
Lion of the Desert
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
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1962★ 7.6
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Exodus
1960★ 6.7
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Uprising
2001★ 6.5
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1962★ 8.0
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Darkest Hour
2017★ 7.4
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024★ 6.8
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Legionnaire
1998★ 5.9
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.

Empire of the Sun
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Battle of the Bulge
1965★ 6.9
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The Six Triple Eight
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992★ 7.4
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The Zone of Interest
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Operation Mincemeat
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