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...and favorite WWII Movies?

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The 1957 film 'The Bridge Over The River Kwai" with William Holden, Alec Guinness & Jack Hawkins. And also Sessue Hayakawa as camp Commander.
 
PAUL161 said:
The 1957 film 'The Bridge Over The River Kwai" with William Holden, Alec Guinness & Jack Hawkins. And also Sessue Hayakawa as camp Commander.
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THANKS, PAUL! Now I've that cotton-pickin' whistlin' tune in my head all night!

(Good movie, though!)
 
aerog said:
Baz said:
<u>Das Boot</u> - unedited - in German.
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I agree, except I really can't stand reading subtitles. I liked the director's cut version, but some of the dubbed voices were horrible!
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That version DVD should have the subtitles on/off option.
Movie is required viewing at submarine school, two recruits left IIRC. Only those who needed the extra pay or the stupid stayed. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whistle.gif
 
Baz said:
aerog said:
Baz said:
<u>Das Boot</u> - unedited - in German.
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I agree, except I really can't stand reading subtitles. I liked the director's cut version, but some of the dubbed voices were horrible!
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That version DVD should have the subtitles on/off option.
Movie is required viewing at submarine school, two recruits left IIRC. Only those who needed the extra pay or the stupid stayed. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whistle.gif
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From one old navy guy to another, Barry, did you stay?
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As well as many of those mentioned, I have to add

The Dam Busters (but then I always feel sorry for the way Barnes Wallace got shafted in real life).
633 Squadron.
Stalag 17.
The Colditz story
Guns of Navarone.
Ice cold in Alex.

there are a ton more, but that'll do for now...
 
Battle of Britain
 
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Catch 22
The Pink Submarine
 
The Battle of the Bulge-Saw it in the theatre as a small child. Watch it everytime it's on TV. Henry Fonda, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, Robert Shaw, etc.

He!! is for Heroes is also good. I love the phone scene with Bob Newhart.
 
Command Decision - Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson
Kelly's Heroes - Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Caroll O'Connor, Donanld Sutherland, Don Rickles
 
"Stop hittin' me with those negative waves." :laugh:
 
Did anyone mention Battleground? Van Johnson, Ricardo Montelban. A true classic. Also didn't see any mention of the Memphis Belle! Another one not yet mentioned would be Empire of the Sun.

Also on my list would be Patton, Bridge too Far, Great Escape, Sands of Iwo Jima (Sgt. Striker!!!), River Kwai, Saving Private Ryan, Sahara, Guns of Navarone. List goes on and on! I grew up with this genere!
 
I also kinda like <span style="font-style: italic">Murphy's War</span> because it's the only movie I know of in which the aircraft mechanic, Peter O'Toole, is the hero instead of being a Cheap Laughs Sidekick character.

But O'Toole's character teaches himself to fly at the end, so maybe it doesn't count.
 
Memphis Bell

Not WWII, but cold war - Strategic Air Command with Jimmy Stewart.
 
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