"Must See" WW2 movies

[Graywinter]

Someone mentioned Windtalkers and said it was a must see WW2 movie.

Let's make a list - copy and paste and add to it. Criteria... you must have it in your personal collection!

Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Stalingrad
Enemy at the Gates
Thin Red Line
Memphis Belle
Desert Rats
A Bridge too Far
D-Day, 6th of June
The Big Red One
The Desert Fox

 

[lastbesthope]

Well I don't have them in my collection, but I don't see how my not owning them makes them any less 'must see'

The DamBusters (I do have the novel of this one)
(My dad has the next 2 though)
Mosquito Squadron
633 Squadron


Reach for the Sky
The First of the Few


Yes I know they're all aeroplane movies but hey, they are WW2 movies.

LBH

 

[Graywinter]

Because anyone can list a bunch of movies... having them in your collection means you like them well enough to own them.

*shrugs* just trying to keep it from being a 'name every movie you have ever seen post"

 

[JayRaider]

Kelly's Heroes.
Cross of Iron.
Patton.
The Dirty Dozen.

 

[DM]

In Which We Serve
Above Us The Waves
Battle of the River Plate
Sink the Bismarck
Das Boot

 

[non com]

when trupets fade

battleground

the longest day

and combat was good but was a tv series

 

[No. 1 Bear]

Bridge over the river Kwai
The Battle for Stalingrad (Made in 1949 by Stalin showing the triumphant red army as his great decisions. Made using a massive portion of the red army. Its awesome)
Guns of Navarone

 

[Lorcan Nagle]

Downfall.

 

[Mr Evil]

hmmmm

stalingrad is good, its the war on russia from a german point of view, some great scenes with a ambush on some KV-1 tanks

come and see... its plain bizzar but is russian and from a russian view interesting but your only watch it once.

 

[Ssendam]

No one mentioned "Ice Cold in Alex" yet?

 

[Alexb83]

Bridge at Remagen - Chaffees trying to be Pershings

So many good war films. Did anyone mention Cross of Iron yet?

 

[Pietia]

Winter War

 

[boomgoose]

I have this in old VHS format:

Merrill's Marauders

A great Pacific theater movie. 8)

 

[Laffe]

hmmmm

stalingrad is good, its the war on russia from a german point of view, some great scenes with a ambush on some KV-1 tanks.

Yeah, it's really good, but I thought it was T34's. Gotta see it again to be sure though...

Ok, my list, in no particular order.

Stalingrad (as mentioned)
An Ice Cold in Alex (yeah, it's brill!)
The Longest Day
Winter War
Tuntematon sotilas/the Unknown Soldier (old version)
Rukajärven tie/Road to Rukajärvi/Ambush
Framom främsta linjen/Beyond the Front Line
Letters from Iwo Jima
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Band of Brothers (of course)
A bridge too far
Shaving Ryan's Privates :lol:
Big Red One
Cross of Iron (Peckinpah + WW2, what's not to love?)
Kelly's Heroes
The Eagle has Landed
The Battle of Britain
Das Boot

..huh, there's probably more that I've forgotten.

 

[Rick]

The Devil's Brigade.
Any of the Dads Army episodes.

 

[GJD]

The Crue Sea.
Where Eagles Dare ("Broadsword calling Danny Boy, Broadsword calling Danny Boy").

G.

 

[lastbesthope]

No one mentioned "Ice Cold in Alex" yet?

Put her in reverse....it's the lowest gear.
:lol:

LBH