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Edge Of Darkness - 1943 l Super Hit Hollywood Action Movie l  Errol Flynn , Ann Sheridan , Walter
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Edge Of Darkness - 1943 l Super Hit Hollywood Action Movie l Errol Flynn , Ann Sheridan , Walter

Watch #edgeofdarkness1943 Starring :- Errol Flynn , Ann Sheridan , Walter Huston , Nancy Coleman , Helmut Dantine Director :- Lewis Milestone Producer :- Henry Blanke Written :- Robert Rossen Cinematography :- Sid Hickox Edit :- David Weisbart Music :- Franz Waxman Actor :- Errol Flynn , Ann Sheridan , Walter Huston , Nancy Coleman , Helmut Dantine , Henry Brandon , Judith Anderson , Ruth Gordon , John Beal , Morris Carnovsky , Charles Dingle , Roman Bohnen , Richard Fraser , Art Smith. #hollywoodmovies #hollywoodclassicmovies #hollywoodvintagemovie #2022fullmovies #edgeofdarkness1943 #errolflynn #annsheridan #walterhuston #nancycoleman Synopsis :- In the Norwegian fishing village of Trollness, occupied by the Nazis, the Norwegian flag is observed flying high over the town by a passing patrol aircraft. The German troops sent to investigate discover that everyone in the village is dead, both German and Norwegian, including the German commander, Captain Koenig, in his office. Previously, the local doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston) and his wife (Ruth Gordon) wanted to hold on to the pretense of gracious living and ignore the occupiers. The doctor would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. Kaspar Torgersen (Charles Dingle), his brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and is in a romantic relationship with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). Johann (John Beal), the doctor's son, has just returned to town having been sent down from the university but is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Karen makes it known to the townsfolk that her brother is a "quisling". The key group of resistance members, headed by Gunnar and Karen, anxiously await the secret arrival of arms from a British submarine. They hide the delivery of weapons in a cellar and call upon the townsfolk to delay violence until the opportune moment. Karen, on her way to a resistance meeting, is grabbed by a German soldier and disappears, while Gunnar frantically searches the town for her. She eventually appears at the meeting, clothes torn and face bruised, indicative that she has been raped. Gunnar loses his perspective after seeing what the Germans have done to the woman he loves and begins to go crazy, ordering that the fighting begin. Karen tells him that it is still not yet the time and as he calms down, the radio (which has only been broadcasting static for a week) finally picks up Churchill's broadcast from Britain, giving them all hope. #hollywoodmovies #hollywoodclassicmovies #hollywoodvintagemovie #2022fullmovies #hollywoodActionMovie #hollywoodHorrorMovie #hollywoodcomedymovie If You Like Our Movies Don't Forget To Subscribe Our Channel And Also Share Our Movies And Hit The Like Button. Subscribe सब्सक्राइब Us For More Hollywood Dubbed Blockbusters In Hindi For FREE https://bit.ly/3ylY0dk
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - a gripping wartime British naval drama
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Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - a gripping wartime British naval drama

In February 1939, Nazi Germany's most powerful battleship, Bismarck, is launched, beginning a new era of German sea power. In May 1941, British naval intelligence discovers Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen are about to sail into the North Atlantic to attack Allied convoys. From an underground war room in London, Captain Jonathan Shepard (Kenneth More) coordinates the hunt for the dreaded Bismarck. The two German warships encounter HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales in the Denmark Strait, and the four warships engage in a deadly gun duel. The battle results in the annihilation and violent disintegration of the Hood, shocking combatants on both sides. Prince of Wales is alone and is fired on by the two German ships. She manages to inflict damage on Bismarck's bow, but Bismarck returns fire, destroying the Prince of Wales' bridge. Prince of Wales emits a smoke screen behind which to retreat. Bismarck and Prinz Eugen also retreat, but they are shadowed by the cruisers HMS Suffolk and HMS Norfolk using radar. Later, Prinz Eugen breaks away and heads towards the port of Brest, in occupied France, while Bismarck turns and fires at the British cruisers to provide cover as she escapes. The attack forces the cruisers to retreat. An air assault from the carrier HMS Victorious damages Bismarck's fuel tanks, but the vessel is otherwise largely undamaged. Back at London's operations headquarters, Captain Shepard gambles that Admiral Gunther Lütjens (Karel Štěpánek), the Fleet Commander aboard Bismarck, has ordered a return to friendly waters where U-boats and air cover will make it impossible to attack. He plans to intercept and attack the German vessel before she reaches safety. Shepard commits a disproportionately large force to the search, and his wager pays off when Bismarck is located steaming toward the French coast. British forces have a narrow time window in which to destroy or slow their prey before German support and their own diminishing fuel supplies will preclude further attacks. Swordfish torpedo planes from HMS Ark Royal have two chances. The first fails when the pilots misidentify HMS Sheffield as Bismarck, but thankfully their new magnetic torpedo detonators are faulty, with most exploding as soon as they hit the sea. Returning to the carrier and changing to conventional contact exploders, their second attack, this time on the Bismarck, is successful. One torpedo causes only minor damage; but a catastrophic second hit near the stern jams the German battleship's rudder. Unable to repair the rudder, Bismarck steams in circles. During the night two British destroyers attack the crippled battleship with torpedoes. One hits, but Bismarck returns fire, sinking the destroyer HMS Solent. The main force of British ships, including battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V, find Bismarck the next day and rain shells upon her. Lütjens insists that German forces will arrive to save them, but he is killed when a shell strikes Bismarck's bridge. The remaining bridge officers are killed and the crew abandon their sinking ship. On board King George V, Admiral John Tovey (Michael Hordern) orders the newly joined cruiser HMS Dorsetshire to finish Bismarck off. The cruiser fires torpedoes at the German battleship, causing the vessel to sink faster than her crew can escape. The captain of King George V, Wilfrid Patterson (Jack Gwillim), lowers his head as Bismarck disappears beneath the waves. Admiral Tovey orders Dorsetshire to pick up survivors, finally saying tersely: "Well, gentlemen, let's go home." A 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film directed by Lewis Gilbert, produced by John Brabourne, screenplay by Edmund H. North, based on C. S. Forester's book "The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck" (1959), cinematography by Christopher Challis, starring Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Laurence Naismith, and Geoffrey Keen. This was shot in black and white in order to intercut it with newsreel footage. The use of Edward R. Murrow reprising his wartime broadcasts from London also lends an air of authenticity and near-documentary feel. Producer John Brabourne was able to use his influence as son-in-law of Lord Mountbatten, then Chief of the Defence Staff, to obtain the full co-operation of the Admiralty. The last major Second World War fleet units were being retired, and soon-to-be-scrapped battleship HMS Vanguard provided footage of a capital ship's 15-inch gun turrets in action, and was used for scenes set on board HMS Hood, Prince of Wales, King George V, and Bismarck. The cruiser HMS Belfast, now preserved in London, depicted the cruisers involved in Bismarck's pursuit, including HMS Norfolk, Suffolk, Sheffield and Dorsetshire. A Dido-class cruiser in reserve was used as the set for Bismarck's destruction, and one of her tall raked funnels is glimpsed in the final scenes. Aircraft carrier HMS Victorious is briefly shown as herself, the same ship is also used to depict HMS Ark Royal sailing from Gibraltar.
Battle Stations (1956)
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Battle Stations (1956)

A rebuilt WWII U.S. Navy carrier sails back to the Pacific theater to rejoin the war in early 1945, a carrier the Japanese think they sank. So, if she shows up again, they will go after her with a vengeance. The story is told through the perspective of the ship's chaplain, Father Joseph McIntyre (John Lund). He's never served aboard a carrier but that is what he is about to do having been sent to serve aboard a carrier heading into battle with the Japanese fleet, and through his narration you get to know each of the major players of War. During his time aboard, Father McIntyre offers support to the crew, especially a trio of Crewmen. The Captain (Richard Boone) is a good guy, the epitome of the officer who realizes that he needs everybody on the ship, not just the experienced men. He knows the added risk for his ship, but shows he also has a heart by not relieving a pilot of flight duty, one who committed a serious mistake by not taking a wave-off as instructed. The drill sergeant (William Bendix) is tough-talking, but genuinely concerned about the recruits. He's that big lug with the heart of gold that you want on your side. There's also an injured pilot wanting to return to action, a troublemaking seaman who wants to be kicked off and another sailor annoyed that he was passed over for promotion, and enlisted men and low ranking officers (Claude Akins, Keefe Brasselle, and young hopeful Jimmy Lydon among them). The first half of the film shows the crew going through their daily routines, their friendships and struggles with missing life at home, and a few power struggles. The film takes a more serious turn when they get closer to their mission, and the fast pacing keeps the audience intrigued. The dive bomb and kamikaze attacks on two Essex class carriers, the USS Franklin and the USS Bunker Hill, provide much of the plot of this film. And the Japanese fleet nearly destroys the carrier again, ending the mission, but it is able to limp back to the states. A 1956 American war film directed by Lewis Seiler, produced by Bryan Foy, written by Crane Wilbur and Ben Finney, cinematography by Burnett Guffey, starring John Lund, William Bendix I ("The Babe Ruth Story"), Keefe Brasselle, Richard Boone (then playing TV's Dr. Conrad Styner on "Medic"), William Leslie, Jimmy Lydon, and a young Claude Aikens. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. Lot of action, with actual war footage. Somewhat uniquely, this film has no women in it. Opening title music is the title music from "The Caine Mutiny" (1954). Inspired by the documentary "The Fighting Lady" (1944). Filmed onboard an Essex class carrier, and in part, plays like a recruiting film for the U.S.Navy. Based on the USS Franklin CV-13. Its Chaplain, LCDR Fr. Joseph O'Callahan, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the climactic battle depicted in the movie. His MOH citation reads: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as chaplain on board the U.S.S. Franklin when that vessel was fiercely attacked by enemy Japanese aircraft during offensive operations near Kobe, Japan, on 19 March 1945. A valiant and forceful leader, calmly braving the perilous barriers of flame and twisted metal to aid his men and his ship, Lt. Comdr. O'Callahan groped his way through smoke-filled corridors to the open flight deck and into the midst of violently exploding bombs, shells, rockets, and other armament. With the ship rocked by incessant explosions, with debris and fragments raining down and fires raging in ever-increasing fury, he ministered to the wounded and dying, comforting and encouraging men of all faiths; he organized and led firefighting crews into the blazing inferno on the flight deck; he directed the jettisoning of live ammunition and the flooding of the magazine; he manned a hose to cool hot, armed bombs rolling dangerously on the listing deck, continuing his efforts, despite searing, suffocating smoke which forced men to fall back gasping and imperiled others who replaced them. Serving with courage, fortitude, and deep spiritual strength, Lt. Comdr. O'Callahan inspired the gallant officers and men of the Franklin to fight heroically and with profound faith in the face of almost certain death and to return their stricken ship to port." The Movie Scene described this above-average Columbia programmer as having "that same sense of patriotism and propaganda about it which those movies made during WWII had," that "it feels like who ever wrote it had watched dozens of other movies about life at sea during the war, picked out all the bits which they liked right down [to] the music and then slotted them together," and that it "delivers plenty of cliche. This tale of heroism shows once again how ordinary men tapped undreamed reserves of valor with which to face otherwise overwhelming horror, and would interest people who want to know more about the war and how it affected people.
Henry Fonda & Maureen O Hara in "Immortal Sergeant" (1943)
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Henry Fonda & Maureen O Hara in "Immortal Sergeant" (1943)

During World War II, while bashful, receding, passive, loner Canadian journalist Colin Spence (Henry Fonda), lacking in confidence, is living in London, he joins the British Army and is stationed in the North African desert of Libya. There he serves as a Corporal under stalwart Sergeant Kelly (Thomas Mitchell). Although Kelly takes an interest in Spence and tries to build up his ego, Spence remains unassertive. One afternoon, Spence has a flashback to a time before the war, when he went with his girl friend, Valentine Lee (Maureen O'Hara), to a party at which they met war correspondent Tom Benedict (Reginald Gardiner). Benedict was a self-assured blowhard who easily impressed Valentine, and Spence soon regreted introducing them. Back in the desert, Kelly and Spence lead a reconnaisance patrol of fourteen men into the brutal heat. As they are traveling, Spence again reminisces about Valentine, who was further won over by Benedict when he impressed her on her birthday. Spence's mind returns to the present when the patrol stops for lunch, but before they resume their journey, they are attacked by Italian airplanes. During the ensuing skirmish, Spence and his men shoot down one of the planes, but it crashes on one of the patrol's trucks, killing eight men. Kelly moves the remaining men Spence, Symes (Bramwell Fletcher), Pilcher (Melville Cooper), Cottrell (Morton Lowry), and Cassidy (Allyn Joslyn), onward, but they are lost. The next day, Symes is killed during the exchange of enemy gunfire, and Kelly is seriously wounded. Spence gets the sergeant to cover, where he refuses to listen to Kelly's orders to leave him behind for the good of the group. While Spence is discussing the situation with the remaining three men, Kelly shoots himself, and the soldiers bury their brave sergeant. Spence then assumes leadership of the patrol and drives the men hard, as Kelly had instructed him. While they are walking, Spence's mind drifts back to Valentine, who spent his first leave with him and encouraged him to be more assertive romantically. Spence's reverie ends when the group finds an oasis, which is held by German soldiers. While Spence waits for dark, he remembers the last time he saw Valentine, when it appeared that Benedict had completely won her affections. As darkness falls in the desert, Spence crawls into the oasis, steals food and water, then dismantles the Germans' radio equipment. Spence returns, and tells his men they must take the German stronghold, explaining that it is the cumulative effect of every single man fighting in every position that will win the war. The men split up and engage the enemy during a sandstorm. Spence is with Cottrell and fights hard until an explosion knocks him out. Spence awakens in a Cairo hospital. Cottrell explains he was wounded when Cottrell threw a grenade in the enemy munitions dump. The action was successful, although Cassidy was killed. Pilcher is recovering in the same hospital, and both Cottrell and Spence have been awarded distinguished conduct medals. Spence is trying to assimilate the information when Benedict arrives and is his usual sarcastic self. Suddenly aware of his own strength, and no longer afraid, Spence orders Benedict to send Valentine a telegram saying that he wants to marry her. Benedict protests, but Spence intimidates him and sends him on his way. Soon after, Spence, who has been promoted to lieutenant, meets Valentine at a London railway station. There, Spence once again hears Kelly's encouraging words as he embraces Valentine. A 1943 American Black & White war film directed by John M. Stahl, produced by Lamar Trotti, screenplay by Trotti, based John Brophy's 1942 novel of the same name, cinematography by Arthur Miller, starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Reginald Gardiner, Melville Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher, and Morton Lowry. Released by 20th Century Fox. The first American film about the North Africa campaign and the last film Henry Fonda made before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II. It is Fonda's least favorite. Fonda made a deal with the head of 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck, signing his only studio contract in order to get the part of Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). The studio cast him in what he considered junk for the most part because he got what was left after Tyrone Power and Don Ameche rejected it. Soundtrack music: "The Campbells Are Coming" - Traditional, Played on the bagpipes at the beginning "Loch Lomond" - Traditional, Sung by a chorus at the beginning "South of the Border" (Down Mexico Way) - Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, played at the nightclub "There Will Never Be Another You" - by Harry Warren played at the nightclub This well executed, low-budget, combat story with romantic flashbacks is a WWII American propaganda film. Its main thrust is NOT realism but to bolster support of the war effort. Still, it's enjoyable, not brilliant but entertaining.
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