tko Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Tora Tora Tora The Longest Day A Bridge Too Far Patton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 In the Pacific Theater..."The Thin Red Line" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyman Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) The Dam Busters ... or The Great Escape. Edited May 10, 2020 by monkeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper63 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 The Longest Day is my pick for the best WW 2 film. The cast was incredible and the story lines were across the board. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers4Life Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Stalag 17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Loved Stalag 17 ....... didn't know William Holden won an academy award. Also thanks to TKO for mentioning Patton and the amazing George C Scott performance. Spellbinding when he surveys Carthage ......... wonderful actor. Sands of Iwo Jima ...not seen it for about 40 years but great ending with John Wayne..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayray Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, nampla69 said: Loved Stalag 17 ....... didn't know William Holden won an academy award. Also thanks to TKO for mentioning Patton and the amazing George C Scott performance. Spellbinding when he surveys Carthage ......... wonderful actor. Sands of Iwo Jima ...not seen it for about 40 years but great ending with John Wayne..... Namps, those 2 movies Glint Eastwood made about Iwo Jima one from the yanks side and one from the japs side can't remember the names think one was called "flags of our fathers"?? they would have join my pick of "Das Boot" has the best WW2 movies regards grayray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 14 hours ago, galenkia said: Downfall Certainly provided us with a never ending stream of Hitler parodies and rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Among classic war films, The Longest Day is my favorite. None of the explosions and other special effects were computer generated in 1962. The attack on the casino was one long crane shot. The Bridge Over the River Kwai ranks second on my list, while Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima are third and fourth. In terms of entertainment, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape and A Bridge Too Far are favorites. Although not a movie, Band of Brothers ranks with The Longest Day as the best film portrayal of warfare, Among the movies with WWII as their background, as opposed to war films, Schindler's List is my favorite. Evil Edited May 11, 2020 by Evil Penevil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigi Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said: Among classic war films, The Longest Day is my favorite. None of the explosions and other special effects were computer generated in 1962. The attack on the casino was one long crane shot. The Bridge Over the River Kwai ranks second on my list, while Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima are third and fourth. In terms of entertainment, I like The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape and A Bridge Too Far are favorites. Although not a movie, Band of Brothers ranks with The Longest Day as the best film portrayal of warfare, Among the movies with WWII as their background, as opposed to war films, Schindler's List is my favorite. Evil The Bridge Over the River Kwai ranks second on my list, ........ Edited May 11, 2020 by Sigi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR007 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Saving Private Ryan by a country mile.....Polls top virtually of any film list never mind war ones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey_omelette Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 The Guns of Navarone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 31 minutes ago, RR007 said: Saving Private Ryan by a country mile.....Polls top virtually of any film list never mind war ones good movie...often denigrated for reasons i know not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Evil Penevil said: Among classic war films, The Longest Day is my favorite. None of the explosions and other special effects were computer generated in 1962. The attack on the casino was one long crane shot. The Bridge Over the River Kwai ranks second on my list, while Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima are third and fourth. In terms of entertainment, I like The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape and A Bridge Too Far are favorites. Although not a movie, Band of Brothers ranks with The Longest Day as the best film portrayal of warfare, Among the movies with WWII as their background, as opposed to war films, Schindler's List is my favorite. Evil BOTRK is a bloody awesome movie...how a strong soul like that could be highjacked is the subplot and amazingly compelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 For me the story behind the book 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' is far better than the movie. The author was French, Pierre Boulle. Their wasn't a River Kwai with a bridge over it until the Thais renamed the Mae Klong River the Khwae Yai River in the 1960's in response to all the tourists turning up to see the Bridge. And the author also wrote the book 'The Planet of the Apes'. Fascinating backstory. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey_omelette Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Though not a film, World War 2 in Colour is streaming on Netflix which is a must see. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, andycoll said: For me the story behind the book 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' is far better than the movie. The author was French, Pierre Boulle. Their wasn't a River Kwai with a bridge over it until the Thais renamed the Mae Klong River the Khwae Yai River in the 1960's in response to all the tourists turning up to see the Bridge. And the author also wrote the book 'The Planet of the Apes'. Fascinating backstory. i had no knowledge of that so thank you for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Ivan the terrible said: i had no knowledge of that so thank you for the info If you have time you should google the author, the book and the whole story, it is fascinating. I especially love the Thais renaming the river to keep the tourist dollars coming. You gotta love em. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 minute ago, andycoll said: If you have time you should google the author, the book and the whole story, it is fascinating. I especially love the Thais renaming the river to keep the tourist dollars coming. You gotta love em. i had a cursory look...lol...amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lirchenfeld Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Full film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPK Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Lirchenfeld said: Full film. I was just about to post Stalingrad, brilliant film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 For drama, I'd have to go with "Das Boot" and "Saving Private Ryan" which of course have the benefit of many special effects that the older films didn't and that is my main reason for choosing them because there are just so many great war movies out there; for humour, I will always remember "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" - this 1966 film featured Caroll O'Connor in a supporting role and it was partly on the basis of his performance in this movie that Norman Lear later chose him to play Archie Bunker in "All in the Family"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayray Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Lirchenfeld said: Full film. yes mate they all are great movies. there is 2 Russian movies I liked very much,can't remember their names but one was about "Partisan" and the other was about a german Phantom Tank. both good acting,great storylines,very nitty gritty which is how a lot of Russian movies a made. regards grayray Edited May 11, 2020 by grayray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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