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Post by moviemouth on May 29, 2021 5:26:14 GMT
There are the famous ones (1917, Paths of Glory, All Quiet on the Western Front, War Horse, Gallipoli etc.), but what are some lesser known ones?
When we think of war movies I think most of us probably think of WWII and Vietnam movies and many of these are very famous movies, so that is why I wanted to make a thread about WWI movies.
Even less prominent are Revolutionary War movies, so if anybody knows any famous movies based on that war (besides The Patriot), chime in.
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Post by ck100 on May 29, 2021 5:34:14 GMT
I don't think The Korean War has many movies as far as I know.
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Post by moviemouth on May 29, 2021 5:36:54 GMT
I don't think The Korean War has many movies as far as I know. I can't think of any at the moment. I am more interested in WWI, which is why I am asking about the specific war.
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Post by OldAussie on May 29, 2021 5:55:32 GMT
Korean War
Pork Chop Hill
Bridges at Toko-Ri
WWI
The Lighthorsemen
Sergeant York
The Blue Max
Shout at the Devil
African Queen
Fraulein Doktor
Revolutionary War
Revolution
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Post by JHA Durant on May 29, 2021 6:23:36 GMT
Beneath Hill 60.
An Accidental Soldier.
My Boy Jack.
The Water Diviner (okay, it's actually more about the Greco-Turkish War which broke out after WW1, but still relevant).
The Lost Battalion (2001).
Aces High.
All the King's Men (1999).
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Post by mattgarth on May 29, 2021 7:13:11 GMT
The Lost Patrol The Dawn Patrol The Grand Illusion Captured! The Woman I Love The Eagle and the Hawk The Road to Glory Wings
Hell's Angels The Big Parade King and Country
The Fighting 69th
What Price Glory A Farewell to Arms Brown of Resolution Von Richtoven and Brown
and then there's -- Lawrence of Arabia
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Post by dwightmachinehead on May 29, 2021 7:27:46 GMT
You should check out Peter Jackson's, They Shall Not Grow Old (2018).
It's a documentary with digitally enhanced footage that makes the grainy original footage look like it was filmed yesterday.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on May 29, 2021 7:38:14 GMT
 The Blue Max (1966)... Excellent film; highly recommended. Also worth a look...  Zeppelin (1971) |
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Post by mattgarth on May 29, 2021 7:58:04 GMT
There are a few about the Korean War: The Steel Helmet Fixed Bayonets Retreat, Hell! Prisoner of War Pork Chop Hill Men of the Fighting Lady Take the High Ground The Rack One Minute to Zero Submarine Command Sergeant Ryker The Hunters Sabre Jet All the Young Men The Hook Men in War War Hunt The Young and the Brave Time Limit I Want You! Battle Hymn The McConnell Story Sayonara Battle Circus Target Zero
and then there's M*A*S*H
as well as The Manchurian Candidate |
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Post by moviemouth on May 29, 2021 10:25:49 GMT
There are a few about the Korean War: The Steel Helmet The Rack Sayonara and then there's M*A*S*H as well as The Manchurian Candidate I've seen all those. I forgot which war all of them besides MASH are about, but only The Steel Helmut do I consider an actual "war" movie. I'm surprised nobody else mentioned MASH besides you.
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Post by politicidal on May 29, 2021 12:38:16 GMT
You should check out Peter Jackson's, They Shall Not Grow Old (2018). It's a documentary with digitally enhanced footage that makes the grainy original footage look like it was filmed yesterday. Yeah that’s a good one. |
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Post by mattgarth on May 29, 2021 13:17:52 GMT
And a few Revolutionary War titles: America (my grandfather was an 18-year-old extra in this D.W. Griffith epic) Drums Along the Mohawk
1776
The Scarlet Coat
Johnny Tremain Alexander Hamilton (1931)
The Howards of Virginia
The Devil's Disciple
April Morning
Lafayette
John Paul Jones
Sons of Liberty (1939)
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Post by movielover on May 29, 2021 14:30:22 GMT
I don't think The Korean War has many movies as far as I know. MASH (1970)
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Post by bravomailer on May 29, 2021 14:34:16 GMT
I prefer the 1979 remake of All Quiet On The Western Front to the original.
This one gets overlooked:
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Post by politicidal on May 29, 2021 16:01:09 GMT
Even though it's grossly inaccurate, I did really enjoy Flyboys (2006). Plus there were some episodes from the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles that were remade as some solid war movies such as The Phantom Train of Doom; Daredevils of the Desert; Attack of the Hawkmen; Adventures in the Secret Service; and Oganga the Giver and Taker of Life.
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Post by marianne48 on May 29, 2021 19:27:54 GMT
Oh! What a Lovely War
Westfront 1918
J'Accuse (1919)
Joyeux Noel
Regeneration
also the 1979 TV miniseries version of Testament of Youth-better than the film version
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Post by mikef6 on May 29, 2021 21:49:00 GMT
The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921). I guess this qualifies as “lesser known” since it hasn’t come up on anybody’s suggestions so far but it was very famous for many decades as the movie that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to major leading man status.
The sound era remake (using the same title) from 1962 was updated to WWII.
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Post by JHA Durant on May 30, 2021 0:56:05 GMT
I prefer the 1979 remake of All Quiet On The Western Front to the original. This one gets overlooked: I totally forgot that one. |
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Post by gw on May 30, 2021 2:07:01 GMT
There's a couple of animated ones that you might not know about.
Adama which is about an African boy chasing his brother from home to the front lines.
And Sergeant Stubby about a dog that ends up serving on the front lines and saving the lives of many soldiers
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