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Churchill and the Generals
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Timothy West, Joseph Cotten, Eric Porter, Richard Dysart, Arthur Hill, …
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Discovery Miles 4 590
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Timothy West stars as British prime minister Winston Churchill in
this BBC drama focusing on the relationship with his generals
during pivotal moments of the Second World War. Set in Churchill's
Cabinet Office and War Rooms, the programme follows Britain's
leader orchestrating the allied war effort alongside some of his
influential appointments including Generals Montgomery (Ian
Richardson) and Brooke (Eric Porter). Following America's decision
to enter the conflict late in 1941, Churchill and his cabinet
received the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Arthur
Hill) and his trusted generals, Marshall (Joseph Cotten) and
Eisenhower (Richard Dysart).
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Forbidden Ground
(DVD)
Johan Earl, Tim Pocock, Martin Copping, Denai Gracie, Sarah Mawbey, …
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R66
R56
Discovery Miles 560
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World War I action drama. Set in France during the Great War, the
film follows the story of three British soldiers stranded in no
man's land after a failed attack on enemy lines. Facing heavy
artillery and a relentless onslaught of machine gun fire from enemy
troops, the trio must struggle through the bloody wasteland to
reunite with Allied forces.
During the Second World War, Air Commodore Waltby is flying to
Allied Command Headquarters with an attaché case packed with
information that could stave off an invasion by Germany.
Unfortunately, his plane is shot down and he and three colleagues
are left drifting in a lifeboat in the North Sea - with the vital
intelligence reports still not in the hands of Allied Command. As
the Allied authorities direct the search, the four men are edging
closer to death and the Germans are planning their assault.
A second film version (the first was made in 1930) of Erich Maria
Remarque's story about a group of idealistic young Germans
recruited to fight on the Western Front in 1914. Amongst their
number is the patriotic Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas), whose
preconceptions are rapidly shattered upon witnessing the horror of
life at the front. Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence and Ian Holm
also star.
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Manila, Open City
(DVD)
Charito Solis, James Shigeta, Alex Nicol, John Ashley, Ric Rodrigo, …
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R138
Discovery Miles 1 380
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War drama set in the closing stages of World War Two. As Allied
Forces are nearing the defeat of the Japanese Army in Manila, the
Japanese Empire's soldiers begin attacking innocent civilians. A
brutal month-long battle ensues.
A British and an American soldier (Robert Taylor and Richard Todd),
both in love with the same woman (Dana Wynter), are travelling to
Normandy in 1944. Aware of the dangers of the impending invasion,
they stave off fear by reminiscing about their romances.
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Unpublished Story
(DVD)
Richard Greene, Roland Culver, Valerie Hobson, Brefni O'Rorke, Basil Radford, …
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R177
Discovery Miles 1 770
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Wartime spy thriller. Richard Greene stars as war correspondent Bob
Randall, who returns from Dunkirk to report on Nazi atrocities
committed during the Blitzkrieg, and to deliver a stark warning
about the traitors who aided the Germans in their conquest of
Europe. He is outraged to discover that the 'People for Peace
Society' in England are campaigning to appease the Germans, and
tries to expose them for the fools they are - only to have his
newspaper stories censored by Home Security. As the Blitz rages in
London, Randall and fellow journalist Carol Bennett (Valerie
Hobson) uncover an even more sinister side to the Society. Do they
have advance knowledge of German bombing raids? And who is really
controlling them?
The third in a series of documentaries charting the events of World
War II year by year, using unique archive footage to take you back
in time to see what actually happened when the world went to war.
This film focuses on 1941.
The Battle of Crete was a success for Germany, but was very
arduous. This is a collection of archive footage taken from before
the battle began and up to the time before the fall of Yugoslavia
and Greece, as well as interviews with two of the German commanders
and the soliders who took part.
As US soldiers occupied war-torn Afghanistan in 2002, a young Afghan taxi driver called Dilawar was arrested, along with his passengers, at a checkpoint for an alleged involvement in a Taliban rocket attack.
Confined to a solitary cell at Bagram, Dilawar was chained and exposed to continuous beatings and torture from the US soldiers. Five days after his arrest, Dilawar died.
Winner of the 2008 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, Taxi To The Dark Side is a searing insight into the modern-day role of torture and political corruption in the war on terror, from Abu Ghraih through to Guantanamo Bay.
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Flags of Our Fathers
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Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, …
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R123
Discovery Miles 1 230
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Clint Eastwood's first half of the Iwo Jima saga. Based on the book
by James Bradley and Ron Powers, it is February 1945, and even as
victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific
raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war
was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with
what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five
Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount
Suribachi. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being
held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they
wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who
were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory.
The fifth in a series of documentaries charting the events of World
War II year by year, using unique archive footage to take you back
in time to see what actually happened when the world went to war.
This film focuses on 1943.
The second in a series of documentaries charting the events of
World War II year by year, using unique archive footage to take you
back in time to see what actually happened when the world went to
war. This film focuses on 1940.
Box set featuring 'D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe', 'Battle of
Britain: The Fight for the Sky' and 'Dunkirk: Battle for France'.
'D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe' presents an historic account of
the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy using archive footage. 'Battle
of Britain: The Fight for the Sky' looks at the Battle of Britain
in1940, where the threat of invasion from Germany was extremely
high, and women and children were forced to leave the cities for
the countryside, in the case of a major bomb attack. This was a
battle Britain had to win, even if they were unprepared for what
was to come. But one man had the strategy to hold off the Luftwaffe
attack, Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowling. Finally 'Dunkirk:
Battle for France' presents an historic account of the famous
strategic withdrawal.
This semi-documentary, which made stars of Jack Hawkins and John
Gregson, is a look at life in an RAF fighter station during the
Battle of Britain. Set in the Summer of 1940, a squadron of
Hurricanes are followed as they take on the massive wave of
Luftwaffe fighters and bombers that are intent on breaking down
Britain's defences as a prequel to a German invasion. Without the
bravery of these pilots Britain may well have been invaded.
Wartime docu-drama starring John Mills, Eric Portman and Lionel
Jeffries, re-telling the experiences of Allied prisoners-of-war who
were held in Colditz Castle. These POWs were strictly monitored as
they were a high risk category and had constantly tried to escape
whichever prison they where previously placed in. Despite being
outnumbered by their guards, the prisoners of Colditz continued to
achieve their goal - freedom. The film inspired the 1972 TV series
'Colditz'.
World War II prequel following the journey of a group of airborne
infantry soldiers who are parachuted into occupied France in 1944.
The Parachute Regimental Combat Team jumped into the south of
France on the 15th of August 1944, landing behind enemy lines. The
men's mission was to help clear a path for the main bulk of British
and US soldiers advancing towards Berlin. However, landing in
occupied territory is always a dangerous business and the soldiers
soon find themselves fighting in close combat with German troops
and teaming up with members of the French resistance who seek their
help. Corbin Allred, David Nibley and Jasen Wade star.
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Seaviper
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Tim Large, Jeremy King, Robb Maus, Steve Roth, Michael Jacques, …
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R88
Discovery Miles 880
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Action drama set in the last days of World War Two. The American
submarine USS Seaviper is sent to intercept top-secret cargo being
traded between the Germans and the Japanese in the Port of Kiel but
events conspire to leave the submarine's crew in mortal danger, as
the damaged vessel becomes trapped below the surface with
fast-decreasing oxygen levels and a Japanese destroyer targeting
them from above.
Stuart Cooper directs this story of an eighteen-year old boy who is
called up into service in early 1944 and subsequently killed in the
D-Day landings. Interspersed with actual news footage, this war
drama stars Brian Stirner, Nicholas Ball, Davyd Harries and Julie
Neesam.
John Krish writes and directs this war drama which was originally
only shown to high-ranking military officers. The film depicts the
brutality faced by British prisoners of war at the hands of their
enemies during the early 1950s Korean conflict.
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