The best Peter Finch’s war movies

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

27/09/1916- 14/01/1977
We present our ranking of the best Peter Finch’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Peter Finch.

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 18/06/1959
  • Character: Dr. Fortunati
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 30/10/1956
  • Character: Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
In the opening years of World War II the Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open and the British Isles supplied. Of great danger were the numerous surface/commerce raiders that had slipped out of German waters just before war was declared. Supplied by axis cargo ships or tankers, they primarily attacked and sank merchant shipping, and they could and did strike anywhere and everywhere. This is the story of one such ship – the 'Admiral Graf Spee' – and how 3 lightly armed Royal Navy cruisers with mere 6 and 8 inch guns boldly took on this powerful 'pocket battleship' armed with 11 inch guns.

Judith

Judith
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 20/01/1966
  • Character: Aaron Stein
A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam
6.4/10
Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 adventure film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E Walker. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the Germans invaded Holland.

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 16/10/1950
  • Character: Australian in Hospital
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice
7.2/10
In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

The Rats of Tobruk

The Rats of Tobruk
5.4/10
  • Genre: ActionWar
  • Release: 30/06/1944
  • Character: Peter Linton
Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel's forces.

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