12. "Darkest Hour" (2017)

12. "Darkest Hour" (2017)

World War II Movie Night has its first biopic with 2017's "Darkest Hour," one of several movies made about Winston Churchill, and the one many consider the best. From the makers of inaugural episode feature "Atonement," "Darkest Hour" follows Churchill (Gary Oldman) through several days in May 1940, during which he is chosen as Prime Minister amid the increasing German takeover of Europe, including the events that would come to be known as 'Dunkirk.' Witness Churchill's increasing desperation as he deals with not only Germany but the French, his own party, and the King... Asides include thoughts on Gary Oldman's vast filmography and the tendency of drinkers to become weepy.

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89. "Operation Finale" (2018)

89. "Operation Finale" (2018)

World War II Movie Night covers one of the more compelling post-war events with 2018's "Operation Finale," which portrays the secret Mossad mission to kidnap Adolf Eichmann from Argentina and bring hi...

26 Huhti 202451min

88. "Hell in the Pacific" (1968)

88. "Hell in the Pacific" (1968)

World War II Movie Night does a listener request with the 1968 American movie, "Hell in the Pacific," about two men trapped on an island together, and one of them we never even hear what he's saying! ...

29 Maalis 202438min

87. "The Way Back" (2010)

87. "The Way Back" (2010)

Tonight we're having a communist party (!) as we look at a part of the War not often explored, the Russian camps. Storied director Peter Weir ("Gallipoli") brought this true (?) story to the screen in...

8 Maalis 202451min

86. "Bataan" (1943)

86. "Bataan" (1943)

At first blush, 1943's "Bataan" might seem like a run-of-the-mill, black-and-white, ensemble-cast World War II movie: easily absorbed and easily dismissed. Upon closer inspection, though, it reveals i...

16 Helmi 202442min

85. "Son of Saul" (2015)

85. "Son of Saul" (2015)

World War II Movie Night keeps the faith (and the format) as we delve into the 2015 Hungarian movie "Son of Saul," which many believe gives the truest representation of life in Auschwitz outside an ac...

20 Tammi 202435min

84. "Valkyrie" (2008)

84. "Valkyrie" (2008)

Join World War II Movie Night as we reassess the oft-maligned "Valkyrie," from 2008. No casting in one of our movies was as criticized from jump as Tom Cruise playing Claus von Stauffenberg, the Germa...

29 Joulu 202350min

83. "The English Patient" (1996)

83. "The English Patient" (1996)

It'd be hard to find a more successful movie - at least upon release - than Miramax's "The English Patient." This late-1996 pic made tons of money, swept the Oscars, and was one of the most critically...

1 Joulu 202345min

82. "Victory" (1981)

82. "Victory" (1981)

Tonight we do the 1981 American sports movie "Victory" (also called "Escape to Victory" in European markets). A powerhouse cast of Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pele take us thr...

10 Marras 202346min

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