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Subgenre Sampler

 
Small Back Room, TheSmall Back Room, The (Hour of Glory, The) (1949) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins
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Twelve O'Clock HighTwelve O'Clock High (1949) Recommended
Dir. Henry King
Feat. Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck is at his peak as a General brought in to restore morale to a squadron engaged in daily bombing raids over Germany. One of the great…
13 Rue Madeleine13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte
A group of OSS operatives penetrate behind German lines in this rough–edged WWII thriller. Seeking a secret missile site, they must also…
Germany Year ZeroGermany Year Zero (1947) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
A heart–breaking depiction of life in the post–WW2 ruins of Berlin, in which a boy struggles to help his family who are forced to live in…
Silence de la Mer, LeSilence de la Mer, Le (The Silence of the Sea) (1947)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Howard Vernon
A German officer is billeted with an elderly man and his niece during the occupation of France in this introspective and talky chamber piece, heavy…
Trial at NurembergTrial at Nuremberg (1947)
Dir. Jack Kaufman
Actual footage of the historic war crime hearings in which Goering, Hess and 19 other SS Nazi leaders would be brought to trial over 217 days at the…
Captive HeartCaptive Heart (1946)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister
An exciting story of POWs in WWII Germany. Michael Redgrave gives an acclaimed performance as a Czech prisoner masquerading as a British officer.
PaisaPaisa (1946) Recommended
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emmanuel
Six short films focusing on the minor victories and losses of ordinary folk during WW2. Pioneering the now–familiar use of documentary footage,…
Theirs is the GloryTheirs is the Glory (Men of Arnhem) (1946)
Dir. Brian Desmond Hurst
Feat. Stanley Maxted
British war movie depicting the 1st Airborne Division's involvement in the 1944 Battle of Arnhem, a battle which was also the subject of A BRIDGE TOO…
Years Between, TheYears Between, The (1946)
Dir. Compton Bennett
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Dame Flora Robson
Michael Redgrave plays a British MI6 officer who returns home after working for the French Resistance to find that his wife, who had presumed him…

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