20 movies like Farewell to the King, ordered by similarity : The Great Escape(1963), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Instrument of War(2017), A Town Like Alice(1956), So Proudly We Hail(1943), Attack!(1956), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(1957), Air Strike(2018), Dunkirk(2017), Battle of Britain(1969), The Captain(2017), Fires on the Plain(1959) ...
War, Drama, Action
USA
1989
117 Minutes
Nick Nolte Nigel Havers Frank McRae Marilyn Tokuda Aki Aleong William Wise Gerry Lopez Marius Weyers Elan Oberon Choy Chan Wing
prisoner of war native british soldier japanese soldier spirited engaging borneo jungle culture clash native people survival world war ii transformation escape 1940s
Borneo, 1942: An American soldier escapes WWII and becomes the king of the headhunters in the jungle. Two British soldiers are parachuted into the area to find local support for the battle against the Japanese.
War, Drama
USA
1963
172 Minutes
Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough Charles Bronson James Donald Donald Pleasence James Coburn David McCallum Gordon Jackson John Leyton Angus Lennie
military officer soldier prisoner nazi cheeky engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful germany pow camp escape deception confinement dangerous assignment prison rebellion escape quest pursuit
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
War, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Jack Ashton Elliot James Langridge Daniel Betts Rupert Simonian Urs Rechn Andrea Deck Andreas Wisniewski Callum McGowan Barney White Ethan Vincent
bomber pilot prisoner of war british soldier nazi german soldier tense suspenseful gripping dark engaging nazi germany world war ii prisoners of war survival captivity oppression escape pursuit quest rescue
When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins -- to keep hope alive. Now behind German barbed wire and oppression, ... See full summary »
Drama, War
UK
1956
107 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Peter Finch Kenji Takaki Jean Anderson Marie Lohr Maureen Swanson
prisoner of war pretty woman soldier engaging spirited australia london malaysia pow camp world war ii romance survival quest love 1940s
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
War
USA
1943
126 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake George Reeves Barbara Britton Walter Abel Sonny Tufts Mary Servoss Ted Hecht John Litel Mary Treen
nurse lieutenant soldier priest patriotic engaging tense rousing spirited hospital tunnel philippines bataan war medicine female bonding world war ii sacrifice escape rescue
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
Adventure, Drama, Action, War
USA
1957
107 Minutes
nun marines enemy emotional suspenseful island japan cave romance survival friendship escape world war ii rescue transformation love 1940s
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another as the two hope for a rescue.
Drama, History, War
2018
97 Minutes
Bruce Willis Ye Liu Adrien Brody Seung-heon Song William Wai-Ting Chan Shengyi Huang Nicholas Tse Bingbing Fan Janine Chun-Ning Chang Wei Fan
chinese man woman air force pilot brutal bleak confident chilling emotional fiery gripping intense raw spirited inspiring china japan world war ii bombing war survival
During World War II, five Chinese people fight their way through Japanese air attacks to protect a military machine.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
War, Drama, Action
UK
1969
132 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Michael Caine Christopher Plummer Robert Shaw Susannah York Trevor Howard Curt Jurgens Ian McShane
soldier pilot prime minister dictator nazi british soldiers tense gripping london england war air raids battle bravery underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
soldier nazi nazi commandant prison guard prisoner deserter uneasy intense tense unrestrained brutal bleak concentration camp truck woods base camp office fraud nazi collaboration power
After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »
War
Japan
1959
100 Minutes
Eiji Funakoshi Mantaro Ushio Yoshiro Hamaguchi Osamu Takizawa
soldier doctor dark chilling bleak island philippines hospital desertion starvation battle fatigue war survival world war ii quest escape fall 1940s
In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.
Drama
Soviet Union
1985
142 Minutes
Aleksey Kravchenko Olga Mironova L. Lautsyavichius Vladas Bagdonas Evgeny Tilicheev Aleksandr Berda
son girl peasant nazi mother eerie dreamy disturbing byelorussia forest village war massacre escape dreams survival world war ii growing up metamorphosis transformation
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
George Segal Tom Courtenay James Fox Patrick O'Neal Todd Anderson Sammy Reese Joe Turkel Michael Stroka William Fawcett Denholm Elliott Leonard Rossiter
prisoner of war guard soldier rival friend tense engaging pow camp singapore war friendship survival bribery black market quest rivalry 1940s
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
soldier deserter thief assassin prisoner lieutenant intense confident gutsy thrilling dark patriotic france world war ii prison break dangerous mission captivity nazism friendship adventure
Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
Drama
France|Belgium
2016
94 Minutes
Léonie Souchaud Fantine Harduin Juliane Lepoureau Ryan Brodie Anaïs Meiringer Lou Lambrecht Igor Van Dessel Pascaline Crêvecoeur Jeanne Abraham Alice D'Hauwe Cécile de France
girl young girl young boy group leader soldier sister amusing intense charming melodramatic heartwarming powerful france war zone german occupation childhood war fear travel survival
Fanny and her sisters attempt to escape Nazi occupied France but many dangers are ahead of them.