Subgenre Sampler
War: 952 Films to Buy & Rent
Etoile Du Soldat, L' (Star of the Soldier) (2006)
- Dir. Christophe de Ponfilly
Feat. Sacha Bourdo, Philippe Caubere, Hanns Zischler
- Maladroit war drama based on the true story of a Russian soldier captured by the Mujahedin in Afghanistan who becomes enthralled by his freedom…
Flags of our Fathers (2006)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach…
- Part one of Clint Eastwood’s Pacific double–bill trades unrelenting battle scenes for an insightful and crucially honest back–story…
Flyboys (2006)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno
- Soaring, occasionally hokey aviation adventure recalling the true–life exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron patched…
Haunted Airman, The (2006)
- Dir. Chris Durlacher
Feat. Robert Pattinson
- Blatant cash–in on the popularity of TWILIGHT'S Robert Pattinson sees the heartthrob play an injured WW2 pilot, who must recuperate in a…
Housewife, 49 (2006)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Victoria Wood, David Threlfall, Christopher Harper…
- Emmy–nominated British TV movie set in WW2 England that follows a housewife finding new purpose in her life through volunteer work for the war…
I Served the King of England (2006)
- Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev
- Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…
Journey From the Fall (2006)
- Dir. Ham Tran
Feat. Kieu Chinh
- Emotionally charged, stylishly filmed historical drama follows the twin fortunes of an incarcerated Vietnamese man and his refugee family forced to…
Kiss Me Baby (Baciami Piccina) (2006)
- Dir. Roberto Cimapnelli
Feat. Neri Marcore, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo
- Elegant blend of love–story, witty road movie and historical drama tells the story of a couple on their honeymoon at the most unlikely of times…
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Ken Watanabe
- Reading from the letters of fallen comrades, Clint Eastwood crosses enemy lines in the second part of his Pacific War twofer, encapsulating the…
Life Under Napoleon (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Georg Schiemann
- Broad, challenging historical overview of late 18th/early 19th century Europe, informed by the legacy and reign of French Emperor Napoleon.…