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Swing Shift 1984
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell play WWII defense plant workers who break the seventh commandment in a fictionalized story of Rosie the Riveter and the war on the home front.
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989
The development of the atomic bomb. Paul Newman portrays General Leslie Groves, who oversaw the effort complete the Manhattan Project in time to defeat the Japanese.
PT 109 1963
John F. Kennedy’s experiences as a young naval officer in WWII.
The Memphis Belle 1990
B-17 bomber crew in the days leading to their final mission. The pilot of the real Belle praised the film for its realistic depiction of air combat and criticized it for its unrealistic portrayal of his crew.
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