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22) The way back
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
"Inspired by an incredible true story... begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs...
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Kelly's heroes: World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory, and decide to steal the loot.
Where eagles dare: A group of special agents attempting to rescue an Allied general from an impregnable castle is jeopardized by a ruthless German double agent.
The Big Red One: Named for the insignia of the First Infantry Division, this World War II combat film (based on Fuller's own war experiences)...
24) T-34
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"During the greatest war in the history of mankind, young lieutenant Ivushkin assembles a courageous group of POWs to plan a daring escape from captivity. With the power of a half-destroyed T-34 tank, Ivushkin and his crew challenge an enemy battalion, ready to battle until the end--for family and for country." --container
Series
Criterion collection volume 535
Pub. Date
2010
Description
During World War II, British Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence and his men are interned in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, headed by a brutal commander.
28) The great raid
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
As World War II rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, the men of the 6th will face the unthinkable by attempting the impossible! Included is a featurette.
29) Three Came Home
Pub. Date
2005
Description
During World War II, the Far East island of Borneo is captured by the Japanese. Based on true events this is the story of American author Agnes Newton Keith who along with her husband, a British administrator, is arrested. Their family is separated and placed into different prison camps. The camp commander takes an avid interest in the authoress, but does not intervene when she is subject to torture, starvation and humiliation at the hands of the...
30) Stalag 17
Pub. Date
2006
Description
A group of American G.I.s in a POW camp suspect a spy is among them.
33) Hart's war
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
When a law student and lieutenant during WWII is captured and asked to defend an African American soldier who is falsly accused of a crime he finds that the trial is a front for secret plans brewing in the prison camp.
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