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This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War ) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
The film opened to mixed reviews in the US; many felt it did not work as well as Dmytryk's early war films. The New York Times film review was generally dismissive, and described the film as "a very ordinary war movie with an epic title, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the Italian producer... who thinks big but often produces small". [2]
Unbroken is a 2014 American war drama film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson.It is based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010).
Escape to Victory (or simply Victory) is a 1981 sports war film [3] directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé.The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team.
The film is slow paced and for some audience members this is an obvious detriment." [13] As of April 2022, the film has an approval rating of 7.1 out of 10 at IMDb [14] and has a rating of 45% at Rotten Tomatoes. [15]
The Canterville Ghost (1944 film) Captains of the Clouds; Careful, Soft Shoulders; Casablanca (film) The Chance of a Lifetime (1943 film) Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas; China (1943 film) China Girl (1942 film) China Sky (film) China's Little Devils; The Clock (1945 film) Combat America; Commando Duck; Commandos Strike at Dawn; The ...
They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed.The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a United States PT boat unit defending the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of ...