Home Front

March 1945: Duel at the Cathedral

Cologne is the largest city that the G.I.s will take during the war. Nazi propaganda has declared the city to be defended to the last cartridge. Witne

2015

Digging The Great Escape

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who

2011

Toad People

Toad People introduces audiences to the stories of people like Steve Clegg who make up a community-led movement to save this threatened species. In di

2016

The Reckoning: Remembering the Dutch Resistance

Documentary - The Reckoning: Remembering the Dutch Resistance is the international award-winning documentary that captures the compelling story and ey

2007

Hitler's Hollywood

Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945, when the Third Reich collap

2017

Little Ships - The Miracle of Dunkirk

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, a

2010

Art of War

Documentary on the main principles of Sun Tsu "Art of War" illustrated with examples from the second world war, the Vietnam war and the American civil

2009

Shameless Propaganda

This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art form. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthd

2013

June 1940, the Great Chaos

From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the country folds, and then collapsed in facing the atta

2010

Wall of Silence

In the small town of Rechnitz a terrible crime against humanity was performed during the holocaust. Until now, no-one dares to talk about it.

1994

Safeguarding Military Information

World War II propaganda short which focuses on the dangers of inadvertent dispersal of military information.

1942

Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World

2014

The Royal Visit

This feature documentary offers a complete record of the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The film opens as the royal

1939

Timber Front

This black-and-white archival film outlines the importance of Canada's forests in the national war effort during the Second World War.

1940

The Lancaster at War

The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the long and savage camp

2009

Finding Manny

Narrated by Stephen Baldwin, Finding Manny shares a powerful theme of optimism and makes "never again" have meaning for the next generation. auschwitz

Yukon Old, Yukon New

The old spirit of the Yukon returns as Dawson City prepares for its Discovery Day celebrations. Witness a round of nostalgic scenes: a main street par

1961

The Last Dialogue

"Austria - First Victim of National Socialism" - this is the core theme of the self-image of the country that first welcomed Hitler with waving flags

2022

Festival Express

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying

2003

In Love with Adolf Hitler

This film captures the affair, full of love, lust, and despair, between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, from 1932 until their double suicide in 1945.

2007