Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 47M
Director : John Ford
Sinopse
A tribute documentary on the most decorated U.S. Marine, General Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller.
Seis meses depois de um vírus ter destruído um grande número de pessoas na Grã-Betanha, o exército americano declara que o perigo já passou e começa a reconstrução da cidade. Os refugiados retornam, mas um deles carrega um segredo mortal. O vírus não está morto e agora está mais perigoso.
Militar de longa carreira em operações secretas, Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) é convocado para encontrar Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), filha desaparecida de um funcionário do alto escalão governamental. Robert passa a ter como parceiro o novato Curtis (Derek Luke). Trabalhando com o apoio do FBI e da CIA, a dupla descobre uma rede de exploração de trabalho escravo, possivelmente relacionada com o desaparecimento da moça. As investigações são subitamente interrompidas quando a morte de Laura é divulgada, em uma situação completamente diferente da investigada. Mas Curtis não se dá por satisfeito e convence o colega de que eles devem seguir por conta própria.
O sonho das mulheres que entram para o exército norte-americano é servir e proteger seu país. Mas uma vez no campo de batalha, elas sofrem um número crescente de abusos sexuais por parte de seus supostos companheiros.
Mario Van Peebles estrela como o exército de um só homem em Projeto Solo, a aventura "high-tech" sobre um andróide do exército que aprende a pensar - e matar - por vontade própria. A maior ameaçao do exército desde a bomba atômica, Solo é um andróide indestrutível, construído para vencer qualquer batalha. Quando inocentes civis são subjugados por sua unidade, Solo percebe que está do lado errado de uma operação ilegal. Agora, a última palavra em arma do exército se voltou contra seus próprios criadores.
The war between Euro Britannia and the European Union continues. New orders are given to the W-0 Unit. To land in the middle of the enemy territory as a diversion. The pilots of the W-0 Unit consist only of the commanding officer, Leila, the only surviving Japanese from their last battle, Akito, and the three that escaped from the Eleven ghettos and lived in the underworld, Ryou, Yukiya, and Ayano. With everyone holding their respective expectations, the operation moves forward. On the other side in Euro Britannia, Shin, who made his benefactor commit suicide with the mysterious power of “Geass”, is appointed the leader of the Knights of St. Michael. As Shin steadily advances for the sake of his own ambition, he and his subordinates in the Ashura squad are given orders to deploy. The one that lives in order to fight, and the one that fights in order to live.
História de um encobrimento nas forças armadas.
Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.
Logo após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, o capitão Fisby é enviado ao vilarejo Tobiki em Okinawa, interior do Japão, para ensinar democracia à população. O primeiro passo seria construir uma escola, mas os alunos, depois de explicar ao mestre suas tradições, tentam persuadi-lo a construir o que mais interessa a eles: uma casa de chá.
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
A história de vida de um típico imigrante irlandês que se torna Sargento do Exército Americano e passa sua carreira de 50 anos na Academia Militar de West Point nos Estados Unidos. Isso inclui suas experiências relacionadas ao trabalho, bem como a sua vida familiar e as relações que ele desenvolve com os jovens cadetes com quem faz amizade. Martin "Marty" Maher morreu em 17 de janeiro de 1961, com 84 anos e está enterrado no cemitério de West Point. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
POLICE STATE 4 chronicles the sickening depths to which our republic has fallen. Veteran documentary filmmaker Alex Jones conclusively proves the existence of a secret network of FEMA camps, now being expanded nationwide. The military industrial complex is transforming our once free nation into a giant prison camp. A cashless society control grid, constructed in the name of fighting terrorism, was actually built to enslave the American people. Body scanners, sound cannons, citizen spies, staged terror and cameras on every street corner -- it's only the beginning of the New World Order's hellish plan. This film exposes how the "Continuity of Government" program has established an all powerful shadow state. Prepare to enter the secretive world of emergency dictatorship, FEMA camps, and a shredded Constitution.
Two cops investigating the murder of a young boy become invloved in a very secret project involving alien life. Needless to say, the authorities don't want them to stick their noses into this
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Ralph Phillips is overjoyed when he runs out of Fort Itude, because he's a civilian again. Things, however, don't go well for him when he gets home, and two pixies named Pete and Re-Pete convince him to stay in civilian life or go back to the army. At the end, Ralph chooses to go back to the army
Pursued by 2,000 US soldiers and cavalry, Chief Joseph leads his tribe of 800 Nez Perce on a 1,700 mile journey across the West and towards Canada. Based on the true story of the westward expansion of the United States and the military force used to displace Native Americans from their lands.
Korea's first nuclear submarine and a crew with no record of existence embark on a do-or-die mission into the deep waters of the Pacific.
An adolescent boy, who serves the military forces, experiences homosexual feelings towards one of his comrades. The suppressed conflict bubbles up during their last night at the border, socially isolated and armed with loaded weapons.
U.S. Air force officer Hank Thomas attempts to expose a military cover-up after a civiian airliner crashes.
Os fuzileiros navais americanos e filipinos unem-se para resgatar um senador dos Estados Unidos que foi sequestrado por terroristas e levado para uma ilha da Malásia.
Melinda comes to Washington DC to visit her friend Debbie, and to find a job in government, where she hopes to do her part to make it better. She gets a lower echelon administrative position at the Pentagon, and finds things pretty slack. Her boss seems to be more interested in getting into her pants than trying to find lost data on the Russians. Melinda resists his advances and begins working her way up in the Pentagon, finding subtle ways of getting her policies implemented by manipulating the slovenly males that populate the Pentagon, including finding a way to defuse the mounting conflict with the Russians