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1) Raggedy man
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A young divorced woman and her two children try to forge a life for themselves in a small Texas town during World War II.
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Fighting caravans: Clint Belmet convinces French-born Felice into posing as his wife to help him evade a misdemeanor jail term. Clint joins a wagon train heading for California, taking Felice with him, and begins to fall in love with the girl.
A farewell to arms: An American officer in the Italian ambulance corps falls in love with an English Red Cross nurse.
Meet John Doe: A genial homeless unemployed baseball pitcher is hoaxed into protesting...
4) Coming home
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A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.
5) All my sons
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A wartime tragedy of a family torn apart and forced to come to terms with their inner demons. Chris Keller returns home from war with news of his impending engagement to Ann Deever, the fianceé of his missing-in-action and presumed-dead brother. With Ann come memories better left forgotten. As the ghosts of the past creep back into the Keller home, Chris's father makes a stunning and painful revelation that will change the family forever.'
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During the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942, a troop of British soldiers on a jungle mission lose radio contact with their base, and then clash over how to proceed. When a Japanese scout wanders into their camp and they take him prisoner, tensions increase further as the soldiers become so concerned with arguing out their own destinies, the enemy has to take second place.
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Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Mike Reynolds is hired to help Professor Jancsi, a Hungarian scientist wanted by the Russians, escape from Budapest. Mike and Julia, the professor's daughter, cross the border posing as journalists, but encounter a problem; the professor is a staunch freedom fighter and doesn't want to be rescued!
8) The beast
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The Beast (a.k.a. The Beast of War) is a powerful and emotionally charged portrait of a young soldier caught on a battlefield between his conscience and his country. Afghanistan, 1981, and the Soviet Union are locked in a futile and bloody battle with the mujahideen guerrillas. Separated from their patrol, the crew of a Russian tank engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the local insurgents led by Taj. The tyrannical tank commander Daskal...
10) Soldier blue
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A paymaster's detachment of the U.S. cavalry is attacked by Indians seeking gold, and two white survivors trek through the desert.
12) Attack!
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During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is tasked to set up artillery observation posts. The lieutenant of the group has doubts about the commander. When the commander sends them on a suicide mission, he swears revenge.
13) Joan of Arc
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The story of a fifteenth century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. This powerful, visually stunning epic of one of history's fascinating heroines features spectacular action and unforgettable drama.