Depuis que des créatures monstrueuses surnommées Kaiju sont apparues des profondeurs de l'océan, la Terre est en péril. Les gens meurent par millions et l'espoir s'amenuise à chaque jour. Pour affronter cette terrible menace, les êtres humains ont inventé des Jaegers, des robots géants conduits par deux pilotes. Malgré des résultats en dent de scie, la résistance est tenace et elle s'organise. L'avenir de la planète réside donc dans les mains de deux individus que tout oppose : Raleigh qui est un pilote d'expérience traumatisé par le décès brutal de son frère et Mako, une jeune novice qui cache des aptitudes insoupçonnées.
While under heavily armed guard, the dangerous convicts aboard a cargo ship unite in a coordinated escape attempt that soon escalates into a bloody, all-out riot. But as the fugitives continue their brutal campaign of terror, they soon discover that not even the most vicious among them is safe from the horror they unknowingly unleashed from the darkness below deck.
L'histoire d'un groupe d'hommes de l'armée américaine, du nom de Charlie Company, qui changeront, souffriront et découvriront en bout de ligne des facettes inconnues d'eux-mêmes durant la violente bataille de Guadalcanal de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale; suivant leurs périples, du débarquement sans opposition, durant les batailles sanglantes qui en suivirent, jusqu'au départ de ceux qui en sortiront vivants.
Au cinquième jour de la sanglante bataille d'Iwo Jima, cinq Marines et un infirmier de la Navy hissent ensemble le drapeau américain au sommet du Mont Suribachi, tout juste repris aux Japonais. L'image de ces hommes unis face à l'adversité devient légendaire en l'espace de quelques jours. Elle captive le peuple américain, las d'une guerre interminable, et lui donne des motifs d'espérer. Pour mettre à profit cet engouement, les trois "porte-drapeaux" sont livrés à l'admiration des foules. Leur nouvelle mission : servir leur pays en vendant les précieux Bons qui financent l'effort de guerre.Le laconique John "Doc" Bradley, le timide Amérindien Ira Hayes et le fringant Rene Gagnon se prêtent au jeu avec un dévouement exemplaire. Ils sillonnent sans relâche le pays, serrent des milliers de mains et prononcent des allocutions. Mais, en leur for intérieur, une autre bataille se livre...
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Basé d'une histoire vraie, sur l'incroyable histoire de survie maritime de l'équipage du trimaran Rose Noëlle. Le film est aussi basé sur le livre, The Spirit of Rose Noëlle, écrit par l'un des survivants John Glennie, le propriétaire et capitaine du trimaran Rose Noëlle. En 1989, le trimaran Rose Noëlle embarque de Picton en Nouvelle Zélande à destination des Tonga avec 4 hommes à bord. Au cours d'une tempête, leur voilier est retourné par une terrible vague et l'équipage se retrouve confiné dans une étroite cabine, le seul espace n'étant pas gorgé d'eau. Il s'ensuit alors, 119 jours de lutte et d'angoisse pour survivre au beau milieu de l'océan Pacifique.
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.
Hwang Yeo-rae, a once-popular actress, faces a turbulent marriage and yearns for her old career. When she moves in next to Kim Beom-woo, her biggest fan, a desperate plan to regain her freedom and revive her career unfolds.
In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.
In the jungles of the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a biologist is attempting to do something Charles Darwin and Ernst Mayr never accomplished: catch evolution in the act of creating new species. Albert Uy is on the verge of an amazing discovery in the Solomon Islands, but there's a threat looming on the horizon. The islands' resources are being exploited, putting all local wildlife at risk. It's a race against time to gather the evidence necessary to prove the existence of a new species before it's lost forever.
The story of a pair of Australian pilots working for a small South Pacific airline. Paul, a wildly successful womanizer, leaving conquests at every port and Martin, sad and lonely in his search for a true love. Together, they... well, they don't do much of anything besides chase girls on various Polynesian islands.
A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her father. Otto, and ditzy sister, Violet, June Wray is a singer with the Eddy Duchin Orchestra appearing to the hotel. Johnny Marvin, an aspiring songwriter and the son of a wealthy automobile manufacturer, is staying at the hotel and, from they moment June and Johnny meet, they fall instantly in love. Trouble arises when Johnny's father objects to the romance, and complications and help arrive in the form of two Marine-hating sailors,Chuck Hornbostel and "Pinky" Falls, when Chuck marries June's ditzy sister.
Adam is a 22 year old New Zealand born Samoan guy who falls for Mary. On a 'chance' encounter he learns that Mary only wants to go out with a 'real island guy' - not a plastic one. Adam realizes that to get rid of his 'plastic' ways and impress Mary, he'll have to travel to Samoa and have his cousins teach him how to be a real island guy. Three Wise Cousins is a feature length comedy, that will have you laughing from start to end; it's a film unlike any other that will surprise you with it's endless amount of 'wisdom'.
A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.
The South Pacific – the ocean between the American continent and Asia, stands for endless vastness, an infinite stretch of water and pristine nature. For many, the South Pacific is synonymous with paradise sun, beaches and of course, the bikini. But the bikini, or rather the island Bikini, also stands for a disastrous series of nuclear tests, carried out by the USA immediately after the Second World War. To this end, numerous ships of different sizes and categories were brought together. The remnants of these vessels have found a watery grave at the bottom of the lagoon: in depths of up to 60 metres, practically inaccessible for the average diver. Until recently, the region could not be visited for decades, due to radioactive contamination. But how have nature and mankind developed? Accompany us to a very special ships cemetery. Explore a region untouched by human hand for more than 60 years and experience the magic of the South Seas.
Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate.