FEATURE FILMS
Sit back, grab some popcorn and a drink, and enjoy some great feature films, of course all with a theme of World War II
SCREEN ONE
Reach For The Sky
1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader
Running Time: 2hr 10 min
SCREEN TWO
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
A team of renegade soldiers in World War II tries to stop the creation of the Fourth Reich in the Middle East.
SCREEN THREE
The Heroes of Telemark
1965 British war film based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water
plant attack during the Second World War, based on the memoirs of Norwegian
resistance soldier Knut Haukelid
SCREEN FOUR
When Trumpets Fade
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.
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WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS GRAPHIC SCENES AND ADULT LANGUAGE
SCREEN FIVE
The One That Got Away
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only german prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
SCREEN SIX
The Way to the Stars
The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose.
SCREEN SEVEN
Immortal Batallion
World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.
SCREEN EIGHT
Death Race
World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.
SCREEN NINE
Close Quarters
This 1943 feature-length dramatisation follows the Royal Navy T-class submarine "Tyrant" on a routine North Sea patrol off the coast of Norway. Like many British wartime movies, the cast of this feature film are the serving officers and crew. It was also filmed aboard an operational submarine, offering a rare and detailed view of life in such complex, cramped quarters.
SCREEN TEN
Battle of the Bulge
Film about the German counter-offensive in 1944, when the front line was in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium, north-east France and Luxembourg
SCREEN ELEVEN
The Thousand Plane Raid
A U.S. Air Force colonel convinces the Allies during World War II that a daylight bombing raid of Germany will bring a quick end to the war.