Greatest 24 War Movies Releases from 1946

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl. See more about A Matter of Life and Death / IMDB / YouTube

A free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways. Read about Cluny Brown / IMDB / YouTube

In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides. Info on Cloak and Dagger / IMDB / YouTube

At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt. Details on Caesar and Cleopatra / IMDB / YouTube

An American World War I soldier whose disfigured face is reconstructed by Austrian plastic surgeons returns home after 20 years, but no one recognizes him, his widow is married to another man, and his son is a grown young man. Check out Tomorrow Is Forever / IMDB / YouTube

Drama about former WW2 Marines readjusting to civilian life and dealing with their mental and physical traumas. Read about Till the End of Time / IMDB / YouTube

Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie. Learn about Courage of Lassie / IMDB / YouTube

Recounts the courageous efforts by French railroad workers who were part of an organized resistance during German World War II occupation. Check out The Battle of the Rails / IMDB / YouTube

During Franco-Prussian War, a French laundress shares coach with arrogant passengers. When Prussian officer stops them, social hierarchies crumble as character integrity faces scrutiny amidst adversity. Get info on Mademoiselle Fifi / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2, the O.S.S. sends teams of spies and saboteurs into Nazi-occupied France. Info on O.S.S. / IMDB / YouTube

Incidents of a marriage are recalled in flashback. See more about From This Day Forward / IMDB / YouTube

The allies plan to rescue a Swedish atomic scientist from under the noses of the Nazis. Details on Night Boat to Dublin / IMDB / YouTube

A re-enactment of the Battle of Arnhem during the Second World War which was later lavishly remade as A Bridge Too Far (1977). Learn about Theirs Is the Glory / IMDB / YouTube

Edited version of the 1933 Mascot serial The Three Musketeers, first released in 1946. More about Desert Command / IMDB / YouTube

In 1943 England, an American Army Air Force gunner falls in love with a corporal in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force who has long been expected to marry a British paratrooper Major, prompting him to go back to combat duty. Find out about A Yank in London / IMDB / YouTube

A little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe-like hermit, instead, but there's still hope. Explore Wake Up and Dream / IMDB / YouTube

When a Resistance commander and his forces disguise themselves as patients in a hospital, there is some confusion among the staff as to who is actually suffering from a real illness. See more about A Friend Will Come Tonight / IMDB / YouTube

Postwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on children. The film surveys the Nazi/Japanese atrocities, post-war devastation and the early relief efforts. This film was responsible for raising over $200,000,000, making it a top moneymaking film. Read about Seeds of Destiny / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, a young boy and girl, living with their respective families in an apartment house that had restrictions against pets, adopt a lost dog and hide it in a vacant apartment, which may have been the only vacant apartment in the United States at the time this movie was being filmed. A burglar breaks in and the apartment is damaged when the dog and crook. Find out about A Boy, a Girl and a Dog / IMDB / YouTube

A homesick American soldier stationed in England during WWII, makes an unauthorized (a.w.o.l) trip on an American Air Force plane to the United States to see his wife, and then hops the plane back to England, with only his wife knowing he was home for a few hours. Later, she learns that she is pregnant and to disclose that her husband had paid her a visit, would get h. Details on Rendezvous with Annie / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, the Canadian Navy gathered a troupe of diverse performers (dancers, comedians, singers, musicians) from its ranks and sent them off to entertain their shipmates and the revue ultimately played London's Hippodrome. The acceptance of the audience was based more on wartime London's appreciation of the gallantry of Britain's sons and daughters from ov. More about Meet the Navy / IMDB / YouTube