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Pearl HarbourPearl Harbour (2001)
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett
Overblown, but technically impressive rendition of the 1941 Japanese surprise–attack on Pearl Harbour in which a sizable proportion of the US…
Sword of HonourSword of Honour (2001)
Dir. Bill Anderson
Feat. Daniel Craig, Megan Dodds, Katrin Cartlidge
Ambitious attempt to depict the entire "Sword of Honour" trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh in one large television film. A Catholic man joins the…
Taking SidesTaking Sides (2001) Recommended
Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Moritz Bleibtreu
The ambiguities of Germany during the Nazi era are interrogated with skill in this taut examination of the case of famed classical conductor Dr…
TigerlandTigerland (2001)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Clifton Collins Jr., Matthew Davis
The dir. of recent Hollywood gloss forsakes stars for a gritty, admired character piece set in a Vietnam War–bootcamp in Louisiana, 1971.…
To End All WarsTo End All Wars (2001)
Dir. David L Cunningham
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamin
Underrated drama based around the infamous building of the bridge over the River Kwai by allied POWs during WW2, 'encouraged' by their Japanese…
UprisingUprising (2001)
Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer
An above–par telemovie that depicts the clearing of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII by the Nazis. Treading similiar territory to SCHINDLER'S…
War PhotographerWar Photographer (2001) Recommended
Dir. Christian Frei
A clear–minded documentary on acclaimed war–photographer James Nachtwey, who began his career in 1980s on the battlefields of the Third…
Zookeeper, TheZookeeper, The (2001)
Dir. Ralph Ziman
Feat. Sam Neill, Gina McKee, Ulrich Thomsen
A quiet, little–seen drama set in a wartorn Communist country in Eastern Europe, with a zookeeper (Neill) struggling to care for the animals…
Bonhoeffer - Agent of GraceBonhoeffer - Agent of Grace (2000)
Dir. Eric Till
Feat. Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Klante
The historical enigma of Dietrich Bonhoeffer – a religious adviser to the Nazi Party – is examined into this informative, though thoroughly minor…
FighterFighter (2000) Recommended
Dir. Amir Bar-Lev
Feat. Arnost Lustig, Jan Wiener
A powerfully affecting documentary that juxtaposes two compelling stories: Jan Wiener’s thrilling escape from Nazi–occupied Czechoslovakia to…

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