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Stalag 17 (1953)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:19:15 +0000

2h. // When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Writing Credits: Billy Wilder (screenplay), Edwin Blum (screenplay)

Starring: William Holden (as Sgt. J.J. Sefton), Don Taylor (as Lt. James Dunbar) and Otto Preminger (as Oberst von Scherbach)

Awards:

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1953. Top Ten Films.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1954. Best Actor in a Leading Role. William Holden.

NOMINATED. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1953. Best Actor. William Holden.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1954. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Robert Strauss.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1954. Best Director. Billy Wilder.

NOMINATED. Directors Guild of America, USA 1954. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Billy Wilder.

NOMINATED. Writers Guild of America, USA 1954. Best Written American Comedy. Billy Wilder and Edwin Blum.

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The Steel Helmet (1951)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:19:02 +0000

1h. 25min. // A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

Directed by: Samuel Fuller

Writing Credits: Samuel Fuller

Starring: Gene Evans (as Sgt. Zack), Robert Hutton (as Pvt. Bronte), Steve Brodie (as Lt. Driscoll), James Edwards (as Cpl. Thompson) and Richard Loo (as Sgt. Tanaka).

Awards:

WON. Writers Guild of America, USA 1952. Best Written American Low-Budget. Samuel Fuller.

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Since You Went Away (1944)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:17:14 +0000

2h 57min. // With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters – and a pair of lodgers who have moved in – alone.

Directed by: John Cromwell

Writing Credits: Margaret Buell Wilder (novel), David O. Selznick (screenplay)

Starring: Claudette Colbert (as Anne Hilton), Jennifer Jones (as Jane Hilton), Joseph Cotten (as Lt. Tony Willett) and Shirley Temple (as Brig Hilton)

Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Max Steiner.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Picture.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Claudette Colbert.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Monty Woolley.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Jennifer Jones.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Stanley Cortez, Lee Garmes.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Mark-Lee Kirk, Victor A. Gangelin.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Film Editing. Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Effects, Special Effects. Jack Cosgrove (photographic), Arthur Johns (sound).

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This Above All (1942)

Charlotte Movies — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:17:02 +0000

1h. 50min. // Although she comes from an aristocratic family, beautiful Prudence Cathaway defies convention by joining the WAAFs and becoming romantically involved with an AWOL soldier.

Directed by: Anatole Litvak

Writing Credits: Eric Knight (novel), R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)

Starring: Tyrone Power (as Clive Briggs), Joan Fontaine (as Prudence Cathaway) and Thomas Mitchell (as Monty)

Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Arthur C. Miller.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Sound, Recording. Edmund H. Hansen.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Film Editing. Walter Thompson.

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Paris Underground (1945)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:16:37 +0000

1h 37min. // World War II drama, based on a true story. Two women, one American, one English, are trapped in Paris in German concentration camps. Despite their situation, both proceed with their spying for the French resistance movement.

Directed by: Gregory Ratoff

Writing Credits: Etta Shiber (story), Boris Ingster (screenplay) and Gertrude Purcell (screenplay)

Starring: Constance Bennett (as Kitty de Mornay), Gracie Fields (as Emmeline Quayle) and George Rigaud (as Andre de Mornay)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Alexander Tansman.

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Reach for the sky (1956)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

2h 15min. // Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Writing Credits: Paul Brickhill (book), Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)

Starring: Kenneth More (as Douglas Bader), Muriel Pavlow (as Thelma Bader), Lyndon Brook (as Johnny Sanderson), Lee Patterson (as Turner) and Alexander Knox (as Mr. Joyce)

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Awards:

WON. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Film.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actor. Kenneth More.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actress. Dorothy Alison.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Screenplay. Lewis Gilbert.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best Film from any Source.

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To The Shores Of Tripoli (1942)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 22min. // Life at the Marine Training Base in San Diego on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Directed by: H. Bruce Humberstone

Writing Credits: Lamar Trotti (screenplay), Steve Fisher (story)

Starring: John Payne (as Chris Winters), Maureen O’Hara (as Lt. Mary Carter) and Randolph Scott (as Sgt. Dixie Smith)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Cinematography, Color. Edward Cronjager and William V. Skall.

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Rio Conchos (1964)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h 47min. // A former Confederate officer and a Mexican try to prevent a former Confederate colonel from selling stolen rifles to renegade Apaches in Mexico.

Directed by: Gordon Douglas

Writing Credits: Joseph Landon (screenplay) and Clair Huffaker (screenplay and novel)

Starring: Richard Boone (as Lassiter), Stuart Whitman (as Capt. Haven), Anthony Franciosa (as Rodriguez), Wende Wagner (as Sally), Warner Anderson (as Col.Wagner) and Jim Brown (as Franklyn)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Golden Globes, USA 1965. Best Actor – Drama. Anthony Franciosa.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1965. Action Drama. 5th Place.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1965. Action Performance. Richard Boone.

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The Big Lift (1950)

Charlotte Movies — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 59min. // Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.

Directed by: George Seaton

Writing Credits: George Seaton (screenplay)

Starring: Montgomery Clift (as Danny MacCullough), Paul Douglas (as Hank Kowalski), Cornell Borchers (as Frederica Burkhardt), Bruni Löbel (as Gerda) and O.E. Hasse (as Stieber)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Golden Globes, USA 1951. Best Film Promoting International Understanding.

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You’re In The Navy Now (1951)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 33min. // When a new commander is assigned to a submarine chaser with an experimental engine, he finds the entire crew has as little experience as he does.

Directed by: Henry Hathaway

Writing Credits: John W. Hazard (magazine article), Richard Murphy (screenplay)

Starring: Gary Cooper (as Lt. John W. Harkness), Jane Greer (as Ellie C. Harkness) and Millard Mitchell (as George Larrabee)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Writers Guild of America, USA 1952. Best Written American Comedy. Richard Murphy.