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1. The Eternal Sea (1955)

Passed | 103 min | Biography, Drama, War

Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins (Sterling Hayden) fights to stay on after losing a leg on an aircraft carrier in World War II.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger

Votes: 358

2. Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

Passed | 97 min | Drama, War

A chronicle of the experiences of a mixed group of Army hospital volunteers stationed in Bataan during World War II.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter

Votes: 1,218

3. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

Passed | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the U.S. forces withdraw from Java, ahead of the Japanese invasion, U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last Allied evacuation points.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe

Votes: 1,102

4. A Place in Hell (1969)

107 min | War

After the U.S. defeat in the Philippines, Madison leads a rag-tag group of U.S. soldiers against the Japanese occupiers. In this WW II drama, the Japanese set an island trap for the American troops.

Director: Giuseppe Vari | Stars: Guy Madison, Maurice Poli, Hélène Chanel, Sandro Pizzochero

Votes: 125

5. Isle of Missing Men (1942)

Approved | 67 min | Drama, Romance

A penal colony governor invites a ravishing blond vagabond to join him for a week on his island prison grounds, unaware that she has manipulated their meeting for ulterior motives.

Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: John Howard, Helen Gilbert, Gilbert Roland, Alan Mowbray

Votes: 179

6. Purple Heart Diary (1951)

Approved | 73 min | Drama

A trio of singers is entertaining wounded American soldiers during World War II. They encourage a mutilated soldier in his love for a nurse.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Frances Langford, Judd Holdren, Ben Lessy, Tony Romano

Votes: 30

7. The Singapore Grip (2020)
Episode: The Great World (2020)

44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After his father's death, bright young son Matthew Webb insists to learn the ropes about the rubber business, visiting the plantation in Johore after Walter and Monty Blackett refused to ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Sam Cox, Richard Lumsden, Ed Birch, Elizabeth Tan

Votes: 62

8. World War Weird (2017– )
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2018)

Documentary, History, War

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Martin K.A. Morgan, Guy Walters, Dominic Selwood, Alexandra Churchill