100 Greatest War Film -- What is your favorite war movie?

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[Bender2]

Yes, Bridge on the River Kwai is a war film and should be listed, but as I said in my post, I was trying to mainly list war films made before 1970 for the younger FReepers...

[Bender2]

Re: Alec Guinness is even better as a military man in "Tunes of Glory" (not to be confused with Kubrick's "Paths of Glory"). It's a character study, with a small cast, but Guinness is amazing as Major Jock Sinclair.

Come to think of it, I cannot think of any film, war, peace or whatknot, that Alec Guinness was not excellent in the part he played...

[Bender2]

Damn! You're good, Tulsa!

[Bender2]

Re: Bombers B52... Twelve O'Clock High... Remember them?

Yes, Twelve O'Clock High is listed #1 in my 1947-1967 listing...

As to Bombers B-52 I found it mainly a vehicle for Efrem Zimbalist Jr. to smooch with comely Natalie Wood while Pappy Karl Malden smoldered. However, there were some good footage of the BUFFs...

[Bender2]

Re: Tank; rare film about the Soviet Army in Afghanistan.

Never heard it called 'Tank' but yes, one of my favorite George Dzundza, Jason Patric & Stephen Baldwin films, The Beast of War aka The Beast (1988) was a little seen film about the Russian adventure in Afghanistan when a Soviet tank crew runs afoul of the Mahjadeen... This was of course before they turned their sights on us.

[Bender2]

Re: HBO made a movie called "When Trumpets Fade." It was about the battle of the Ardennes Forest. Very well done in my opinion. The other movie that didn't make their top 20 was "Hamburger Hill." Amazingly accurate according to someone I once worked with. (said he was there...I don't know, but I thought it was a well done movie.)

I must have missed When Trumpets Fade but I will watch for it. As to Hamburger Hill, I was on the Left Coast trying to peddle some of my screenplays and went to the postproduction screening of 'Hill' with a buddy of mine more connected in the screen trade than me. I found the film very realistic for the times, very patriotic and very moving. When the film, ended, I stood up and applauded. I was the only one doing so. My friend pulled me down, saying, "Stop it! Don't get the liberals on my case!"

The film was released without any studio backing and thusly did poorly at the box office.

BTW My friend is out of the biz now and currently breeds dogs up near Reno... Sal, I know you are not lurking here, but I just had to say, "Hi!"

[Bender2]

Re: The Big Red One is in the 90's? Bad list.

Try to read past the 1st post...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Of course, I haven't seen Brokebutt Mountain yet...***

That's NOT a WAR MOVIE,unless it can be refered to as "the battle of the 'little big horn'".
"Open the breach and let me shove this shell in there before it goes off!"

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Seen them! enjoyed them! got them on tape or dvd!

Spartacus is just a little long.

Add also ALEXANDER! The RICHARD BURTON VERSION!

RICHARD III. Sir Laurence Olivier version

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

How about THE LOST PATROL from the 1930's. Soldiers fighting arabs.
THE 4 FEATHERS. Alexander Korda and the earlier b&w version.
AN AMERICAN GURILLA IN THE PHILIPINES! Tyrone Power. I learned how to make a homemade shotgun from this movie!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

EL CID!
55 DAYS AT PEKING!
LAST OF THE MOHICANS . All versions!

WAKE ISLAND! SAW IT LAST WEEK AND IT STILL MAKES ME MAD!
All of the great films made during WWII!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

TOO LATE THE HERO'
TOBRUK
PLAY DIRTY! Michael Caine ( "Don't do it again!")

[beachn4fun]

Garsh.........Bender............I think you left out two.

For me, it is "We Were Soldiers" and "Black Hawk Down"

Having never seen a war first hand, I can't judge what is realistic and historical.

But, these two moved me in a way that Saving Private Ryan did not.

Now, my husband could go toe-to-toe with you on this list.

[beyond the sea]

-- What is your favorite war movie?

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe"

[razorback-bert]

I would have to add " Master and Commander".

[Jack Deth]

THREADS- The British film that made "The Day After" look like the Sesame Street version. EASILY the most distrubing film I have ever seen...

Excellent catch on "Threads", tcrlaf! The most British of Cold War/Apocalyptic Documentaries. Very disturbing. One of the last films I saw on PBS ages ago.

Jack.

[Gay State Conservative]

Saving Private Ryan

Breaker Morant

Das Boot

The Bridge on the River Kwai

[Clemenza]

1. Apocalypse Now.

2. Full Metal Jacket.

3. The Patriot.

4. Downfall.

5. Tora Tora Tora.

6. They Died With Thier Boots On.

7. Paths of Glory.

8. The Alamo (John Wayne Version).

9. Major Dundee.

10. A Bridge Too Far.

[68 grunt]

What a powerful book that is. Good flick, too.

[antiRepublicrat]

Starship Troopers

Oh hell no. If they'd really made the book Starship Troopers into a movie, I'd probably put it near the top, but Verhoeven's "Bug Hunt" (as it was originally titled) completely sucks as a war movie. It's sci-fi action/gore flick.