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Posted: 7/16/2018 5:05:01 PM EDT
I know we’ve done this before, but we’re overdue to do it again.
What are your favorite WWII movies? (In no particular order, just a few that come to mind) 1) Midway 2) Tora! Tora! Tora! 3) The Longest Day 4) Saving Private Ryan 5) Das Boot Although not a film, Band Of Brothers was of course outstanding. What else y’all got? |
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Sahara
The Longest Day Fury Guadalcanal Diary Bridge Over the River Kwai Run Silent Run Deep Etc. |
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Battleground
Stalingrad (1993) Cross of iron Talvisota (winter war) |
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Most of the ones mentioned already, plus I've always had a soft spot for A Bridge Too Far.
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Some good ones have already been mentioned-
Dambusters. In Which We Serve. A Walk in the Sun. Best Years of Our Lives. |
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BATTLEGROUND - 1949 clip 2 |
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The Great Escape isn’t really 100% accurate, but it is a good movie, a la Dirty Dozen action.
Fat Man, about the Manhattan Project with John Cusack & Paul Newman was actually quite good. |
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Patton: Proud Of These Men |
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The Cruel Sea
Sands of Iwo Jima Stalag 17 Tora Tora Tora Das Boot The Bridge (1961) The Last Ten Days (AKA The Last Act) 1956 |
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Twelve O'clock High You are Already Dead |
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My all-time favorite is "Operation Tokyo."
U.S.N. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Harbor to support a special warfare mission and wreaks havoc on the IJN fleet. |
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The Immortal Battalion
The Way Ahead in the States Failed To Load Title |
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Empire of the Sun and King Rat for POW's of the Japs movies.
Also Mr. Roberts, an amazing USN film that had a big impact when it was released. There are so many... |
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Most of the ones mentioned already, plus I've always had a soft spot for A Bridge Too Far. View Quote Along with Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Downfall. I recently saw Stalingrad and was impressed. Been meaning to watch that for a long time and was not disappointed. Great movie. |
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One of my favorites is where the USS Indianapolis survivor flies with the head of the von Trapp family. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kdl5TaZhU2s/hqdefault.jpg View Quote "You'll be in a barrel, if you don't watch out for the fighters!" |
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This and Big Red 1 View Quote |
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Hell is for Hero's, To Hell and Back, and one of the most realistic for its time, Hell to Eternity. Even as a kid I hated the fact that they used U.S. vehicles and aircraft painted as enemy. ruined it for me.
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The Longest Day
A Bridge too Far The Bridge at Remagen Guns of Navarrone Those were my staple growing up, along with the TV show Black Sheep Squadron. Fury is pretty good too, I enjoyed the combat scenes. |
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Here to Eternity is literally one of the top ten films of the war.
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Lots of good flicks listed, I add another vote for To Hell and Back
To Hell And Back Theatrical Movie Trailer (1955) |
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Lots of good flicks listed, I add another vote for To Hell and Back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kskT463MIpQ View Quote |
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Between Heaven and Hell
Battle Cry Pride Of The Marine Corp The Devils Brigade and all the ones already mentioned. |
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In Harms Way with Wayne/Douglas. Filmed in black and white although it came out in 1965. Flying Tigers/Sands of Iwo Jima are good too.
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C'Mon, GD! Nobody has mentioned the best WWII action movie ever filmed?
They Were Expendable - Original Theatrical Trailer Directed by John Ford, USN, and starring Robert Montgomery, USN and John Wayne as skippers of PT boats battling against overwhelming Japanese forces. The script follows the real-life exploits of Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley, who earned the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross for his actions in combat. As a bonus, it features the ravishing Donna Reed at the peak of her beauty Escena de No eran imprescindibles (They Were Expendable) de John Ford.1945. And that scene, that remarkable scene, where Dad has just watched the repaired PT boats leave his drydocks and is waiting for the Japanese to arrive They were expendable clip Here's my top five: 1. They Were Expendable 2. Battleground 3. The Longest Day 4. Twelve O'Clock High 5. In Which We Serve |
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Some on my list aren't a full WW2 movie, but have parts of it involving the war.
Band of Brothers The Bridge On The River Kwai Casablanca Schindler’s List It’s A Wonderful Life The Sound of Music The Best Years Of Our Lives Raiders Of The Lost Ark Saving Private Ryan Operation Petticoat The English Patient Stalag 17 Battleground Das Boot |
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