 Editor in Chief Bill   | 21 Jan 2022 12:01 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 12:07 p.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 21 Jan 2022 12:14 p.m. PST |
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| whitejamest | 21 Jan 2022 12:15 p.m. PST |
Paths of Glory is hard to beat in my book. |
troopwo  | 21 Jan 2022 12:18 p.m. PST |
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 20thmaine | 21 Jan 2022 12:19 p.m. PST |
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| nnascati | 21 Jan 2022 12:26 p.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 21 Jan 2022 12:39 p.m. PST |
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| Callsign 21 | 21 Jan 2022 1:15 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Ice Cold in Alex. Don't know about best, but certainly a favourite. |
 Aurochs | 21 Jan 2022 1:27 p.m. PST |
Decision before dawn. Filmed 1951 in the ruins of post war Germany. |
| Huscarle | 21 Jan 2022 1:59 p.m. PST |
The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Dam Busters (1955) |
| Larry Gettysburg Soldiers | 21 Jan 2022 2:19 p.m. PST |
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
The Vikings (1958) |
| 14Bore | 21 Jan 2022 2:35 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 21 Jan 2022 2:38 p.m. PST |
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| HMS Exeter | 21 Jan 2022 2:43 p.m. PST |
The Enemy Below
Run Silent, Run Deep
The Desert Rats |
| Templar2 | 21 Jan 2022 2:53 p.m. PST |
The tanks are coming (1951) Gerard |
| DisasterWargamer | 21 Jan 2022 3:03 p.m. PST |
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Run Silent Run Deep
The Colditz Story
Halls of Montezuma |
| Florida Tory | 21 Jan 2022 3:06 p.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 21 Jan 2022 4:13 p.m. PST |
Another vote for "Pork Chop Hill." |
| John Armatys | 21 Jan 2022 4:14 p.m. PST |
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| Irish Marine | 21 Jan 2022 5:29 p.m. PST |
Retreat Hell, great movie about US Marines in Korea.
link |
| Wargamer Blue | 21 Jan 2022 6:11 p.m. PST |
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| Grattan54 | 21 Jan 2022 7:32 p.m. PST |
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| David Manley | 21 Jan 2022 9:24 p.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 21 Jan 2022 10:06 p.m. PST |
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| jurgenation | 22 Jan 2022 2:59 a.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 22 Jan 2022 5:39 a.m. PST |
There were lots of great war movies in the 50s. |
| Major Mike | 22 Jan 2022 6:25 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 11:39 a.m. PST |
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| cj1776 | 22 Jan 2022 2:30 p.m. PST |
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954 |
| Bunkermeister | 22 Jan 2022 6:25 p.m. PST |
Pork Chop Hill Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
| bandit86 | 22 Jan 2022 9:01 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 11:23 a.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 2:51 p.m. PST |
Away All Boats deserves mention. |
| The Last Conformist | 25 Jan 2022 11:01 p.m. PST |
I believe the only one mentioned yet in this thread I've seen is The Bridge on the River Kwai. |
