Dog Posted 7 November, 2011 Posted 7 November, 2011 What are the best WW2 films on DVD? I'm looking at gathering a collection, looking for the one with a load of Nazi's driving tanks and motorbikes and sidecars down a valley?
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 7 November, 2011 Posted 7 November, 2011 (edited) As a Sven Hassel fan my personal recommendation would be Sam Peckinpah's much underrated masterpiece Cross of Iron. The scene with (real) T34's chasing Sgt Steiners rearguard platoon though a factory building should satisfy any armour fan. Other good WWII films, in no particular order: Das Boot - A true epic and one of the best war (or non war) films ever made. Should be viewed only in its full length, subtitled, version. Saving Private Ryan - An obvious choice perhaps but so powerful it's unavoidable. They don't come much better than this. Stalingrad - Another impressive German war epic The Cruel Sea - Everything you could possibly want in as realistic a war film as you'll ever see. The Battle of Britain - The term 'all star cast' comes to mind and still easily the finest depiction of air combat in my view. In which We Serve - Very old fashioned, but being the son of a navy man a personal favorite of mine Where Eagles Dare - Ridiculous but good fun - and with a impressive count of dead Nazis The Bridge at Remagen - Great large scale action sequences The Battle of the Bulge + Kelly's Heroes - Not favorites of mine by any means, but if you want to see tanks .... Anzio - War is hell, even if you're Robert Mitchum. Angels One Five - Upper lips were never stiffer Empire of the Sun - The war seen through the eyes of a (disturbed) child. A Bridge too Far - Big budget spectacular war movie & you can play' spot the star' to your hearts content - plenty of tank action as well. The Enemy Below - Shows the war from both sides ...oh and Robert Mitchum again All Quiet on the Western Front - Yes I cheated its about WWI, but a classic of early cinema & well worth seeing Hell in the Pacific - Unusual movie, the war reduced to two men stranded on a small island. Memphis Belle - Well I kinda liked it even if nobody else did Ice Cold in Alex - A absolute classic of its type Stalag 17 - The best POW film by a country mile - I must track down the DVD Downfall - Endkampf of the Reich! ... and the 101 other good WWII films I'll only remember after I've posted this. Edited 7 November, 2011 by CHAPEL END CHARLIE
Baj Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 Impressive list, even more impressive that you missed out The Longest Day!!!!
Dog Posted 8 November, 2011 Author Posted 8 November, 2011 I've just ordered, The bridge over the river Kwai & Where Eagles Dare.
HK_Phoey Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 Impressive list, even more impressive that you missed out The Longest Day!!!! And The Dambusters
dinger Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 Bit left-field, but my favourite is Grave of the Fireflies, the Studio Ghibli animation.
Dimond Geezer Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 My Favourites are The Great Escape & bridge on the River Kwia. Oh & don't forget that classic, starring our very own Russell Osman - Escape to Victory.
badgerx16 Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 Dunkirk, Above Us the Waves, Sink the Bismark, 633 Squadron, Battle of the River Plate, Cockleshell Heroes, - though not many tanks in there ! Among more modern films I would include Enemy at the Gates, but above all else avoid Pearl Harbor like the plague.
Badger Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 Definetly recommend The Longest Day. Not a film, but if yo've got the time to watch it, Band of Brothers series. Or for a documentary DVD, World at War.
Pugwash Posted 8 November, 2011 Posted 8 November, 2011 (edited) but above all else avoid Pearl Harbor like the plague. Agreed, absolutely the worst. Tora! Tora! Tora! is the real deal. Anyone mention Battle of Britain or Downfall (the one with the German soundtrack)? Okay, they have. Another good one is Letters from Iwo Jima. Edited 8 November, 2011 by Pugwash missed earlier post
Hamilton Saint Posted 9 November, 2011 Posted 9 November, 2011 Bridge on the River Kwai In Which We Serve Hope and Glory The Longest Day Band of Brothers (TV series) The Thin Red Line Downfall Battle of Britain Das Boot The Dam Busters Went The Day Well? The Great Escape
skintsaint Posted 9 November, 2011 Posted 9 November, 2011 Or for a documentary DVD, World at War. Great series...even the missus was interested watching this.
ericofarabia Posted 9 November, 2011 Posted 9 November, 2011 The War Years ..... Skatesmuffs finest hours. Holders of the Fa Cup for a hundred years, average home crowds 250,000, best toilets in the land and would most certainly have been Champions of Europe if the competition hadn't been cancelled. FACTS.
Dog Posted 9 November, 2011 Author Posted 9 November, 2011 Watched 'Cross of Iron' last night, brilliant film, thanks for recommending that one. Don't rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, The b!tch that bore him is in heat again. Bertolt Brecht
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 9 November, 2011 Posted 9 November, 2011 Watched 'Cross of Iron' last night, brilliant film, thanks for recommending that one. Don't rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, The b!tch that bore him is in heat again. Bertolt Brecht Yes, that quote sends a chill down my spine every time I see this film.
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