Death Race
In the North African desert in World War II, a crippled American fighter plane that is unable to take off tries to evade and destroy a pursuing Nazi tank.
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Death Race
1973
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The Silent Village
Duration: 0 h 36 m | 1943
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
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