Best World War II movies of 1980s

Actors : George Eastman, Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, Dino Conti,
Directors : Joe D'Amato,

A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.

Actors : Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Lesley Ann Warren, Ken Wahl,
Directors : David Hemmings,

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from ww-ii. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter,...

Actors : Ewa Dalkowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarzanka, Maja Komorowska,
Directors : Krzysztof Zanussi,

Shortly after WWII an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in deep love. Eventually he will return to USA and both expect that she will soon follow him. Emilia's ...

Actors : Carlo Giuffrè, Ken Marshall, Marcello Mastroianni, Alexandra King,
Directors : Liliana Cavani,

After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, the life for the locals is not much easier, especially for women. Many sacrifice their dignity and morale to survive.

Actors : Polde Bibic, Urska Hlebec, Ivo Ban, Milena Zupancic,
Directors : Matjaz Klopcic,

Year 1945. The second World War is over and the soldiers from the sisbanded army are returning home. Yet there is still no sign of Joze Malek. His wife Mimika and their children Tincek and ...

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Liz Fraser, Emily Lloyd, John Lahr,
Directors : Bernard Rose,

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.

Actors : George Alexandru, Anda Onesa, Ion Besoiu, Valentin Uritescu,
Directors : Sergiu Nicolaescu,

The Last Assault is a 1986 Romanian drama film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It is set during World War II, during the period when Romania joined the Allies against the Axis.

Actors : Victor Wong, Siu-Ming Lau, Russell Wong, Cora Miao,
Directors : Wayne Wang,

A study in culture bridging, including ... a new US-born husband, trying to work within the traditional ways, a new China-born wife, eager to join the "dream" of America, two family-minded ...

Actors : Martin Walz, Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Curt Bois,
Directors : Markus Imhoof,

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ...

Actors : William Ostrander, Julie Gray, Andrea Savio, Steve Sandor,
Directors : Cirio H. Santiago,

The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road ...

Actors : Rémi Laurent, Pierre Curzi, Gabriel Arcand, Juliette Huot,
Directors : Gilles Carle,

The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.

Actors : Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Rachel Ward,
Directors : Ken Cameron,

In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.

Actors : Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Dragan Nikolic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Ena Begovic,
Directors : Zdravko Sotra,

WW2 is coming to an end and a young Partisan must face new challenges as a schoolteacher in small Serbian town.

Actors : Pierre Romans, Zbigniew Horoks, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Michel Serrault,
Directors : Christian de Chalonge,

Based on the real life of Dr. Marcel Petiot: During world war II Petiot, an MD living in occupied Paris, promised to help wealthy Jewish people among his patients to flee occupied France ...

Actors : Han Chin, Maggie Cheung, Josephine Koo, Brigitte Lin,
Directors : Ho Yim,

A talented lady novelist falls in love with a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese during the WWII.

Actors : Joan Plowright, Jane Horrocks, Pete Postlethwaite, Billie Whitelaw,
Directors : Jim O'Brien,

In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.

Actors : Reb Brown, Bill Hunter, James Coburn, Maurie Fields,
Directors : Philippe Mora,

Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. ...

Actors : Bryan Brown, Debra Byrne, Bill Hunter, Matt Dillon,
Directors : Michael Jenkins,

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from...

Actors : John Savage, Kelly Reno, László Mensáros, Ildikó Bánsági,
Directors : Pál Gábor,

This movie is about the love and protection of a man from another culture from the lowly horsemen of the plains in Hungary during World War II.

Actors : Jean-Claude Brialy, Francis Huster, Evelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret,
Directors : Claude Lelouch,

The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in ...