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1950s War Drama Movies

Public list by WPS with 137 movies or TV shows/series

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War and Peace(1956)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 28min | Drama, War, Romance / Love, History
3.4/5 (with 99 votes)

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

From Here to Eternity(1953)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | War, Romance / Love, Drama
3.7/5 (with 266 votes)

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

The Bridge(1959)

1h 43min | Drama, History, War
3.7/5 (with 66 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Alexander the Great(1956)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 16min | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
3.0/5 (with 36 votes)

He was a fierce military commander who led huge armies into battle without a single defeat; a magnificent warrior who many believed was part god - this was Alexander the Great (Richard Burton), the legendary Greek hero hailed by his countrymen as "The King of Kings". Born in 356 B.C. into a turbulent world of political unrest, educated by Aristotle (Barry Jones) and chosen to lead his people in the grand tradition of his powerful father (Fredric March), this glamorous world conqueror rose above all conflict to unite the continents of Europe and Asia to become one of the most celebrated rulers of all time! Written, produced and directed by Oscar - winner Robert Rossen and featuring the extraordinary Claire Bloom and a remarkable cast of thousands, this stunning portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures is colossal entertainment and an amazing spectacle.

The Burmese Harp(1956)

1h 56min | Drama, Music, War
3.9/5 (with 60 votes)

In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.

Ballad of a Soldier(1959)

1h 29min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
4.1/5 (with 77 votes)

During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.

Forbidden Games(1952)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 27min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 127 votes)

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(1957)

1h 48min | Adventure, Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 53 votes)

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.

Ashes and Diamonds(1958)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 43min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.8/5 (with 94 votes)

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.

The Pride and the Passion(1957)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 12min | Adventure, Action, Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.

Kanal(1957)

1h 36min | War, Drama
3.9/5 (with 49 votes)

During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.

A Man Escaped(1956)

1h 41min | Thriller, Drama, War, History
4.0/5 (with 215 votes)

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

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Friendly Persuasion(1956)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 17min | Drama, History, War, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 48 votes)

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

The Bridges at Toko-Ri(1954)

3.0/5 (with 27 votes)

A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

General Della Rovere(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 12min | War, Drama
3.8/5 (with 54 votes)

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Action, Adventure, Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 46 votes)

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Dunkirk(1958)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 14min | Drama, War
3.4/5 (with 26 votes)

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.

The Red Badge of Courage(1951)

1h 9min | Drama, War
3.3/5 (with 25 votes)

Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle.

The Wings of Eagles(1957)

1h 50min | Drama, War
3.1/5 (with 29 votes)

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Abandoned(1955)

1h 42min | Drama, War, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 9 votes)

A group of rich young intellectuals hiding from the war in rural Italy play at being partisans when some disbanded soldiers and some refugees ask them for shelter in their villa. The young and aristocratic Andrea strikes up a friendship with a peasant girl, Lucia. Then the Germans suddenly appear, looking for the real partisans, and the time comes for serious decisions.

Servicio en la mar(1951)

1h 31min | Drama, War

- No description / details available yet. -

The Sea Chase(1955)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | War, Drama
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.

Fires on the Plain(1959)

1h 48min | Drama, War
3.8/5 (with 41 votes)

In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.

A Time to Love and a Time to Die(1958)

2h 12min | Drama, War, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 34 votes)

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

Fate of a Man(1959)

1h 43min | Drama, War
3.8/5 (with 26 votes)

The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...

Thunder in the East(1952)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 37min | Drama, War
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson.

Betrayed(1954)

1h 48min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.0/5 (with 7 votes)

Screen superstars Clark Gable ("Gone With The Wind," "It Happened One Night") and sultry bombshell Lana Turner ("Peyton Place," "The Postman Always Rings Twice") team-up in this intriguing WWII drama. Suspected of being a Nazi spy, Dutch-resistance member Turner is given a last chance mission to redeem herself. Gable is an American colonel who falls in love with her. Co-starring Victor Mature ("My Darling Clementine") and Oscar-nominee Louis Calhern ("The Asphalt Jungle").

Der Hauptmann und sein Held(1955)

1h 27min | Comedy

- No description / details available yet. -

Der kom en dag(1955)

1h 42min | War, Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Anatahan(1953)

1h 32min | Drama, War
3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

Twelve Japanese seamen are stranded on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan for seven tense years of internal strife.

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