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Post World War II in Germany as British colonel Lewis Morgan is assigned to live in Hamburg. His wife Rachael has travelled from England to be with him as he continues his job. Tension with the German Stephen Lubert and his daughter Freda who owned the house as they allowed to stay.
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In the aftermath of World War II a writer Juliet Ashton forms an unexpected bond with some residents from Guernsey Island whose story of a fake book club saved their lives during the German take over of the island.
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Again this year nine films have been nominated for the top award of Best Picture, always creating good talking points around film as people can often never understand why some were nominated and then go onto win. I think this year is actually pretty strong and a decent range, but I will get more into each individual film.
Let’s have one last look at each of the films that have been nominated . . .
Early on in World War II the newly appointed Prime Minster Winston Churchill must decide the fate of Great Britain, will he negotiate a deal with Hitler or fight on and never surrender?
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With 400,000 men trapped on Dunkirk during World War II, everything must be done to bring them home. Allied British and French soldiers had to battle to survive against the Germans closing in on them by the hour.
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An intimate look into the 96 hours before D-Day and what Winston Churchill was getting up to, supported by his wife and trying to deal with the situations as they unfolded.
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A young English boy named Jim battles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II in a truly inspiring story.
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Catrin Cole was a former secretary and has just been hired as a scriptwriter for propaganda films while the Blitz is going on around them in London.
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After seeing Allied last night it got me to thinking about how much I have always been into World War II. Although when I decided to put this list together I have now realised that I have not actually seen as many of the films based on this War as I actually expected. I therefore picked my seven favourites that I have seen (so far). Please let me know which ones are your favourites and which ones I should really watch!
I have tried to have quite varied choices!
Maria Altmann is a Jewish refugee who fled to America from Austria when the Nazi’s took over. She now wants the artwork back that she believes belongs to her family and was taken unlawfully.
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