Definitely Gallipoli.
For TV Series about WWI, I would suggest “Blackadder Goes Forth.” Generally a comedy, but one of the most poignant endings ever.
Best song about WWI, “1916” by Motorhead.
One of my favorites: “What Price Glory,” with James Cagney
and Dan Daily and a very young Robert Wagner. Good supporting cast. A remake of a 1920’s silent movie with the same name.
Paths Of Glory - based on a true story ...
Blue Max
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been reading WW1 books for years and have a keen interest in it ever since I got a book about it from my grandfather.
Lawrence of Arabia.
I guess technically, you could include “Doctor Zhivago”, since a significant portion dealt with Russia’s role in WWI before the Bolsheviks took over.
Sgt York.
I liked the original “All quiet on the Western Front.”
I think the list is spot on. Has the important ones in there
Blue Max
African Queen :)
Sergeant York with Gary Cooper about a true American Hero.
Parts of War Horse were interesting. All in all, it was a long and hard movie to watch, but it had it’s moments.
Sargent York then some others.
How about The Lighthorsemen - somewhat of a dark horse (pardon the pun) but an interesting study on tactical flexibility using cavalry durng WWI.
Your picks are just fine. My particular watch-them-mucho-times favorites are Sgt. York and Paths of Glory.
The Lighthorsemen,
It is a 1987 Australian feature film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people.
One thing I don’t get is that the remake of Dawn Patrol is not on the list. True it uses the flying sequences from the original, but the acting with Errol Flynn, David Niven, Basil Rathbone abnd Donald Crisp is far suoerior to the original, where you can scarcely notice a British accent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/
Joyeux Noel (2005)
116 min - Drama | History | Music - 9 November 2005
On Christmas Eve during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish fraternize and get to know the men who live on the opposite side of a brutal war, in what became a true lesson of humanity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl
The unofficial truce begins when the Scots begin to sing festive songs and songs from home, accompanied by bagpipes. Sprink and Sørensen arrive in the German front-line and Sprink sings for his comrades. As Sprink sings Silent Night he is accompanied by a piper in the Scottish front-line. Sprink responds to the piper and exits his trench with a small Christmas tree singing “Adeste Fideles”. Following Sprink’s lead the French, German, and Scottish officers meet in no-man’s-land and agree on a cease-fire for the evening. The various soldiers meet and wish each other “Joyeux Noël”,”Frohe Weihnachten”, and “Merry Christmas.” They exchange chocolate, champagne, and photographs of loved ones. Horstmayer gives Audebert back his wallet, with a photograph of his wife inside, lost in the attack a few days prior, and connect over pre-war memories. Palmer and the Scots celebrate a brief Mass for the soldiers (in Latin as was the practice in the Catholic Church at that time) and the soldiers retire deeply moved. However, Jonathan remains totally unmoved by the events around him, choosing to grieve for his brother.