Great World War II Movies?

Question

Aside from Saving Private Ryan, what are some great World War II movies?

Answer 1

The thin Red Line.
Sands of Iwo Jima.
Flags of our fathers.
Kelleys Heroes.
Das Boot.
The Longest Day.
Patton.
The Guns of Navarone.
Tora Tora Tora.
The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Schindlers List.
Flying leathernecks.
The Enemy Below.
Downfall.
Anzio.
The Bridge at Remagen.
When Trumpets Fade.
The Dirty Dozen.
Enemy at the Gates.
Pearl Harbor.

Answer 2

The Longest Day
Twelve O'Clock High
The Sands of Iwo Jima
A Bridge Too Far
Battleground
A Walk In The Sun
Attack!
The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Battle of Britain
Patton
The Big Red One
To Hell And Back
They Were Expendable
Back To Bataan
Das Boot
Sink The Bismarck
Destination Tokyo
Memphis Belle
Kelly's Heroes
The Dirty Dozen
The Devil's Brigade
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Five Graves To Cairo
Casablanca
The Train
The Halls of Montezuma
Where Eagles Dare
Command Decision
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Schindler's List
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Anzio
Father Goose

and dozens more...

Answer 3

Well...I watched a movie last year after my AP US History class had taken the AP test, which was called Kelly's Heroes. It's an older movie (from the 70's) with Clint Eastwood. It takes place during World War II, but it doesn't deal with a lot of things that you associate with WWII like the Holocaust or Iwo Jima. It is funny and light-hearted for the most part. The best WWII movie that I have seen is probably not appropriate for 8th grade (I first saw it 2 years ago when I was a sophomore) but I'll throw it out so you can think about it. Schindler's List with Liam Neeson is amazing. It may not be quite appropriate in some aspects (some scenes are iffy) but the main plot is appropriate. It is rated PG-13 or R (I can't remember) but it is a great film. Not a very happy one, but then again, are any Holocaust movies happy? We watched it in my Modern World History Class, and there were times when there wasn't a dry eye in the class. Even the boys had tears in their eyes. Since you are in 8th grade, that may not be the best option. I remember watching The Pianist with Adrien Brody when I was in 8th grade in history class, another Holocaust story. Good luck!

Answer 4

The Enemy Down Below
Bridge on the River Kwai
Hell in the Pacific
To Hell and Back
A Bridge Too Far
The Longest Day
Patton
The Great Escape
The Great Raid
Escape from Sobibor
The Scarlet and the Black
The Fighting Sullivan's
Battle of the Bulge
Midway
Tora Tora Tora

Answer 5

The Longest Day
To Hell and Back
Midway
Run Silent, Run Deep
Torpedo Run
In Harm's Way
Wind Talkers
Sink the Bismark
and the list keeps going
one of the better actors for WWII is John Wayne
The movie to "Hell and Back" is a true story about Audie Murphy

Answer 6

The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Big Red One

Answer 7

Bridges of Toko Ri, U-571, Kelly's Heros, To Hell and Back, Thin Red Line, Empire of the Sun.---There are tons. I even liked the first Dirty Dozen.

yes- tora 3, Victory @ Sea series was really cool too.

Answer 8

The Caine Mutiny

Answer 9

The Great Escape, Patton

Answer 10

" To Hell and Back " starred Brother Audie Murphy as himself telling his story as the most decorated soldier of WWII.
A Bridge too Far
Kelly's Hero's for a change of pace
Midway
Sink The Bismark
The Longest Day
Sargent York