[RedBloodedAmerican]

Bridge over the river Quai (sp?)

[GailA]

Merrill's Marauders..is a MUST have. The Marauder's were the forerunners of the Rangers. Lots of great WWII photos http://www.marauder.org/

Also any movie that tells the Batan story.

[JohnEBoy]

Bridge Over the River Kwai is a great movie but its themes are anti-war and anti-British toward a commander who became fanatical to prove the superiority of the British soldier even while captured.

I think the Great Escape is being appreciated even more now, than when it first came out (1963) because it shows the incredible ingenuity of British POW's (even though it shows Americans taking part who were actually moved out before most events took place). Still a great showcase of British and American stars and the movie that clearly made Steve McQueen a superstar.

Patton is, in my opinion, the single greatest casting event in the history of Hollywood. I cannot conceive of anyone else playing Patton better than George C. Scott ... "A world at war and I'm not part of it! God will not stand for this!" By the way there is a movie called MacArther starring Gregory Peck which clearly was done as an attempt to copy the format of Patton. It is however a poor film and rather boring but there is some valid history there.

Lawrence of Arabia is an unusual film but does show very well the behavior of Arabs in forming small warring tribes who cannot cooperate ... until the strange character Lawrence decides (single-handedly!) to unite them. Great WWI type battle scenes and stupendous acting ... it needs to be seen on a wide screen, preferably in a theatre! (And have a large pitcher of iced tea handy, while watching.)