"Best 1950s War Movie?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	21 Jan 2022 1:01 p.m. PST
Looking for the best film that could be considered a 'war' movie, originally released to theaters during the 1950s.
Lascaris	21 Jan 2022 1:07 p.m. PST
Bridge on the River Kwai
Ed Mohrmann	21 Jan 2022 1:14 p.m. PST
Steel Helmet
whitejamest	21 Jan 2022 1:15 p.m. PST
Paths of Glory is hard to beat in my book.
troopwo	21 Jan 2022 1:18 p.m. PST
Pork Chop Hill 1959.
20thmaine	21 Jan 2022 1:19 p.m. PST
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
nnascati	21 Jan 2022 1:26 p.m. PST
Pork Chop Hill
Wackmole9	21 Jan 2022 1:39 p.m. PST
Pork Chop Hill
Callsign 21	21 Jan 2022 2:15 p.m. PST
Another vote for Ice Cold in Alex. Don't know about best, but certainly a favourite.
Aurochs	21 Jan 2022 2:27 p.m. PST
Decision before dawn. Filmed 1951 in the ruins of post war Germany.
Huscarle	21 Jan 2022 2:59 p.m. PST
The Cruel Sea (1953) The Dam Busters (1955)
Larry Gettysburg Soldiers	21 Jan 2022 3:19 p.m. PST
The Horse Soldiers (1959) The Vikings (1958)
14Bore	21 Jan 2022 3:35 p.m. PST
link 1950s war movies
14Bore	21 Jan 2022 3:38 p.m. PST
Paths of Glory
HMS Exeter	21 Jan 2022 3:43 p.m. PST
The Enemy Below Run Silent, Run Deep The Desert Rats
Templar2	21 Jan 2022 3:53 p.m. PST
The tanks are coming (1951) Gerard
DisasterWargamer	21 Jan 2022 4:03 p.m. PST
Captain Horatio Hornblower Run Silent Run Deep The Colditz Story Halls of Montezuma
Florida Tory	21 Jan 2022 4:06 p.m. PST
South Pacific
Shagnasty	21 Jan 2022 5:13 p.m. PST
Another vote for "Pork Chop Hill."
John Armatys	21 Jan 2022 5:14 p.m. PST
+1 Huscarl
Irish Marine	21 Jan 2022 6:29 p.m. PST
Retreat Hell, great movie about US Marines in Korea. link
Wargamer Blue	21 Jan 2022 7:11 p.m. PST
The Desert Rats 1953
Grattan54	21 Jan 2022 8:32 p.m. PST
Pork Chop Hill
David Manley	21 Jan 2022 10:24 p.m. PST
Yangtze Incident – 1957
rmaker	21 Jan 2022 11:06 p.m. PST
Dam Busters
jurgenation	22 Jan 2022 3:59 a.m. PST
Rio Grande…The Vikings.
14Bore	22 Jan 2022 6:39 a.m. PST
There were lots of great war movies in the 50s.
Major Mike	22 Jan 2022 7:25 a.m. PST
Stalag 17 1953 Go for Broke 1951 Caine Mutiny 1954 Ten Seconds to Hell 1959 The Bridge 1959 Mister Roberts 1959 as well as others already mentioned
Mollinary	22 Jan 2022 12:39 p.m. PST
The Cruel Sea
cj1776	22 Jan 2022 3:30 p.m. PST
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
Bunkermeister	22 Jan 2022 7:25 p.m. PST
Pork Chop Hill Mike Bunkermeister Creek Bunker Talk blog
bandit86	22 Jan 2022 10:01 p.m. PST
Just off the top of my head because I just watched them "The enemy below" 1957 "Run Silent, run deep" 1958 "Go for broke" " Stalag 17" great movie. "The Cain Mutiny" "To hell and back" so many more
35thOVI	23 Jan 2022 12:23 p.m. PST
This is 1949, but when I talked to bomber group veterans, hands down their favorite movie. "Twelve O'Clock High".
rmaker	25 Jan 2022 3:51 p.m. PST
Away All Boats deserves mention.
The Last Conformist	26 Jan 2022 12:01 a.m. PST
I believe the only one mentioned yet in this thread I've seen is The Bridge on the River Kwai.