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War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. Sometimes they focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles. Their stories may be fiction, based on history, docudrama or occasionally biographical. Most war films often include a romance somewhere in the plot.

The term anti-war film is sometimes used to describe films which bring to the viewer the pain and horror of war, often from a political or ideological perspective.

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	Arnhem - A Bridge Too Far - The True Story September 1944. The Battle of Arnhem was one of the most audacious but ultimately controversial battles of the Second World War. Airborne drops in Holland were to secure important bridges on the route to taken by ground forces racing to gain a foothold across the Rhine. Had it succeeded it might have ended the war by Christmas 1944. - - Arnhem: A Bridge Too Far the True Story follows the route of the 3 airborne divisions British 1st, US 101st and 82nd and presents new insights into the operation called Market Garden. It also follows the 2nd Army in their drive up a single, narrow road to relieve the beleaguered British airborne forces in Arnhem. Arnhem expert, Brigadier Frank Steer MBE, provides a completely new and unique tour of the battlefield and the drama that unfolded in the epic days of the battle. - - The programme is illustrated with the pick of British, German and American archive film, much of it rarely seen, and talks to the veterans who took part in the epic battle o	$14.95 Now $14.48

	War Lover The Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive.	$14.95 Now $14.48

	Devil's Brigade They were misfits, rebelsand heroes. Oscar winners William Holden and Cliff Robertson topline this riveting World War II saga based on the true story of the First Special Service Force. Capturing the drama of combat with outstanding cinematography and an exceptionally strong cast (The Hollywood Reporter), The Devils Brigade is a thrilling tribute to this renowned fighting unit. Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick (Holden) takes on the daunting task of melding a renegade group of American and Canadian recruits into a crack team of commando warriors. Fredericks superiors doubt the rookies until Frederick volunteers them for a perilous attack on a Nazi stronghold in the mountains. His men will be outnumbered and outgunned, but that's a fair fight to the devil's brigade.	$19.95 Now $19.45

	Guns Of Navarone The Cinema legends Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven are the Allied saboteurs assigned to infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island to destroy the guns of navarone in this thrilling World War II drama. With its tense action, all-star supporting cast and grand-scale production, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE is hailed as one of the best adaptations of an Alistair MacLean novel and one of the greatest action/adventure spectacles ever produced.	$37.95 Now $37.45

	Apocalypse Now Redux Apocalypse Now Redux - The definitive version of Francis Ford Coppola's stunning retelling of Joseph Conrad's classic novella Hearts of Darkness set against the Vietnam War stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper and Harrison Ford. - Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, the story tracks the journey of Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a U.S. Army intelligence officer sent on a hazardous mission up river into Cambodia to terminate with extreme prejudice an American renegade colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who has spun out of control and out of his mind in a remote jungle compound. - Featuring 49 minutes of never-before-seen footage Francis Ford Coppola states Ultimately, my aim with Apocalypse Now Redux was to achieve a richer, fuller and more textured film experience that, as with the original, lets audiences feel what Vietnam was like: the immediacy, the insanity, the exhilaration, the horror, the sensuousness and the moral dilemma of Ame	$19.95 Now $19.45

	Platoon De he first casualty of war is innocence. - - In PLATOON, Oliver Stone uses his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the immediacy of guerrilla warfare, the brutal heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or new meat, who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a firefight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses while on an o.p., an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese who	$27.95 Now $27.45

	Nomad In the 18th century, Mongolian invaders rule the country. The Kazakhs are divided by infighting, but Oraz searches for the messiah destined to unite and save his people. - He finds Mansur, the baby boy of prophecy, and trains him to be a fighter. As Mansur becomes a man, he reveals himself to be a mighty warrior, as does his best friend, Erali. The men prepare to battle the Mongols, who are led by the strength of Sharish.	$39.95 Now $39.45

	High And Mighty Soar into the skies on a thrilling airborne adventure in this meticulously restored JOHN WAYNE film classic. In one of his most memorable roles, Wayne plays Dan Roman, a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second in command cockpit assignments, he finds himself scheduled on a routine Honolulu to San Francisco flight one that takes a terrifying, suspense building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return. - - A Who's Who of Hollywood greats CLAIRE TREVOR, LARAINE DAY, ROBERT STACK, JAN STERLING, PHIL HARRIS and ROBERT NEWTON, among others are aboard for this celebrated drama bursting with conflict and excitement. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director (WILLIAM A. WELLMAN) and two Best Supporting Actress nods (TREVOR and STERLING), the film nabbed the Oscar for DIMITRI TIOMKIN's unforgettable musical score.	$14.95 Now $14.45

	Windtalkers On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. For the next several years, U.S. forces were fully engaged in battle throughout the Pacific, taking over islands one by one in a slow progression towards mainland Japan.During this brutal campaign, the Japanese were able to break coded military, dramatically slowing U.S. progress. - - In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were recruited as Marines and trained to use their language as code. Marine Joe Enders is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee - a Navajo code talker, the Marines' new secret weapon. Enders' orders are to protect his code talker, but if Yahzee should fall into enemy hands, he's to protect the code at all costs. Against the backdrop of the horrific Battle of Saipan, when capture is imminent, Enders is forced to make a decision: if he can't protect his fellow Marine, can he bring himself to kill him to protect the code? The Navajo code was the only one never broken by the Japanese, and is considered to have	$24.95 Now $24.45

	War The A Ken Burns Film The War, produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, examines the myriad ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. By telling the stories of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota the series will portray this enormous worldwide catastrophe on an intimate, human scale. The War will intertwine vivid eyewitness accounts of the harrowing realities of life on the front lines with reminiscences of Americans who never left their home towns, and who tried their best to carry on with the business of daily life while their fathers and brothers and sons were overseas. The film will honour and celebrate the bravery, endurance, and sacrifice, of the generation of Americans who lived through what will always be known simply as The War. Broadcast Sun 10 Feb 08 11 May 08 Ken Burns is the director and producer	$131.95 Now $131.45

	Anzio One of WWIIs bloodiest battles as the Allies smash through the German lines which have enclosed the Anzio beachhead. Four months and 30,000 casualties before the Allies finally march to Rome.	$12.95

	Veteran The Ray Watson returns to Vietnam thirty years after the fall of Saigon. In his youth as a Marine Corps Sergeant, he enjoyed the pleasures and endured the horrors of Vietnam in equal measure. Now, as a respectable minister with political ambitions he must lay to rest some ghost from the past. but perhaps the ghost are catching up from him.	$44.95 Now $44.45

	War Diaries The 1939 When it comes to the subject of war there are few conflicts that loom larger in our minds than the Second World War, fought between 1939 and 1945. Many of us can remember relatives and friends who were involved in the conflict but as the years go by, passing on the lessons learnt from World War II to each new generation; becomes ever more important. - - War Diaries are a fascinating series of documentaries that chart 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. - - In this first film of the series, 1939 , follow the prelude to war and consider how the Treaty of Versailles, drawn up after the First World War, failed to keep the peace. Watch the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany and learn of those who attempted to stop his bid for global domination. See for yourself the preparations made by the people of Britain as war became inevitable; from the enforcement of the black	$12.95

	Hell Is For Heroes Young start Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, James Coburn, Nick Adams and Bob Newhart (in his film debut) play a hopelessly out-numbered army squad in Hell Is For Heros, a taut, explosive war film directed by Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Escape From Alcatraz). - - It's autumn 1944, and Nazi forces along the Siegfried Line have the numbers, the fortifications and the firepower to break through. And a handful of GIs have little more than a dogged determination and the ingenuity to fool the Germans into thinking they represent a great Allied Task Force. But can they make the ruse last until reinforcements finally arrive?	$14.95 Now $14.45

	All Quiet On The Western Front Adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet On The Western Front follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. This is highlighted in the scene where Paul mortally wounds a French soldier and then weeps bitterly as he fights to save his life while trapped in a shell crater with the body. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality.	$14.95 Now $14.45

	Damn The Defiant Alec Guinness (from STAR WARS, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) must battle a mutinous crew and Napoleon's fleet in the rousing, historical adventure DAMN THE DEFIANT! As commander of the British warship H.M.S Defiant, the humane Crawford (Guinness) strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate Scott-Padget (Dirk Bogarde from DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE, SIMBA). After Crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a French treasure ship, angry seaman Vizard (Anthony Quayle from LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED) leads the crew to mutiny when Scott Padget takes over. Now with Vizard in command, Crawford persuades him to join the British fleet to help fight against France's planned invasion of England in the hope for a mutiny pardon. But when a vengeful sailor murders Scott-Padget, the Defiant crew must decide between saving their country or their own lives. A first rate action movie. Los Angeles Herald Examiner.	$24.95 Now $24.45

	Casualties Of War Hailed by critics as a masterpiece, Casualties of War is based on the true story of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson (Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future, TV's Spin City) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn from Dead Man Walking, Fast Times at Ridgemont High), a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat. - With sweeping scope, action and raw power, master filmmaker Brian De Palma (The Untouchables, Scarface) creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.	$24.95 Now $24.45

	Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line is the long awaited third film from reclusive director Terrence Malick (Badlands, Days of Heaven). An all star cast marks this loose adaptation of James Jones's novel, set during the World War 2 battle for Guadalcanal between the United States and Japan. The ensemble of characters centres around Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel), an introspective rebel who, at the movie's opening, is AWOL and living an idyllic life among Melanesian natives. When he is found by his C Company superiors he is sent back into battle on the island of Guadalcanal, on which the Japanese hold a tactically critical airfield. This exceptionally beautiful and intelligent war film was shot primarily in Australia's Daintree Rainforest.	$22.95 Now $22.45

	Battle Cry A guitar-picking good ol' boy. A clean-cut all-American. A Navajo. A bookworm. A lumberjack. A slum kid. All enter Marine boot camp to be trained, hardened, ready to answer their country's Battle Cry. - Scripted by Leon M. Uris from his own novel, directed by action master Raoul Walsh and starring a Who's Who of '50s movie stars, Battle Cry is an epic ode to World War II Marine heroism and homefront sacrifice, a saga following recruits from boot camp to a New Zealand base of operations to the war they knew would someday come their way: the bloody invasion of Saipan. Enlist now alongside the fighting men and stalwart women of Battle Cry for boisterous tenderness and gung-ho excitement.	$12.95

	Tigerland Colin Farrell (Phone Booth, Hart's War) garnered a Best Actor Award from The Boston Society of Film Critics for his star-making performance in this riveting, action film from acclaimed director Joel Schumacher.Just released from the base stockade, brash, charismatic recruit Roland Bozz (Farrell) joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam. Bozz's independence and outright defiance draws fire from his own men as well as commanding officers who can't afford conflict in the middle of a war. But when the platton is sent to Tigerland, a hellish training ground that is the last stop before Vietnam, Bozz's leadership and character bring his men together - triggering extraordinary consequences.	$22.95 Now $22.45

	Operation Pacific World War II rages across the Pacific and Lt. Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford is in the thick of it. He evacuates children from enemy-held islands. Oversees the development of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor. And prowls the depths in the submarine Thunderfish for a chance to aim his improved tin fish - torpedoes - at the enemy.John Wayne plays Gifford in Operation Pacific. I'm no theory man, I'm a line officer, Gifford barks. He backs it up with lots of bite in several feverish sea battles. He's also a man of heart with a loving wife at home (fellow Academy Award winner Patricia Neal). Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, World War II commander of all U.S. Pacific submarines, was technical advisor for this adventure packing real you-are-there thrills!	$14.95 Now $14.45

	Patton Special Edition (2 Disc) A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of its Oscars went to George C. Scott for his triumphant portrayal of George Patton, the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Charismatic and flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. He outmanoeuvred Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe. But he was rebellious as well as brilliant, and as Patton shows with insight and poignancy, his own volatile personality was one enemy he could never defeat.	$29.95 Now $29.45

	Longest Day On June 6th 1944, the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. The attack involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen. - - Presented in its original black and white version, THE LONGEST DAY is a vivid, hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. - - Winner of two Oscars (Special Effects and Cinematography), THE LONGEST DAY ranks as one of Hollywoods truly great war films.	$22.95 Now $22.45

	Classic World War 2 Movies Set 2 (5 Disc) Hitler's Home Movies, Hitler's SS, One or Our Aircraft is Missing, Stage Door Canteen, We Dive At Dawn.	$19.95 Now $19.45

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