Henry Fonda
2) Midway
Pub. Date
c1976
Description
Dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States.
Series
20th Century Fox studio classics volume 17
Pub. Date
2004
Description
The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
7) 12 angry men
Pub. Date
1957.
Description
Courtroom drama revolving around the trial of a boy accused of killing his father.
10) "Mister Roberts"
Series
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during the waning days of World War II. In the Navy Register it is listed as 'The Reluctant, ' but to its crew it is known as 'The Bucket.' The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant martinet of a captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked...
12) The longest day
Series
Description
Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view--the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites in France.
Series
Studio classic volume 13
Description
An angry mob kills a man after a popular rancher is murdered.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
This 21-feature collection highlights the history and heartache behind the Vietnam War. A Decade of Dog Tags includes narration by your favorite stars -- Charleton Heston in Vietnam! Vietnam!, Henry Fonda in To Save a Soldier, and John Wayne in the U.S. Department of Defense propaganda documentary A Nation Builds Under Fire. This rare glimpse into history shares all aspects of the conflict -- from the land to the air to the sea -- in films that will...
16) Jesse James
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Tyrone Power stars as the daredevil bandit who galloped out of the Ozarks and into American folk history with his guns blazing. Jesse James is forced outside the law after ruthless agents for the coming transcontinental railroad kill his mother and steal his family's land. Together with his brother Frank, Jesse forms a gang of masked outlaws to strike back at the railroad company and the banks that swindle oppressed farmers.
19) Fort Apache
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The soldiers at Fort Apache may disagree with the tactics of their glory-seeking new commander. But to a man, they're duty bound to obey - even when it means almost certain disaster.