Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pincer-movement"

1. Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.

Directors: Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitriy Orlov

Votes: 12,269

2. Hannibal (1959)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.

Directors: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rita Gam, Milly Vitale

Votes: 1,126

3. WWII from Space (2012 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, War

The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Corey Johnson, Kevin Farrell, Geoffrey Wawro, Conrad Crane

Votes: 495

4. Battle of Kursk (2009 Video)

57 min | Documentary, History, War

A documentary recounting the WW2 engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front in July 1943.

Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Roy Ward, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Ivan Konev

Votes: 10

5. Going Commando (2011)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

It's last orders in the bar and our 5 heroes form a battle plan to win the hearts of the girls at the table opposite. Watch them all going over the top in this comedy-war drama.

Director: Mike D'Rews | Stars: Michael J. Ansley, Stephen Brocklehurst, Ursula Campbell, Nancy Cunningham

6. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Manchuria: The Forgotten Victory (2000)

Documentary, History, War

Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the Soviet victory over the mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in the mountains of Manchuria, which is one of the least known of the Second World War.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Aleksei Antonov, Henry H. Arnold, Kai-Shek Chiang

Votes: 6

7. Patton 360 (2009– )
Episode: Rogue General (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Patton's bloody brutal drive to Messina leaves historians wondering if he was obsessed with beating the British. In this campaign Patton slaps and verbally abuses soldiers complaining of ... See full summary »

Stars: Martin K.A. Morgan, David Robb, E.J. Snyder, Bryan Stefancyk

Votes: 14

8. Battles BC (2009– )
Episode: Ramses: Raging Chariots (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Action, History

This program explains the transformation of Ancient Egypt from a peaceful kingdom into a warring empire which leads to the Battle of Kadesh between the Egyptians under Ramses II and the ... See full summary »

Director: David Padrusch | Stars: Bryan McGowan, Ash McNair, Nevin Millan

Votes: 22

9. Patton 360 (2009– )
Episode: Siege Warfare (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Anxious to breakout of Lorraine, Patton's frustrations turn from supply issues to a stubborn network of German bunkers. His army will pay a heavy price to overcome them.

Stars: David Robb, E.J. Snyder, Bryan Stefancyk, Matthew Tremblay

Votes: 9

10. The Conquerors (2005)
Episode: Marshal Zhukov: WWII Conqueror of Berlin (2005)

Documentary, Biography, History

How Stalin's top general, Georgi Zhukov, conquered the heart of the Nazi Empire itself, Berlin, in 1945.

Stars: Dale Dye, Stephen L. Bowman, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler

11. Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode: Stalingrad (2022)

Documentary, History

The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.

Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Richard Overy, Heike B. Görtemaker, Garry Kasparov

Votes: 70

12. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Japan: The Invasion That Never Was

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The secret US plan for the invasion of Japan was shrouded in secrecy. It was anticipated to be the most horrific battle of the war with hundreds of thousands of casualties. New revelations ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Carl Boyd, Katsuhiro Hara, Larry I. Bland

13. Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode: The Battle of Kursk: Northern Front (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In the summer of 1943, Hitler launches a massive armoured offensive to regain the upper hand on the Eastern Front. This is the story of the formidable Russian defense that stalls a massive ... See full summary »

Directors: Hugh Hardy, Paul Kilback | Stars: Vasily P. Bolotin, Georg Bose, Olga Nikolaevna, Ivan M. Saguin

Votes: 21

14. Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode: The Battle of Kursk: Southern Front (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

The Battle of Kursk comes to a climax at the Russian village of Prokhorovka in July 1943.This is the story of the largest tank battle in military history, as elite SS troops face off ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Kilback | Stars: Luwig Bauer, Vasily Pavlovich Bryukov, Saveliy Illyich Chernyshov, Pavel Nikolaevich Eremin

Votes: 24

15. Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode: The Battle of the Bulge: Race to Bastogne (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In December 1944, German forces launch a surprise attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium.This is the story of the American tankers who helped defend the American line against Hitler's final gamble on the western front.

Director: Paul Kilback | Stars: Roland J. Gaul, Lester Groft, Hans Herbst, Al Irzyk

Votes: 21

16. Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode: A Superhuman Act of Inhumanity (2020)

Documentary, History, War

Betrayed, Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. The German occupation policies lead to the first extermination policies "undesirables".

Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: David Stahel, Alexander Vershinin, Vitaly Makarevich, Vasil Pavlov

17. Kings and Generals (2017– )
Episode: How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman History (2020)

126 min | Documentary, Animation, History

Occupied in battles with the Gauls the Roman Repubilc had no intention of invading Greece until rebellions and factional warfare affected Roman interests on the seas. Doing battle in Greece... See full summary »

Star: Officially Devin

18. Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode: Barbarossa Unleashed (2021)

45 min | Documentary, History, War

More than three million Axis soldiers, the largest invading force in history, storm across the Soviet Union border as if it didn't exist in June 1941.

Directors: Dominic Saville, Lyndy Saville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Richard John Evans, Donald Rayfield

Votes: 6

19. Dark Docs (2020– )
Episode: The WW2 Truth Russia Wanted to Keep Secret (2023)

13 min | Documentary, History

Russian general Zhukov presented the disastrous Battle of Rzhev as a diversion for Operation Uranus that drove the Nazis form Stalingrad. Is this believable considering the extensive planning and resources committed by the Soviets?

20. Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023)
Episode: Le grand choc (2023)

Documentary, History, War

In 1943, Hitler is desperately trying to change the course of the war, while the Allies prepare to rid the world of the lead Nazi once and for all.

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Ion Antonescu, Blondi

Votes: 9

21. Dark Docs (2020– )
Episode: The Secret Backup Just in Case the Atomic Bomb Wasn't Enough (2023)

10 min | Documentary, History

Toward the close of World War Two Stalin prepared a major offense to take Manchuria from Japan. The Allies had encourage such an invasion for quite some time but Stalin kept his plans ... See full summary »

22. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)
Episode: Part 1 (2012)

TV-14 | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Hastati Squad, the newest batch of freshman cadets at the UNSC's Corbulo Academy of Military Science, pays the price for cadet Thomas Lasky's tactics.

Director: Stewart Hendler | Stars: Thom Green, Anna Popplewell, Ayelet Zurer, Mike Dopud

Votes: 209

23. Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode: The Battle for Germany (2013)

TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary, History, War

In 1944 the US 3rd Armored Division spearheads the Allied push from the western border of Germany towards Berlin. The American tankers battle fanatical Germans defending their homeland to ... See full summary »

Directors: Daniel Sekulich, Peter Williamson | Star: Robin Ward

24. Britain's Bloody Crown (2016– )
Episode: The Kingmaker Must Die (2016)

Not Rated | 45 min | Drama, History

Edward of York becomes King Edward IV in 1461, after wresting power from Henry VI, but must subsequently deal with his ally, Warwick the Kingmaker. In 1465, Edward marries the beautiful but lowborn Elizabeth Woodville.

Director: Nick Green | Stars: Steffan Boje, Tom Durant Pritchard, Adina Eady, Constantin Florescu

Votes: 36

25. Arabian Nights (2000)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2000)

TV-G | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

As the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves unfolds, the Sultan realises that the story bears a striking resemblance to to his own life : and could even offer a solution to his ongoing conflict with his jealous brother.

Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tchéky Karyo

Votes: 65

26. Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode: The October War: Battle for the Sinai (2011)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

The 1973 Arab-Israeli war, concentrating on the Sinai battlefield.

Votes: 9