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1. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 912,235 | Gross: $32.57M
2. Sophie's Choice (1982)
R | 150 min | Drama, Romance
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin
Votes: 52,768 | Gross: $30.04M
3. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart
Votes: 43,019
4. Son of Saul (2015)
R | 107 min | Drama, War
A Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.
Director: László Nemes | Stars: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont
Votes: 51,953 | Gross: $1.78M
5. I'll Find You (2019)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Catholic opera singer and Jewish violin virtuoso dream of performing together at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City, but the German invasion of Poland tears them apart.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Adelaide Clemens, Leo Suter, Stephen Dorff, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 1,380
6. Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance, War
As World War II and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Soviet forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski, Adam Pawlikowski
Votes: 13,465
7. Warsaw '44 (2014)
130 min | Drama, History, Romance
A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
Director: Jan Komasa | Stars: Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz, Anna Próchniak, Antoni Królikowski
Votes: 6,714
8. Kanal (1957)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, War
In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Votes: 8,040
9. Turncoat (2020– )
173 min | Drama, History, War
1944. Walter Proska is a young Wehrmacht soldier who begins to question the purpose of the war, who the real enemy is and whether his real duty should be to his fatherland or his own conscience.
Stars: Jannis Niewöhner, Malgorzata Mikolajczak, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Rainer Bock
Votes: 1,740
10. Pan Tadeusz (1999)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska, Andrzej Seweryn
Votes: 3,713
11. How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
224 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
The adventures of unlucky Polish soldier Franek Dolas during world war II. In September he escapes from Stalag and goes to France. After that he fights in Africa and Europe.
Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski | Stars: Marian Kociniak, Janina Boronska, Adam Cyprian, Wirgiliusz Gryn
Votes: 3,766
12. A Generation (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War
Story of youth during the German occupation of Poland in World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Tadeusz Janczar, Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Votes: 2,929
13. Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (2005 TV Movie)
186 min | Biography, Drama
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Malgorzata Bela, Ken Duken, Hristo Shopov
Votes: 2,820
14. The Wall (1982 TV Movie)
Unrated | 135 min | Action, War, Drama
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held off a 3,000 strong Nazi force in which ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Tom Conti, Lisa Eichhorn, Gerald Hiken, Rachel Roberts
Votes: 227
15. Missiles from Hell (1958)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, War
A group of Polish fighters of the Polish resistance movement go on a mission to destroy the German V-1 'Flying Bomb' at Peenemünde and cripple the German war effort during World War II.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina, Milly Vitale, David Knight
Votes: 370
16. Giuseppe w Warszawie (1964)
99 min | Comedy, War
Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance.
Director: Stanislaw Lenartowicz | Stars: Elzbieta Czyzewska, Antonio Cifariello, Zbigniew Cybulski, Jarema Stepowski
Votes: 339
17. Les palmes de M. Schutz (1997)
106 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A humoristic view of the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie and their discoveries around radioactivity.
Director: Claude Pinoteau | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Philippe Noiret, Charles Berling, Christian Charmetant
Votes: 475
18. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in Hollywood, as a director, producer and cinematic innovator.
Directors: Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Merian C. Cooper, David Strohmaier, James D'Arc
Votes: 240
19. Pierscionek z orlem w koronie (1992)
104 min | Drama, War
A young resistance fighter tries to deal with the harsh reality of post-war Poland, where Communists have come to power.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Rafal Królikowski, Adrianna Biedrzynska, Cezary Pazura, Jerzy Kamas
Votes: 327
20. Battle for Warsaw (1978)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
Using rare newly found footage and eye-witness accounts from survivors, 'Battle for Warsaw' tells the tragic story of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in which nearly a quarter of a million Poles lost their lives.
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski
Votes: 16
21. The Karski Report (2010 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
An extended interview with Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski, consisting largely of footage gathered for but not included in Claude Lanzmann's epic 9-hour documentary "Shoah".
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Jan Karski, Claude Lanzmann
Votes: 234
22. Trzecia granica (1975– )
55 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Stars: Andrzej Wasilewicz, Borys Marynowski, Marek Walczewski, Grzegorz Warchol
Votes: 26
23. Operation Auschwitz
Action, Biography, Crime | Announced
A Polish Army Officer volunteers to be imprisoned at Auschwitz. Once inside the barbed wire, he forms an inmate resistance network and smuggles information out to the Allies.
24. Kolumbowie (1970– )
55 min | Drama, War
During the cruel German occupation of Warsaw young boys join the resistance movement and soon take part in the upcoming uprising.
Stars: Jan Englert, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Jerzy Matalowski, Barbara Burska
Votes: 92
25. Dzien czwarty (1984 TV Movie)
77 min | Biography, Drama, War
Director: Ludmila Niedbalska | Stars: Christoph Pieczynski, Jaroslaw Domin, Bogdan Szczesiak, Witold Bielinski
Votes: 22
26. Swastika
Action, Drama | Pre-production
The Jewish Resistance in the streets of Warsaw, Poland during the Nazi occupation.
Director: Orestes Matacena | Stars: Orestes Matacena, Ruben Rabasa, Orna Rachovitsky
27. Against the Odds (2004)
44 min | Documentary, Short
Against The Odds describes different forms of resistance that existed in the German concentration camps like: smuggling of medicines, sabotage in weapons factories (especially the large ... See full summary »
Director: Jedrzej Jonasz | Stars: Jeff Teravainen, Kazimierz Albin, Krzysztof Dunin-Wasowicz, Ignacy Golik
Votes: 32
28. Umarlem, aby zyc (1984 TV Movie)
88 min | War
Director: Stanislaw Jedryka | Stars: Andrzej Grabarczyk, Halina Labonarska, Zygmunt Hübner, Marek Walczewski
Votes: 25
29. Smieciarz (1988)
85 min | Drama, War
Stars: Maciej Góraj, Anna Ciepielewska, Ewa Dabrowska, Zbigniew Buczkowski
30. Challenging Churchill (2012 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Churchill, a name typically associated with braveness and altruism. Recently found evidence from Soviet and British sources however brings up questions about Churchill's doings in the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bardehle | Star: Winston Churchill
Votes: 17
31.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Episode:
Corruption
(2005)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
By 1943, corruption is running rampant at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The camp also gains another source of income - clothes and valuables taken from Jews arriving to be gassed.
Directors: Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel West, Dario Gabbai
Votes: 174
32.
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
33.
1945-1953: From World War to Cold War (2018)
Episode:
Yalta, the Twilight of the Big Three
56 min | Documentary, History, War
Hear how the Yalta Conference of 1945 - in which Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization - led to enmity.
Director: Emilie Lançon | Stars: Curtis Roosevelt, Robert Franck, François Kersaudy, André Kaspi
34.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Vernichtsungskrieg
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards. but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Kate Reynolds, Tomasz Szarota, Karol Mazur, Ihar Melnikau
35.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
This Has Happened
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
Hitler's War moves to its endgame as the Soviets cross the German border - with a death toll of over 40 million, a new scarred, Europe will emerge.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Aliaksandr Kakhanouski, David Stahel, Sergei Kudryashov, Dzmitry Kryvashei
36.
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
37.
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
38.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Closing the Ring
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The Western Allies secure supply routes that will allow them to enter Germany, and the Ardennes counter-offensive fails. The Red Army advances rapidly, and Stalin shows uses the war for Empire-building. The SS implements the Holocaust.
Stars: Robert Powell, Joseph Stalin, Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 221
39.
A Brief History of the Future (2024– )
Episode:
Beyond the Now
(2024)
Documentary
Join Ari Wallach on his journey to seek the individuals and ideas that can shape a better, more sustainable future for each generation to build upon.
Stars: Dean Buonomano, Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook, Hal Hershfield, Sophie Howe
Votes: 28
40.
Television Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Karski
(2014)
92 min | Drama
Docudrama about Jan Karski (1914-2000), a WWII Polish resistance fighter and a heroic courier for the Polish Underground who in 1942-43 informed the Polish Government in Exile in London and... See full summary »
Director: Magdalena Lazarkiewicz | Stars: Lukasz Simlat, Julia Kijowska, Piotr Glowacki, Dariusz Toczek
Votes: 19
41.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
Le Maître du Monde
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1944: the Soviets continue on the path to towards liberation. On the road to Berlin, they discover the horror of Hitler's extermination camps. Fifteen years earlier, Stalin transformed his country using every means at his disposal.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Olga Balykina
Votes: 76
42.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Romance, War
A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognizable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Eryk Biedunkiewicz, Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward
Votes: 409
43.
World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2019)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance, War
Harry crosses paths with Lois again when she arrives to perform at the BEF base camp in France, while Tom finds himself in the middle of a naval battle in the South Atlantic.
Director: Thomas Napper | Stars: Julia Brown, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Jonah Hauer-King, Ceallach Spellman
Votes: 377