Wartime Movies

  • 1943
    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    5.21943HD

    This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
  • 1941
    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    01941HD

    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells of the Nazis' efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium.

    Out of Darkness
  • 1942
    Food Will Win the War

    Food Will Win the War

    Food Will Win the War

    5.61942HD

    World War II propaganda film on the importance of American farming. A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.

    Food Will Win the War
  • 1945
    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health

    5.31945HD

    The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health
  • 1970
    In The Trap

    In The Trap

    In The Trap

    01970HD

    In the midst of a war, two kids hide in their home from an approaching looter.

    In The Trap
  • 1945
    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    71945HD

    This short film focuses on the USS Franklin, an aircraft carrier that in March 1945 suffered heavy bombing damages and a massive toll on servicemen...

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!
  • 1940
    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge

    71940HD

    How to make porridge using a haybox.

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge
  • 1943
    Defense Against Invasion

    Defense Against Invasion

    Defense Against Invasion

    4.31943HD

    A doctor persuades a group of boys to be vaccinated by explaining how it will protect them against disease. Animated sequences depict the body...

    Defense Against Invasion
  • 1944
    Innertube Antics

    Innertube Antics

    Innertube Antics

    61944HD

    A donkey, putting a small pile of rubber out for wartime recycling, is dismayed by the much larger piles his neighbors have put out. He goes into the...

    Innertube Antics
  • 1940
    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 3 - Potatoes

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 3 - Potatoes

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 3 - Potatoes

    71940HD

    A short film made by the Central Office of Information about how to cook Potatoes, with narration from Max Munden.

    Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 3 - Potatoes
  • 1946
    Health for the Americas: Planning for Good Eating

    Health for the Americas: Planning for Good Eating

    Health for the Americas: Planning for Good Eating

    4.61946HD

    An educational short from Disney on the importance of good nutrition.

    Health for the Americas: Planning for Good Eating
  • 2008
    Charlotte: A Royal at War

    Charlotte: A Royal at War

    Charlotte: A Royal at War

    02008HD

    The untold story of a Royal "propagandist in pearls" whose wartime friendship with President Roosevelt became a vital catalyst to win back freedom...

    Charlotte: A Royal at War
  • 1988
    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    8.4491988HD

    In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe,...

    Grave of the Fireflies