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 |
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Ed Mohrmann | 21 Jan 2022 1:14 p.m. PST |
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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 |
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20thmaine | 21 Jan 2022 1:19 p.m. PST |
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nnascati | 21 Jan 2022 1:26 p.m. PST |
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Wackmole9 | 21 Jan 2022 1:39 p.m. PST |
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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 |
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14Bore | 21 Jan 2022 3:38 p.m. PST |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Grattan54 | 21 Jan 2022 8:32 p.m. PST |
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David Manley | 21 Jan 2022 10:24 p.m. PST |
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rmaker | 21 Jan 2022 11:06 p.m. PST |
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jurgenation | 22 Jan 2022 3:59 a.m. PST |
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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 |
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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. |