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Dirty Heroes (1967)
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Original name: Dalle Ardenne all'inferno
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans
Style:
exciting, macaroni combat, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, wartime, exploitation, war, military, battles, soldier, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, confined, love, nazi, civil war, partisan, prisoner, ss, diamond, robbery, double agent, general, occupation, commando, german army, prisoner of war camp ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place:
europe, holland, amsterdam, netherlands
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about world war two, war, soldier, danger, military, escapades and battles mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Dirty Heroes: Commandos (1968), Tobruk (1967), Code Name: Emerald (1985), Brass Target (1978), Eagles Over London (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the ...
Style:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, tank, iconoclastic, man on a mission, soldier, heroes, battles, military base, escapades, rivalry, military, war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
africa
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, war, espionage, secret mission, tank, commando, mission, man on a mission, rescue, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
africa, libya, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, spy, man on a mission, secret mission, espionage, secret agents, war, escapades, undercover, rescue, d day, spring ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA, West Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. However, now speculates that his death was actually a murder carefully prepared by his staff to cover a large theft of gold.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, conspiracy, gold, secret mission, hitman, soldier, assassination, military, dishonesty, war, undercover, investigation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realized that they have long been infiltrated by spies from a German intelligence group. This all happens during the preliminary stages of the Battle of Britain.
Style:
macaroni combat, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
luftwaffe, world war two, soldier, evacuation, superior officer, heroes, law enforcement, military, undercover, army investigation, war, escapades ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940
Place:
england, london, britain, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: War, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
Style:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, battles, nazi, soldier, contests and competitions, military, war, heroes, journalism, wartime life, destiny, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This movie's opening prologue states: "June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given ...
Style:
macaroni combat, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, world war two, nazi, tank, battles, desert, soldier, british soldier, tough heroes, infantrymen, battle zone, heroes ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa, north africa, germany, sahara
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes with four Italian prisoners, enlisting their aid in exploding a bridge.
Style:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, american, paratrooper, soldier, military, prison, escape, prostitute, confined, escapades, espionage, against humanity ...
Place:
germany, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Klaus Muller, a battle-hardened veteran, finds himself fighting for his life on the Russian front. Surrounded by overwhelming numbers of Russian tanks and planes, he and his men are doomed until famed German tank ace, Michael Wittmann, shows up in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
soldier, military, heroes, family relations, battles, lovers on the run, escapades, d day, world war two, chase, tank, wartime ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
During WWII, a three-man commando team places its trust in the hands of a band of Filipino resistors, as they try to knock out a Japenese communication center.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, tense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
world war two, espionage, war, anti war, escapades, mission, liberation, reconnaissance, battles, soldier, military life, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, japan, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action, War, Drama
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in the Philippines during WW II, two U.S. Army officers are caught and shot by a Japanese officer. One survives and soon joins with a guerrilla troop to battle the enemy... and get revenge.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
soldier, vengeance, confined, escapades, military, heroes, war, rivalry, against the odds, battles, surrender, wound ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eli is an Israeli soldier who manages to escape from a notorious Arab prison. He makes it back to Israel, where he finds Beno, another soldier who had spent 2 years of horror in the same prison. They organize a rescue operation against the prison. ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, prison, arab, soldier, rescue mission, captivity, heroic mission, daring rescue, escapades, heroes, military, war ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
israel, middle east, syria
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spy, state affairs, heroes, military, undercover, espionage, war, criminal heroes, escapades, against humanity, rebellion, wartime life ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london, england, norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
Style:
tense, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, war, survival, japanese soldier, military life, escapades, confined, isolation, rivalry, asian prostitute, anti war, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, war, military, soldier, battles, against the odds, wehrmacht, friendship, suspense, judaism, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
Style:
realistic, serious, cult film
Plot:
world war two, soldier, captive, survival, military, escapades, war, rescue, confined, battles, anti war, basic training ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, england, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
To be defeated and not be - a victory. This is the motto that life is guided by three young friends: Alek, Sophy and Rudy. Scouts, high school graduates high school in Warsaw drifting ambitious plans for the future broken through September 1939. ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
world war two, war, wartime life, life is a bitch, against the odds, daring rescue, prospector, wartime, suspense, resistance, resistance fighter, nazi occupation ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Direct to DVD movie: The German U-Boat, U-234, from the Port of Kiel is trading cargo with the Japanese. USS Seaviper must locate and stop this dangerous exchange. The Captain of USS Seaviper must go ashore to conduct reconnaissance on an island ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, save the day, leadership, race against time, isolation, heroic mission, military, island, soldier, war, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An American commando who's the sole survivor of a parachute jump into WWII-era Italy leads a group of children in a campaign of sabotage against the Nazis.
Style:
macaroni combat, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, war, youth, man on a mission, kidnapping, battles, soldier, military, village, teenage life, countryside, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, rough, gloomy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, siege, hunger, wartime life, battles, survival, soldier, self sacrifice, female protagonist, military, heroic mission, rationing ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1941, 20th century
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A story about two young men during the last days of WWII.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, friendship, friendship between men, violence, fascism, society, war, soviet army, great patriotic war, fight ...
Time:
1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During World War II, American officer Capt. Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a British military unit boldly infiltrate German-occupied enemy territory and attempt to kidnap brilliant Nazi scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun) and bring him back ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, escapades, war, confined, kidnapping, battles, soldier, heroes, nazi germany, infiltration, german ...
Time:
20th century, year 1945, 1940s
Place:
germany, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, military, war, battles, infantry, soldier, rebellion, military life, heroic mission, heroes, fighting the system, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, road movie, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, war, friendship, desert, soldier, military, hostage, tank, holocaust, anti war, courage, german soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
africa, france, libya, north africa, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defenses in 1944 are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge dtores of food but not enough candles. The slow dying of ...
Style:
suspenseful, gloomy, bleak, realistic, serious
Plot:
world war two, bunker, d day, survival, battles, holocaust, wartime life, prison, war, human spirit, confined, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guerrillas.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, battles, superhero, soldier, heroes, military, war, escapades, race against time, daring rescue, infantrymen, island ...
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
ship, world war two, torpedo, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, confined, military, chaos and mayhem, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
fascism, world war two, military, military life, genocide, isolation, prison life, wartime life, captivity, confined, society, prison ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
From Hell To Victory follows the relationship of six friends throughout the Second World War. They meet in a cafe in Paris on 24th August 1939 and agree to meet there on the same day every year. The war however takes them on their own individual ...
Style:
macaroni combat
Plot:
world war two, commando mission, soldier, war violence, commando, french soldier, childhood, german soldier, nazi, battles, commando unit, combat ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
amsterdam, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Germany, May 1945, deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, war, racism, soldier, military life, save the day, against the odds, battles, heroic mission, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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