Movies featured in the book "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War" by Mark Harris
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- DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellLogan RamseyThe Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
- DirectorJohn FordRobert MontgomeryStarsRobert MontgomeryJohn WayneDonna ReedA Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
- DirectorJohn FordGregg TolandStarsWalter HustonHarry DavenportDana Andrews"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsStanley WrayRobert MorganJames A. VerinisA documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Air Force.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGreer GarsonWalter PidgeonTeresa WrightA British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.
- DirectorJohn BoultingRoy BoultingFrank CapraStarsLeo GennBurgess MeredithBernard MilesDocumentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsDwight D. EisenhowerOmar N. BradleyGeorge S. PattonProduced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsJoseph GoebbelsHermann GöringRudolf HessProduced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders.
- DirectorWilliam WylerJohn SturgesStarsJames StewartJohn K. CannonIra C. EakerA WW2 documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bomber pilots in missions (Operation Strangle) from their base in Corsica to Northern Italy in 1944, destroying railroads, bridges, trains, vehicles and hard targets.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsMyrna LoyDana AndrewsFredric MarchThree World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancFrank GrahamIntroducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different branches of the armed forces.
- DirectorOtto BrowerJohn FordStarsRobert ConwayKenneth AlexanderRobert CornellSeveral servicemen relax by playing pool, but one of them goes off to spend time with a prostitute. Later, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease. A graphic and frank presentation of the types and treatment of venereal disease follows.
- DirectorJohn FordA short documentary filed during the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942. Focuses on the 30 men in the torpedo squadron of the US Aircraft Carrier Hornet.
- DirectorJulian SpiroJohn FordA short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJack CarsonJohn FordEddie FosterA training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines, covering cover and concealment, ambush techniques, etc.
- DirectorJohn FordA training film for OSS agents on how to analyze statistics obtained about German industrialization and war production.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartJean ArthurClaude RainsA naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperJean ArthurGeorge BancroftA unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckEdward ArnoldA penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsWalter HustonVictor Bulwer-LyttonKai-Shek ChiangThe official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsEduard BenesNeville ChamberlainClementine ChurchillThe official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French declarations of war.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsGeneral BergeretKarl BrandtWinston ChurchillThe World War II US Government account of the European theatre of the war from after the English and French entry to the fall of France.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsAnthony VeillerIon AntonescuNikolay CherkasovDocumentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnthony VeillerStarsDouglas BaderArno BrekerWinston ChurchillThe official World War II US government account of Great Britain's stand against the Nazi war machine after the Dunkirk evacuation.
- DirectorRoy BoultingDavid MacDonaldStarsHarold AlexanderWinston ChurchillAdolf HitlerThe Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsClyde TurnerCarlton MossWilliam BroadusDocumentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond MasseyA Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsClaire ChennaultKai-Shek ChiangMadame ChiangThe Official World War II US Government account of Chinese defense against Japanese aggression.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsGeorge C. MarshallAnthony VeillerDocumentary short film produced by the U.S. Army, intended to enlighten the American public on the final thrust of the Allied war effort in Europe and on the plans for the return home of American forces.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsDean AchesonGeneral BergeretAdolf A. BerlePart VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.
- DirectorFrank CapraJoris IvensStarsJohn BealHoward DuffWalter HustonA comprehensive look at the war in the Pacific during World War II. Shot as a propaganda film by acclaimed Hollywood director Frank Capra
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsAdolf HitlerJohn LundA propaganda piece about the occupation of post-Nazi Germany and what led to WWII.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsAnthony VeillerFrank Capra directed this film in the vein of his Why We Fight series. It was intended to be shown to American troops participating in the invasion and occupation of Germany. But by the time it was ready, Germany was on its way to falling. Hence, the film was shelved. Never widely distributed or shown, it covers the events leading up World War II and comments on the character of the German people.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsGeorge StevensRaw footage filmed by George Stevens during World War II between 1944 and 1946 for the US Army Signal Corps. Includes footage shot at D-Day, the liberation of Paris and the Dachau concentration camp.
- DirectorGeorge Stevens Jr.StarsGeorge Stevens Jr.Dick KentKen MartheyProduced and narrated by George Stevens Jr., this short documentary uses footage taken by his father when he was in the Army Signal Corps and follows American troops from D-Day in June 1944 to the end of the European war.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsOmar N. BradleyDwight D. EisenhowerBernard L. MontgomeryThe story of the Allied landing at Normandy that began the end of World War II and the defeat of the Nazi empire. This documentary tells the story using the rare color footage director George Stevens shot with his personal 16-millimeter film camera as he followed the Allies during and after the landing.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnFay BainterRival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsJean ArthurJoel McCreaCharles CoburnDuring the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsGeorge StevensRaw footage filmed by George Stevens during World War II between 1944 and 1946 for the US Army Signal Corps. Includes footage shot at D-Day, the liberation of Paris and the Dachau concentration camp.
- DirectorLeslie FentonKing VidorJohn HustonStarsPaulette GoddardBurgess MeredithJames StewartThree short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBette DavisHerbert MarshallTeresa WrightThe ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the Deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.
- DirectorEdward SteichenWilliam WylerStarsRobert TaylorCharles BoyerJoseph J. ClarkAn in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancPrivate Snafu has a secret: his ship leaves for Africa at 4:30. He's determined to keep it, but bit by bit it slips out, and eventually, the details end up right on Hitler's desk and the ship is engaged.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancTedd PiercePrivate Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military discipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancPvt. Snafu complains about being assigned to the infantry only to learn that other branches have their own problems.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancA fairy encourages Snafu to duck out of his training regime for his own reasons.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancA homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as commited to the war efforts as himself.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancFrank GrahamMichael MalteseSnafu inadvertantly starts a panic on his base when he begins a mistaken rumour that the base is about to be bombed.
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancRobert C. BrucePvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.
- DirectorOsmond EvansStarsMel BlancRobert C. BruceAn examination of the economic concept and how it is aggravated by soldiers stationed in local overseas economies.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancTedd PiercePvt. Snafu becomes a superhero, only for him to become the world's dumbest one because he won't study his field manuals.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancBilly BletcherSnafu learns hard way the consequences of not protecting himself from malaria infection.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancRobert C. BruceUsing Snafu as an example, Techanical Fairy First Class teaches the methods of effective camouflage.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancBilly BletcherSnafu learns the need of keeping his gas mask at hand when he is attacked by anthropomorphic gas cloud.
- DirectorFriz FrelengFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancFrank GrahamSnafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancBea BenaderetSara BernerWhen Snafu gets his wish to have his personal mail uncensored by the military, he inadvertently reveals military secrets that lead to disaster.