Subgenre Sampler
Jean Grémillon: During the Occupation (Remorques, Lumière d'été, Le Ciel Est à Vous) (1941-1944)- Dir. Jean Gremillon
Feat. Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud - Three character–driven dramas from the heralded French film director who has been little represented outside of his home country: Remorques…
Sergeant York (1941)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Gary Cooper - A wartime classic about a real–life pacifist turned WW1 hero. Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his vivid portrayal.
They Died With Their Boots On (1941)- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland - Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland lead a great cast for the life and times of General Custer. Part romantic comedy, part tragedy, done in grandest…
Fighting 69th, The (1940)- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent - James Cagney plays a loudmouthed braggart who alienates his comrades and officers, but the regimental chaplain (Pat O'Brien) has faith that he'll…
Forty Thousand Horsemen (40,000 Horsemen) (1940)- Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Chips Rafferty - This rollicking war romp depicts the deeds of the Australian Light Horse cavalry during WWI. Stars the archetypal Aussie bushman, Chips Rafferty.
Let George Do It! (1940)- Dir. Marcel Varnel
Feat. George Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh - Ealing Studios comedy sees George Formby star as a ukulele player who unwittingly takes the wrong boat and finds himself mistaken for a British…
Mortal Storm, The (1940)- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young… - Drama set in Germany in 1933, following a group of people as they contend with the rise of the Nazi Party and the effect it has on their lives. James…
Four Feathers, The (1939)- Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. John Clements, Ralph Richardson, Sir C. Aubrey Smith… - Best version of the much–filmed, classic A E W Mason story, where a British civilian (John Clements), accused of cowardice, must prove himself…
Spy In Black, The (U-Boat 29) (1939)- Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, June Duprez - The brilliant debut collaboration between Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (COLONEL BLIMP, THE RED SHOES), twists an already exciting spy yarn…
War Years (1939-1945)- An excellent representative selection of wartime footage shot by the National Film Unit during WW2. Originally distributed as newsreels, this…
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