Best World War II movies of 1980s

Actors : Ellen Barkin, JoBeth Williams, Annabeth Gish, Jon Voight,
Directors : Eugene Corr,

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic...

Actors : François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Claude Chabrol,

Marie Latour, a woman of limited schooling, raises two children in a ratty flat during World War II in occupied France. In 1941, her husband Paul returns from German captivity, too weak to ...

Actors : Sissy Spacek, William Sanderson, Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts,
Directors : Jack Fisk,

It's 1944 in the small town of Gregory, Texas. Divorcée Nita Longley has been brought into the town by the telephone company to work as its switchboard operator, a job which requires her to...

Actors : Cristina Marsillach, Anat Atzmon, Benedict Taylor, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Moshé Mizrahi,

A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.

Actors : John Phillip Law, Sam Neill, Mel Gibson, Chris Haywood,
Directors : Tim Burstall,

A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

Actors : Michael Aranda, Richard L. Hawkins, Ken Abraham, Linnea Quigley,
Directors : David DeCoteau,

A group of survivors try to avoid the battles of World War III; when they try to escape to the quiet lands, they encounter something much more deadly.

Actors : Jet Li, Keith Anthony, Kaiming Chen, Wing Cho,
Directors : Jet Li,

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Actors : Alan Arkin, Bill Hunter, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick,
Directors : Philippe Mora,

In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis, and he was a hero. But when they accused him of supporting the communists, he retired to Australia. Now, after a US super...

Actors : Thierry Tevini, Anja Schüte, Évelyne Dandry, Valérie Dumas,
Directors : David Hamilton,

With the outbreak of WWII, the sudden call to arms will send the men of a family's estate to the front, leaving a curious adolescent alone with the remaining women of the house, in need of a warm embrace and, possibly, a daring kiss.

Actors : Art LaFleur, Biff Manard, Timothy Van Patten, Tim Thomerson,
Directors : Danny Bilson,

In Italy, during World War II some American soldiers find an alien UFO.

Actors : Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Erland Josephson,
Directors : István Szabó,

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of...

Actors : Yueh Sun, Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Yu Wang,
Directors : Yen-Ping Chu,

Similar to "The Dirty Dozen" or one of that nature. Japan is trying to take over the world and the generals of the allied forces trying to stop the Japanese have been taken prisoner. A ...

Actors : Stellan Skarsgård, Miklós B. Székely, Károly Eperjes, Katharina Thalbach,
Directors : Kjell Grede,

Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of ...

Actors : Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, Bruno Lawrence,
Directors : Harley Cokeliss,

Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.

Actors : Ismaila Cissé, Ababacar Sy Cissé, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara,

In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.

Actors : Philippe Noiret, Michel Blanc, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Claude Berri,

After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who ...

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 : 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 : 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,...