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The Heroes

Australia, 1965
film

A boy with a creative impulse is exposed to the influence of war toys through his companion and through commercialism. His conscience forces him to resist. He..

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Toys

Canada, 1966
Similarity: 75%

Le Petit Soldat

France
Similarity: 71%

Memories of war

Canada, 1982
Similarity: 71%

War, man's destiny

Hungary, 1973
Similarity: 71%

Friend or foe

United Kingdom, 1981
Similarity: 70%

A Boy creates

United States, 1971
Similarity: 70%

Toyland revolt

Czechoslovakia, 1938
Similarity: 70%

Friend or foe

United Kingdom, 1981
Similarity: 69%

The War game. Heroes

United Kingdom, 1987
Similarity: 69%

Street Hero

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 69%

Big boys don't cry

United States, 1973
Similarity: 69%

In the beginning

Australia, 1976
Similarity: 69%

La Guerre des Boutons = War of the Buttons

France, 1961
Similarity: 69%

End of a summers day

Canada, 1971
Similarity: 69%

A Killer in the house

Australia, 1974
Similarity: 69%

The Red stain

Czechoslovakia, 1962
Similarity: 69%

The Incomplete

Bulgaria, 1966
Similarity: 68%

The Young lions

United States, 1958
Similarity: 68%
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