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49 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Period 1940s

 
Boy and the Heron, TheBoy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka) (2023)Recommended
A 12–year–old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death. However, when a sinister talking heron informs him that…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Godzilla Minus OneGodzilla Minus One (2023)Aro Favourite
Hailed by some as the greatest Godzilla film since the monster's sombre genesis in 1954. As with the original, a wartime subtext and some genuinely…
DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
There's Still TomorrowThere's Still Tomorrow (2023)Recommended
An audacious, bittersweet comedy–drama that swept the Italian Oscars and broke domestic box–office records. Directed, co–written…
DVD $29.95
Zone of Interest, TheZone of Interest, The (2023)Recommended
A Holocaust film quite unlike any other, The Hoss family have moved into their new home in Poland. The camera objectively documents their daily life…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
De GaulleDe Gaulle (2020)
Spectacularly mounted biographical drama depicting a crucial period in the life of French army officer Charles de Gaulle, a famous figure in modern…
DVD $29.95
SummerlandSummerland (2019)
A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…
DVD $29.95
Alone in BerlinAlone in Berlin (2017)
Earnest resistance drama set in 1940, with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as a working class couple who, after learning of their only son's death…
DVD $34.95
King's Choice, TheKing's Choice, The (2016)
Vibrant war–time drama set during the three days in 1940 when German forces occupied Oslo and King Haakon VII and his family went into hiding.…
DVD $29.95
Heavy Water War, TheHeavy Water War, The (The Saboteurs) (2015)Aro Favourite
Thrilling Norwegian mini–series tells the story behind Hitler's plan for obtaining the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in…
DVD $34.95
Mr. HolmesMr. Holmes (2015)Recommended
An intriguing take on the great detective's final years with Ian McKellen in his element as the retired Sherlock Holmes who, dealing with early…
DVD $19.95
DiplomacyDiplomacy (2014)Recommended
A thematically rich and expertly staged historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of…
DVD $29.95
Labyrinth of LiesLabyrinth of Lies (2014)Recommended
Thought–provoking drama set in 1950's Germany in which an ambitious young prosecutor's pursuit of an Auschwitz commandant exposes the…
DVD $29.95
Un Village Francais (TV Series)Un Village Francais (TV Series) (2009-2017)Recommended
Confronting the difficult subject of French collaboration with the Germans during WW2, this series details the lives of the people of a fictional…
DVD $29.95, $39.95, $49.95, $49.95
Detective De Luca (TV Series)Detective De Luca (TV Series) (2008)
Another good looking entry into the Italian crime fiction genre, only this time set during the country's fascist era and along the war torn Bologna…
DVD $34.95
Sophie Scholl: The Final DaysSophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)Recommended
An interesting and worthy companion piece to the excellent DOWNFALL, this necessarily grim drama looks at the trial of 21–year–old…
DVD $15 $11.25
Speer And Hitler: The Devil's ArchitectSpeer And Hitler: The Devil's Architect (2005)
Painstaking docu–drama attempts to reevaluate the war crimes of one Albert Speer, Third Reich celebrity and Hilter’s personal architect…
DVD $20 $15
Chorus, TheChorus, The (Les Choristes) (2004)Recommended
Crowd–pleasing drama set in post–WW2 France, where a sympathetic and patient music teacher strives to win over the troubled orphans in…
DVD $20 $15
Foyle's War (TV Series)Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002-2015)Recommended
A distinguished drama series of mysteries set at the dawn of World War II, from the makers of Midsomer Murders. Michael Kitchen stars as charismatic…
DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Blind Spot: Hitler's SecretaryBlind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2001)Recommended
The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, who at the age of 80 comes to terms with working alongside unspeakable evil…
DVD $15 $11.25
ConspiracyConspiracy (2001)
Presenting the planning of the Nazi’s ‘Final Solution’ of the jews as the matter of a simple business luncheon in 1942 of fifteen men, presided…
DVD $30
Man Who Wasn't There, TheMan Who Wasn't There, The (2001)Recommended
The Coen Brothers chalk up another film in love with film, an attractive but slender paean to 1950s pulp melodramas, with its nostalgia–soaked…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Monsignor Renard (TV Mini-series)Monsignor Renard (TV Mini-series) (2000)
ITV drama starring John Thaw as a humble parish priest who returns home to his French village to join the resistance during WWII after a twenty year…
DVD $39.95
EarthEarth (1998)Recommended
The director of FIRE takes on another controversial element of modern India with the second in her (proposed) trilogy – a humanistic view of…
DVD $19.95
Lucie AubracLucie Aubrac (1997)
French Resistance true–story from the period–eye of dir. Claude Berri (JEAN DE FLORETTE), offering a romantic sub–plot between…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Schindler's ListSchindler's List (1993)Aro Favourite
Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Broadway BoundBroadway Bound (1992)
Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…
Poster (G) $9.95
League of Their Own, ALeague of Their Own, A (1992)
Good–natured comedy centres around the female baseball league that formed while the men were off fighting in WW2.
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Barton FinkBarton Fink (1991)Recommended
The Coen Bros' striking if enigmatic account of a brilliant scribe hampered with writer's block and a strange hotel companion in mid 1940s Hollywood.…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
MediterraneoMediterraneo (1991)
Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Olivier OlivierOlivier Olivier (1991)
After disappearing from his country home six years earlier, a boy's mysterious return brings with it a mix of salvation and suspicion to his…
Poster (G) $9.95
Come See the ParadiseCome See the Paradise (1990)
An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…
DVD $24.95
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The (TV Series)Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The (TV Series) (1990)
Detective series plucked from the novels of famed crime writer Ngaio Marsh follows Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn as he suavely solves crime in…
DVD $34.95, $39.95, $49.95
Triumph of the SpiritTriumph of the Spirit (1989)
Harrowing tale of a Greek–Jewish boxer (Willem Dafoe) who is deported to Auschwitz during WW2.
DVD $15 $11.25
Empire of the SunEmpire of the Sun (1987)
A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
DVD $20 $15
Hope and GloryHope and Glory (1987)
Well–crafted account of Dir. Boorman's childhood in wartime London.
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryWallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
DVD $24.95
ConstanceConstance (1983)
Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
'Allo 'Allo (TV Series)'Allo 'Allo (TV Series) (1982-1992)
British farce at its best and silliest, this sitcom takeoff of every WW2 French Resistance film (and the TV Series 'Secret Army') is set around the…
DVD $30 $22.50
GandhiGandhi (1982)Recommended
Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Unknown War, TheUnknown War, The (1978)
Burt Lancaster narrates this enormous 20–part documentary series on the conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
DVD $39.95
Gable and LombardGable and Lombard (1976)
A speculative and superficial biopic based on the scandalous romance and tumultuous marriage of 1930's screen stars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard,…
DVD $14.95
World At War, TheWorld At War, The (1973)Recommended
Epic – both in length and scope – series that comprehensively examines the second World War. Assembling a vast array of rare footage and…
Blu-Ray $109.95
Godfather, TheGodfather, The (1972)Aro Favourite
Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…
DVD $19.95
How I Won the WarHow I Won the War (1967)
John Lennon and Michael Crawford do service in this black satire on military lunacy.
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Longest Day, TheLongest Day, The (1962)
One the great WW2 films, with over 40 international stars. The large scale battle scenes have taken some outdoing.
DVD $20 $15
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962)Recommended
Moving adaptation stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar–winning performance as the genial lawyer who defends an innocent Negro accused of rape in the…
DVD $15 $11.25
Diary of Anne Frank, TheDiary of Anne Frank, The (1959)Recommended
Absorbing film version of the play based on the experience of a Jewish girl who was forced to live within the confines of a tiny attic, under…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
FBI Story, The (1959)
This official ‘biopic’ of the FBI, seen through the eyes of career agent James Stewart from 1924 to the late 1950s, has sturdy…
VHS $19.95
From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity (1953)Recommended
Frank Sinatra established himself an actor alongside Burt Lancaster in this account of life at a Honolulu barracks at the time of Pearl Harbour.…
DVD $24.95 $18.70

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