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1. The Bounty (1984)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Votes: 30,659 | Gross: $8.60M

2. S.O.S. Titanic (1979 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 194 min | Drama, History

On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.

Director: William Hale | Stars: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Harry Andrews, David Battley

Votes: 1,509

3. Night Ambush (1957)

Unrated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Dimitri Andreas

Votes: 1,987

4. Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom (2021 TV Special)

47 min | Documentary, History, War

Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.

Director: David Gilbert | Stars: Yves Dias, Chris Parry, Jane Harrold, Iain Ballantyne

Votes: 29

5. Over Secret Wires (1915)

Short, Drama

Amos Dyer receives word from Washington that there are wireless messages being transmitted from a point in Oregon to foreign battleships off the Pacific Coast. Dyer, the Secret Service ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Chatterton | Stars: Tom Chatterton, Harvey Clark, Kisaburô Kurihara

6. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle for the Mediterranean (2002)

Documentary, History, War

We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill

Votes: 6

7. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The War Against the U-Boats (2002)

Documentary, History, War

An in depth look at the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, the people who commanded the fighting, the national leaders, and the equipment used.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Martin Dunbar-Nasmith

Votes: 7

8. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle of the Atlantic (1995)

Documentary, History, War

An analysis of the Battle for the Atlantic from September 1939 through the end of the war. Primarily a tale of the war against the U-Boats, background of Germany's experience during WWI, ... See full summary »

Star: Tim Pigott-Smith