29. "Night of the Generals" (1967)

29. "Night of the Generals" (1967)

Producer Sam Spiegel ("Lawrence of Arabia") called in favors to Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif to star in 1967's "Night of the Generals," a multi-country production. In this World War II mystery, Omar Sharif investigates the murder of a Polish prostitute, and believes her killer is one of three German generals. Thwarted at every turn by strong-arming or simple indifference, Sharif is determined that justice will be served, regardless of where his investigation leads. Erwin Rommel and Claus von Stauffenberg make unlikely cameos in this winding movie... asides include Giallo cinema, Dario Argento, and the ironic Me-Too saga of Asia Argento.

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74. "Halls of Montezuma" (1951)

74. "Halls of Montezuma" (1951)

Tonight World War II Movie Night covers the 1951 Marines-tribute, "Halls of Montezuma." The men have to take an unnamed Pacific island from the Japanese. Progress is going well until they're hit with ...

7 Huhti 202341min

73. "Black Book" (2006)

73. "Black Book" (2006)

What happens when the guy who made "Robocop," "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls" makes a World War II movie in his native Netherlands? Tonight we find out with the 2006 Dutch film, "Black Book." There's...

17 Maalis 202356min

72. "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949)

72. "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949)

World War II Movie Night goes up and away yet again with 1949's "Twelve O'Clock High." Regarded as a darker take on the war, compared to more optimistic fare such as "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo," "Twel...

17 Helmi 202343min

71. "Biloxi Blues" (1988)

71. "Biloxi Blues" (1988)

World War II Movie Night goes back to the comedy well with Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" a 1988 movie based on his play of the same name. Matthew Broderick is Jerome, a young Jewish man from Brooklyn wh...

27 Tammi 202346min

70. "Tora Tora Tora" (1970)

70. "Tora Tora Tora" (1970)

Tonight we conclude our Pearl Harbor series with 1970's "Tora Tora Tora," a perennial favorite of World War II-movie sticklers. The producer of "The Longest Day" wanted to do for Pearl Harbor what tha...

6 Tammi 202348min

69. "Pearl Harbor" (2001)

69. "Pearl Harbor" (2001)

Happy (?) Dec. 7! To mark the anniversary World War II Movie Night finally gets to the only movie to bear the event's name, 2001's "Pearl Harbor." A red-hot Michael Bay used his clout to make this Dis...

7 Joulu 202255min

68. "In Harm's Way" (1965)

68. "In Harm's Way" (1965)

Tonight we revisit The Duke! with 1965's "In Harm's Way." He and Kirk Douglas head up this Otto Preminger film that begins with Pearl Harbor. Wayne's Rock Torrey is a Navy man who has to contend with ...

18 Marras 202247min

67. "Midway" (2019)

67. "Midway" (2019)

Strap in for tonight's episode, which yields some interesting facts. A German immigrant made a string of absurdly successful American movies ("Independence Day," e.g.), all the while pining for his pa...

28 Loka 202239min

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