Tag Archives: 1940s

The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
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The Rape of Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women ...
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
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Cry, the Beloved Country

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Yanks (1979)
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Yanks (1979)

02 Nov 1979 

Yanks

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the ...
Farha (2022)
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Farha (2022)

21 Oct 2022 

Farha

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the ...
The Sea Wolves (1980)
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The Sea Wolves (1980)

05 Jun 1981 

The Sea Wolves

This true story follows the exploits of a top-secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The ...
A Town Like Alice (1956)
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A Town Like Alice

In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan ...
A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985)
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A Time to Live, a Time to Die

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan.
Into the Storm (2009)
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Into the Storm (2009)

31 May 2009 

Into the Storm

This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of ...
A Jazzman’s Blues (2022)
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A Jazzman’s Blues

Tyler Perry’s tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the ...
Cannery Row (1982)
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Cannery Row (1982)

12 Feb 1982 

Cannery Row

A depressed section of Monterey, California is the backdrop for an offbeat romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched lovers. Doc is a lonely ...
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
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Twelve O’Clock High

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a ‘hard luck’ bomber group. Much ...
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
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Cult of the Cobra

While stationed in Asia, six American G.I.’s witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents). When ...
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
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The Shadow in My Eye

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo’s headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal ...
The Way We Were (1973)
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The Way We Were

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Sophie’s Choice (1982)
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Sophie’s Choice

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he ...
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)
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Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese ...
True Confessions (1981)
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True Confessions

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute
A League of Their Own (1992)
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A League of Their Own

As America’s stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the ...
Suite Française (2014)
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Suite Française

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as ...
The Lady (2011)
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The Lady (2011)

30 Nov 2011 

The Lady

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
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A Bridge Too Far

Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of ...
Darkest Hour (2017)
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Darkest Hour (2017)

22 Dec 2017 

Darkest Hour

A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston ...
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic ...
Summerland (2020)
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Summerland (2020)

31 Jul 2020 

Summerland

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
Army of Shadows (1969)
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Army of Shadows

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance ...
La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
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La Grande Vadrouille

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied ...
Robert and the Toymaker (20162017)
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Robert and the Toymaker

In Germany, 1941, the Nazis pursue a Toymaker who has acquired a mystical book which gives life to inanimate objects.