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Code Name: Emerald (1985)
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In april 1944, an allied agent is sent to France in order to rescue an "overlord" captured by the Germans. (An "overlord" is one of the few men who knew the date and place of the "D" day). To achieve this goal, he will be supported by a secret friend of the allies, a very important German officer and the French resistance. But the nazi SS is not resting...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, espionage, war, undercover, rescue, secret agents, d day, escapades, spy, agent, nazi, prisoner, ss, double agent, spring, interrogation, cell mate, nazi occupied france, danger, nazi uniform
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 40s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about world war two, danger, war, soldier, heroes, military and escapades mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Code Name: Emerald: Brass Target (1978), Eagles Over London (1969), Dirty Heroes (1967), The Wall (1982), All the Queen's Men (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA, West Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, War, Drama
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held off a 3,000 strong Nazi force in which only a handful of Jews survived. Tom Conti plays Dolek ...
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captivating, tense, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA, Austria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.
Style:
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Duration: 140 min.
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Duration: 95 min.
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
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