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Memorial Day thread...What's your Favorite WW II war movie?
one man's opinion

Posted on 05/30/2004 4:15:31 AM PDT by ken5050

If you happen to turn your TV set on at any time this Memorial Day weekend, there's a strong probability you'll come across a World War II war movie..... the classic Hollywood genre. There are many of them, and, happily a lot of very good ones. So, on this weekend of remembrance, and the dedication of the WW II memorial, what's your favorite, or favorites, and why?


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To: Dustoff45
Oddball: Hi man.

Big Joe: What are you doing?

Oddball: I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know..

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101 posted on 05/30/2004 5:51:49 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: ken5050
A lot of great nominations. I'll add Das Boot to the list -- subtitled version.
102 posted on 05/30/2004 5:52:35 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: yarddog

All great choices.


103 posted on 05/30/2004 5:55:25 AM PDT by iconoclast
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To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong

Lee Marvin in the BIG RED ONE.


As for Sgt. York, his great grandson was in my infantry fire team back in "86." No one in basic training recognized his name, not even the NCO/Officers. York told me that I was the first one to ask him if he was related to Sgt. York of WWI! This was also about the time the anti-aircraft gun was being field tested which was called the SGT. YORK.


104 posted on 05/30/2004 5:55:45 AM PDT by duk
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To: ken5050
Battleground, 1949. Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, James Whitmore, Richard Jaekel and..... Marshall Thompson, etc, etc.

To Hell and Back, 1955. Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, etc, etc.

Run Silent Run Deep, 1958. Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter1, Don Rickles, etc, etc.

The Enemy Below, 1957. Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, etc.

Halls of Montezuma, 1951. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Neville Brand, etc.

Wake Island, 19422. Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, William Bendix, Rod Cameron, etc.

Torpedo Run, 1952. Glenn Ford3, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Jones, etc.

And NATURALLY --- Patton 1970, Sands of Iwo Jima 1949, The Longest Day 1962, and Midway 1976

1 - Brad Dexter is the '7th' in the Magnificent Seven, who nobody can never name.
2 - Although released in 1942, when Wake Island was being filmed nobody knew - or expected that there actually were or would be survivors as the japs were infamous for killing POWS. Therefore, in the movie everyone gets killed.
3 - Glenn Ford was at one time the 'fastest draw' in the USA. He won a quite a few quick draw contests and really knew how to ride a horse.

105 posted on 05/30/2004 5:57:05 AM PDT by Condor51 (Leftists Are Moral and Intellectual Parasites)
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To: Michael81Dus
Das Boot

Another Curt Jurgens great one!

106 posted on 05/30/2004 5:57:15 AM PDT by iconoclast
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To: The Brush

"Run Silent, Run Deep"
Don't know how could have forgotten that one. One of my all time favorites.
Destination: Tokyo


107 posted on 05/30/2004 5:57:22 AM PDT by jaugust (Old Curmudgeon)
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To: ken5050

This is the Army


108 posted on 05/30/2004 5:58:01 AM PDT by jaugust (Old Curmudgeon)
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To: ken5050

not a 'movie' per se but Band of Brothers is the all time BEST WWII series.

honorable mention: Das Boot.


109 posted on 05/30/2004 5:59:55 AM PDT by anka
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To: ken5050

While "The Longest Day", "Patton", "Midway", "Tora, Tora Tora" are great, so is "The Great Escape", "A Walk In The Sun" and a dozen others.....I respect the whole affair........


110 posted on 05/30/2004 6:00:38 AM PDT by The Wizard (Democrats: enemies of America)
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To: duk

"Lee Marvin in the BIG RED ONE"
Just watched that recently and don't know how I coulod have forgotten it. One of the few post 1960's movies about WW2 worth watching again.


111 posted on 05/30/2004 6:01:40 AM PDT by jaugust (Old Curmudgeon)
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To: Michael81Dus

oops, me bad ... just double checked, Curt wasn't in that one.


112 posted on 05/30/2004 6:01:50 AM PDT by iconoclast
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To: Northern Yankee
Patton

Now I have 6 - great movie...

113 posted on 05/30/2004 6:01:52 AM PDT by VaMarVet
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To: ken5050

there was a time when the motion picture industry represented all that was good about this country.

They wanted to, and they did a good job of it....

114 posted on 05/30/2004 6:02:16 AM PDT by The Wizard (Democrats: enemies of America)
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To: ken5050

I thought it was movies about WWII made during or a little after WWII but here it goes: The Stagedoor Canteen, it had multiple stars in it and it was about entertaining the troops on leave. TORA TORA TORA beat the hell out of Pearl Harbor(the movie with Ben Afleck in it) For the Boys-with Bette Midler and James Caan. Of course, Enemy at the Gate and Saving Private Ryan are great new films to come a long. I liked these films because they showed this country in unity and it's something we dearly need right now.


115 posted on 05/30/2004 6:02:28 AM PDT by LoudRepublicangirl (loudrepublicangirl)
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To: ken5050
Hello Ken. My favorites WWII era movies... father Goose and Operation Petticoat. Did you expect something serious from me?
116 posted on 05/30/2004 6:03:23 AM PDT by Jemian (Alabama has the best politicians money can buy.)
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Make that seven - Das Boot - maybe there were just too many great WW II movies to keep the list manageable...
117 posted on 05/30/2004 6:03:38 AM PDT by VaMarVet
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To: All

Best Years of Our Lives; Bridge on the River Kwai; The More the Merrier; Hail the Conquering Hero.


118 posted on 05/30/2004 6:04:29 AM PDT by dighton
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To: ken5050

"BUY WAR BONDS NOW

Carole Lombard(Clark Gable's wife) died in a plane crash while she was going nationwide selling war bonds.


119 posted on 05/30/2004 6:05:24 AM PDT by LoudRepublicangirl (loudrepublicangirl)
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To: ItsonlikeDonkeyKong
Yeah, she really is fantastic!

Yep, sure is.

It breaks my old heart every time I see that damned diaper commercial. ;o)

120 posted on 05/30/2004 6:05:28 AM PDT by iconoclast
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