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Air ForceAir Force (1943)
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Garfield
Persuasive propaganda piece focusing on the crew of a B–17 bomber, quite thrilling in the hands of director Hawks.
Crash Dive Crash Dive (1943)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews
A submarine lieutenant and his commander fall in love with the same girl in this thrilling propaganda piece that won the 1943 Oscar for best special…
Destination Tokyo (1943)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Cary Grant
Suspenseful Cary Grant war melodrama set aboard a U.S sub encroaching Japanese waters.
Edge of DarknessEdge of Darkness (1943)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston
Taut account of Resistance activities in Norway during WWII, has extra–good camerawork of Erroll Flynn, Ann Sheridan and Walter Huston in some…
Five Graves to CairoFive Graves to Cairo (1943)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim
Rousing early outing for Billy Wilder; a nimble, well–executed piece of WWII propaganda exaggerating the exploits of a British corporal officer…
Flemish Farm, TheFlemish Farm, The (1943)
Dir. Jeffrey Dell
Feat. Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter
Low budget WW2 aviation drama focused on a regiment of Belgian pilots who use a Flemish farm as an airstrip with one of the injured men becoming…
For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman
Splendidly mounted Spanish civil–war drama, in which International Brigade–er Gary Cooper leads local guerillas, including Ingrid…
Guadalcanal DiaryGuadalcanal Diary (1943)
Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan, Preston Foster
Filmed just after US victory in the Solomon Islands during WW2, this standard issue war–film is a reasonably solid account of a grueling…
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, TheLife and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
The numerous off–beat adventures of a British soldier are chronicled over a period of three wars, with Deborah Kerr playing all three of the…
Millions Like UsMillions Like Us (1943)
Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford
Honest dramatization of the British "home front" during the second World War focuses on a factory worker struggling to overcome her grief after the…

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