What is a good War movie for someone who collects them?

Question

I need to get a gift for my dad and he loves anything history. He loves any documentary that talks about history. Anyone know of any good ones

Answer 1

Platoon, Patton, The Deer Hunter, Saving Private Ryan, Glory, Full Metal Jacket, Das Boot, Tora Tora Tora

Answer 2

1. The World at War (1974)
2. The Civil War- A Film by Ken Burns (1990)
3. Victory at Sea (1952) - a great visual B&W documentary. The historical information is however incorrect in some aspects.
4. The First World War (2003)
5. Liberty! The American Revolution (1997)
6. The Revolution
7. The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns (1990)
8. The War Tapes
9. The Fog of War (not sure if this is a documentary but its good)
10. Hearts and Minds (1975)
11. Vietnam: a Television History (1983)
12. The Cats of Mirikitani (concentration camps WWII, Japan)
13. The War - Ken Burns (soon to be released about WWII)
14. American Doughboys: Heroes Of WWI
15. The First World War (a 4DVD set)

Besides that I'd recommend also checking this site:
http://www.germancinema.com/dvd-s-wwi--dvd-s--world-war-one-documentaries-and-feature-films-.html

Answer 3

WWII:
Saving Private Ryan
Battleground
The Longest Day
Twelve O'Clock High
The Great Escape
A Bridge Too Far
Kelly's Heroes
The Bridge On the River Kwai
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Battle of Britain
Stalag 17
The Guns of Navarone
Sahara
Destination Tokyo
The Sands of Iwo Jima
A Walk in the Sun
Das Boot
Catch-22
Operation Petticoat
To Hell and Back
They Were Expendable
Schindler's List
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
In Which We Serve
Action in the North Atlantic
Hope and Glory
Enemy at the Gates
Lifeboat
Where Eagles Dare
The Dirty Dozen
The Devil's Brigade
Five Graves to Cairo
Flying Leathernecks
King Rat
Father Goose

WWI:
All Quiet On the Western Front
The Blue Max
Paths of Glory

Korea:
Pork Chop Hill
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
M*A*S*H

Vietnam:
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Platoon
Hamburger Hill

others:
Spartacus
Gladiator
300
Braveheart
Cromwell
Waterloo
Zulu
55 Days at Peking
Gettysburg
Viva Zapata!
The Horse Soldiers
El Cid

for documentaries I would recommend World At War, a BBC production and Victory At Sea - has an award-winning score

Answer 4

Paths Of Glory
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
The Deerhunter
Platoon
The Dambusters
The Great Escape
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Zulu
Bridge Over The River Kwai
The Pianist
The Guns Of Navarone

There is also a series called The World At War, which is a comprehensive documentary, but runs to many DVD's.

I don't know what your father has already, but I hope some of the above will be helpful.

Answer 5

If he likes documentaries then I would say "The World At War", narrated by Laurence Olivier, is one of the best about WWII. Also "Victory At Sea" about the naval battles of WWII is another fine documentary. I saw these when they were on TV so I do not have the DVDs, but I do know they are on DVD. Another that my friend has is "The First World War - The Complete Series" it is really well done and another fine documentary. "Vietnam the Ten Thousand Day War" is another top notch documentary. "Hearts and Minds" will make you think and is a little controversial, but still well made.

If he likes docu-dramas then "Midway", "Tora, Tora, Tora", "Blackhawk Down", "The Longest Day", are just a few of many that try to stay historically accurate.

Some of my favorite movies, set during war time.
The American Revolution : "The Crossing", "The Patriot", and "Drums Along the Mohawk".
The Civil War : "Gettysburg", "Glory", and "The Red Badge of Courage".
WWI : "All's Quite On the Western Front", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Gallipoli", and "Paths of Glory"
WWII : "Saving Private Ryan", "A Bridge Too Far", "Patton", "Flags of Our Fathers", "12 O'clock High", and "Catch - 22"
Korean War : "M*A*S*H", "The Bridges At Toki-Ri", "Pork Chop Hill", and "The Steel Helmet"
Vietnam War : "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon", "Full Metal Jacket", "The Boys in Company C", "We Were Soilders", "Good Morning Vietnam", and "Hamburger Hill"

There are just so many good war movies, I too am a history buff, that this list could get longer and longer. I would go to Amazon or IMDb and type in your historical era, like "Civil War Movies" etc, and you will get a pretty nice list of movies.

Answer 6

Check out the documentaries available from The History Channel at www.history.com. They have a large selection of both war and general history dvds available.

Answer 7

The Thin Red Line (1998), which tells the story of a group of American soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Pacific during World War Two.

We Were Soldiers (2002), which portrays the start of the Vietnam War.

Answer 8

Saving Private Ryan
Glory
Pearl Harbor

Answer 9

I remember an old movie, The Longest Day, its about allied invasion of Normandy, probably the best war movie i have ever seen

Answer 10

Sands of Iwo Jima