Mr. Roberts is one of my all-time favorites because it addresses something rarely covered in war movies: the sheer soul-killing boredom of war when troops aren't fighting. Henry Fonda was gold in that role. And Jimmy Cagney was spot-on as the petty, bitter captain who hated “college boys”.

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Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

Bat'n Rudge

Member since Oct 2004

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Posted on 10/2/24 at 2:59 pm to Kafka

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned, but here are some good ones:

13 Rue Madeleine
The Enemy Below
In Harm's Way
Shenandoah (never-mind their use of the Winchester 1876 rifle that hadn't been invented yet)
The Blue Max
Bridges at Toko Ri
The Fighting 69th
The Red Badge of Courage
Von Richthofen and Brown.

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Posted by SoFla Tideroller

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Posted on 10/2/24 at 3:06 pm to DesScorp

Seconded for Mr Roberts

An all-time classic

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Posted by Kjnstkmn

Vermilion Parish

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Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:38 pm to contraryman

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Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific - YouTube

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Posted by nealnan8

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Posted on 10/5/24 at 5:48 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

The Longest Day
In Harm's Way
Sergeant York
Breaker Morant - not really that old (1980), but a fantastic movie
Zulu
They Were Expendable

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Posted by LemmyLives

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Member since Mar 2019

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Posted on 10/5/24 at 7:31 pm to rebelrouser

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Das boot

I was probably seven or eight when I got taken to see that in the theater. Excellent job at tension building!

What decade will it have to be before we start including The Hunt For Red October in these discussions, lol. It has been almost forty years I think.
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