100 greatest war movies

[mikec55]

Here's a list that y'all might find interesting in a lot of different ways.


http://www.historynet.com/movies

Mike

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the link.

I'm sure Planeteers could expand the list of the Greatest War Movies.

For me the 10 greatest war movies of all time are (in no particular order);

1. The Longest Day
2. A Bridge Too Far
3. Apocalypse Now (Redux)
4. The Lighthorsemen
5. All Quiet On The Western Front
6. The Rats of Tobruk
7. Spartacus
8. Troy
9. Saving Private Ryan
10. Patton

I'm sure I've left out some classic war movies, but there are so many to choose from. Anyone careto add to this list??

Cheers

 

[georges64]

Hello,
I would add my top 5 list of films in that order!

1. Patton
2. All quiet on the Western Front
3. Glory
4. Gettysburg
5. Troy

georges.

 

[busso_boy]

for mine, all quiet on the western front is by far and away the best anti war book written but neither movies do it justice

my top list in no order would be:

1. heartbreak ridge
2. kelly's hero's
3. saving private ryan
4. the light horsemen
5. zulu
6. das boot
7. patton
8. any of the sharpe telly movies
9. band of brothers
10. the patriot

i know 8 & 9 aren't true movies but i think they deserve a mention

 

[georges64]

It is true that I had forgotten Zulu , especially as I have the dvd. A good movie with a small budget but that I loved.

georges.

 

[Mark S]

My favourite 10 are:

1) Slaughterhouse Five
2) Lawrence of Arabia
3) Dr.Strangelove
4) Zulu
5) Ran
6) Sea of Sand 1958
7) Last of the Mohicans 1992
8) Enemy at the Gates
9) Zulu Dawn
10) Kingdom of Heaven

In other words any war movie that does'nt include Ernest Borgnine-Apologies to Ernest's family,friends and fan club.
-Hold it,what was I thinking.Someone has just reminded me of Ernest's zany portrayal of the commander of
the misfit crew of PT-73 in McHales Navy.Now there's a war movie!

 

[Bad91Fellow]

-Kingdom of Heaven
-Enemy at the Gates
-Saving Private Ryan
-Band of Brothers
-The Lighthorseman
-Platoon
-All quiet on the Western Front

Worst war movie ever: "Königstiger vor El Alamain" ,Italy 1968 (~kingtiger at El Alamain) Even the title is wrong because Kingtiger were first produced in mid-1944 and El Alamain was in 1942. And like in many 1960's war movies they have at this time modern U.S. Tanks (like M48 Patton) with german markings.
And the hole movie is about the super brave and heroic Italian soldiers!

 

[vergilius]

Hey, nobody metioned 'Der Untergang' !! You must see this one !

I'm just going to list 10 movies, cause it's to hard to rank them.
Der Untergang, Gettysburg, Saving private ryan, the eagle has landed, the longest day, Waterloo, stalingrad, Glory, Das Boot, schindler's list. flags of our Fathers .... oops 11 already Enemy at the gates is really good too and... and...
oh 'un long dimanche de fiancaille' is pretty cool too
I"ll stop now

 

[Bad91Fellow]

Damned you are right! I forgot "Der Untergang"! I saw it so often in TV!

 

[jjgurk]

I'll add mine in no particular order:
The Hill
King Rat
The Bedford Incident
Downfall
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
The Lost Battalion ( a made for tv movie originally broadcast on A&E)
Paths of Glory
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Where Eagles Dare
The Train
Enemy At The Gates
The Thin Red Line
Band of Brothers (not a movie per se, but one hell of a series nonetheless)
Night of the Generals
Air Force
Wake Island
Gettysburg
A Bridge Too Far
Battleground
Casablanca
Apocalypse Now
Stalingrad
Blackhawk Down

 

[Bluesking]

For my 5c worth - in no particular order
Bridge too Far
Zulu
Waterloo
Enemy at the gates
Paths of Glory
Downfall
Last of the Mochicans
The Train
Lawerence of Arabia

 

[busso_boy]

i totally forgot about enemy at the gate.............what a great movie even though it was a bit funny listening to "russians" with british accents

 

[JBoisson]

My Top Ten
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Henry V (Branagh's)
3. The Longest Day
4. Waterloo
5. Zulu
6. Battleground
7. Pork Chop Hill
8. Hamburger Hill
9. Twelve O'Clock High
10. Oh What a Lovely War
and would be there if it were available on DVD--Young Winston

 

[blaster]

The obvious ones missed out so far

Hi All,
Surely "The Vikings" has to make the list. The "Mercenaries" starring Rod Stewart. Others are "Barry Lyndon", Full Metal Jacket, Tora Tora... I haven't started yet.

Rgds Victor

 

[Black Army]

My top ten:

1. Cross of Iron
2. Bravehart
3. Apocalypse now
4. Stalingrad
5. Saving Private Ryan
6. The Longest Day
7. Heartbreak Ridge
8. Kelly's heroes
9. Band of brothers
10. Ogniem i mieczem/With Fire and Sword (Polish film, 1999)

 

[eissteban]

a "special french" :
WWI :
un long dimanche de fiançailles
capitaine Conan
joyeux noël

WWII :
Pétain
Paris brûle t-il ?
la neige et le feu
indigènes
Stalingrad (Jean-Jacques Annaud)

Indochina :
la 317e section
Dien Bien Phu

la légion saute sur Kolwezi

Et bien sûr, pour les puristes, la trilogie mythique de la 7ème compagnie et les bidasses de nos charlots nationaux .

and other international :
la canonnière du Yang-Tsé
les 55 jours de Pékin
full metal jacket
Ryan
the longest day
we were soldiers
platoon
a bridge too far
glory
... and a lot of titles you mentionned above

I think that "Beaufort" (IDF soldiers's retreat from lebanon in 2000) will be a good one

Seb.

 

[vergilius]

God so many I forgot
off course Tora, Tora, Tora
Full metal jacket and Platoon. I totally forgot Vietnam!
And two of my all time favourites Casablanca and Lawrence of arabia!
Maybe I should mention my absolute n° 1 movie Dr Zivagho. It's more a love theme but WO1 and the russian civil war is the back ground.
So many, too many to ask only a top 10 unless you're a sadist