1940s Movies

Danish social democratic propaganda film. During the Occupation, the young freedom fighter Søren had a good working relationship with a...

At the end of the war, the old train driver Matys saves his beloved locomotive Líza from depth charges. However, the locomotive is damaged and...

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

An elderly Jewish woman, who was a teenager during the outset of the Holocaust and was forced to choose between her own life and her younger...

A feature adaptation of the 2022 Ann Petry novel about a young Black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and...

Based on a true story, set during the drainage of the Maliq swamp.

After World War II, more than 85% of the Albanian people were illiterate. Partisan soldier Dritan Shkaba is tasked with opening new schools in north...

Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s. Knatten tries to earn money while Janne...

In the late 1940s, a weary assassin known as the Nighthawk sits alone in a late-night diner, awaiting his inevitable end. Three distinct figures from...

The security forces, loyal to the people, uncover the conspiracy. At the center of the intrigue is an average actor who suddenly becomes dizzy from...

Set in 1944, The Farm Boy is a black and white feature film. A love story and adventure, the film is loosely based on the real life story of the...

In 1940s outport Newfoundland, young Sadie struggles to cope with the tragic death of both her parents.

When Italy capitulated 1943 and joined the allied forces, some soldiers from the German Wehrmacht also changed sides and joined the Italians in their...

Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....

The sordid story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's war years in the Caribbean, involving scandals of extravagant spending, prejudice, race riots...

Annika and Bo want to surprise their mother with a homemade cake on Mother's Day. However, not everything works out so easily.

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing...