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Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series)Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985) Recommended
Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake
WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
Mussolini - The Untold StoryMussolini - The Untold Story (1985)
Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. George C. Scott, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Downey Jnr.
Based on the memoirs of his eldest son this memorable mini–series begins with Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 and follows his political and…
North and South (TV Series)North and South (TV Series) (1985)
Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley
Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryWallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, Kenneth Colley
The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
Winds of War, The (Mini-series)Winds of War, The (Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent
Thorough and imposing wartime miniseries chronicling the width and breadth of events in the years leading up to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour in…
1915 (TV Mini-series)1915 (TV Mini-series) (1982)
Feat. Scott Burgess, Scott McGregor, Lorraine Bayly
A solid recreation of the Great War era, this TV mini–series charts the experiences of several young men leaving the home–front in…
Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series)Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. Stacy Keach, Colleen Dewhurst, Lloyd Bridges
Handsomely staged mini–series views the Civil War throught the eyes of a Southern war correspondent bearing witness to the war's key events.
Kessler (TV Mini-series)Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981)
Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie
Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Private Schulz Private Schulz (1981)
Feat. Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Billie Whitelaw
Gleefully macabre farce focuses on the scheming titular character who convinces the Nazis to mass counterfeit millions of five pound notes in a bid…
Tenko (TV Series)Tenko (TV Series) (1981-1984)
Feat. Stephanie Cole, Jean Anderson
Memorable British drama in which a group of English women, shipwrecked while fleeing the invasion of Singapore in 1941, are captured by the Japanese…

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