paratrooper
14 movies and shows
Overlord
Thu, 01 Nov 2018
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.
The Debt Collector
Tue, 05 Jun 2018
A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.
Dead Reckoning
Tue, 31 Dec 1946
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.
The Red Beret
Tue, 11 Aug 1953
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret navigation equipment needed to guide the main airborne assault on D-Day.
The Two Parachutists
Fri, 24 Dec 1965
Two penniless Italian buskers want to go to the USA but get on the wrong ship and end up in South America in a concentration camp where they are rescued by American parachutists from. Afterwards they become big shots in the States but their dream comes to an end : they are sent to fight in Vietnam
Paratroop Command
Sun, 01 Feb 1959
Charlie becomes a paratrooper, but, while serving in North Africa, he mistakenly kills one of his fellow U.S. soldiers, who is masquerading as a Nazi in order to wipe out a nest of the enemy. Shunned by his fellow soldiers, including his childhood friend Ace, Charlie is forced to prove himself when it is left up to him to transport a generator across an open road in full view of Nazi attackers.
Parachute Battalion
Fri, 12 Sep 1941
Director Leslie Goodwins' 1941 military drama, about various men who become buddies when they join the paratroopers, stars Robert Preston, Edmond O'Brien and Buddy Ebsen.
Warriors Five
Sun, 30 Sep 1962
World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes with four Italian prisoners, enlisting their aid in exploding a bridge.
Theirs Is the Glory
Sun, 13 Oct 1946
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
Wed, 23 Apr 1958
German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.
The Black Parachute
Thu, 04 May 1944
A paratrooper drops behind enemy lines to rescue the deposed king of a mythical Balkan nation.
Salto a la vida
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
A military woman has a paratrooper husband. When she decides to try skydiving herself, she becomes so in love that she attempts to become a military instructor.
