1940s Movies

The documentary that captures the compelling story and eyewitness account of six survivors in war-torn Netherlands during World War II.

In the late 1940s, a weary assassin known as the Nighthawk sits alone in a late-night diner, awaiting his inevitable end. Three distinct figures from...

Chapter 10 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico between...

After the agrarian reform, a dispute for the land starts between two families in north Albania.

Many members of the Dutch Underground were gay and lesbian. This film pays homage to them and recounts their story.

The sordid story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's war years in the Caribbean, involving scandals of extravagant spending, prejudice, race riots...

Detective Renthro gets more than he bargained for.

A judgmental toy jumps from owner to owner, seeking a Christian boy who can provide him a home.

An unbaptized woman is killed because of the regressive mentality existing in the mountains of northern Albania.

A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing...

If your family photographs could speak, what stories would they share? Interweaving interviews with family artefacts, 'My Lovely Grandma' is an...

An account of a young Italian boy who was taken in by a Canadian military unit during World War II.

In 1940s Lahore, Virmati, eldest of ten in a conservative Punjabi family, defies convention in her pursuit of education and love, only to find...

Ashamed of being gay, Touko draws erotic pictures of muscular men to release his sexual tension. Through his art he becomes an international gay...

The waterfront and agriculture of the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1940's.

During World War II, an Italian agent tries to infiltrate the Albanian guerrilla units under the identity of 'engineer Tosti'.

A film and novel of romance, drama, and strength. A story that highlights the beauty of Caribbean culture and tells the story of every Caribbean...