World War II Classics Collection

From Here To Eternity (1953)

Director Fred Zinnemann's classic drama of the lives, loves, and conflicts of the men and women at a Pearl Harbor Army base shortly before the 1941 Japanese attack won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and both supporting roles. Montgomery Clift is the rebellious private, Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr the surf-swept lovers; with Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine. 118 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Electrifying performances highlight this naval drama based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The unstable behavior of U.S.S. Caine Lieutenant Commander Philip Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) during World War II forces a group of officers led by two lieutenants (Van Johnson, Fred McMurray) to reluctantly assume command, leading to a sensational court-martial trial for the mutineers. With Robert Francis, May Wynn, E.G. Marshall, Lee Marvin; Edward Dmytryk directs. 125 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

David Lean's Best Picture Oscar-winning wartime adventure epic stars Alec Guinness as a British officer who’s captive in a Japanese POW camp and charged by his captors with overseeing the prisoners' construction of a railroad bridge, but escaped American sailor Commander Shears (William Holden) returns intent on destroying it. Acclaimed adaptation of Pierre Boulle’s novel also features Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Hawkins, and "The Colonel Bogey March." 162 min. C/Rtg: PG

Das Boot (1982)

One of the most acclaimed German films of all time, director Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing drama looks at World War II through the eyes of a weary U-boat crew, with stunning photography that vividly depicts the cramped, claustrophobic feelings of life onboard a submarine. Jurgen Prochnow stars as the ship commander. With Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Erwin Leder. Director's cut; 2 1/2 hrs. In German with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: R