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March 21st, 2009, 09:10 PM | #1 |
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Best War Films
Best War Films
Hello - I'd like to ask people for thier best (could be several best) War Films. There isn't another specfic thread for this and my thinking behind it is for likeminded people to contribute thier thoughts so others can track them donw and have a look. As well as the classics that everyone will come up with, I'm interested in foreign war films and I'm not just sticking to WWII either. I'll start off with my own recomendations in no particular order: Schindlers List Downfall Where Eagles Dare Saints and Soldiers All quiet on the Western Front (1930 and 1979 remake) Apocalypse Now Cross of Iron Southern Comfort First Blood (Rambo) Days of Glory Paths of Glory Platoon Gallipoli Escape to Victory The Great Escape The Pianist I bought, and was very dissapointed in "Come and See." |
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Three classics to add to your shopping list .......
Yes, I enjoy "Where Eagles Dare" and "The Great Escape". Also, I think that "Saving Private Ryan" was great, esp. the gritty scenes of the fighting on Omaha Beach. A lot of other movies I feel did not portray how brutal that fight truly was. And of course the ULTIMATE MAN MOVIE, "The Dirty Dozen".
Here are three classic movies I'd recommend: Battleground (1949) Director: William A. Wellman Writers: Robert Pirosh (story) Robert Pirosh (screenplay) Release Date: 20 January 1950 (USA) Plot: A squad of the 101st Airborne Division copes with being trapped in the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations Principal cast: Van Johnson ........... Holley John Hodiak ............ Jarvess Ricardo Montalban ... Roderigues George Murphy ....... 'Pop' Stazak Marshall Thompson ... Jim Layton James Whitmore ...... Kinnie A Walk in the Sun (1945) Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Harry Brown (novel) Robert Rossen (screenplay) Release Date: 25 December 1945 (USA) Plot: In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse... Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Principal cast: Dana Andrews ..... Sgt. Bill Tyne Richard Conte ..... Pvt. Rivera George Tyne ....... Pvt. Jake Friedman John Ireland ........ Pvt. Windy Craven Lloyd Bridges ....... Sgt. Ward Sterling Holloway ... McWilliams The Longest Day (1962) Directors: Ken Annakin Andrew Marton Writers: Cornelius Ryan (screenplay) Cornelius Ryan (book) Release Date: 4 October 1962 (USA) Plot: The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations. Principal cast: Eddie Albert ... Col. Thompson Paul Anka ... U.S. Army Ranger Hans Christian Blech ... Maj. Werner Pluskat Richard Burton ... Flight Officer David Campbell Red Buttons ... Pvt. John Steele Sean Connery ... Pvt. Flanagan Mel Ferrer ... Maj. Gen. Robert Haines Henry Fonda ... Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Gert Fröbe ... Sgt. Kaffekanne Curt Jürgens ... Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens) Christian Marquand ... Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader) Robert Mitchum ... Brig. Gen. Norman Cota Edmond O'Brien ... Gen. Raymond D. Barton Wolfgang Preiss ... Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel Robert Ryan ... Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin George Segal ... U.S. Army Ranger Rod Steiger ... Destroyer commander Peter van Eyck ... Lt. Col. Ocker (as Peter Van Eyck) Robert Wagner ... U.S. Army Ranger Stuart Whitman ... Lt. Sheen John Wayne ... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort |
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Lawrence of Arabia Le Grand Illusion Bridge Over The River Kwai The Cruel Sea Tora Tora Tora The Horse Soldiers Reach For The Sky Also cannot praise too highly the TV series Band of Brothers: I read Stephen Ambrose's excellent book as well. I still totally admire the series, the book and the men who inspired it, in spite of the very accurate description of the love-hate relationship between US soldiers and their British comrades. British tanks were hopeless crap (true). British infantry were only reliable as planners and tacticians, not really up for it when the brown smelly stuff hit the fan (not true, but I can see why US soldiers felt it this way). British artillery was highly respected (probably because we used to deal very harshly with gunners who hit our own or American boys by mistake). Another TV series: The World At war, narrated by Laurence Olivier. Must see. |
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The Cruel Sea The Bridge Pork Chop Hill Zulu All Quiet on the Western Front 3 of these movies were Directed by Lewis Milestone Last edited by elf4736; March 21st, 2009 at 10:41 PM.. Reason: misspelling |
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I think it's one of John Fords most underrated films. The beginning where the Soldiers are sitting under the trees and become photographed is very lyric. The last sequence where John Wayne is riding over the Bridge before it explodes is great.
And then something else. The scene where one of the Boy Soldiers with his little drum receives a stern rebuke by his old teacher. Who else than John Ford could tell such storys that great? Another great War Movie was Lewis Milestones "All quiet on the western front" from 1931. It still has some of the most haunting and forceful war sequences (The Remake was quite good too) |
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My son has been through 2 tours of Iraq, 1 trip to bosnia , 1 trip to Sierra Leone and several stints fighting fires when the Firemen where on strike (he was a tank commander in the British Army) and he told me that the next thing you could come across to actual war is the Tom Hanks film, Saving Private Ryan.
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