Joyeux Noel (2005)
Director: Christian Carion Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet World War I has thrown Europe into a brutal and vicious war where men are forced to kill or be killed. While blood soaks the battlefield and Christmas approaches, the men in the trenches of the Western Front face a transformation, however fleeting, toward peace and goodwill. Against all odds, four unlikely individuals from opposing sides (Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis) bond during this bloodless respite to experience the hope and goodness in humanity. Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated PG-13 |
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Gallipoli (1981 )
Director: Peter Weir Stars: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr The first half of the movie show how enthusiastic people were to go off on and "adventure" to fight in the war. Archy (Mark Lee) and Frank (Mel Gibson) are two young Australian sprinters who want to join the army to fulfill their sense of duty. Turned down because they are too young, the pair hop a freight train to Perth, where they are allowed to join up. They board a troop ship headed to Cairo and, after training in the shadows of the Great Pyramids, the boys are finally sent to the front line, where their speed makes them candidates for messengers. The second half of the movie shows the horrors of World War I in one of the war's bloodiest battles. Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated PG-13 |
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Journey's End (2017)
Director: Saul Dibb Stars: Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham Led by young officer Stanhope, whose mental health is rapidly disintegrating, a group of British soldiers await their fate in an Aisne dugout during the end of World War I. Journey's End does a fantastic job of depicting the terrible conditions of the trenches as well as the constant uncertainty of day to day life. Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated R |
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The Lost Battalion (2001)
Director: Russell Mulcahy Stars: Ricky Schroder, Phil McKee, Jamie Harris The fact-based story of an Allied battalion hemmed in deep behind enemy lines during World War I. The soldiers bravely hold their positions, incurring terrible losses in the process while their superior officers, far from the firing line, prepare to write them off as expendable casualties. Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) TV 14 |
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Sarajevo (2014)
Directors: Kurt Mündl, Andreas Prochaska Stars: Radek Balcárek, Christoph Bittenauer, Tereza Blazková It's 1914 and Dr Leo Pfeffer is appointed by the authorities to confirm that the Serbian government is behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Pfeffer soon finds himself in the midst of these upheavals and is drawn ever deeper into the web of corruption until it becomes practically impossible for him to maintain his integrity. Rating: NR TV Movie |
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