Six Movies to Watch on Remembrance Day

Hollywood Suite marks Remembrance Day all month with films that highlight the sacrifices and tragedy of war. Here are six films, from classics to recent releases, to help commemorate this important day.

Stream these titles on demand all month long in November, or click on the title or poster to find additional broadcast play times.

Rome, Open City (1945)

Nov 11 at 11am ET on HS70
Available on demand in November
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Starring: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Harry Feist, Maria Michi

Resistance leader Luigi Ferrari is pursued by Major Fritz Bergmann, a German intelligence officer who wants the name of others in the underground movement. Ferrari enlists the help of sympathetic priest Don Pietro Pellegrini to pass on funds to the fighters in case he is captured, but is accidentally betrayed by a former lover.

The Great Escape (1963)

Nov 17 at 9pm ET on HS70
Available on demand in November
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn

Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.

Catch-22 (1970)

Nov 11 at 9pm ET on HS70
Available on demand in November
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Jon Voight, Anthony Perkins

This scathing war satire follows Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during World War II. Attempting to cope with the madness of armed conflict, Yossarian struggles to find a way out of his wartime reality. Surrounded by eccentric military officers, such as the opportunistic 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder (Jon Voight), Yossarian must resort to extreme measures to escape his dire and increasingly absurd situation.

Bat*21 (1988)

Nov 18 at 9pm ET on HS80
Available on demand in November
Director: Peter Markle
Starring: Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jerry Reed

Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is shot down behind enemy lines during the waning days of the Vietnam War. His only connection to the outside world is through radio transmission with Capt. Bartholomew “Bird-Dog” Clark (Danny Glover), a pilot who helps him craft an escape plan and maintain his sanity. Lacking survival skills and unfamiliar with the harsh terrain in Vietnam, Hambleton is forced to fight for his life as he witnesses the shocking horrors of war.

Unbroken (2014)

Available on demand in November
Director: Angelina Jolie
Starring: Jack O’Connel, Miyavi, Domnhall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Garret Hedlund

During World War II, Olympian and war hero Louie Zamperini survives for 47 days at sea in a raft, only to be captured by the Japanese navy and sent to a series of prisoner-of-war camps.

Megan Leavey (2017)

Nov 11 at 11am ET on HS00
Available on demand in November
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Starring: Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Bradley Whitford, Common, Damson Idris, Ramon Rodriguez, Tom Felton

Based on the true life story of Cpl. Megan Leavey, a young Marine who starts to identify with Rex, a particularly aggressive combat dog that she trains. Together, they complete more than 100 missions until an improvised explosive device injures both, putting their fates in jeopardy.