Operation Overlord

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Pa...

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

René Clément

Cast

Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Philippe de Chérisey

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel...

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Cast

Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska

A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the combat photographer. Through the unflinching eye of their camera's lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Richard Schickel

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen E. Ambrose, Russ Meyer

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Don Taylor

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ...

Runtime

2h 51m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn