1941
1979; comedy; Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi
Band of Brothers
2001 HBO TV miniseries; book by Stephen Ambrose
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001; Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz; novel by Louis de Bernieres
Carrie's War
2004; BBC TV film; Keeley Fawcett; Jack Stanley; Alun Armstrong; Lesley Sharp; home front in Wales
Empire of the Sun
1987; Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson; book by J.G. Ballard; Japanese occup. of Shanghai
Enemy at the Gates
2001; Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris
Everything Is Illuminated
2005; Elijah Wood, Boris Leskin, Eugene Hutz; novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
Fighting Seabees
1944; B&W; John Wayne, Susan Hayward; nominated for an Oscar
Flying Tigers
1942; B&W; John Wayne, John Carroll; nominated for 3 Oscars
Foyle's War
British TV series: Michael Kitchen; Chief Inspector Foyle solves crimes on the home front in southern England
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From Here to Eternity
1953; B&W; Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr; novel by James Jones; won 8 Oscars
Green for Danger
1946; B&W; English murder mystery; Trevor Howard, Alastair Sim, Sally Gray; novel by Christianna Brand
Grey Zone
2001; David Arquette, Daniel Benzali, Allan Corduner, Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi; book by Miklos Nyiszli
Hitler: the Rise of Evil
2003; TV film; Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing; won 2 Emmys
Hogan's Heroes
TV series; comedy; Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer; won 2 Emmys; inspired by film Stalag 17
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Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943; British film; Roger Livesy, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Murphy's War
1971; Peter O'Toole; novel by Max Catto
My Christmas Soldier
2006; Aidan Rogers, Emily Jordan; U.S. home front
Nun's Story
1959; Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch; nominated for 8 Oscars
Red Tails
Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard.
Sands of Iwo Jima
1949; B&W; John Wayne; nominated for 4 Oscars
Sword of Honour
2001; British TV film; Daniel Craig, Megan Dodds
To Have and Have Not
1944; B&W; Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan
Tuskegee Airmen
1995; HBO TV film; Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner; nominated for a Golden Globe
U-571
2000; Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi; won an Oscar
Up Periscope!
1959; James Garner, Andra Martin, Edmund O'Brien, Alan Hale; novel by Robb White
War and Remembrance
1988; Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour; novel by Herman Wouk; sequel to "The Winds of War"; won 3 Golden Globes
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Wish Me Luck
1987-1990 British TV series; Jane Asher, Michael J. Jackson
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Yank in the R.A.F.
A cocky American flier joins the RAF to be near the woman he loves, a London-based singer. Stars Tyrone Power, Betty Grable.
You're in the Navy Now
1951; comedy; Gary Cooper, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert; from magazine story by John W. Hazard




