The best Leslie Howard’s war movies

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

03/04/1893- 01/06/1943
Today we present the best Leslie Howard’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Leslie Howard’s movies.

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
8.2/10
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 17/09/1942
  • Character: Narrator (uncredited/voice)
The story of the HMS Torrin, from it's construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

49th Parallel

49th Parallel
7.3/10
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.

British Agent

British Agent
6.1/10
An Englishman falls in love with a Russian spy.

Captured!

Captured!
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomanceWar
  • Release: 19/08/1933
  • Character: Captain Fred Allison
While waiting out World War I in a German POW camp, Captain Fred Allison discovers that his oldest and dearest friend Digby has also been captured and put into the same camp with him. Fred longs for news of his wife, Monica, but Digby speaks little of her. Digby knows a secret about Monica, a secret he must keep from his friend, and it wears at his conscience so much that he attempts a reckless escape.

The First of the Few

The First of the Few
7/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 14/09/1942
  • Character: R.J. Mitchell
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.

The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaWar
  • Release: 23/05/1943
  • Character: Narrator (Voice)
During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.

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