Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "torpedo-plane"

1. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, History

The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith

Votes: 8,319 | Gross: $6.54M

2. Air Force (1943)

Approved | 124 min | Action, Drama, History

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 3,816

3. Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)

140 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.

Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô

Votes: 1,256

4. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: Hunt for the Bismarck (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

The World War II story of the British Navy's hunt for Nazi Germany's most powerful battleship.

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 28

5. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and counterattacks between Germany and Italy and the Commonwealth forces, the Axis defeat at El Alamein.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Paola Colacicchi, David Belchem, Richard O'Connor

Votes: 420

6. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Bloody Santa Cruz (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

The Japanese Guadalcanal invasion fleet engages Task Force 61 spearheaded by the Enterprise and Hornet. For the American forces it is a defensive battle as wave after wave of Japanese ... See full summary »

Star: Alan Pietruszewski

Votes: 17

7. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode: Part III (1988)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, War

The Henrys have a family reunion of sorts when Pug and Byron join Warren and Janice to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They are joined by Pamela Tudsbury and her father who managed to ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant

Votes: 110

8. Battlefront (2001– )
Episode: Battle of Midway (2001)

23 min | Documentary, War

Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack.

9. History Specials (2010– )
Episode: Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After (2011)

TV-PG | 88 min | Documentary, History, War

Discover the untold story of the events that occurred immediately after President Roosevelt received the call that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. New evidence from the FDR Library reveals ... See full summary »

Stars: Steve Gillon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, David Woolner

Votes: 25

10. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle of Midway (1995)

113 min | Documentary, History, War

A documentary look at the WWII battle of midway. The events leading up to the battle, the national and war leaders involved, and the critical events that lead to the outcome.

Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, Justin McCarthy | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, William F. Halsey, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance