1940s Movies
- 1991
A Day in October
A Day in October61991HD
During the month of October 1943, the Danish resistance movement and just plain ordinary citizens joined together in staging a mass exodus by fishing...
- 1976
If I Had a Girl
If I Had a Girl51976HD
- 1994
Good Night Irene
Good Night Irene71994HD
Staffan returns to Svalöv, his childhood town. The visit becomes an odyssey of his memories with his friends Maria and Janne when they grew up...
- 1991
After the War, You Have to Tell Everyone About the Dutch Gay Resistance Fighters
After the War, You Have to Tell Everyone About the Dutch Gay Resistance Fighters11991HD
Many members of the Dutch Underground were gay and lesbian. This film pays homage to them and recounts their story.
- 1971
Mountains Clad in Green
Mountains Clad in Green101971HD
Year 1943. A group of soldiers, carrying an injured comrade, are trying to reach the hospital.
- 1976
The Last Winter
The Last Winter61976HD
Germans come amid snow and winter. In the village only people remained are women, that fight until wounded partisans, sheltered in the village, will...
- 1991
Humanidad, hasta donde nos vas a llevar (1945-1949)
Humanidad, hasta donde nos vas a llevar (1945-1949)51991HD
Chapter 10 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico between...
- 1992
Tiempos de guerra (1940-1944)
Tiempos de guerra (1940-1944)5.51992HD
Chapter 9 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico from 1940...
- 1997
Exodus 1947
Exodus 194701997HD
Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in...
- 2023
Venus no es Santo
Venus no es Santo02023HD
An injured stranger comes to a peasant family that lives in isolation, announcing that he can help them find water, as a drought threatens them.
- 2014
Landauer: Gefeiert, verbannt, vergessen
Landauer: Gefeiert, verbannt, vergessen02014HD
Documentary about Kurt Landauer, the long-time Jewish president of FC Bayern München, who led the club to its first German championship, was...
- 1970
The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie01970HD
Sergiu Celibidache's fairy tale journey: from Moldavia to the Berlin Philharmonic. Despite World War II and countless challenges, he pursued his...
- 2023
The Closet Letter
The Closet Letter02023HD
In the summer of 1946, New York City becomes the stage for a tale of concealed emotions. A woman, burdened with a well-kept secret, embarks on a...
- 2023
Knights of Swing
Knights of Swing02023HD
Set in 1947, Knights of Swing is a feature film that chronicles a group of young jazz musicians whose dream is to form a “really swingin’...
- 2003
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific02003HD
This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From...
- 1977
The New Shelter
The New Shelter01977HD
Film set in a remote mountainous area where work and living conditions are harsh.
- 1970
The Good Maharaja
The Good Maharaja01970HD
In 1942, Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar-Balachadi for...
- 2011
Manhattan Mixup
Manhattan Mixup02011HD
A homage to screwballs and mistaken identity films like The Great Dictator & North by Northwest, set in 1943. It's Cora Apple's birthday, and she...
- 1970
My Soul Is a Witness
My Soul Is a Witness01970HD
In the heart of colonial Senegal, moving to the devastating battlefields of Europe during WWII, Awa and Ibrahim are a young couple whose lives are...
- 1948
Will It Happen Again?
Will It Happen Again?01948HD
An account of Adolf Hitler's rise and fall, his relationship with Eva Braun and their days of leisure at the Berghof, their Bavarian residence.