[ken5050]

"Mrs. Miniver" is a great film. I didn't thnk of it i that context, but it belongs,along with the "Best Years of our lives".. off to church..catch up with you later...

[Miss Marple]

I agree on "Mrs. Miniver." I didn't see that movie until about 5 years ago, and I was really moved by the sacrifices the English made, and their efforts to keep normal life going in the face of the Blitz. Such a movie could not be made today, with its emphasis on sacrifice and faith.

I also like Kelly's Heroes, although I don't really consider it a WWII movie. The attitude of the film is very 70's...no patriotism but everyone in it for the gold. Still, watching Carroll O'Connor listen to the advance on the radio, thinking that they are gung-ho fighters rather than looking for the gold, is one of the funniest scenes ever filmed. "Did you hear that?! They've even got the damned grave-diggers on board!"