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1. The Longest Day (1962)
G | 178 min | Action, Drama, History
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda
Votes: 59,328 | Gross: $39.10M
2. Les Misérables (1995)
R | 175 min | Drama, History
A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Salomé Lelouch
Votes: 4,075 | Gross: $1.04M
3. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler
Votes: 6,741
4. Breakthrough (1979)
PG | 115 min | Drama, War
In 1944 a German sergeant gets involved in an anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem, Klaus Löwitsch
Votes: 1,487
5. D-Day: The Last Heroes (2013– )
60 min | Documentary, History, War
An examination of how two years of planning, espionage and analysis helped the Allied Forces win D-Day
Stars: Dan Snow, Roy Cadman, John Raaen, George 'Jimmy' Green
Votes: 65
6. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies (2012)
Documentary, History, War
Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to the Allied Powers' victory in WWII.
Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ben Macintyre, Tuppence Middleton, Hugh Astor, Thomas Argyll Robertson
Votes: 44
7. The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell (2019 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
An unprecedented look at the vicious three-month Battle of Normandy that took place after the D-Day invasion.
Director: Guilain Depardieu | Stars: John McManus, Anthony Beevor, Tim Cook, Geoffrey Bateman
Votes: 60
8. Breakthrough (1950)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, War
An American infantry unit, from its pre-invasion training to combat in Europe.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, William Campbell
Votes: 438
9. The War I Knew (2014)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama, War
D-Day: A British paratroop squad are dropped off-target and wiped-out. Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared, lost behind enemy lines. Johnny must grow up and become a man on his perilous journey to safety.
Director: Ian Vernon | Stars: Paul Harrison, Guy Wills, Adam Woodward, James Boyland
Votes: 223
10. 1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
After two men escape from the death camp at Auschwitz to tell the world the details of the Nazi genocide there, the Allies face a moral dilemma: to stop further killings, should we bomb Auschwitz?
Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Nikolaus Wachsmann, Deborah Lipstadt, Michael Berenbaum, Rebecca Erbelding
Votes: 86
11. The West Wall (2014 Video)
60 min | History, War
A documentary charting the construction and strategic development of the German Siegfried Line, which stretched from the Netherlands to Switzerland.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Jeremy Anthony, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler
12. The Road to D-Day (2010)
Documentary, History, War
Different perspectives on the events of D-Day.
Stars: Muriel Murch, Bud Buchanan, Bert Hodder, Bill Packham
13.
Secret Nazi Bases (2019– )
Episode:
The Devil's Lair (Maisy Batteries)
(2019)
Documentary
Nearly seven decades after D-Day, a massive Nazi artillery base the size of four football fields is found near Omaha and Utah beaches.
Director: Daniel Oron | Stars: James MacPhee, Rejeanne Aimey, Rob Bell, Brooke Guzar
Votes: 25
14.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Morning: June-August 1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
Four years after France fell the Allies invade Normandy. Caught by surprise the German defenses are quickly overcome. Heading inland the Allies win major victories against fierce resistance.
Director: John Pett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Goronwy Rees, Louis Mountbatten, Kay Summersby
Votes: 377
15.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
Bloody Omaha
(2008)
60 min | Documentary, History
Researchers and historians are still arguing about why Omaha Beach was the hardest beach to capture in the D-Day landings. Presented by Richard Hammond.
Director: James Hayes | Stars: Richard Hammond, Ray Tollefson, Jack Burke, Simon Trew
Votes: 25
16.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Campaign in the Balkans
(2004)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
We examine the course of savage fighting in the Balkans in the latter half of the conflict in World War 2 where after the uprising by the Romanians, the Soviet Army moved swiftly to capture Bucharest.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Ion Antonescu, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Ernst Busch
Votes: 12
17.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for Caen
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard L. Montgomery, Erwin Rommel
Votes: 15
18.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
Big Red One
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
The story of the longest serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe in which American forces were engaged.
Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Harley Reynolds, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg, Benjamin Hilton
19.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
Red Devils
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
From the moment British airborne was formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany's elite Falschirmjaeger paratroopers, Britain's Airborne would be an elite fighting force.
Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Chip Chapman, Tony Hibbert, Jim Knox, Jon Trigg
20.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
Desert Rats
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
The story of the armoured units who landed in Normandy to spearhead the Allied advance into Nazi occupied Europe and break open the Third Reich's defences.
Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Dick Taylor, Jon Trigg, Rodney Scott, Cecil Newton
21.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
Rangers
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
America's first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos, Rangers became the first US ground forces to see action in Europe.
Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Edwin Roth, George Sabine, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg
22.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Overclockwise
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cubert overclocks Bender's CPU to make him more powerful, but that creates some unexpected results. Meanwhile, Leela decides to dump Fry and move on.
Directors: Raymie Muzquiz, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,063
24.
Untold Arctic Wars (2022– )
Episode:
Kylmä rintama murtuu
(2022)
55 min | Documentary, History, War
Hitler continues his massive building projects in Norway, despite the threatening situation. He intends to hold on to the iron ore transports and the Petsamo nickel mine until the end.
Directors: Anna-Reeta Eksymä, Teemu Hostikka | Stars: Peter Franzén, Lasse Laaksonen, Mika Kulju, Yuri Kilin
Votes: 16
25.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Deception
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
Find out how deception can take many forms and turn the tides of even the most perilous of situations.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Lloyd Clark, Bruce Gudmundsson, Eric Meyers, Winston Churchill
26.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Assault from the Air
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
Exploring the history of military tactics - assaults from the air introduce a third dimension to a a battlefield. This programme focuses on the key requirements for air assault.
Stars: Lloyd Clark, Bruce Gudmundsson, Eric Meyers, Lewis H. Brereton
27.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Scorched Earth
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
In Kursk, a battlefield the size of Wales, the tide turns and the Soviets push back, but as Germany retreats, they destroy all evidence of their genocidal activities.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, Alexander Vershinin, Ivan Patrylyak, Ihar Melnikau
28.
A Small Light (2023)
Episode:
Boiling Point
(2023)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
Director: Tony Phelan | Stars: Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet
Votes: 380
29.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-)
(2022)
TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History
A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer
Votes: 146
30.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Overlord
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
After a careful campaign of disinformation that throws the German defenders off-guard, the Western Allies finally land on Normandy. After fierce fighting, they establish a foothold in Europe. France is liberated.
Stars: Robert Powell, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 228
31.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Combat Power
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Combined arms operations use the force of different military corps to increase combat power. Combining these forces needs incredible planning and authority.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Dan Hill, Jenny Grant, Daniel L. Davis, Christopher Hickey
32.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Deception
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Strategy and tactics can be creative. But behind every deception are the Military Masterminds planning and executing each strategy to defeat an enemy.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Christopher Catherwood, Dan Hill, James Rogers, Lucy Betteridge-Dyson
33.
Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode:
Fritz Todt
(2024)
Documentary, History, War
Fritz Todt was the man tasked with engineering projects including the autobahn, the West Wall defences and more. But in 1942, he died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Tom Williams | Stars: Jadwiga Korowaj, Nigel Jones, Guy Walters, Dieter Stockmann
34.
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode:
The Waffen-SS
(2022)
Documentary, History, War
Masqueraded as military excellence, the reality was very different. Recruits were poorly trained and remorse was nonexistent, as SS troops killed mercilessly.
Director: Gabriele Rose | Stars: Richard John Evans, Jean-Luc Leleu, Bastian Hein, Jochen Böhler
35. D-Day: The Unheard Tapes (2024)
180 min | Documentary, History, War
The invasion of Nazi-occupied France relived through powerful eyewitness recordings. Young actors who resemble the interviewees at the time of the war lip-sync the original testimony.
Stars: James Bulgin, Kate Vigurs, Peter Lieb, Joe Maiolo
Votes: 18
36.
Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode:
Hitler's Island Megafortress
(2016)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
In yet another example of Hilter's folly he orders impregnable fortresses built on the Channel Islands. Despite the incredible expense of construction the fortifications prove useless when ... See full summary »
Directors: Joshua Whitehead, Bill Thomas | Stars: Peter Lieb, James Holland, Tony Pollard, Arthur van Beveren
Votes: 50
37.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
Le Maître du Monde
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1944: the Soviets continue on the path to towards liberation. On the road to Berlin, they discover the horror of Hitler's extermination camps. Fifteen years earlier, Stalin transformed his country using every means at his disposal.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Olga Balykina
Votes: 77
38.
Impossible (2017–2021)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2017)
44 min | Game-Show
Welcomes 24 new players as the quiz show with the third dimension returns for a third series. Can one of them avoid giving the impossible answer and win the prize money.
Director: Richard van't Riet | Star: Rick Edwards
39.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Normandy
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
A documentary look at the battle of Normandy and the events leading up to it. Profiles of the national and battle leaders, the units involved, and the events that were crucial to the outcome.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard L. Montgomery