My Ten Favorite Movies About WWII

[Duke C #11]

1. Casablanca

2. Schindler's List

3. Saving Private Ryan

4. Patton

5. The Bridge on the River Kwai

6. From Here to Eternity

7. Life is Beautiful

8. Letters From Iwo Jima

9. Downfall

10. Flags of Our Fathers

TV miniseries - Band of Brothers and The Pacific

 

[BudreauReye]

I really liked Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.  Clint Eastwood really showed that his chops extend much farther than acting alone - but, of course, I think we already knew that.  However, my favorite is The Thin Red Line.  Terrence Malick is just simply a genius maker of films.

 

[castlebravo1]

"Downfall" is a really good movie.  I tracked it down on Netflix after seeing the countless Hitler parodies on youtube.  Highly recommended to any student of WWII.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

It's fairly modern but The Thin Red Line was a good one IMO.  Great cast, great cinematography, great movie.

 

[Duke C #11]

I would have The Thin Red Line on my ten least favorite WWII movies.  Sean Penn played the least believable NCO ever in war movies IMO.