Best WWII Films

[wulfir]

Three older movies:


Hunde, wollt ihr ewig Leben/Stalingrad: Dogs do you want to live forever (1959) - German movie, Stalingrad.

Oni srazhalis' za Rodinu/They Fought for their Country/the Motherland (1975) - Soviet era but worth a watch.

Battleground (1949) - Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne.

[wulfir]

Originally Posted by IronDuke99

Read the book (in English) and liked it, did not know there was a film.

There are two movies - one filmed 1955 and another version from 1985. Most prefer the 1955 one but the one from 1985 is sometimes given cred for its camerawork, example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ovHyqEOY0

In 2017 there will be a thrid version, but this one I belive will draw on Sotaromaani ("War Novel"), Linnas uncensored version of Unknown Soldier.

[--E]

Here are some of my favorite TV Shows (and some that are not!)

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WWII Dramatic Series (not all encompassing)
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(1957-US) The Silent Service (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.6)(PTO - Recreations of actual events)

(1962-US) Combat! (5 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.5)(ETO - "Caje, take the point")

(1962-US) The Gallant Men (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 8.4)(MTO - Spaghetti, anyone?)

(1964-US) Twelve O'Clock High (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.3)(ETO - Like the movie continued on)

(1966-US) The Rat Patrol (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.6)(Fun & games with Jeeps in North Africa)

(1966-US) Jericho (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 7.8)(ETO - Allied Sabateur Team)

(1966-US) Blue Light (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 7.6)(Robert Goulet as a spy in Germany)

(1969-UK) Manhunt (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.1)(Brit Flyer with the French Resistance)

(1972-UK) Colditz (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.5)(German POW Camp for previous escapees)

(1976-US) Baa Baa Black Sheep (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.7)(PTO - "Pappy" Boyington & Pals)

(1977-UK) Secret Army (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.8)(Belgian escape line for allied flyers)

(1978-UK) Enemy at the Door (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.0)(Occupation of the channel islands)

(1979-UK) Danger UXB (1 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.7)(Early EOD days in Britain)

(1981-UK) Tenko (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.8)(Japanese POW camp for civilian women)

(1987-UK) Wish Me Luck (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.9)(Spies & Resistance in France)

(2002-UK) Foyle's War (9 "Seasons")(IMDB Rating: 8.4)(Civilian murder investigations during WWII)

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WWII Sitcoms (not all encompassing)
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(1957-UK) Army Game (5 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.9)(Victim of INFAMOUS "BBC Wipe")

(1962-US) McHale's Navy (4 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.5)(PTO PTs)

(1965-US) Hogan's Heroes (6 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.9)("I know NOTHING!")

(1968-UK) Dad's Army (9 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.1)("They don't like it up 'em!" ...in the Home guard!)

(1974-UK) It Ain't Half Hot Mum (8 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.1)('SHUTTING UP' in India & Burma)

(1977-US) Operation Petticoat (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 7.0)(PTO)

(1982-UK) Allo Allo (9 Seasons) (IMDB Rating: 8.3)("Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once" Thees ease a Secrett Wahr paroh-dee)

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Not WWII Drama (but worth a look)
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(1956-US) West Point (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 7.6)

(1981-UK) Kessler (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 6.9)(IMDB Rating: )(Post WWII-Secret Army followup)

(1963-US) The Lieutenant (1 Season)(IMDB Rating: 8.6)(Pre Vietnam)

(1977-UK) Wings (2 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.1)(WWI)(_NOT_ the US sitcom and it Be-2c's instead of Camel's or SE5a's! Wow!)

(1978-UK) The Sandbaggers (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.9)(Cold War Spying)

(1987-US) Tour of Duty (3 Seasons)(IMDB Rating: 8.4)(Vietnam)

(1993-US) Sharpe (16 TV Movies)(IMDB Rating: 8.0 +/-)(Napoleonics in Spain)

(1998-US) Horatio Hornblower (8 TV Movies)(IMDB Rating: 8.0 +/-)(Naval Napoleonics)


(Yes, this is my first post since joining the forum 8 years ago)

[anlubue]

Not a WW2 movie, but a really beloved one of me is: "Flug durch die Hoelle" i think the real name is "Flight of the Intruder."
Vietnam Aera

[IronDuke99]

Originally Posted by anlubue

Not a WW2 movie, but a really beloved one of me is: "Flug durch die Hoelle" i think the real name is "Flight of the Intruder."
Vietnam Aera

There is a thread for post WWII films over on MBT...

[Dion]

The Longest Day in color. Only available on VHS, not on DVD (as far as I know). If someone knows where I can find it on DVD please tell me. In the middle 90's, a bunch of old vintage WWII movies where colorized, including Battleground, a sub movie, and this one. I think it was the 50th year anniversary of the end of WWII or something. Hard to find. Being in color makes them seem like entirely new movies. Cool stuff.

[IronDuke99]

Anthropiod (2016) about the operation to kill leading SS man Reinhard Heydrich. Good film.

[Nitro Cruiser]

Operation Crossbow - German rockets with a touch of Sophia Loren.
Counterfeit Traitor - No combat but a spy movie set in Germany during the war. Lots of suspense.

[DRG]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...es-i-cant-bear

There is NOTHING there I disagree with

[Isto]

The counterfeiters.

The imitation game.