WWII films for kids
not too violent movies about WWII for the kids to watch
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- DirectorRobert StevensonWard KimballStarsAngela LansburyDavid TomlinsonRoddy McDowallAn apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.Based on the books by Mary Norton, this adorable mix of live action, animation and songs is set during the Blitz, when the Rawlins children (Charlie, Carrie and Paul) are evacuated to Dorset. They end up living with apprentice witch Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury), who hopes to use her magical powers to bring the war to an end. (U)
- DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio CantariniWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.a Jewish waiter, his wife and their son are sent to a concentration camp, where the waiter tries to protect his son's innocence by playing a game (PG-13 rating)
- DirectorJoyce ChopraStarsMaya RitterDavid Aaron BakerTory GreenMolly is a girl living in the year 1943 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.
- DirectorDavid DevriesStarsEdward WoodwardWhat really happened is a long way removed from the Hollywood movie. This is the story of hardship almost beyond belief that was suffered by the Allied soldiers at the hands of their Japanese captors.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsMichael CaineTrevor HowardHarry AndrewsIn 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard AttenboroughAllied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsFrank SinatraTrevor HowardRaffaella CarràAn American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsSean ConneryRyan O'NealMichael CaineOperation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJames MasonCedric HardwickeJessica TandyThe story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
- StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon LivingstonThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBen AffleckKate BeckinsaleJosh HartnettA tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsJude LawEd HarrisJoseph FiennesA Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
- DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert FriendThrough the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.when a German family moves from Berlin to Poland, a young boy befriends a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, unaware he's a Jewish prisoner. After his father receives a promotion, young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) and his family go to live on what Bruno thinks is a farm, where he is forbidden from playing in the back garden. When he does explore, he discovers barbed wire fence surrounding a camp and befriends a boy named Shmuel (Jack Scanlon) who asks for food and is wearing a striped uniform that Bruno thinks is pyjamas. A moving look at the Holocaust, this will upset younger viewers. (PG-13 rating)
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsGeorge ClooneyMatt DamonBill MurrayAn unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.an unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. (PG-13 rating)
- StarsStruan RodgerGemma DeerfieldTobias CapwellCould any of the Romanov family have survived or escaped their prison in remotest Russia in 1917? This programme explores the latest science and newly-discovered documents behind one of history's greatest mysteries.watch the Hitler segment. what happened in WWI that turned socially awkward loner Adolf Hitler into the most infamous dictator in human history? (TV-PG rating)
- DirectorMichèle OhayonStarsJ.P. GillainJeroen KrabbéMarieke OudejansThe true story of the troubled marriage of Jaap and Manja Polak, who lived in German occupied Amsterdam. During the war, Jaap met and fell in love with Ina Soep.this moving documentary chronicles the unshakable romance between a couple who met and fell in love while in a Nazi concentration camp (NR)
- DirectorMichael RosenfeldKirk WolfingerStarsTom BrokawRobert BallardHirohitoAfter one of the most notorious sneak attacks in military history, join National geographic for an exploration of the still unsolved mysteries and startling true stories behind the "day of infamy" that plunged the United States into World War II! Set sail with Dr. Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic, in search of a sunken Japanese midget submarine that could have changed history. Relive the momentous battle through American and Japanese eyewitness accounts, and see the haunting, first-ever images captured inside the sunken hull of the U.S.S. Arizona battleship. Experience the real story of December 7, 1941, as only National Geographic can tell it. Narrated by Tom Brokaw.dive deep into the waters of the historic Pearl Harbor to find the remains of a Japanese sub and examine the wreckage of the USS Arizona. (TV PG rating)
- DirectorRichard FleischerKinji FukasakuToshio MasudaStarsMartin BalsamSô YamamuraJason RobardsThe story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.the movie is named for the Japanese phrase that signals the start of an attack. In this film the American and Japanese versions of the bombing of Pear harbor are told. (G rating)
- 1985–7.1 (39)TV EpisodeStarsRichard KileyRobert BallardLudovic KennedyNational Geographic Explorer and Bob Ballard search the depths of the Atlantic for the remains of the German battleship Bismark.join Dr. Robert Ballard on a gripping underwater journey to discover the secrets of the Bismarck, a notorious World War II-era German battleship. (TV-PG rating)
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph SchildkrautDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.based on the classic book, teenage Anne Frank tells in her own words, how she and her Jewish family hid from the Nazis during WWII. (NR)
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsSophie NélisseGeoffrey RushEmily WatsonWhile subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.while subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents. The Second World War as seen through the eyes of young Liesel, who is sent to live with foster parents in Germany after her mother flees the country. Based on the Marcus Zusak book of the same name, the film stars Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson (PG-13 rating)
- DirectorTim DunnStarsCraig SechlerJohn S. BlythMike MockfordThe story of British aerial military photographic reconnaissance and analysis using stereoscopic viewing techniques during World War II.discover the little-known secrets of Allied spies whose photography helped thwart new German weapons technology at the height of World War II. (TV-PG rating)
- Embark on a 3,000-mile death-defying World War II mission, all captured on film and all transferred to stunning HD.rarely seen combat footage takes viewers along for a 21st Bomber Command's long distance strikes on Tokyo near the end of WWII. (TV-PG rating)
- DirectorElliot BerlinJoe FabStarsSandra RobertsDagmar Schroeder-HildebrandTom BosleyAs a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed.struggling to understand the enormity of the Holocaust, students at a Tennessee middle school collect 6 million paper clips to grasp the concept. (G rating)