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1940
6.6
The Fighting 69th
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
90
6.6
- #Adventure
- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
The Fighting 69th
1935
7.6
Mutiny on the Bounty
First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1788 mutiny.
132
7.6
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- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Mutiny on the Bounty
1942
6.2
Winning Your Wings
Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
18
6.2
- #History
- #War
Winning Your Wings
1927
8.2
Napoleon
A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
330
8.2
- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Napoleon
1943
6.4
Report from the Aleutians
Filmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
47
6.4
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- #Documentary
- #War
Report from the Aleutians
1943
6.8
For Whom the Bell Tolls
During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.
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6.8
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- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
- #War
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
8.1
Day of Wrath
The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th century Denmark.
110
8.1
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- #History
Day of Wrath
1951
6.1
David and Bathsheba
After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
116
6.1
- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
David and Bathsheba
1955
7.4
The Dam Busters
The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
105
7.4
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- #History
- #War
The Dam Busters
1955
7.3
Richard III
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
161
7.3
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- #History
- #War
Richard III
1956
5.8
Alexander the Great
The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
141
5.8
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- #History
- #War
Alexander the Great
1957
8.1
The Seventh Seal
A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
96
8.1
- #Fantasy
- #Drama
- #History
- #Thriller
The Seventh Seal
1956
6.6
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
119
6.6
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- #Drama
- #Action
- #History
- #War
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
1958
7
The Vikings
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
116
7
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- #Action
- #History
The Vikings
1958
7.9
A Night to Remember
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
123
7.9
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- #History
A Night to Remember
1959
6.1
Jack the Ripper
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
84
6.1
- #Horror
- #History
- #Thriller
- #Crime
- #Mystery
Jack the Ripper
1960
7.2
Sink the Bismarck!
The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.
97
7.2
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- #Action
- #History
- #War
Sink the Bismarck!
1959
7.4
Compulsion
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
103
7.4
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- #History
- #Thriller
- #Crime
Compulsion
2008
5.7
Bathory: Countess of Blood
With an unquenchable thirst for blood, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
141
5.7
- #Fantasy
- #Drama
- #History
