War, History, Documentary
This short-form documentary focuses on the true story of Alfons Heck, who as an impressionable 10-year-old boy became a high-ranking member of the Hitler youth movement during World War II. The story is told in his own words. This film originally aired as part of the "America Undercover" series on HBO.
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Son of Man
The Gap
The Forgotten Battle
Resistance
Anzio
Merrill's Marauders
The Lost Battalion
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pupil's Language
Oppenheimer
The Mies van der Rohes – A Female Family Saga
De la ley a la ley
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
Ice Cold in Alex
The Great Patriotic War
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
Winter in Wartime
El Cid
Sergeant York
The First of the Few
SIMILAR MOVIES
Son of Man
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2011
An Allied medic, rumored to be Jesus Christ, gets into a philosophical debate with a Catholic-Nazi in Ustasha occupied Croatia during WW2.The Gap
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1937
A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.The Forgotten Battle
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2020
In WWII's final years, a soldier in the German army, a British glider pilot, and a Dutch resistance fighter's paths intertwine. Their choices shape destinies, impacting not only their freedom but also that of others.Resistance
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2020
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.Anzio
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1968
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.Merrill's Marauders
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1962
Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.The Lost Battalion
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2001
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pupil's Language
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2024
This film tells the story of scholar Fang Dong who endangers his life because of his greed for beauty, and his kind-hearted Ya who loves Fang Dong deeply and chooses to sacrifice herself in exchange for Fang Dong. The prodigal son Fang Dong embarks on a journey to find his true love, and encounters and rescues an oppressed kind-hearted banshee on the road. With the help of the demon catcher and others, the lovers finally get married, a poignant love story.Oppenheimer
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2023
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.The Mies van der Rohes – A Female Family Saga
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2023
An epic family saga told by the women around the famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.De la ley a la ley
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2017
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2007
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 1970
After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.Ice Cold in Alex
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 1958
A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.The Great Patriotic War
IMDB 9 | Nov , 1965
This communist history film recalls the heroism of Soviet soldiers fighting the Nazis in World War II. Forty of the 236 cameramen used for the feature were killed during their mission filming the Red Army.The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2008
Explores the path of hitler from insignificance, to World domination, and demonstrates the delusions he had that lead to massive deaths during the War.Winter in Wartime
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2008
During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.El Cid
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1961
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.Sergeant York
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1941
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.The First of the Few
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1942
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.