Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés is captured by spaniards and Andaluz wants to execute him. But, after Elpidio develops amnesia, Don Cetáceo tells him he is on their side. So Elpidio Valdés will turn against mambises.
Richard Lawrence, an Army Aviator, introduces his friend, Count Zurich, to Zenia, his father's beautiful ward. The Count becomes infatuated with the girl and determines to win her. General Lawrence, Richard's father, is ordered to prepare for war. as Prince Dureseign is gathering an army to overthrow the government. In a terrific battle, the forces of Dureseign are driven back. Zenia and Richard fall in love, he proposes and she accepts him. Dureseign's forces are greatly augmented in numbers, surround General Lawrence's army and the General sends his son in a fast aeroplane for reinforcements.
An Alsatian, head of a section of the Gestapo, is actually spying on behalf of the French and dismantling a Nazi network. His activities are brought to light by the Germans and he owes his life only to the intervention of a young woman.
After the climax of the second World War, Tzakas finds himself lost once again in the heat of battle in Stalingrad. With tensions rising between the two parties a new German sergeant has become a real threat. With sgt. Smitheropoulos and a new ally by his side, Tzakas needs to bring peace back to the world.
The Warfighters: Battle Stories is a powerful two-hour Veterans Day documentary event delving into some of the most harrowing operations of the War on Terror. Blending raw first-person accounts from Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Marines with archival footage and cinematic recreations, these stories are told entirely in the voices of the men who lived them, bringing audiences face-to-face with the extraordinary missions of America's elite Special Operations Forces. A reimagining of the 12-hour, 2017 miniseries directed by Peter Berg, The Warfighters: Battle Stories is presented by USAA and is hosted by retired COL Michail Gus Huerter who served 28 years in the US Army, serving for eight combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the middle east.
The Lebanese film "Fi Mahab al-Reeh" (In the Wind’s Mercy), released in 1985, is a drama set during the Lebanese Civil War. It tells the story of a romantic relationship between two individuals from different social backgrounds, highlighting the deep social and political divisions affecting Lebanese society at the time.
'Wounded in Action' is a 22-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film documents the work carried out by medical services in saving the lives of those who are wounded in action during the Second World War. The French version title of Wounded in 'Action is Blessé au combat'.
Sir David Jason spends time with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as they prepare for the 2020 80th anniversary display season under the restrictions of the Covid 19 lock-down.
A short pamphlet based on a text by Peter Weiss and on the contrapuntal use of the relation between image and sound. The commercial activities and fantasies linked to tourism in Sweden are contradicted by the geopolitics of capitalist imperialism, in particular with the war in Vietnam.
In 1989, Mozambique is a country ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.
On 2 May 1992, Serb forces besieged Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, and began indiscriminately terrorizing the predominantly Muslim civilian population. In July, the Sarajevo Airport - the city's only lifeline - came under control of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR): Under command of a Canadian general, 800 Canadian peacekeepers used aggressive tactics to deliver humanitarian aid in the midst of a brutal internal conflict. While the siege continued for another three years, in its pivotal opening months, Canadian soldiers saved the lives of thousands and helped begin the Bosnian peace process