The Scout

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 explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Runtime

2h 42m

Director

Anthony Minghella

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Runtime

3h 15m

Director

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Mike Nichols

Cast

Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives ta...

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Cast

Maggie Smith, Cher, Judi Dench