Looking for meaningful entertainment this Memorial Day? Explore a curated selection of films on Kanopy that honor the courage and resilience of those who served. From captivating narratives to inspiring documentaries, you can stream these films for free at kanopy.com/category/48946.
One of the most renowned World War II films relates the timeless saga of the American G.I. as no other movie has before or since. The dilemma of the common soldier trudging to an unknown fate under a blazing Italian sun is captured by the different thoughts and personalities of a disparate group of men under arduous stress. 4K Master from the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s 35mm restoration.
Dive beneath the sea in search of the Tulsamerican, a B-24 bomber that crashed at the height of World War II. Join a team of archaeologists on a dangerous mission to recover the fallen airmen and identify their remains.
In his first leading role, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front.
Emmy nominated documentary series The War is a story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in American and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Two years after the release of its landmark Emmy-winning series WWII in HD, HISTORY shifts its focus to a new generation and one of the most controversial chapters in American history, the Vietnam War.
