Son of Man

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to German...

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

John Farrow

Cast

John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar

In a small town in WWII France, a German officer is billeted in the house of an elderly man and his niece who resist the occupation by refusing to interact with him, even as he speaks to them candidly about his life and hopes for the future of France and Germany.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast

Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain

During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy ...

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

George Waggner

Cast

John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Runtime

2h 47m

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Cast

Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin

This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in 1945. It depicts the strength and courage of America's youth, while examining how these men and women dealt with being thrust into this brutal war. The...

Runtime

1h 30m