The film dramatizes the real-life story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was composed of Nisei, second-generation Americans born of Japanese parents. This unit became the most heavily decorated in the history of the United States Army.
Two American GIs are the only survivors of a unit wiped out in a battle with Japanese troops on an isolated island. The two, who don't like each other, try to put aside their differences in order to evade the Japanese and survive.
A naval officer who had deserted earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perform hazardous duties while at the same time keeping his real identity a secret.
Steve Reeves stars in this sword-and-sandal epic about a Greek soldier leading the fight against an invading Persian army. The special effects in the battle scenes are amazingly good for the time.
Gung Ho! tells the (mostly) true story about the successful deployment of Carlson's Raiders on a minor Japanese stronghold (Makin Atoll)... where the Raiders get all stabby on the enemy.
Fifteen thousand Marines volunteer, and in the end, only 200 make the team.
The Commandos send 3 men to Norway because of their skills in speaking Norwegian... which sounds suspiciously like English. Their mission includes freeing General Heden who is being held by the Nazis.
The crew of HMS submarine Sea Tiger have their leave cut short when they are recalled for a special mission. Suspense builds as they approach their target!
Best friends graduate from West Point and soon find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War when one's small Confederate unit is ordered to stop Federal trains for as long as possible.