Year 1944
"year 1944" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Haunting of the Queen Mary
Synopsis:
When photographers Erin and Patrick are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas, they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets.
Starring:
Joel Fry,
Alice Eve,
Angus Wright
#2
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Synopsis:
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Starring:
John Rhys-Davies,
Boyd Holbrook,
Harrison Ford
#3
Windtalkers
Synopsis:
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Starring:
Mark Ruffalo,
Nicolas Cage,
Peter Stormare
Plot:
navajo indian,
year 1944,
saipan,
military,
japanese army,
japanese soldier,
arizona,
tortoise,
semper fi,
bigotry
...
#4
The Way We Were
Synopsis:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Murray Hamilton,
Bradford Dillman
#5
The Train
Synopsis:
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they ar…
Starring:
Burt Lancaster,
Paul Scofield,
Jeanne Moreau
Plot:
train,
french resistance,
sabotage,
nazi stolen art,
year 1944,
world war two,
art theft,
art,
painting,
train movie
...
#6
The Three Caballeros
Synopsis:
For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.
Starring:
Sterling Holloway,
José Oliveira,
Pinto Colvig
#7
The Pianist
Synopsis:
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Thomas Kretschmann,
Ed Stoppard
#8
The Longest Day
Synopsis:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Starring:
Arletty,
Jean-Louis Barrault,
Richard Burton
#9
The English Patient
Synopsis:
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Willem Dafoe,
Ralph Fiennes
#10
The Dirty Dozen
Synopsis:
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Starring:
Richard Jaeckel,
George Kennedy,
Jim Brown
#11
The Caine Mutiny
Synopsis:
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Starring:
Fred MacMurray,
José Ferrer,
E.G. Marshall
#12
Rome, Open City
Synopsis:
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the leader of the Resistance is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
Starring:
Maria Michi,
Anna Magnani,
Aldo Fabrizi
#13
Patton
Synopsis:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Starring:
George C. Scott,
Karl Malden,
Carey Loftin
Plot:
year 1942,
year 1945,
year 1944,
year 1943,
1940s,
gun holster,
double gun holster,
panzer,
world war two in italy,
u.s. military
...
#14
Catch-22
Synopsis:
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.
Starring:
Martin Sheen,
Alan Arkin,
Art Garfunkel
#15
The Monuments Men
Synopsis:
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, h…
Starring:
John Goodman,
Cate Blanchett,
Matt Damon
Plot:
art,
1940s,
world war two,
1970s,
year 1945,
year 1943,
year 1944,
mine,
map,
cigarette smoking
...
#16
The Forgotten Battle
Synopsis:
November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from Zeeland connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.
Starring:
Tom Felton,
Gijs Blom,
Jamie Flatters
Plot:
world war two,
soldier,
based on true story,
1940s,
year 1944,
army,
military,
tank,
netflix original,
battle
...
#17
The Battleship Island
Synopsis:
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (‘Hashima Island’) to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Starring:
Lee Kyung-young,
Song Joong-ki,
Lee Jung-hyun
Plot:
year 1944,
year 1945,
island,
mine,
fight,
gun,
father daughter relationship,
vagina,
breaking a bottle over someone's head,
dance
...
#18
Saving Private Ryan
Synopsis:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Barry Pepper
#19
Red Tails
Synopsis:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Starring:
Michael B. Jordan,
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
David Oyelowo
#20
Pan's Labyrinth
Synopsis:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Starring:
Manolo Solo,
Doug Jones,
Ivana Baquero