Best War movies of 1980s

Actors : Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Johnny Hallyday, Beau Bridges,
Directors : Eric Weston,

Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American soldier whom he believed did not kill him ...

Actors : Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Aleksandar Bercek, Bora Todorovic, Olivera Markovic,

A quintet of small-time crooks that works under disguise of a musical band become the supporters of Partisan resistance movement in WW2. Being forced to escape to another part of the ...

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 : Jason Connery, Manfred Lehmann, Jinny Steffan, Francesco Quinn,
Directors : Sergio Martino,

In 1942, a commando is assigned to protect Winston Churchill when it is learned that the Nazis are plotting to kidnap him.

Actors : Mohsen Zaehtab, Mahmud Bigham, Roya Nonahali, Ebrahim Abadi,
Directors : Mohsen Makhmalbaf,

Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his fiancée stands by him as together they ...

Actors : Cecilia Yip, Alex Man, Kien Shih, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Po-Chih Leong,

Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, ...

Actors : Edward Fleming, Kirsten Olesen,
Directors : Lars von Trier,

A German officer visits his Danish mistress the days after the occupation of Denmark has ended.

Actors : Maurice Arama, Antonin Brunel, Daniel Berlioux, Denise Boulet,
Directors : Alexandra von Grote,

Two women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. A task made more difficult as one is a jew on the run from Germany.

Actors : Paul Wyett, Marianne Basler, Judge Reinhold, Gabriel Byrne,
Directors : Larry Parr,

A British soldier falls in love with a French woman wanted by the resistance for crimes against her country.

Actors : Georges Wilson, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner,
Directors : Pierre Schoendoerffer,

In einer TV-Sendung bezeichnet Professor Paulet den im Algerienkrieg gefallenen Capitaine Caron als Folterer und Mörder. Dessen Witwe zieht mit der in Kriegsprozessen unerfahreren Anwältin ...

Actors : Mustafa Nadarevic, Fabijan Sovagovic, Mira Furlan, Branislav Lecic,
Directors : Bahrudin 'Bato' Cengic,

Bosnian Serb mountainous village is divided between Chetniks and Communist-led Partizans during the WWII. Hateread and violence between the neighbours ia a sinister prelude to war that will...

Actors : John Ahlgren, Ernst Günther, Georg Adelly, Per Oscarsson,
Directors : Per Oscarsson,

This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the ...

Actors : Sergiu Nicolaescu, Virgil Flonda, Vladimir Gaitan, George Alexandru,
Directors : Sergiu Nicolaescu,

In medieval Wallachia a young prince battles his twin brother for their father's throne and for their ancestors' crown of fire.

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune, Teruhiko Aoi, Hisaya Morishige,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve...

Actors : Gholamreza Ali Akbari, Seyed Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, Ali Reza Heydari, Seyed Ali Reza Khatami,
Directors : Ebrahim Hatamikia,

A man who controls small airplanes to detect Iraq's front line, is put in danger not being able to return.

Actors : Pat Morita, Mari Sato, Chris Makepeace, Michael Sarrazin,
Directors : Paul Almond,

December 1944. As their bomber is shot down during a mission over Japan, Sergeant McManus and Robert, a young lieutenant, have no other choice but make a parachute jump. They are captured ...

Actors : Richard Harris, Brent Huff, Mary Stavin, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua,

Michael Ransom's Vietnam squad leader, Vic Jenkins, is captured by terrorists demanding ten million dollars worth of diamonds in return for his release. Michael, reluctantly aided by local ...

Actors : Rick Dean, Vernon Wells, Brad Johnson, Kevin Duffis,
Directors : Cirio H. Santiago,

Lt. Vance Calhoun takes on a dangerous rescue mission of American P.O.W.s in the treacherous Darloc Valley in Vietnam. His only chance to escape is with the help of five young, fearless ...

Actors : Yoshiyuki Omori, Shiori Sakura, Takaya Yamauchi, Masako Natsume,
Directors : Masahiro Shinoda,

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur ...

Actors : Gholamreza Ali Akbari, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Mehrdad Solaymani, Esmail Soltanian,
Directors : Ebrahim Hatamikia,

In Iran-Iraq's war, a young scout joins the front-line to help his comrades single-handed.