Posts Tagged ‘prisoner-of-war’

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Ken Watanabe | Kazunari Ninomiya | Tsuyoshi Ihara | Ryo Kase | Shido Nakamura | Hiroshi Watanabe | Takumi Bando | Yuki Matsuzaki | Takashi Yamaguchi | Eijiro Ozaki | Nae | Nobumasa Sakagami | Luke Eberl | Sonny Saito | Steve Santa Sekiyoshi
Directors: Clint Eastwood
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The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore, the Japanese Imperial Army is desperate as to prevent from falling into American hands and provide the launching point for the invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of forces on the island and determined to prepare for the impending attack. General Kuribayashi, however, is a service of rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive in the severe regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that the fierce battle camps. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage and horrors beyond imagination.

Островът на Iwo Jima стои между американската военна сила и начало на островите на Япония. Затова Империал японската армия е отчаян, че да се предотврати от които попадат в американски ръце и осигурява стартирането точка за инвазията на Япония. Общи Tadamichi Kuribayashi е дадено командването на силите на острова и определя да се подготвят за предстоящото нападение. Общи Kuribayashi, обаче, не е услуга на неогъваем традиционния подход, препоръчан от подчинените му, и обида и съпротива тровя сред неговите служители. В долната echelons, един млад войник, Saigo, беден хлебар в цивилния живот, се стреми с приятелите му да оцелява в тежки режим на японската армия себе си, през цялото време, знаейки, че ожесточена битка станове. Когато американската инвазия започва, както Kuribayashi и Saigo намери сила, чест, смелост и ужаси отвъд въображението.

Reach for the Sky (1956)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | War
Countries: UK
Actors: Kenneth More | Muriel Pavlow | Lyndon Brook | Lee Patterson | Alexander Knox | Dorothy Alison | Michael Warre | Sydney Tafler | Howard Marion-Crawford | Jack Watling | Nigel Green | Anne Leon | Charles Carson | Ronald Adam | Walter Hudd
Directors: Lewis Gilbert
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Actual story of the airman Douglas Bader years, the loss of both legs in a flying accident in 1931 to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

Thật sự câu chuyện của những người airman Douglas Bader năm qua, các thiệt hại của cả hai chân trong một tai nạn bay 1931 để trở thành một thành công fighter thí điểm và lãnh đạo cánh trong Thế chiến thứ II.

Casualties of War (1989)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Michael J. Fox | Sean Penn | Don Harvey | John C. Reilly | John Leguizamo | Thuy Thu Le | Erik King | Jack Gwaltney | Ving Rhames | Dan Martin | Dale Dye | Steve Larson | John Linton | Vyto Ruginis | Al Shannon
Directors: Brian De Palma
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During the war of Vietnam a girl is taken by her village of five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers violate them, but the fifth one declines. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice is done. The film is more about the realities of the war, but not this single event.

Während des Krieges von Vietnam wird ein Mädchen von ihrem Dorf von fünf amerikanischen Soldaten genommen. Vier der Soldaten vergewaltigen sie, aber das fünfte lehnt ab. Das junge Mädchen wird getötet. Der fünfte Soldat wird bestimmt, dass Gerechtigkeit getan wird. Der Film ist mehr über die Realien des Krieges, aber nicht dieses einzelne Ereignis.

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Brad Pitt | David Thewlis | B. D. Wong | Mako | Danny Denzongpa | Victor Wong | Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk | Lhakpa Tsamchoe | Jetsun Pema | Ama Ashe Dongtse
Directors: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Heinrich Harrer runs from difficulties at home in Austria WWII to mount Mt. Nanga Parbat. After the meeting to unforseen obstacles he enters into contact with the forbidden city of Lhasa.

Heinrich Harrer läuft von Schwierigkeiten zuhause im WWII Österreich, um Mt zu besteigen. Nanga Parbat. Nach dem Treffen unforseen Hindernisse tritt er in Kontakt mit der verbotenen Stadt von Lhasa ein.

The Great Escape (1963)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve McQueen | James Garner | Richard Attenborough | James Donald | Charles Bronson | Donald Pleasence | James Coburn | Hannes Messemer | David McCallum | Gordon Jackson | John Leyton | Angus Lennie | Nigel Stock | Robert Graf | Jud Taylor
Directors: John Sturges
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Based on a true history, *quot; Grande Fuite*quot; is in charge of the biggest Allied try of escape of a camp German POW during the Second world war. The first one left the film concentrates on efforts of escape in the camp and process to dig a tunnel of escape clandestinely. The second half of the film is in charge of massive effort by German Gestapo to find most than 70 avoided prisoners who are in this point everywhere in the Third Reich trying to advance in England and different neutral countries.

Basé sur une vraie histoire, "la Grande Fuite" s’occupe du plus grand essai de fuite Allié d’un camp POW allemand pendant la Deuxième guerre Mondiale. La première partie du film se concentre sur les efforts de fuite dans le camp et le processus de creuser secrètement un tunnel de fuite. La deuxième moitié du film s’occupe de l’effort massif par la Gestapo allemande pour retrouver les plus de 70 prisonniers échappés qui sont à ce point partout dans le Troisième Reich essayant d’avancer en Angleterre et pays neutres différents.

First Blood (1982)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Sylvester Stallone | Richard Crenna | Brian Dennehy | Bill McKinney | Jack Starrett | Michael Talbott | Chris Mulkey | John McLiam | Alf Humphreys | David Caruso | David L. Crowley | Don MacKay | Charles A. Tamburro | David Petersen | Craig Huston
Directors: Ted Kotcheff
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John Rambo is a disorientated veterinarian of Vietnam. He trampt from the city to city to see friends of the war. A sheriff tries to do him to permission city, and if he declines, stops him for the Landstreicherei. While in the prison a delegated delight in abusing of him takes. Rambo-Flüchte, his old Vietnam showing, with skills fighting, and bring in the woods as the sheriff, and representative condemns and finds him in his element. Things get out of control because the old commander the colonel Trautman Rambo appears to throw light on the situation.

John Rambo ist ein desorientierter Tierarzt von Vietnam. Er trampt von der Stadt bis Stadt, um Freunde vom Krieg zu sehen. Ein Sheriff versucht, ihn Erlaubnis-Stadt zu machen, und wenn er ablehnt, hält ihn für die Landstreicherei an. Während im Gefängnis ein Abgeordneter Entzücken am Missbrauchen von ihm nimmt. Rambo-Flüchte, sein altes Vietnam zeigend, mit Sachkenntnissen kämpfend, und bringen in die Wälder als der Sheriff, und Abgeordneter urteilt ab und findet ihn in seinem Element. Dinge geraten außer Kontrolle, weil der alte Kommandant des Obersten Trautman Rambo scheint, Licht auf die Situation zu werfen.

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Sylvester Stallone | Richard Crenna | Charles Napier | Steven Berkoff | Julia Nickson-Soul | Martin Kove | George Cheung | Andy Wood | William Ghent | Voyo Goric | Dana Lee | Baoan Coleman | Steven Williams | Don Collins | Christopher Grant
Directors: George P. Cosmatos
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John Rambo is removed of the prison by his ancient superior, Coronel Samuel Troutman, for a secret operation to return the POW’S still maintained in the Vietnam. The nomination of Rambo only must take pictures of where the POWs they are being maintained, but the POWs wants to acquire Rambo out of the Vietnam. When Co Bao was grouped with the feminine fighter of Vietnamese freedom, Rambo undertakes a mission to rescue the POWs, whom they are being maintained by the Vietnamese sadistic Captain Vinh and his Russian comrade, Colonel of Lieutenant Padovsky. The Rambo falls in the love with Co Bao, and when Co Bao is killed by the Captain Vinh, Rambo wants the vengeance, so he begins to kill each enemy to the sight still concentrating in his intentions of rescuing the POWs. There are also the American corrupt officials implicated in the mission, including Marshall Murdock, one of superiors of Rambo.

John Rambo é retirado da prisão pelo seu antigo superior, Coronel Samuel Troutman, para uma operação secreta para devolver o POW’S ainda mantido no Vietnam. A nomeação de Rambo só deve tomar quadros de onde os POWs estão sendo mantidos, mas Rambo quer adquirir-se o POWs fora do Vietnam. Agrupado com o lutador de liberdade vietnamita feminino Co Bao, Rambo empreende uma missão de resgatar o POWs, quem estão sendo mantidos pelo Capitão Vietnamita sádico Vinh e o seu camarada russo, Coronel de Tenente Padovsky. O Rambo cai no amor com Co Bao, e quando Co Bao é morto pelo Capitão Vinh, Rambo quer a vingança, portanto ele começa a matar cada inimigo à vista ainda se concentrando nas suas intenções de resgatar o POWs. Há também os funcionários americanos corruptos implicados na missão, inclusive Marshall Murdock, um de superiores de Rambo.