En fiende att dö för (2012)

Actors: Allan Corduner (actor), Gunnar Carlsson (producer), Axel Prahl (actor), Adam Nordén (composer), Jeanette Hain (actress), Veit Stübner (actor), Lukasz Simlat (actor), Godehard Giese (actor), Peter Dalle (writer), Peter Dalle (director), Jon Endre Mørk (editor), Richard Ulfsäter (actor), Sven Nordin (actor), Donald Douglas (actor), Piotr Polk (actor),

Plot: A German expedition is going to the Norwegian arctic islands of Svaldbard in late August 1939 (back then called Spitsbergen), trying to find proof of the theory that all land on Earth 300 million years ago was connected, before the land broke up into the continents we know today. Just days after arriving in the icy waters, the tense European pre-war situation gets more tense, when Germany then invades Poland, and the second world war starts. The expedition is German, and so is a couple of others, but the captain of the ship is Norwegian, and they also bring a Russian crew, and a Swede and a couple of Brits, one of them is even a Jew. Waiting to be contacted by their respective governments, since they now are all part of a German expedition in wartime, they continue their mission of finding proof of the German Alfred Wegener's theory of Pangaea. The German government is then commanding them to commit a military operation to help sink a British war ship with 1200 soldiers, and ending the expeditions main goal. They are in a situation on a small ship from which they can't escape.

Genres: History, Thriller,

Quotes:

Terrence: Why don't you join us?::Martin: I'm a human being.::Terrence: You don't think I have a heart?::Martin: Well, eh, let's just say that's not the organ which springs to mind when I think of you.

War and Remembrance (1988)

Actors: Steve Hinton (miscellaneous crew), Relja Basic (actor), Charles Bodycomb (actor), Matt Clark (actor), Steve Hinton (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Reynolds (actor), Vladan Zivkovic (actor), Ljiljana Blagojevic (actress), Michael O. Gallant (miscellaneous crew), James W. Gavin (miscellaneous crew), Giancarlo J. Sini (miscellaneous crew), Dennis Patrick (actor), Larry K. Johnson (miscellaneous crew), Sara-Jane Valentine (miscellaneous crew), Tom Trigo (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: The saga of the Henry family, begun in "The Winds of War" continues as America is attacked by Japan and enters World War II. For Victor Henry, an upwardly mobile naval career sets him in command of a cruiser with sights on selection for the Admiralty. At the same time, however, Victor must struggle with a failing marriage as well as a love affair with the daughter of a prominent British radio news reporter. Victor's son Byron has equal success as a submarine officer, eventually selected to command his own ship, yet all the while must deal with the separation of his wife and son who are held in German custody as enemy alien Jews. Through other such characters as Professor Aaron Jastrow, Naval Pilot Warren Henry, and the noble German General Armin von Roon, "War and Remembrance" unfolds into an all encompassing and fascinating story of the Second World War.

Keywords: 1940s, american-president, army-general, asia, based-on-novel, battleship, behind-enemy-lines, brigadier-general, captain, child-execution
Genres: Drama, War,

Quotes:

Capt. Victor 'Pug' Henry: [translates for Pamela his Russian comment] I just told him that we were good friends - that's all.::Gen. Yevlenko: You are in Moscow dear lady because HE got you a visa. Henry... nebu durakom. [Laughs uproariously] . Nebu durakom! NEBU DURAKOM! [exits]::Pamela Tudsbury: "Nebu durakom..." Don't be... what? What's "durakom"?::Capt. Victor 'Pug' Henry: "Damned fool".

Adolf Hitler: [Hitler and his generals are under Berlin in the bunker, April 22, 1945] WHAT IS GOING ON? We have been trying to reach the Steiner army since yesterday! My patience is not limitless!::Lt. Gen. Alfred Jodl: The telephone lines, Mein Fuhrer; they keep breaking down.::Adolf Hitler: If I do not hear from Steiner within 15 minutes, somebody will be shot!

Pacific Overtures (1976)

Actors: Gedde Watanabe (actor), Gedde Watanabe (actor), Soon-Tek Oh (actor), Sab Shimono (actor), Gedde Watanabe (actor), Marty Pasetta (director), Mako (actor), Soon-Tek Oh (actor), Soon-Tek Oh (actor), Mako (actor), Mako (actor), Soon-Tek Oh (actor), Harold Prince (miscellaneous crew), Freda Foh Shen (actress), Patricia Birch (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Musical,

Quotes:

Fisherman: I was standing on the beach, near the cliffs of Oshima/ I was spreading out the nets for the morning sun/ It was early in July, and the day was getting hot, so I stopped to wipe my eyes, and by accident I turned - and looked out to sea... And there came, breaking through the mist... roaring through the sea... four black dragons! Spitting fire! And I ran/ cursing through the fields/ calling the alarm/ shouting to the world/ Four black dragons! Spitting fire! And the earth trembled, and the sky cracked, and I thought it was the end of the world!

Reciter: Nippon! The floating kingdom! An island empire, which for centuries has lived in perfect peace, undisturbed by intruders from across the sea. Here, in the month of July, Eighteen hundred and fifty three, there is nothing to threaten the serene, and changeless cycle of our days.

Reciter: [sung] In the middle of the world we float/ in the middle of the sea/ The realities remain remote/ in the middle of the sea. Kings are burning somewhere/ Wheels are turning somewhere/ Trains are being run, wars are being won, things are being done/ Somewhere out there - not here. Here we paint screens; Yes! The arrangement of the screens. [claps] We sit inside the screens/ and contemplate the view/ that's painted on the screens/ more beautiful than true/ And no one presses in/ and no one glances out. And kings are burning somewhere - not here!

Reciter: A haiku: A gift unearned, and unexpected, often has a hidden price.

Reciter: A haiku: The hand which feeds it grudgingly, is the first hand the dog will bite. [grins] If it ever gets the chance.

Reciter: Yes! The arrangement of the bows. First, for the Emperor, descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, all-knowing and all-powerful, ruler absolute! One year old. Second, for the Shogun, protector of the kingdom, keeper of the peace. Seldom seen. Third, for the Lords of the South, vassals to the Shogun, loyal to their master. Not for long.

Reciter: They come from a land of mystery, behind the setting sun - Barbarians with hooked noses, like mountain imps, giants with coarse hair and faces gray as the dead. Americans! Look how they glare! Look how they aim their sorcerer's weapons directly at us. Oh look! Their leader, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry! Surely he is the king of the demons, come to strike us blind and devour our children! In this desperate hour, who will save Japan?

Shogun's Mother: It's the day of the rat, my lord. There are four days remaining, and I see you're entertaining, but we should have a chat, my lord. To begin, if I may, my lord; I've no wish to remind you, but you'll notice just behind you there are ships in the bay, they've been sitting there all day with a letter to convey and they haven't gone away, and there's every indication that they're planning to stay my lord. Have some tea my Lord, some chrysanthemum tea, it's an herb that's superb for disturbances at sea. Is the shogun feeling better? Good, now what about this letter? Is it wise to delay my lord? With the days disappearing might we benefit from hearing what the soothsayers say, my lord?

Shogun's Mother: It's the day of the ox, my lord. Only two days remaining, and today already waning, I've a few further shocks my lord. To begin, let me say, at the risk of repetition, there are ships in the bay, and they didn't ask permission but they sit there all day in contemptuous array, with a letter to convey, and they haven't gone away, and there's every indication that they still plan to stay, and you look a little gray, my lord... Have some tea, my lord, some chrysanthemum tea, while we plan if we can what our answer ought to be. If the tea the shogun drank will serve to keep the shogun tranquil I suggest, if I may, my lord, we consult the confucians, they have mystical solutions, there are none wise as they my lord.

Shogun's Mother: It's the day of the tiger, my lord. Only two days remaining, and I'm tired of explaining, there are ships in the bay, with a letter to convey, they're on permanent display, and we must take some position, or the southern coalition will be soon holding sway my lord, and we'll all have to pay, my lord. Have some tea, my lord, some chrysanthemum tea, it's a tangled situation as your father would agree. And it mightn't be so tangled if you hadn't had him strangled, but I fear that I stray my lord. I've a nagging suspicion that in view of your condition what we should do is pray, my lord.