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Welcome HomeWelcome Home (1989)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston
Fairly tepid post–Vietnam War drama has Kris Kristofferson play a pilot shot down over Cambodia and was rescued by a Khmer Rouge woman, whom he…
And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988)
Dir. Alexander Ramatu
Feat. Horst Buchholz
At times distressing, this true–life account of a gypsy family’s entanglement in the Holocaust, is the only film to depict this…
Attic: The Hiding of Anne FrankAttic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
Dir. John Erman
Feat. Mary Steenburgen, Paul Scofield
Well–remembered telemovie depiction of the well–known story of Anne Frank, who with her Jewish family was hidden from the Nazis during…
Bat 21Bat 21 (1988)
Dir. Peter Markle
Feat. Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed
Gene Hackman is shot down over enemy lines deep in war–torn Vietnam; Danny Glover is the Air Force pilot charged with saving his skin. Expect…
Beast, TheBeast, The (the Beast Of War) (1988)
Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Stephen Baldwin
Laying aside the usual sympathies, this American war–drama pursues a tense running–battle between a Soviet tank–crew and Afghani…
Biloxi BluesBiloxi Blues (1988)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken
Famed scriptwriter Neil Simon (THE GOODBYE GIRL) here gives a semi–autobiographical account of his experiences in boot–camp during WW2,…
China Beach (TV Series)China Beach (TV Series) (1988)
Feat. Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Nan Woods
TV series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, following the unique perspectives of a range of characters including US Army doctors…
Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988)
Dir. Bill Couturie
Intensely moving docudrama of the Vietnam experience in which some of Hollywoods most famed actors read soldier's letters sent home to their…
Grave of the FirefliesGrave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Isao Takahata
Modest 'classic' of Japanese anime that tells the story of two children caught up in the devastating fire–bombing of Kobe in WW2. Amid the…
HanussenHanussen (1988)
Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer adds to his list of distinctive roles in this allegedly true tale of an Austrian soldier who recovers from shotgun wounds and…

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