| Tango01 | 14 Nov 2018 3:56 p.m. PST |
"From the miracle at Dunkirk to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Stalingrad to the liberation of Auschwitz, no single event can tell the complete story of World War II: a global conflict so catastrophic that it claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. And no single film, whether it be an action flick, a spy thriller, a romance, or a docudrama, can convey the full scope of what it was like to experience the war firsthand. But for those of us looking back in awe and astonishment, these 12 films transform history into living, breathing art…."
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pzivh43  | 14 Nov 2018 4:17 p.m. PST |
A pretty good list, with the exception of Thin Red Line---got really tired of watching minutes of glamor scenery and the action was not well done, IMO. |
| Mr Jones | 14 Nov 2018 4:51 p.m. PST |
Not a great list. Where is Cross of Iron, Stalingrad, The Winter War, Tora Tora Tora, A Bridge Too Far, Come and See??? |
| 14Bore | 14 Nov 2018 5:15 p.m. PST |
Most are fiction not that you can't have a good movie made up. Entertaining yes, history not so much. |
| gavandjosh02 | 14 Nov 2018 5:29 p.m. PST |
Also, no air or naval movies. |
| shirleys painting | 14 Nov 2018 11:14 p.m. PST |
Memphis Belle? And I believe Das Boot is naval… |
| wrgmr1 | 15 Nov 2018 12:38 a.m. PST |
Inglorious Bastards was schlock!
The Dirty Dozen, a classic, but not for a history buff.
Thin Red Line, a buddy who was an Lt. in Vietnam said it was as close as you could get to warfare, in particular the officers actions and reactions. |
| 14Bore | 15 Nov 2018 4:18 a.m. PST |
Not saying all were fiction, The Longest Day up to ending is from historically accuracy |
| athun25 | 15 Nov 2018 6:43 a.m. PST |
12 O'clock High
God in my Co-Pilot
The Great Escape
Stalag 17 |
| Phil Hall | 15 Nov 2018 9:29 a.m. PST |
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| SBminisguy | 15 Nov 2018 9:54 a.m. PST |
Second the movie Battleground (x2 Oscars, 1949), still one of the best WW2 movies ever made and based around the experiences of the 101st at Bastogne, you could say its the original "Band of Brothers." And for a compelling movie that tells what happened when the guns fell silent and the boys came home, Best Years of our Lives (x7 Oscars, 1946) should be on the list. |
| athun25 | 15 Nov 2018 10:31 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2018 12:04 p.m. PST |
Very good indeed!….. Amicalement
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| rmaker | 15 Nov 2018 12:23 p.m. PST |
In addition to those already mentioned above, A Walk in the Sun.
In Which We Serve.
Action in the North Atlantic. |
| Walking Sailor | 16 Nov 2018 8:30 a.m. PST |
Anyone not knowing the name Richard Blaine is not qualified to even discuss cinema let alone write about it. link |
