Thread: Best WW2 movies..

I just seen Patton. It was a great.

Saving Private Ryan is also one of my favorites

But what are the best ww2 movies out there ?

You liar. You were watching "Shaving Ryan's Privates", weren't you?

Das Boot

True story of a German pilot and his escapes from POW

Rambo

Guns of Navarrone

Where Eagles Dare

Von Ryans Express

The Sound of Music


what?

The Dirty Dozen

The Battle of Britain

The Eagle has Landed

Even though it's not directly related to that immediate time period, but still closely tied to WW2.....I might add The Boys from Brazil.

Starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, et al - this thrilling and almost bopgraphical account of post-war Nazi war criminal hunting leads to cover-ups of Nazi scientists still plying their wares....namely, Joseph Mengele.

Quite a haunting film, because it is from the book of the same name based on real events and activities.

I watched " Windtalkers " (Nic Cage) on cable the other week and thought it was up there with the best action WWII movies.
It also gets an ass kicking on " rotten tomatoes " so its not everyones cuppa.

One of the latest WW2 films that people overlook.
Great flick.

^

One of the greatest scenes in movies ever.


Shame the rest of the movie was nonsensical and ruined by Brad Pitt's character.

Downfall.

Its the film whose 'Hitler ranting' clip is often re-subtitled in various witty ways by nerds.

Patton
Catch 22
The Cruel Sea
The Battle of the River Plate
Sink the Bismarck!

All sunday afternoon tv fodder before sky tv.

Dad's Army

What, no "The Great Escape"?

Heathens!

WW2 movies don't age very well.
last one I saw , set partly in Dresden, was
Slaughterhouse Five [1972]
not bad

A midnight clear


Valkryie
letters from iwo jimma

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

What, no "The Great Escape"?

Heathens!

Definately one of the best.

The Longest Day was pretty good too, which came out around the same time as The Great Escape.
The cast of The Great Escape was the best.

Stalingrad
kellys heroes
the longest day
a bridge too far
tora tora tora

Band of Brothers
Stalingrad
Schindler's List
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Originally Posted by attaboy

Where Eagles Dare had it all. A suicide mission. A traitor. They get to dress up in flashy Nazi uniforms and speak German. Lots of tripwire explosions. The only thing it was missing was a tiger tank.

The SS officer. I forgot the classic nosy SS officer asking questions suspicious of everyone.

Having spent 27 yrs of my life in the Royal Navy, My favourite would have to be " The Cruel Sea " especially the one-liner"s...." I"m the first leiutenant and dont you forget it " including "Snorkers ,good-o " and not forgetting " Hands to leaving harbour stations, special sea-dutymen close up " CLASSIC.