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Tag: WW 2

Posted on December 5, 2015December 5, 2016

COME SEE THE PARADISE (1990)

The ironical word “Paradise” in the title refers to a prison camp into which Caucasian Jack’s wife Lily is sent, along with her family, during WW2 because they were Japanese-American.

Posted on October 24, 2014October 27, 2014

Fury (2014)

During the last months of WW Two 5 tank crew members form a family as they fight their way toward Berlin. One of them is a greenhorn cruelly taught to kill.

Posted on July 27, 2014October 25, 2016

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000)

A true story of the German pastor Bonhoeffer who was killed after he joined the underground against Hitler. His ideas & writings influence believers today.

Posted on March 28, 2014March 28, 2015

The Pianist (2002)

  Rated R. Running time: 2 hours 30 min.   Our content rating: V-7; L-2; S/N-1.  For I was envious of the arrogant;        I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have no pain;           their bodies are sound and sleek. They are not in trouble as others are;          they are not …

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Posted on February 8, 2014February 10, 2014

Casablanca (1942)

Rick, owner of a casino in Casablanca during WW 2 seems to be a cynical man, but an act of charity to a desperate couple shows he has a heart after all.

Posted on December 8, 2013December 8, 2014

A Midnight Clear (1992)

A squad of G.I.s in Dec. 1944 in France are ordered to watch for Germans in the area. When a group wants to surrender they are not clear what to do.

Posted on December 7, 2013December 8, 2013

The Book Thief (2013)

Based on a beloved novel, the story is set in Germany in WWII as a young girl must hide with foster parents when the Gestapo arrest her real parents. Click the movie title to read the whole review.

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