04 May 1944
The Black Parachute
A paratrooper drops behind enemy lines to rescue the deposed king of a mythical Balkan nation.
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
The fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
Top Billed Cast
Ion Antonescu Self
Николай Черкасов Alexander Nevsky
Miklós Horthy Self
Alfred Jodl Self
King Boris III Self
King Michael Self
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