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1. Army of Shadows (1969)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, War
An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret
Votes: 25,845 | Gross: $0.74M
2. Goodbye, Children (1987)
PG | 104 min | Drama, War
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg
Votes: 36,115 | Gross: $4.54M
3. A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein
Votes: 6,392 | Gross: $0.41M
4. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
PG | 251 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government's acceptance of the German invasion.
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave, Louis Grave
Votes: 4,095
5. The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A salesman chasing by car a beautiful female biker in order to flirt finds a castle where he is accused in a game trial for murder.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 863
6. The Saviour (1971)
105 min | Drama, War
In 1943, rural French teenager Nanette meets an injured British airman and decides to give him shelter at her family's farm after falling in-love with him.
Director: Michel Mardore | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Muriel Catalá, Hélène Vallier, Roger Lumont
Votes: 278
7. Un sac de billes (1975)
105 min | Biography, Drama
Two young French Jewish boys and their family struggle to survive in WWII during the invasion of Germans.
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Richard Constantini, Paul-Eric Shulmann, Joseph Goldenberg, Reine Bartève
Votes: 361
8. The Last Mitterrand (2005)
116 min | Biography, Drama
A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau
Votes: 1,068
9. 14-18: The Noise and the Fury (2008 TV Movie)
148 min | Documentary, History
A documentary of World War I, exploring how soldiers accepted their conditions in the trenches when no clear reason had been given for the fight.
Director: Jean-François Delassus | Star: Alexandre Astier
Votes: 128
10. Sigmaringen, le dernier refuge (2017 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Director: Serge Moati | Stars: Pierre Hancisse, Julie Debazac, Christophe Odent, Thomas Chabrol
Votes: 22
11.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battles for Tunisia
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck
Votes: 6
12.
Archives du XXème siècle (1971–1979)
Episode:
Henry de Montherlant: la jeunesse
(1973)
39 min | Documentary, Biography
Directors: Philippe Collin, Colette Thiriet | Stars: Henry de Montherlant, Jean José Marchand
13.
Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode:
Yet Another of Hitler's Ultimate Dick Moves
(2021)
11 min | Documentary
The Armistice of 1918 that ended World War One was a deliberately humiliating blow to Germany that was enshrined by a further humiliating monument in the Glade of Armistice where the treaty... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
14.
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode:
Le piège
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
Nine months after the onset of World War II, Hitler attacks the West - Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Great Britain - with intense violence.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Fernand Bignon
Votes: 38
15.
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode:
Ultimes Combats
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
France is in chaos. The French people take to the roads, trying to escape. The government signs an armistice as Germans take over half the country.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, William C. Bullitt
Votes: 40
16.
Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode:
Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys
(2010)
47 min | Documentary, History
British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Martin Bormann, Sepp Dietrich, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 35
17.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
The French Resistance
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
Sworn to Secrecy examines the French Resistance. After Nazi Germany's invasion and capture of France, brave French citizens take it upon themselves to wage a guerrilla campaign against ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, J.C. Simmons, Bela Elek, M.R.D. Foot
18.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
WWI: Germany's Secret Gambles
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
As the armies of World War One struggled under an onslaught of terrifying weapons, the German government broke the stalemate and issued in a new era of warfare by turning to covert operations.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Jean-Jacques Becker, Jules Witcover, Mark Seaman
19.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Lightning War
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Karl Dönitz
Votes: 344
20.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
World War II: Blitzkrieg - 1940
(2023)
Documentary, History
In May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and Germany launched its offensive. By mid-July, the Battle of Britain had begun.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Steven P. Remy, Jonathon Riley, Peter Lieb, Richard John Evans
Votes: 5