Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this moral conundrum that ponders how much moviegoers enjoy depictions of violence on a grand scale, an acclaimed film critic turns his attention to war movies, exploring how war and cinema in the 20th century became inextricably linked, transforming civilian experience of war-and history itself-for millions around the globe.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Stryker (Wayne), a hard-nosed Marine sergeant prepares a company of recruits for combat in World War II's Pacific Theater. The new unit's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale battle against the Japanese on Iwo Jima. The famous flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi is depicted near the film's conclusion.
10) The nun's story
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. She returns to Belgium as WWII breaks out and is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.
11) Gettysburg
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Gettysburg will strip away the romanticized veneer of the Civil War and present the engagement in a new light: a visceral, terrifying experience with everything on the line. At its core, this is the story of the soldiers on the ground, not the generals who commanded from behind the frontlines. Compelling CGI and powerful action footage place viewers in the midst of the fighting, delivering both an emotional cinematic experience.
Publisher
Distributed by Belle & Blade Distributers
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
Deutsch
Description
Young German boys suffer senseless deaths during the final days of World War II. Betrayed and urged on by unenlightened leaders, they come to believe that a small and meaningless bridge is worth any risk to their lives.
13) The Desert Rats
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A courageous band of Australian soldiers stops Rommel's march to the Suez Canal in this stirring blend of action and history.
14) Darby's rangers
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
c2009, 1957
Language
English
Description
The cold rain is relentless. Huddled in the mountains, the GIs are soaked, weary, miserable. One might say it was hell on Earth but these men know better. They already walked through hell when they spearheaded the invasions of North Africa and Sicily. Waiting next is something worse: the brutal nightmare of Anzio.
17) Pearl Harbor
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Colonel Terry Childers is a patriot and war hero. But when a peacekeeping mission he leads in Yemen goes terribly wrong, he finds himself facing a court martial. Accused of breaking the rules of engagement by killing unarmed civilians, Childers' only hope of vindication rests with comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges, a military lawyer of questionable abilities. Together, they face the battle of their lives.--Container.
19) The Green Berets
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
John Wayne leads his Special Forces troops against a deadly and determined enemy. The film combines rugged action with spectacular special effects.
20) Murphy's war
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c & p2003
Language
English
Description
Murphy wages his own war against a German submarine in the Caribbean during World War II.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Submit a suggestion for purchase. Submit Suggestion