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What World War II films do you consider "essential" viewing?
Posted on 5/14/15 at 9:59 am
Posted on 5/14/15 at 9:59 am
There are a handful of films I regard as essential viewing in order to understand the conflict from a cinematic perspective.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Sands of Iwo Jima
12 O'Clock High
Stalag 17
Bridge on the River Kwai
Sink the Bismarck
The Great Escape
The Longest Day
The Dirty Dozen
Battle of Britain
Patton
Tora! Tora! Tora!
A Bridge Too Far
The Big Red One
Das Boot
Empire of the Sun
Schindler's List
Stalingrad
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line
The Pianist
Downfall
Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
The Best Years of Our Lives
Sands of Iwo Jima
12 O'Clock High
Stalag 17
Bridge on the River Kwai
Sink the Bismarck
The Great Escape
The Longest Day
The Dirty Dozen
Battle of Britain
Patton
Tora! Tora! Tora!
A Bridge Too Far
The Big Red One
Das Boot
Empire of the Sun
Schindler's List
Stalingrad
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line
The Pianist
Downfall
Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
This post was edited on 5/14/15 at 8:18 pm
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Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:00 am to RollTide1987
Patton, Patton, a thousand times Patton
One of my 10 favorite movies of all time and my dad's favorite movie.
One of my 10 favorite movies of all time and my dad's favorite movie.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:01 am to RollTide1987
Das Boot needs to be on that list.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:02 am to RollTide1987
I would definitely add Midway.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:02 am to RollTide1987
First drop that drivel, Thin Red Line was not accurate to Guadalcanal at all.
Add:
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of Our Fathers
Best Years of Our Lives
Das Boot
Fury
Add:
Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of Our Fathers
Best Years of Our Lives
Das Boot
Fury
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:02 am to boom roasted
The Sands of Iwo Jima
The Cross of Iron
Midway
Der Untergang (Downfall)
A Bridge Too Far
The Cross of Iron
Midway
Der Untergang (Downfall)
A Bridge Too Far
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:03 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Das Boot
Der Untergang (Downfall)
Der Untergang (Downfall)
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:05 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
The Cross of Iron
Good call
Also add: Hell is for Heroes
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:06 am to Tackle74
quote:
Thin Red Line was not accurate to Guadalcanal at all
Agreed. But I appreciate what Malick was trying to do. He was trying to show the horrors of war from an existential perspective. I find that approach unique and this is why I have included it on my list.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:07 am to RollTide1987
Downfall
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
My top 5 WWII list in no order.
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
My top 5 WWII list in no order.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:09 am to RollTide1987
quote:
Agreed. But I appreciate what Malick was trying to do. He was trying to show the horrors of war from an existential perspective. I find that approach unique and this is why I have included it on my list.
I can understand liking it for the reasons you state as an ode to film making, it is just on my shite list
This post was edited on 5/14/15 at 10:10 am
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:18 am to RollTide1987
Where eagles Dare 
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:18 am to RollTide1987
Not a movie but Band of Brothers is #1
Downfall is a fantastic movie
Downfall is a fantastic movie
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:19 am to etm512
so, every movie ever made? ...
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:21 am to RollTide1987
Good list. Add Band of Brothers.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:21 am to RollTide1987
The Great Escape & To End All Wars need to be added
I'd remove Flags of Our Fathers. Really isn't that good of a film.
I'd remove Flags of Our Fathers. Really isn't that good of a film.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:24 am to JBeam
quote:
I'd remove Flags of Our Fathers. Really isn't that good of a film.
I like how it humanized men who we had come to think of as superhuman. It put a face to the faceless men in that photograph.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:28 am to RollTide1987
Yeah, I think Flags of Our Fathers is one of the greatest WWII movies probably because it is so unconcerned with mythmaking. In fact, it punctures the myth and shows them as people.
Oh, and Das Boot is the greatest war film ever made.
Oh, and Das Boot is the greatest war film ever made.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:28 am to RollTide1987
Gotta have Midway. A Must.
Band of Brothers, obviously, needs to be on there....so, you can add The Pacific series as well.
Might want to add that U-Boat movie with Matt McC and Harvey Keitel.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 10:29 am to navy
You also need to add The Dirty Dozen.
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