Category: WW II

The Dam Busters (1955) is a much-loved British classic. Michael Anderson’s 1954 drama captures the tension and bravery of an audacious raid on the centre of Nazi Germany’s industrial complex, … Continue Reading →

Command Decision (1949). World War II drama that shows the battles – on and off the field – that a general must fight in order to win the war. General … Continue Reading →

China Doll (1958). Victor Mature’s long-suffering, bloodhound visage is the central image in Frank Borzage’s wartime romance drama China Doll, a perfect example of what critic Andrew Sarris once referred … Continue Reading →

Catch-22 (1970) is Mike Nichols superbly directed cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller’s scathing black comedy, the tale of a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944. There are … Continue Reading →

Captain of the Clouds (1942) has James Cagney (“Yankee Doodle Dandy”) in this WWII adventure about a mail flyer who joins the Royal Canadian Air Force for fun but finds … Continue Reading →

Canal Zone (1942) is a World War II action film filled with drama and romance. Hamilton runs a U.S. Army training ground for bomber pilots near the Panama Canal, but … Continue Reading →

Bombardier (1943) is set after Pearl Harbor, and America prepared to fight for its life. In mere weeks, millions of civilians from farmers to bellhops were turned into battle-ready gunners, … Continue Reading →

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is at the end of World War II, with Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Al Stevenson (Fredric March) and Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) returning … Continue Reading →

Battle of Britain (1969) is a seminal moment in World War II when Britain must rally his outnumbered pilots against Hitler’s feared Luftwaffe. Besieged by German bombing runs, the Brits … Continue Reading →

Appointment in London (1953) has a grounded British wing commander (Dirk Bogarde) that tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from … Continue Reading →