Post by manfromplanetx on Feb 27, 2018 21:44:46 GMT
Hi there london777 I would also have on my fav WW2 films, In Which We Serve and The Universal Soldier, I am not a big fan of action war movies but I do like the philosophical and true stories of escape and heroism.
A few WW2 films that you may find of interest...
Az ötödik pecsét, The Fifth Seal (1976) Hungary Zoltán Fábri . Set in occupied Budapest in 1944 towards the end of the Second World War, the profound tales tells of a group of friends, a watchmaker, a book seller, a carpenter, and a barkeeper Béla'. They hang out in the dim light of Béla's establishment, drinking, smoking and telling tales. One day a fifth man joins their table and unbeknownst to them all, an innocent hypothetical question is raised it will change their lives forever... A deeply compelling film raising philosophical and ethical human choices under the extreme testing situation of occupation. It is a film that makes us ponder about ourselves and univesally on humanity as a whole.
A zori zdes tikhie, The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972) Soviet Union, Stanislav Rostotskiy Based on a true story...The film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII.
Atunci i-am condamnat pe toti la moarte , Then I Sentenced Them All to Death (1972) Romania, Sergiu Nicolaescu
During World War II, just before the events of August 23rd 1944, a German soldier is found murdered in a Romanian village. The dead soldier's superior threatens the villagers that unless the perpetrator is handed over by the following morning...
Nikudan , The Human Bullet (1968) Japan, Kihachi Okamoto . During World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze unit on a mission against the U.S. battleships.
A brilliant dark anti war satire Okamoto himself was called up in the last days of the war, his experience is reflected in the story. He independently created this wonderful film through The Art Theatre Guild production company. .
A few WW2 films that you may find of interest...
Az ötödik pecsét, The Fifth Seal (1976) Hungary Zoltán Fábri . Set in occupied Budapest in 1944 towards the end of the Second World War, the profound tales tells of a group of friends, a watchmaker, a book seller, a carpenter, and a barkeeper Béla'. They hang out in the dim light of Béla's establishment, drinking, smoking and telling tales. One day a fifth man joins their table and unbeknownst to them all, an innocent hypothetical question is raised it will change their lives forever... A deeply compelling film raising philosophical and ethical human choices under the extreme testing situation of occupation. It is a film that makes us ponder about ourselves and univesally on humanity as a whole.
A zori zdes tikhie, The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972) Soviet Union, Stanislav Rostotskiy Based on a true story...The film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII.
Atunci i-am condamnat pe toti la moarte , Then I Sentenced Them All to Death (1972) Romania, Sergiu Nicolaescu
During World War II, just before the events of August 23rd 1944, a German soldier is found murdered in a Romanian village. The dead soldier's superior threatens the villagers that unless the perpetrator is handed over by the following morning...
Nikudan , The Human Bullet (1968) Japan, Kihachi Okamoto . During World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze unit on a mission against the U.S. battleships.
A brilliant dark anti war satire Okamoto himself was called up in the last days of the war, his experience is reflected in the story. He independently created this wonderful film through The Art Theatre Guild production company. .