I need 10 WWII Movies

**Ironduke** · 10-29-2007, 17:40 PM

My grandpa's 80th birthday is in a few weeks, and I want to get him a DVD player and 10 WWII movies. They can be from any era (50s-today), preferably color or remade in color. Thanks for any recommendations. And no, Pearl Harbor isn't one of 'em.

braindead · 10-29-2007, 18:14 PM

A rather little known but a very good one is finnish movie ´Winter War´ . Action scenes are still quite OK though the movie is over 15 years old . Features a lot of less-known and rarely seen vehicles - T-26 light tanks , I-16 fighters - most of it used on same battles as pictured in the movie !

**Parihaka** · 10-29-2007, 18:39 PM

The Great Escape, Das Boot, A Bridge too Far, Saving Private Ryan and one excellent one I can't remember involving German troops on the Eastern front...

gunnut · 10-29-2007, 19:03 PM

Not a movie, but excellent film: Band of Brothers.

**TopHatter** · 10-29-2007, 19:17 PM

What Pari and gunnut said.

astralis · 10-29-2007, 19:48 PM

pari,

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one excellent one I can't remember involving German troops on the Eastern front...

stalingrad?

RamHammer · 10-29-2007, 19:49 PM

I was going to say Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, but I see that they were already mentioned.

Don't really know of any other ones, sorry.

**Parihaka** · 10-29-2007, 20:01 PM

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Originally Posted by astralis

pari,

stalingrad?

May well have been astralis. Was it told from the German perspective?

Tarek Morgen · 10-29-2007, 20:20 PM

Das Boot
The longest Day
The Great escape
Enemy Below
Steiner - The Iron Cross (Ithin that was the one pari mentioned)
Tora Tora Tora
Operation Petticoat
Die Brücke (The bridge , German movie from 1950s)

Am I the only one who didn't really like Saving Private Ryan?

Maggot · 10-29-2007, 20:31 PM

The Devil's Brigade, The Hill (1965, Sean Connery), Das Boot, The Longest Day, King Rat, Memphis Belle, Casablanca, A Bridge Too Far, Cross of Iron, and Patton.

Canmoore · 10-29-2007, 21:07 PM

Wow I cant believe no one has said it yet..

Guns of Navarone! also Enemy at the Gates, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Bridge at Remagen, Desert Rats and To Hell and Back are very good ones also. I watched Devils Brigade on the history channel a few months ago, pretty good..lots of humour!

Another one..but really, it sucks hard.. Thin Red Line. The Longest day, SPR, and Das Boot are among my favorites. And the Band of Brothers box-set would make a great gift.

zraver · 10-29-2007, 21:08 PM

The Bridge over the river Kwai, Band of Brothers, the Longest day, Patton, Toroa Tora Tora, das Boot, Letters of iwo Jima.

Maggot · 10-29-2007, 21:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Canmoore

Wow I cant believe no one has said it yet..

Guns of Navarone. Another one..but really, it sucks hard.. Thin Red Line. The Longest day is one of my favorites.. I am sure you can get it in colour somewhere.

I agree with the Thin Red Line. What the hell was with all the photos of birds spliced with the action? It was like watching an artistic French director making a neuvo war movie. The action scene on the hill was very well done though. The rest of the movie I could have done without. I remember coming out of that film with some military buddies and just looking at each other with the what the hell was that look.

Guns of Navarone was a bit too into itself. It doesn't really make the cut when you consider the best genre films. I think Attack Force Z was better.

Canmoore · 10-29-2007, 21:21 PM

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Originally Posted by zraver

The Bridge over the river Kwai, Band of Brothers, the Longest day, Patton, Toroa Tora Tora, das Boot, Letters of iwo Jima.

I liked that movie because it had Alec Guinness. Also, anyone remember the war movie that David Bowie stared in? I think it was a Korean war movie though..

Canmoore · 10-29-2007, 21:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Maggot

I agree with the Thin Red Line. What the hell was with all the photos of birds spliced with the action? It was like watching an artistic French director making a neuvo war movie. The action scene on the hill was very well done though. The rest of the movie I could have done without. I remember coming out of that film with some military buddies and just looking at each other with the what the hell was that look.

Guns of Navarone was a bit too into itself. It doesn't really make the cut when you consider the best genre films. I think Attack Force Z was better.

Caught my edit! nice job!!

As a kid there was something about Guns of Navarone lol. I watched that movie over and over, maybe it was just me, but I always liked that movie.

10-29-2007, 17:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,784 Country:	I need 10 WWII Movies My grandpa's 80th birthday is in a few weeks, and I want to get him a DVD player and 10 WWII movies. They can be from any era (50s-today), preferably color or remade in color. Thanks for any recommendations. And no, Pearl Harbor isn't one of 'em. __________________ The Buck Stops Here

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braindead Lost in Translation *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-30-06 Location: estonia Posts: 1,210 Country:	A rather little known but a very good one is finnish movie ´Winter War´ . Action scenes are still quite OK though the movie is over 15 years old . Features a lot of less-known and rarely seen vehicles - T-26 light tanks , I-16 fighters - most of it used on same battles as pictured in the movie ! __________________ ....

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Parihaka Moderator Join Date: 11-10-04 Location: Te Ika a Maui Posts: 9,322 Country:	The Great Escape, Das Boot, A Bridge too Far, Saving Private Ryan and one excellent one I can't remember involving German troops on the Eastern front... __________________ In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,086 Country:	Not a movie, but excellent film: Band of Brothers. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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RamHammer Regular Join Date: 10-04-07 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 59 Country:	I was going to say Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, but I see that they were already mentioned. Don't really know of any other ones, sorry. __________________ I stand with Israel.

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TopHatter Administrator Join Date: 09-03-03 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 9,636 Country:	What Pari and gunnut said.

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Tarek Morgen *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-08-07 Location: Kassel Posts: 770 Country:	Das Boot The longest Day The Great escape Enemy Below Steiner - The Iron Cross (Ithin that was the one pari mentioned) Tora Tora Tora Operation Petticoat Die Brücke (The bridge , German movie from 1950s) Am I the only one who didn't really like Saving Private Ryan? __________________ uh I might be wrong

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Canmoore *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-18-06 Location: Canada Posts: 1,319 Country:	Wow I cant believe no one has said it yet.. Guns of Navarone! also Enemy at the Gates, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Bridge at Remagen, Desert Rats and To Hell and Back are very good ones also. I watched Devils Brigade on the history channel a few months ago, pretty good..lots of humour! Another one..but really, it sucks hard.. Thin Red Line. The Longest day, SPR, and Das Boot are among my favorites. And the Band of Brothers box-set would make a great gift. Last edited by Canmoore : 10-29-2007 at 21:16 PM.

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zraver Contrary by nature. *Military Professional* Join Date: 10-22-06 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,502 Country:	The Bridge over the river Kwai, Band of Brothers, the Longest day, Patton, Toroa Tora Tora, das Boot, Letters of iwo Jima.

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