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Judgment At Nuremberg
(1961)

Stanley Kramer's powerful Judgement at Nuremberg was nominated for 11 Oscars. American judge Daniel Haywood (Spencer Tracy) presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalising" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilisation and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting...  More

Apocalypse Now
(1979) [R]

Francis Ford Coppola's stunning vision of man's heart of darkness revealed through the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Willard receives orders to seek out a renegade military outpost led by the mysterious Colonel Kurtz, and to "terminate his command with extreme prejudice". Willard's mission becomes an...  More

The Cruel Sea
(1953) [PG]

Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott and Virginia McKenna star in a powerful and moving documentary-style account of life on board a British warship during World War 11. Directed by Charles Frend, it is the courageous story of the Battle of the Atlantic – a story of an ocean, a ship and...  More

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
(1943) [G]

In the Powell and Pressburger classic The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp, Roger Livesey brilliantly portrays British officer Clive Candy, through the trials and tribulations of three wars, three loves and a lifelong friendship across enemy lines. During the Boer War, Candy is sent to Berlin to...  More

The African Queen
(1951) [G]

Adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester, The African Queen stars Humphrey Bogart in his Oscar-winning portrayal of Charlie Aunt - the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called The African Queen, which ships supplies to small East African villages during World War I. Katharine Hepburn...  More

Papillon
(1973) [M]

They called him Papillon, meaning "butterfly." If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. Based on Charriere's bestseller and shot in Spain and Jamaica, Franklin J....  More

A Town Like Alice
(1956) [G]

Peter Finch and Virginia McKenna star in this award-winning adaptation of Nevil Shute’s moving novel. Jean, a prisoner in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, meets a captive Australian, Joe, and the two form a mutually affectionate relationship. He tells her of his home town and how he hopes to...  More

Empire Of The Sun
(1987) [PG]

Nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of three BAFTA's, Steven Spielberg's tale of a youngster's harrowing and remarkable experiences in World War II-era China stars Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Ben Stiller and Leslie Phillips. Empire of...  More

The Diary Of Anne Frank
(1959) [G]

An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods, The Diary Of Anne Frank features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13-year-old biographer of her family's two year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive...  More

Mephisto
(1981) [M]

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own...  More