The Netherlands towards the end of WWII and Jewess Rachel Stein must abandon her hiding place and make a break for freedom. After escaping the massacre of a boat load of refugees fleeing toward Allied lines, Rachel, alone, bereft and terrified, joins the Resistance and, using her feminine wiles and intelligence, infiltrates the lair of those responsible for her grief. Black Book is a cracking thriller; tense, gripping, and full of irony, Dutch resistance heroes aren't all models of virtue and we find out more...

Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

Germany 1945; in a bunker complex buried deep within the bowels of Berlin find out more...

A US platoon capture a German general and discover the whereabouts of a fortune in stolen gold so decide to go after it. A comedy war film with laughs provided by Sutherland as a spaced out weirdo in a tank, whilst Eastwood does his bit to make the action enjoyable. find out more...

World War 2 thriller starring a completely barking mad Peter O'Toole who may or may not be plotting to murder Hitler. The film starts with a subplot about the murder of a prostitute but the best thing about this is the hilariously cheesey script, executed by all concerned with deadpan sincerity. find out more...

Guillermo Del Toro's blockbusting tale of a young girl struggling to make sense of the violent world around her was a big 2006 arthouse hit. Continuing his exploration of the impact of the Spanish Civil War on his generation (it was also the backdrop for his excellent ghost story, The Devil's Backbone) Del Toro's fantasy mixes strong horror with fairytale-style aesthetics to great effect, making Ofelia's escape into an imaginary realm a poignant response to the cruel realities of her existence. find out more...

Guinness restores the morale of British PoWs by building a bridge which is of military value to the Japanese, and then attempts to thwart the RAF's destruction of it! A classic film which swept 7 Oscars including "Best Picture". find out more...

A rag bag of criminal misfits are given one last chance of redemption in the form of a suicide mission deep into German occupied territory. Much of the action takes place during the army's increasingly exasperated attempts to mould these 12 thugish rebels into an elite fighting force, which provides The Dirty Dozen with considerably more humour than is normally associated with such films. Brutal and bloody this is a classic of the genre. find out more...

The greatest prisoner of war adventure of them all. Behind the barbed wire fences of Stalag Luft the Allies plan a mass break-out by digging three tunnels. Discovery by the Germans when only one is completed means the chances of escape are thin. Yet 76 make the attempt in this epic adventure.

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