The best Murray Alper’s war movies

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

11/01/1904- 16/11/1984
Today we present the best Murray Alper’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 Murray Alper’s movies.
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Sergeant York

Sergeant York
7.7/10
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Air Force

Air Force
7/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 20/03/1943
  • Character: Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 07/12/1945
  • Character: 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.

Bombardier

Bombardier
6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 14/05/1943
  • Character: Little Boy
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular, if somewhat jingoistic, battle sequence.

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 29/09/1943
  • Character: Jones
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live
6.4/10
A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
7.2/10
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

Gallant Bess

Gallant Bess
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 05/12/1946
  • Character: Johnny
Marshall Thompson stars in this MGM drama about a young soldier's devotion to a horse he rescues during WWII. (Not to be confused with "Adventures of Gallant Bess", another film released two years later.)

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 22/05/1944
  • Character: Sgt. Kriven
Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.

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