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  • 1:55:00

    ANZAC Day 2013: A Soldier's Story (1984)

    The compelling 1984 drama about an African American officer’s investigation of a murder in a racially charged situation during World War II.
  • 1:25:00

    Paths Of Glory (1957)

    Stanley Kubrick’s breathtaking 1957 masterpiece starring Kirk Douglas and set in the trenches of the Western Front in World War I. Based loosely on the true story of four French soldiers charged with mutiny, this is one of the most powerful antiwar films ever made.
  • 1:27:00

    Maori Battalion March To Victory (1990)

    This documentary tells the story of the New Zealand Army's (28th) Māori Battalion, which fought in campaigns during World War ll. It tells the stories of five men who served with the unit. Narration by actor George Henare, remembrances, visits to historic sites, archival footage, and graphic stills create a respectful and stirring screen testament to the men who fought in the Battalion.
  • 1:00:00

    ANZAC Day 2014: The Italian Campaign

    Season 2014
    Documentary presented by Dr Monty Soutar about the 2nd New Zealand Division's participation in the Italian Campaign between 1944-45, including the tragedy of Monte Cassino. The documentary is interspersed with studio discussions with Dr Monty Soutar and presenter Judy Bailey.
  • 1:05:00

    ANZAC Day 2014: Born of Conflict (2013)

    Season 2014
    Born of Conflict: Children of the Pacific War investigates the lives of children born of US servicemen and indigenous women of New Zealand and the Pacific during World War Two.
  • 0:55:00

    ANZAC Day 2014: Te Marutuna o te Tangata: The Commanders

    Season 2014
    Discussion about the Commanders of the 28th Maori Battalion, with short documentary film pieces about each of the commanders - George Dittmer, Humphrey Dyer, Eruera Love, Fred Baker, Charles Moihi Te Arawaka Bennett, Kingi Areta Keiha, Monty Fairbrother, Russell Young, Arapeta Awatere and James Henare.
  • 0:30:00

    ANZAC Day 2014: On a Wing and a Prayer

    Season 2014
    Cameron Bennett talks to Les Munro, the last surviving pilot from the famous Dam Busters raid, a dangerous bombing run that formed the basis for one of the most famous war movies of all time. The documentary is interspersed with studio discussions with military historian Dr Stephen Clark.
  • 1:30:00

    Paper Clips (2004)

    Struggling to grasp the concept of six million Holocaust victims, the students at Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee decide to collect six million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. Because Norwegians invented the paper clip and used it as a symbol of solidarity against the Nazis, students started collecting them to help visualize such vast numbers of victims. As word spread online and in the media, paper clips poured in from around the world, eleven million of which are enshrined in an authentic German railcar standing in the schoolyard.
  • 2:00:00

    The Dam Busters (1955)

    The true story of how the British attacked German dams in WWII by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective. Starring Michael Redgrave.
  • 2:20:00

    Das Boot (1981)

    Epic German war film detailing the claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. Autumn, 1941: 43 young German sailors aboard U-96 enter the war against Britain. They seek adventure, respect and heroism. For them, this voyage is for glory. For their captain, a seasoned war veteran at the young age of 30, it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship and its crew without leaving a trace.
  • 0:25:00

    MASH

    M*A*S*H is an American television series which aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983, based on the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker. The series, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950-1953).
  • 3:00:00

    The Deer Hunter (1978)

    An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
  • 2:20:00

    Ran (1985)

    Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him.
  • 1:40:00

    A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006)

    A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash explores key historical events, data and predictions regarding the global peak in petroleum production through interviews with petroleum geologists, former OPEC officials, energy analysts, politicians, and political analysts. The film contains contemporary footage interspersed with news and commercial footage from the growth heyday of petroleum production. The documentary focuses on information and testimony that supports the projection of a near-term oil production peak.
  • 2:00:00

    Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

    An explosive, adrenaline-pumping thrill ride and the tale of one man's heroic actions in the line of duty. Based on the true story of World War II saboteur Max Manus and his personal struggles.
  • 0:47:00

    Nazi Hunter

    Did New Zealand give a home to genocidal killers? Nazi Hunter sees Wayne Stringer investigate 47 displaced persons "who originally came to New Zealand at the end of WWII." This film interweaves his secret year-long investigation with the story of his prime suspect — an elderly North Shore man who had been a machine gunner in the “mobile murder unit” responsible for the killing of thousands of Eastern European Jews in Holocaust. Stringer travelled to the Baltic States where he was given access to war records held for years in KGB archives safely behind the Iron Curtain and visited the killing grounds in Lithuania and Belarus. He also linked in with war crimes investigators from other countries. The film poses the question: as a result of the investigation into suspected Nazi war criminals, has New Zealand become a more or less safe place for modern era war criminals looking for a bolt hole?
  • 2:00:00

    Pan's Labyrinth = El laberinto del fauno (2006)

    In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
  • 2:45:00

    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

    The life stories of the five Marines and one Naval officer that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. Based on the book by James Bradley and Ron Powers.
  • 1:50:00

    ANZAC Day 2013: Sahara (1943)

    Season 2013
    The 1943 feature film starring Humphrey Bogart. Filmed during World War II, Sgt. Joe Gunn leads an abandoned tank unit after the fall of Torbruk in North Africa. Adapted by James O'Hanlon from an original screen story by Philip MacDonald based upon an incident in the Soviet photoplay entitled: The Thirteen.
  • 2:00:00

    Beneath Hill 60 (2010)

    Based on the true story of Australian Oliver Woodward. Beneath Hill 60 follows him into WW1, where he must leave his lover for his secret platoon of tunneller fighters.
  • 0:58:00

    Our War - Caught in the Crossfire (2011)

    Season 1 , Episode 3
    This episode: The final part starts in 2009 and tells the story of 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales regiment as it comes to terms with new rules of fighting brought in to protect civilians. Private Mike McCabe is filmed being shot in the leg during a Taliban ambush. By 2010, the Scots Guards find themselves fighting a very different war - a battle for hearts and minds. They struggle to train a local force, the Afghan National Police, who fight in a reckless and dangerous way. The risks are hammered home when Guardsman Daniel Clarke films a three-year-old girl who has been seriously injured by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by the ANP. The Scots Guards tour ends in tragedy when six members of the ANP are massacred in their sleep. Our War: The war in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of young British soldiers on the frontline.
  • 0:50:00

    Black Beach - Simon Mann's African Coup (2009)

    A failed coup attempt, a British mercenary in a grim African prison, a dictator accused by the West of torture and beneath it all, a spectacular underwater oil reserve that the world's major powers would love to get their hands on. It may sound like the latest John LeCarre bestseller, but it's the real-life intrigue behind Simon Mann's African Coup, Storyville's penetrating look at mysterious goings on in Equatorial Guinea, a tiny West African nation newly rich from oil and infamous for corruption. Filmed over eighteen months, with access to key players, the film offers a unique look inside a country that rarely allows in the foreign press.The story proper begins in 2004, when a group of mercenaries, headed by Mann, is arrested in Zimbabwe. Equatorial Guinea's president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, accuses them of plotting a bloody coup d'etat to steal his country and its oil. When Mann is sentenced to 34 years in Equatorial Guinea's feared Black Beach jail, he claims to be only a part of a Western plot to grab the country's vast oil resources. This fast-paced thriller of a film travels the globe to unravel that plot, from South Africa to Spain, from London to Washington - promising to reveal the truth of what happened in the most controversial coup attempt in recent history.But as this all plays out, another actor has its eye on Obiang's oil: China. The Chinese government showers the country with largesse. A new capital city rises from the jungle. Accused by the US of corruption and horrifying human rights abuses, President Obiang welcomes China as his new best friend. Simon Mann's African Coup sheds light on the uncomfortable realities of oil politics in the 21st century.
  • 2:01:00

    The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)

    In 1920 Ireland, the ordinary people of the land unite to form volunteer guerilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for genuine independence. As the freedom fighters' bold tactics bring the British to breaking point, a treaty is declared. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and men who have fought side by side, now find themselves pitted against one another as enemies, in disagreement about the treaty signed with Britain. Some say it's not real freedom for the Irish, while others see it as a start.
  • 1:00:00

    Burma's Secret War (2006)

    Dispatches exposes the new surge in violence inflicted on the Burmese people by their own regime. Enslaved by a brutal military dictatorship which wields absolute power, Burma is a secretive state where suppression reigns and dissent is not tolerated. Journalist Evan Williams, who is banned from entering the country after reporting on Burma for more than 10 years, goes undercover to investigate the mass ethnic cleansing, forced labour and vicious clamping down of political opposition which characterise the dictatorship.
  • 2:00:00

    Monsieur Batignole (2002)

    Set in 1942 in occupied Paris, grocer Edmond Batignole is compelled to house a Jewish fugitive with surprising consequences for both himself and his family.
  • 2:00:00

    The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

    Documentary-style account of the World War II chase of the German battleship by British forces. The German ship Graf Spree was eventually scuttled off coast of South America. This classic tells the true story of New Zealand warship, HMS Achilles. Alternative title: Pursuit of the Graf Spree.
  • 2:38:00

    The Hurt Locker (2008)

    US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left on its current deployment, and it will be a long thirty-nine days for Sanborn and Eldridge whose styles do not mesh with that of their new leader. James' thrill of the dismantlement seems to be the ultimate goal regardless of the safety of his fellow team members, others on the scene or himself. On the other hand, Sanborn is by the book: he knows his place and duty and trusts others in the army to carry out theirs as well as he. Eldridge is an insecure soldier who is constantly worried that an error or misjudgment on his part will lead to the death of an innocent civilian or a military colleague. While the three members face their own internal issues, they have to be aware of any person at the bomb sites, some of whom may be bombers themselves.
  • 1:05:00

    The Alpha Diaries

    A groundbreaking look into the Israel military reserve life shot over five years through the camera lens of Yaniv Berman, a soldier in the Israeli army reserves Alpha Company.
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    Female Agents = Les femmes de l'ombre (2008)

    A member of the French Resistance flees to London after her husband's execution and is recruited by an intelligence and sabotage service overseen by Churchill himself.
  • 1:40:00

    Above Us the Waves (1955)

    The Navy comes up with a plan to use midget submarines to plant underwater explosives and attack the greatest threat to the British Navy, the German battleship Tirpitz.
  • 1:45:00

    Kurdî (2009)

    The story of a man in search of himself, his people, and a country that doesn't exist. A collaboration between exiled Kurd and former freedom fighter Peri Ibrahim and acclaimed documentary maker Doug Aubrey.
  • 1:40:00

    The Last Bullet (1995)

    In the Borneo jungle are two men, but only one is likely to survive. A psychological battle between two enemy soldiers during the final days of World War II. A story of courage, compassion and strength.
  • 2:30:00

    Reach for the Sky (1956)

    Season 2010
    The amazing story of Douglas Bader, who after losing both legs as a result of an aeroplane crash, overcame insurmountable odds to not only master the art of walking with two artificial legs, but to dance, play golf, and to become one of the most remarkable fighter aces in history.
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    Art of War (2007)

    The First World War has been examined in many programs from a political and military point of view but it has rarely been seen through the eyes of painters. The period 1914-1918 was a virtual catalogue of art movements: Impressionists, Expressionists, Realists, Cubists and Futurists all contributed images from the battlefields which were both accurate and intense. These styles often reflected avant garde movements in a number of countries, particularly Britain, France, Germany and Russia. The list of painters includes Braque, Derain, Bonnard, Chagall, Kandinsky, Hitler, Otto Dix, Schiele, Picasso, Augustus John, Wyndham Lewis, David Jones and Stanley Spencer. Before 1914 pictures of soldiers were patriotic or heroic. They were subjects of national pride but this war was different. It was mechanized. Technology enabled armies to kill each other on an industrial scale and the levels of destruction were unprecedented in history. This shows how the First World War transformed the world of art and changed the way images of war are conveyed.
  • 1:00:00

    Te Rongo Toa (2021)

    Maori Television's ANZAC Day music special showcasing songs of war presented by Francis Tipene of The Casketeers' fame.
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    Lest We Forget (2020)

    On 4 November 1918, the New Zealand Division captured the French town of Le Quesnoy which had been in German hands since 1914.
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    Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! (2020)

    WHITIKI! is a documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers through the eyes of their descendants who are of a similar age to their tīpuna when they went off to battle in WWI. These three young men were a part of the Hui Aroha 2019, an event in Gisborne which marked 100 years since the return of the Māori Pioneer Battalion. The central feature of this commemorative event was a 100-man honour guard that marched the streets of Gisborne, retracing the steps of their ancestors in authentic uniforms provided by Sir Peter Jackson. This documentary includes exclusive footage of the two core wānanga held to teach the 100 men the necessary military skills to embody the vision of key facilitators such as Dr Monty Soutar.
  • 1:20:00

    Auckland Dawn Service 2021

    LIVE: For the 15th year, Maori Television presents coverage of the ANZAC Day dawn parade and service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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    Grandfathers Footsteps (2020)

    New Zealand director David Blythe follows in the footsteps of his grandfather a decorated World War I soldier.
  • 1:50:00

    Ophir (2020)

    Ophir tells the story of an extraordinary indigenous revolution for life, land and culture, leading up to the potential creation of the newest nation in the world, in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A poetic yet dramatic ode to the indelible thirst of a people for freedom, culture and sovereignty, the film sheds light on the biggest conflict of the Pacific since Second World War, revealing the visible and invisible chains of colonization and its enduring cycles of physical and psychological warfare.
  • 0:55:00

    SEAL Team Rearview Mirror

    Season 4 , Episode 12
    Jason's visit with a former teammate causes him to re-evaluate his role as team leader. Several Bravo members grapple with their personal relationships when Command sends them on an unexpected mission to the coast of Africa.
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    SEAL Team Hollow at the Core

    Season 4 , Episode 14
    Bravo is tasked with a covert mission to infiltrate a Boko Haram camp, hack its data network and rescue an American hostage.
  • 1:00:00

    SEAL Team Nightmare of My Choice

    Season 4 , Episode 15
    Bravo joins forces to protect a crucial Nigerian pipeline under attack by Boko Haram. But when a team member is injured, Jason and Clay fight to save his life, and Bravo discovers an even more dangerous enemy is attacking them.
  • 1:00:00

    SEAL Team Do No Harm

    Season 4 , Episode 13
    Bravo is tasked with bringing a defecting Boko Haram lieutenant into US custody, but the mission goes sideways when the target gets attacked. Sonny drops the ball as Bravo's rep on the USS Keating, and the entire team pays the price.
  • 1:00:00

    SEAL Team One Life to Live

    Season 4 , Episode 16
    Bravo takes a devastating hit that will change the team forever, and forces each of the members to make some big personal decisions.
  • 1:00:00

    SEAL Team God of War

    Season 4 , Episode 1
    Bravo Team enters enemy territory in the snowy Spin Ghar Mountain Range to capture Al-Hazred, the leader of a terrorist group and son of the terrorist leader that Jason took down early in his career and made him Bravo One.
  • 1:00:00

    SEAL Team Forever War

    Season 4 , Episode 2
    Bravo Team reunites with Jason and Cerberus, then go underground to search booby-trapped tunnels for terrorist leader Al-Hazred.
  • 0:30:00

    SEAL Team The New Normal

    Season 4 , Episode 3
    Bravo Team struggles to adjust to a new team dynamic after several members make life-altering career decisions.