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The Fighting Seabees1944 • 100 min • Budget $1MDrama, Action, WarIn World War II, as the Pacific war raged, construction workers were urgently needed to build vital military bases for operations against Japan. Working on isolated islands with little naval protection, they…6.26.4
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The Rape of Europa2007 • 117 minWorld War II was devastating, resulting in the loss of countless lives, families, and cultural treasures – a profound theft of Europe's heritage. This is the story of Nazi Germany's systematic looting…7.47.7
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Warsaw 442014 • 127 min • Budget $6MDrama, History, WarWarsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. After five years of brutal Nazi occupation, the city's people have endured unimaginable terror. As the Soviet Army nears, the youngest and most courageous citizens unite to…6.86.6
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Charlotte Gray2001 • 121 min • Box office $741KDrama, History, RomanceSet in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, *Charlotte Gray* follows a young Scottish woman who joins the French Resistance. Her goal is to find her lover, a missing RAF pilot. The…6.16.413+
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13 Rue Madeleine1947 • 95 minThriller, WarBob Sharkey, a seasoned instructor at the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes suspicious of a new trainee, Bill O'Connell, who seems unusually capable. Sharkey’s fears are confirmed by his superior, Charles…6.06.9Gaston's War1997 • 120 minGaston Vandermeerssche is a resourceful young man in the Belgian resistance during World War II. He guides Allied pilots through occupied Belgium and France to Spain, enabling them to return to England.…2.76.3
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Sahara1943 • 97 min • Box office $2MAdventure, WarIn World War II's Western Desert Campaign, a U.S. tank commander faces a critical battle for control of a vital water source in the Libyan desert. As the German Afrika Korps advances…7.27.5
Run Silent, Run Deep1958 • 93 minDrama, WarThis World War II drama centers on a veteran submarine captain sidelined to a desk job after his previous vessel was sunk by the Japanese. Driven by a desire for revenge, he…6.97.3
Head in the Clouds2004 • 121 minDrama, Romance, WarGilda Bessé lives in Paris with Guy Malyon, an Irish schoolteacher, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As war looms, Gilda continues her pleasure-seeking life and develops her career as a photographer.…5.96.517+
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