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1. Come and See (1985)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama, Thriller, War
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
Director: Elem Klimov | Stars: Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Vladas Bagdonas
Votes: 97,385
2. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,036
3. Battle of Kursk (2009 Video)
57 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary recounting the WW2 engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front in July 1943.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Roy Ward, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Ivan Konev
Votes: 10
4. Ukraine in Flames (1943)
56 min | Documentary, War
Depicts the Battle of Kharkov. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.
Directors: Yakov Avdeyenko, Yuliya Solntseva, Aleksandr Dovzhenko | Stars: Leonid Khmara, Oleksiy Fyodorov, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 164
5. Survivors of Stalingrad (2015– )
46 min | Documentary, History, War
Describes the Battle of Stalingrad, focusing on the reminiscences of former German soldiers, many of whom had been taken as prisoners of war by the Red Army
Star: Mike Leighton
6. Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of Hitler and his penchant for barbarism and destruction, starting with his surprise Russian invasion and the anarchy that followed.
Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Richard John Evans, Klaus Schmider
Votes: 26
7. Blitz on Berlin (2014 Video)
56 min | Documentary, History, War
A detailed account of the allied bombing raids on the city of Berlin in World War Two.
Director: Stanley Joseph | Stars: Barbara Von Rimscha, Anne-Marie Von Mutius, Adolf Hitler, Kaiser Wilhelm II
Votes: 6
8.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Barbarossa: June-December 1941
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
After dominating southeastern Europe through force or intrigue, Germany begins Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Walter Warlimont, Albert Speer, Grigori Tokaty
Votes: 512
9.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943
(1974)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Red Army, mobilization of Soviet production, the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet partisans, and the Battle of Kursk.
Director: Martin Smith | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Olga Rybakova, Vsevolod Klokov, Nikolai Volkov
Votes: 426
10.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The mid-war German situation in Southern Russia resulting in the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad.
Director: Hugh Raggett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Andrey Yeryomenko, Hermann Göring, Franz Halder
Votes: 469
11.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for Russia
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
Director: Dave Flitton | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Heinz Guderian, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 11
12.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Campaign in the Balkans
(2004)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
We examine the course of savage fighting in the Balkans in the latter half of the conflict in World War 2 where after the uprising by the Romanians, the Soviet Army moved swiftly to capture Bucharest.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Ion Antonescu, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Ernst Busch
Votes: 11
13.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for the Crimea
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 5
14.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Kursk
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
In the summer of 1943 more than 2,000,000 men of the German and Russian Armies and over 6,000 tanks were gathered together near the Russian town of Kursk. The scene was set for one of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Heinz Guderian, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Ivan Konev
Votes: 6
15.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
Barbarossa
(2022)
Documentary, History
At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Garry Kasparov, John Scarlett, Alexandra Richie
Votes: 63
16.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
Stalingrad
(2022)
Documentary, History
The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Richard Overy, Heike B. Görtemaker, Garry Kasparov
Votes: 70
17.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Now People Rise Up!
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
The Red Army develops strength and Hitler's Spring Offensive is stopped at Stalingrad; and in the largest ghetto the inhabitants fight back in the Warsaw Uprising.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Kate Reynolds, Alex J. Kay, Vasil Pavlov, David Stahel
18.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Scorched Earth
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
In Kursk, a battlefield the size of Wales, the tide turns and the Soviets push back, but as Germany retreats, they destroy all evidence of their genocidal activities.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, Alexander Vershinin, Ivan Patrylyak, Ihar Melnikau
19.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
(2022)
TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History
As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes
Votes: 157
20.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-)
(2022)
TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History
A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer
Votes: 146
21.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Soviet Steamroller
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Their attack on the Soviet Union having failed, the German Army suffers a series of counter-offensives on the Eastern Front. Hitler's constant orders to stand ground backfire, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erich von Manstein, Walter Model
Votes: 242
22.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Hitler Strikes East
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The German invasion of Russia from Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941 to Kursk on 5 July 1943.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Vyacheslav Molotov
Votes: 286
23.
Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023)
Episode:
Le grand choc
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
In 1943, Hitler is desperately trying to change the course of the war, while the Allies prepare to rid the world of the lead Nazi once and for all.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Ion Antonescu, Blondi
Votes: 9
24.
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode:
The Executioner: Reinhard Heydrich
(2022)
Documentary, History, War
More than any other Nazi leader, Heydrich was an orchestrator of mass murder, and was terrifyingly clinical in approach.
Director: Alexander Hugh | Stars: Anna Hajkova, Robert Gerwarth, Alexandra Richie, Richard John Evans
25.
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode:
From the Protection Squadron to the SS State
(2022)
Documentary, History, War
Trace the rise to power of the SS as we examine several perpetrators. Who was recruited? And why was the SS attractive to men?
Director: Gabriele Rose | Stars: Christopher Dillon, Alexandra Richie, Benjamin Carter Hett, Otto Kumm
26.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Men Who Gave the Orders
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Tim Benbow, Russell A. Hart, Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi
27.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
Conquering Heroes
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the Axis Powers' ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to their demise.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Sandra Wilson, Ken Kotani, Gregg Huff
28.
Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode:
Wernher Von Braun
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Wernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon, but this 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps.
Director: James Wright | Stars: Katherine Landdeck, Michael J. Neufeld, Shalina Patel, Nigel Jones
29.
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode:
The Waffen-SS
(2022)
Documentary, History, War
Masqueraded as military excellence, the reality was very different. Recruits were poorly trained and remorse was nonexistent, as SS troops killed mercilessly.
Director: Gabriele Rose | Stars: Richard John Evans, Jean-Luc Leleu, Bastian Hein, Jochen Böhler
30.
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode:
The SS Death Head's Unit
(2022)
Documentary, History, War
Tasked with guarding concentration camps, this unit's actions knew no bounds, and, despite their heinous acts, still attended social gatherings.
Director: Carsten Binsack | Stars: Hans Münch, Richard John Evans, Christopher Browning, Harry Seidel
31.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
L'Homme rouge
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1942.After blocking the Germans right outside of Moscow, Stalin now faces Hitler's second assault. The world's fate will be decided in Stalingrad. Like in Leningrad, men, women and children, plunged into hell, are sacrificed.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Svetlana Alliluyeva
Votes: 77
32.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
The Rise and Fall of Reinhard Heydrich
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Guy Walters, James Holland, Richard Overy, Frank McDonough
Votes: 160
33.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Rise of the Sycophants
(2018)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History
At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.
Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Roger Moorhouse, James Holland, Sönke Neitzel, Emma Craigie
Votes: 148
34.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Stalingrad
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
This documentary is containing all Events details such as combat tactics and military strength of the Nazi Germany vs Soviet union during the Battle Of Stalingrad in World War II.
Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, Justin McCarthy | Star: Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 16