Movies and TvShows featuring "ration-card" theme.

In Charlotte Gray, a young Scottish woman living in France joins the French Resistance and becomes an undercover agent during World War II. She takes on dangerous missions, deals with suspicion and betrayal, and experiences love and loss.

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a documentary that explores the lives of children who are born into the brothels of Calcutta. It follows their struggles and aspirations as they navigate the harsh realities of their surroundings, offering a glimpse into the vibrant and resilient spirit of these young individuals.

The Hiding Place is a biographical drama film based on the true story of Corrie ten Boom and her family, who risked their lives to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Set in Holland during World War II, the film portrays the family's efforts to hide Jews from the Nazi regime and the challenges they face in doing so. It highlights themes of religious persecution, bravery, and the power of faith in the face of adversity.

In this animated short film, the arrogant hare challenges the slow tortoise to a race. However, the tortoise uses his wit and cunning to outsmart the hare and win the race. The story is filled with comedic moments and teaches important lessons about perseverance and underestimating others.

In Russian Rhapsody, a mischievous gremlin wreaks havoc on a bomber plane during World War II, causing destruction and chaos. The film serves as wartime propaganda and features caricatures of Adolf Hitler and other key figures of Nazi Germany. It showcases the resilience and determination of the Allied forces in the face of adversity.

In this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of single young men, decide to begin rationing their dates so that all of them can have some fun. This is beneficial for the campus wimp who suddenly finds himself the hottest property on campus.

"And Then They Forgot God" is set in a dystopian future, one in which the environment has suffered (people carry around breathing gear) and people must navigate extremely bureaucratic and rigid rules and procedures. Food is only available through the government, and only to those holding a monthly-issued card. Joe Campanella plays a husband who finds himself in desperate straits when his ration card is rejected because it was in poor condition when received. Despite an official policy that no one in that society goes hungry, Campanella's character receives no help.

A "captured" Japanese newsreel. Civilian defense shows an aircraft spotter painting spots on aircraft and a fire prevention HQ that already burned down. Kitchen Hints shows the construction of a sandwich from bread and meat ration cards. Poisonalities in the News shows Yamamoto walking on stilts and boasting of plans for the White House, contrasted with the room reserved for him: an electric chair. A submarine, launched 3 weeks ahead of schedule, is still being built. A plane's new landing gear is a little man on a tricycle. A minesweeper uses a giant broom.

A police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.

The story of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, placed in the years right after the Second World War in Germany. A tale about friendship and courage.

A story set in post-war Helsinki, where the last released prisoners of war arrive. They are accompanied by Captain Erkki Lahtinen, who returns to his home and back to his wife Jenni. However, during his four-year imprisonment, Erkki has been pronounced dead and Jenni has remarried to office manager Nevamaa.

A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both a resource and a weapon that could be to America's advantage if conserved properly in winning the then current World War. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2008.