In my humble opinion, some of the best World War Two Movies and Series are foreign made. The most recent one I discovered is a 2016 mini-series from Holland called De Zaak Menten or “The Body Collector” . It can be found on Amazon Prime on the Walter Presents Channel. If you like Nazi Hunter type…
Category: World War Two Movies Worth A Damn
World War II History: The Living Hell of the Finnish Winter War
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Upcoming War Movies Worth A Look
UPCOMING WWI, WWII and KOREAN FILMS AND MINI-SERIES USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) – Already Released! Action – 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 weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they…
World War II History: The Female Russian Sniper that Planted Over 300 Germans
The 2015 film Battle for Sevastopol is the true story of how Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a female Soviet sniper who killed more than 300 Axis soldiers during World War II, became a gal-pal of the first lady of the United States. That’s a topic so compelling in and of itself that it’s worth putting up with Battle…
Two World War Two Movies Worth A Damn
Fortress of War (2010) A 2010 Russian-Belarusian war film that recounts the events surrounding the June 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress. My Way (2011) My Way is a 2011 South Korean war film inspired by the true story of a Korean named Yang Kyoungjong who during World War II was conscripted into the Japanese, Soviet and the German…
World War II Movies Worth A Damn: Fortress of War
This movie is also called “The Brest Fortress”. -SF The film is a flawed depiction of the Brest Fortress siege, but rightly celebrates the defenders’ enormous courage. The 2010 Russian-Belarusian film Fortress of War tells the tale of the Soviet men and women defending an exposed, antiquated fortress. As the first to be hit…
World War Two Movies Worth A Damn: Cross of Iron (1977)
Sam Peckinpah is without a doubt, one of my favorite movie directors (and screenwriters) of all time. If you have not seen it already, I highly urge you to watch the 2004 Documentary “Sam Peckinpah’s West: The Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade.” It is a fitting tribute to a true artist.-SF ‘Cross of Iron’…
World War Two and Holocaust Movies Worth a Damn: Run Boy Run
“Run Boy Run” is a Polish made film with English subtitles that depicts the true story of a 10 year old boys struggle to stay alive in 1940’s Poland During World War Two. This is one of those stories where you keep wondering how much bad luck can one human being have, But as I have…
Top Ten World War II POW Movies Worth A Damn
Well made World War Two POW Movies is a very select genre for the discerning film lover. There are only a small number of films, at least in this authors opinion, that make the cut. So enough jaw jacking… here is my Top 10 of WORLD WAR TWO POW MOVIES (in Chronological, NOT ranking order) and…
World War Two/Holocaust Movies Worth a Damn: Son of Saul
Son of Saul is a 2015 Hungarian drama with English Subtitles directed by Laszlo Nemes. It is set in Auschwitz during World War II and follows a day-and-a-half in the life of Saul Ausländer, a Hungarian Jew and member of the Sonderkommando, the Jewish Prisoner Work Detail who aided in the initial control, and disposal of bodies in…