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La battaglia di Algeri aka The Battle of Algiers (Italy , 1966)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.2 | Matacritic - 94
Release Year - 1966
Country - Italy
Genres - Drama | History | War
IMDB page | Metacritic page

The Revolt that Stirred the World! 
An account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history.
"A Most Extraordinary Film" - New York Times
"The most emotionally powerful revolutionary epic since Eisenstein's Potemkin!" - Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

Synopsis : The Battle of Algiers  is a 1966 war film based on occurrences during the Algerian War (1954–62) against French colonial occupation in North Africa, the most prominent being the titular Battle of Algiers. The film has been critically celebrated and often taken, by insurgent groups and states alike, as an important commentary on urban guerilla warfare. The highly dramatic film is about the organisation of a guerrilla movement and the methods used to annihilate it by the colonial power.

A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.

Awards
  • Nominated for 3 Oscars - Best Foreign Language film, Best Director, Best Screenplay
  • Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
  • Other awards -  The City of Venice Cinema Prize (1966); the International Critics Award (1966); the City of Imola Prize (1966); the Italian Silver Ribbon Prize (director, photography, producer); Ajace Prize of the Cinema d'Essai (1967); the Italian Golden Asphodel (1966); Diosa de Plata at the Acapulco Film Festival (1966); the Golden Grolla (1966); the Riccione Prize (1966); voted "Best Film of 1967" by Cuban critics
Lists
  • Ranked #6 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010
  • Ranked 120th place on Empire Magazine's list of the 500 greatest movies of all time
  • IMDb Top 250 #192
Special Mention
  • The film was screened in Pentagon in 2003 regarding it as a useful illustration of the problems faced in Iraq.A flyer for the screening read: 
    • "How to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire Arab population builds to a mad fervor. Sound familiar? The French have a plan. It succeeds tactically, but fails strategically. To understand why, come to a rare showing of this film."
  • Rated by more than 18k users on IMDb

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Chi bi aka Red Cliff I & II (China , 2008 - 2009)

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Ratings - IMDB - 7.3 | Matacritic - 73 | Rotten Tomatoes - 89%
Release Year - 2008 - 2009
Country - China
Genres - Action | Adventure | History | War | Drama
Part I IMDB page | Part II IMDb page | Rotten Tomatoes

Must watch the "GRAND - SCALE" of this epic action flick ...
"'RED CLIFF' SCALES THE HEIGHTS. It balances character, grit, spectacle and visceral action in a meaty, dramatically satisfying pie that delivers on the hype." - Variety

"A formidable prelude to an epic battle with resplendent effects and action spectacles." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Finally, Asian cinema sees the birth of a movie with the grandeur ― in both budget and inspiration ― of epic franchises like The Lord of the Rings." - The Korea Times

"Red Cliff' is a legendary filmmaker's visual symphony." - Wall Street Journal

"THRILLING FILMMAKING! Red Cliff blazes across the screen with a sweep that most movies can only dream of." - Huffington Post

Synopsis: Red Cliff is a Chinese epic war film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs (208-209 AD) and events during the end of the Han Dynasty and immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China.

RED CLIFF opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen). As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing him into retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) knows that the rebels' only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan's trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu (Tony Leung). Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign – unrivaled in history – that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, RED CLIFF is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo.

Awards & Lists - Watch this one not for awards and ratings ... But for the visual treat of an epic action flick combined with the perfect story-telling technique and the thrill of war strategy that keeps one glued to the movie and only wanting more of it ....



Download Links
Part1 - Red Cliff I (2008)
600 Mb | 1280 X 544 | MKV | Eng subs muxed not hardsubbed | Full 2:23 min version
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Part 2 - Red Cliff II (2009)
600 Mb | 1280 X 544 | MKV | Eng subs muxed not hardsubbed | Full 2:21 min version
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Z (France , 1969)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.2
Release Year - 1969
Country - Algeria
Genres - Crime | Drama | History
IMDB page

First movie to be nominated for Oscars in both the best foreign-language category and the regular best picture category
"An Extraordinary Thriller! One of the fastest, most exciting melodramas ever made" - Pauline Kael

"Unbearably Exciting! Z is at the same time a political cry of rage and a brilliant suspense thriller!" - Roger Ebert

Synopsis : Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles.

The story of Z began on May 22, 1963, when a Greek politician named Gregoris Lambrakis served as keynote speaker at an anti-war meeting in Thessaloniki and was immediately thereafter whacked on the head by a couple of right-wing extremists. He died a few days later. Greece’s right-wing government was suspected of supporting the assassination, and subsequent investigation revealed that the military and the police force had connections to the extremists. The country’s leftist movement, long marginalized by the authoritarian government, had had enough of these shenanigans. Lambrakis became a symbol for their cause, which proved to be significant in Greece’s political history over the next several years.

The name Z came from the Greek protest slogan “ZEI,” meaning “he [Lambrakis] lives!”

Films Basis - Based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos

Interesting Facts 
  • The movie starts with onscreen titles that say, in translation, "Any similarity to real persons and events is not coincidental. It is INTENTIONAL."
  • Costa-Gavras even set the action on May 22, the same date of the Lambrakis attack.
  • The investigating magistrate in the movie (actor Jean-Louis Trintignant) is an analogue of Christos Sartzetakis, who was 22 years later appointed President of Greece by democratically-elected parliamentarians.
  • Made by a Greek-born director and based on events in Greek politics, it was filmed mostly in Algeria and all the characters speak French. The movie never explicitly names which country it takes place in.
Awards
  • Won 2 Oscars - Best Foreign Film and Best Editing
  • Nominated for 3 more Oscars - Best Director, Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
  • Won 2 Cannes Film Festival Awards - Best Actor, Jury Prize
  • Won Golden Globe - Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film
  • Won Best Film of the Year
    • New York Film Critics Circle
    • National Society of Film Critics
    • Kansas City Film Critics Circle
  • Won  Best Director  - New York Film Critics Circle
  • Won BAFTA - Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
  • Nominations
    • Cannes Film Festival - Golden Palm
    • BAFTA - Best Film; Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay, UN Award
Special Mention
  • Costa-Gavras was the master of the political thriller for a couple decades, with Z as a prime example of how to do it right. Films like The French Connection (1971) and The Conversation (1974) were clearly influenced by Z‘s visual style; hand-held cameras, suggesting a documentary feel, became the norm for this genre.
  • Rated by more than 10k users on IMDb

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724 Mb | DVDRip
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Zerkalo aka The Mirror (Russia , 1975)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.0
Release Year - 1975
Country - Russia
Genres - Biography | Drama | History

Synopsis : A man in his forties is going to die and remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments but things that also tell the story of all the Russian nation...

The director mixes flashbacks, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.

Special Mention
  • Rated by more than 9k users on IMDb

Download Links
711 Mb | DVDRip



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700 Mb Single Download link
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Nuit et brouillard aka Night and Fog (France , 1955)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.6
Release Year - 1955
Country - France
Genres - Documentary | Short | History
IMDB page


Synopsis : The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.

One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at several concentration camps in Poland, the film combines new color and black and white footage with black and white newsreels, footage shot by the victorious allies, and stills, to tell the story not only of the camps, but to portray the horror of man's brutal inhumanity.

Special Mention - Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 14
Rated by more than 6k users on IMDb
Online Links - Youtube - Parts 1 to 3 (with Eng Subs)


  


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XVid | 624X480 | 344 MB | 32 min


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Das Boot (Germany , 1981)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.5 | Metacritic - 86
Release Year - 1981
Country - Germany
Genres - Action | Drama | History
IMDB page

Synopsis: The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.


It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.


Awards - Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 9 wins
Lists - IMDb Top 250 #66
Special Mention - Rated by more than 86k users on IMDb






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File Details

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File size : 1.39 GiB
Duration : 3h 28mn


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Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle aka The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Germany , 1974)

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Ratings - IMDB – 8.0
Release Year -1974
Country - Germany
Genres – Biography | Drama | History

Synopsis: Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to speak or walk, and bearing a strange note; he later explained that he had been held captive in a dungeon of some sort for his entire life that he could remember, and only recently was he released, for reasons unknown. His benefactor attempts to integrate him into society, with intriguing results.






Download Links (w English Subs)
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The_Enigma_of_Kaspar_Hauser_(1974).part2.rar.html
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Tini zabutykh predkiv aka Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Russia , 1965)

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Ratings - IMDB – 8.0
Release Year - 1965
Country - Russia
Genres – Drama | History | Romance
IMDB page


Synopsis: In a Carpathian village, Ivan falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of his father's killer. When tragedy befalls her, his grief lasts months; finally he rejoins the colorful life around him, marrying Palagna. She wants children but his mind stays on his lost love. To recapture his attention, Palagna tries sorcery, and in the process comes under the spell of the sorcerer, publicly humiliating Ivan, who then fights the sorcerer. The lively rhythms of village life, the work and the holidays, the pageant and revelry of weddings and funerals, the change of seasons, and nature's beauty give proportion to Ivan's tragedy.




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Der Untergang aka Downfall (Germany , 2004)

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Ratings - IMDB - 8.4 | Metacritic - 82
Release Year - 2004
Country - Germany
Genres - Biography | Drama | History
IMDB page | Metacritic page

Synopsis: Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.

Awards & Lists –IMDB Top 250 #95 | Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins







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