Movies and TvShows featuring "liberation-of-prisoners" theme.

Reluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming. Shrek and his friends set out to retrieve Artie, who is initially reluctant but eventually agrees to take on the role of king. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and villains, finally culminating in a showdown with Charming. With the help of Artie's speech, the villains agree to change their ways, and Artie is crowned king. Shrek and Fiona return to their swamp, where they become parents to ogre triplets with the support of their friends.

Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there. Set around three years after 'First Blood', Rambo is released from prison to search for American POWs held by the Vietnamese. He is only allowed to photograph the POWs and not engage in combat. Rambo reluctantly agrees and parachutes into the Vietnamese jungle with minimal equipment. He meets a native girl, Co-Bao, and together they navigate the dangers of the jungle to rescue the POWs. Rambo faces betrayal, torture, and intense battles, but ultimately succeeds in his mission and escapes with the POWs. In the end, he confronts Murdock and demands that the remaining POWs be rescued. Rambo walks away, seeking to live his life day by day.

James Bond and his friend Felix Leiter assist in capturing drug lord Franz Sanchez. When Sanchez escapes and maims Leiter, Bond becomes a rogue agent on a mission of revenge. He teams up with pilot and DEA informant Pam Bouvier to infiltrate Sanchez's organization and bring him down, while overcoming various obstacles and betrayal along the way.

Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. These important historical days are seen through the eyes of French civilians and members of the military fighting on both sides. The testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby. From the preparations for D-Day all the way through to the liberation of Paris, the accounts of these men and women provide a moving and invaluable retelling of this pivotal time in history.

In a dystopian future, Manhattan has become a maximum security prison. When the President crashes into the prison, a bank robber is sent on a mission to rescue him. With a ticking clock, he must navigate through gangs and treachery to complete his mission and gain his freedom.

In this spoof of World War II spy movies, a rock star and a bookshop owner join forces to liberate prisoners from a communist dictatorship. Along the way, they encounter spies, romance, and plenty of absurd situations.

In Mexico during the revolution, a dynamite expert and an Irish republican revolutionary form an unlikely alliance to rob a bank, derail a train, and join the battle against the regime.

Brubaker is a drama crime movie released in 1980. It is based on the true story of Henry Brubaker, a prison warden who goes undercover in a prison in Arkansas to expose corruption and improve the conditions for prisoners.

During World War II, a group of British agents, including an undercover agent and a commando unit, infiltrate a heavily guarded Nazi fortress in Austria to rescue an American general captured by the Germans. They face numerous challenges and encounters with enemy soldiers, risking their lives to complete their mission.

A small-time rancher named Dan Evans agrees to hold the captured outlaw Ben Wade while they wait for a train to take Wade to court in Yuma. The rancher and the outlaw engage in a battle of wills as Wade tries to intimidate and manipulate Evans. Meanwhile, Wade's gang searches for him to rescue him. As the tension escalates, Evans must confront his own fears and protect his family. In the end, Evans successfully delivers Wade to the train, but sacrifices his own life in the process.

When a small-time con man overhears a conversation about a high-stakes heist, he becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Along the way, he teams up with a straight-laced news reporter and together they must outsmart the criminals and clear their names.

In this anarchic comedy, a businessman named Victor Pivert is invited to a wedding in Paris. However, chaos ensues when he is mistaken for a rabbi and gets kidnapped by a group of revolutionaries. To escape, he disguises himself as a rabbi and hilarity ensues as he navigates through various comical situations.

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey is a documentary film that explores the atrocities committed in the German concentration camps during World War II. It provides an in-depth examination of the holocaust, the liberation of prisoners, and the use of gas chambers. The film offers a chilling insight into one of the darkest periods in history.

The Girl Who Wore Freedom is a documentary that takes us on a thoughtful and reflective journey through the experiences of war veterans in Normandy, France during World War II. It explores the inspiring stories of those who fought for freedom and their reenactment of the D-Day invasion.

After Innocence is a powerful documentary that follows the emotional journey of several exonerated individuals who were wrongfully convicted and spent years in prison. The film explores the difficulties they face after their release, as they try to rebuild their lives and seek justice for the injustices they endured. It sheds light on the flaws in the criminal justice system and the important work of organizations like the Innocence Project.

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decades. Today, nearly 500,000 Americans are imprisoned on drug charges. In 1980 the number was 50,000. Last year $40 billion in taxpayer dollars were spent in fighting the war on drugs. As a result of the incarceration obsession, the United States operates the largest prison system on the planet. Today, 89 percent of police departments have paramilitary units, and 46 percent have been trained by active duty armed forces. The most common use of paramilitary units is serving drug-related search warrants, which usually involve no-knock entries into private homes.

Five inmates recite poetry while time keeps passing by.