canadian soldier named Walt Cook, who is stationed at the same town he is staying at. Joroen and Wa...

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Roeland Kerbosch

Cast

Maarten Smit, Jeroen Krabbé, Andrew Kelley

In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.

Runtime

2h 5m

Director

Bo Widerberg

Cast

Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen