It Happened Here

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Runtime

2h 25m

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast

Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.

Runtime

2h 5m

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Cast

Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason

Ilsa, a warden at a Nazi death camp that conducts experiments on prisoners, strives to prove that women can withstand more pain and suffering than men, and therefore should be allowed to fight on the frontlines.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Don Edmonds

Cast

Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph, Tony Mumolo

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Mark Robson

Cast

Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà

Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his r...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Richard Wallace

Cast

John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak