Aço da Mesma Têmpera (1942)
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Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 26M
Director : Harold S. Bucquet
Escritor : George Oppenheimer
Sinopse
Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.
As irmãs Dottie e Mae entram para o time da liga feminina de beisebol, fundada durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial para manter a moral da torcida, já que os homens estavam servindo no combate.
Com o início da segunda guerra mundial, Vin, o filho mais velho, regressa da universidade e se apaixona por Carol Beldon, neta de Lady Beldon, uma aristocrata de Beldon Hall, uma mansão vizinha. Apesar de discordâncias iniciais, se casam. Com a iminente ameaça de ataques aéreos à Inglaterra, Vin decide fazer sua parte e se junta à Força Aérea Real como piloto. É enviado para uma base localizada perto da casa dos pais. Clem ajuda na Operação Dynamo com o barco a motor da família. Sozinha em casa, a Sra. Miniver encontra um piloto alemão ferido em seu jardim. Ela o alimenta, o desarma calmamente e avisa às autoridades locais.
Londres. Todo o horror da II Guerra Mundial é transformado, em uma grande aventura, pela sensibilidade e imaginação de um garoto de nove anos de idade. A mudança para a casa da avó, no interior, causada pela destruição de sua casa durante um dos bombardeios alemães, o levará a desenvolver uma perspectiva completamente nova sobre a vida. Um projeto semi-autobiográfico de John Boorman. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
A Segunda Guerra Mundial vista pela ótica dos trabalhadores de uma fábrica de implementos de guerra. Duas mulheres e um trumpetista, todos três sem nenhuma experiência neste tipo de trabalho, vivem dias de grande aventura longe do front.
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Baseado numa história real, o filme conta a história do naufrágio de um navio carregado com 250 mil garrafas de uísque na costa da Escócia. Os habitantes da região recolheram o máximo de garrafas que conseguiram antes da chegada das autoridades.
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they conquered women and town boys. Finnish boys communicated with them on many levels: had trades, worked as interpreters, rotated business, spied on German love adventures and fought with each other about the favor of soldiers. In autumn 1944, the war was ending. Germans left Oulu by leaving behind fragile relationships, bastard kids and unfinished businesses. The most shocking of all was the faith of young Jake...
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter Jane and the Colonel's grandson conduct.
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.
Society matron Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane is selected as a juror in the trial of former chorus girl Yvette Gordon, who's accused of murdering her rich older husband. In court and during deliberations, Mrs. Crane proves to be a disruptive and unorthodox juror.
August 1941. Residents of the Ural town escorted to the front of men. Left alone, women take on the most difficult cases, showing outstanding organizational skills and will. Together with the evacuated plant, refugees arrive in the town. The heroine of the Film Anna takes to her house a woman with children — her example is followed by the rest…
Na Inglaterra, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, três jovens mulheres, de classes sociais distintas, são chamadas para trabalhar duro nos campos de uma fazenda e desenvolvem grande amizade.
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.
Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.
The Unknown Woman is a documentary film scripted and directed by Elina Kivihalme. It depicts the reality of Finnish agriculture and forestry during the war years, when the home front relied entirely upon the work and endurance of the women. All farm work, caring for the children, woodcutting and other forestry operations were undertaken by the civilians, as the men in their prime were on the front.
The war in Europe is over, but the one at home has only just begun. The Second World War is ending and throughout Britain, evacuees are returning home to their families - but not the families they remember. Like so many other women, Peggy’s life has been transformed by the war. Living and working with good friends, she is happier than she has been for years. Yet Peggy’s life is not the only one changed by the war. Her daughter, Rusty, has just returned from the U.S., where she has been living as an evacuee for the last five years. After so long abroad, her home in England has become unrecognizable. Just as Peggy begins to restore normal family bonds, her husband returns from the war, damaged and desperate to make everything as it was before. Adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight, Mister Tom, Back Home is the story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.
Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) já tinha largado a vida de contrabandista, mas Andy (Caleb Jones), o irmão de sua esposa Kate (Kate Beckinsale), se meteu numa jogada e perdeu a mercadoria. Agora, ele precisa voltar à ativa para recuperar o prejuízo porque Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi) e seus capangas, começam a ameaçar sua esposa e a família. Começa então um forte pressão e Chris vai precisar de toda a sua experiência e contatos para vencer essa corrida contra o relógio e pagar uma dívida de milhões de dólares.