Best WW2 Film

[luvulongtime]

Originally Posted by Rawshack

Sheer brilliance, and a reminder to watch it again

if you liked das boot try pans labyrinthe set in spain just after the civil war and just before ww2

[Hitchin Exile]

Lots of great films mentioned but haven't seen Heroes of Telemark.

I also like films about the Home Front such as Millions Like Us and Mrs Miniver

[Beery]

[QUOTE=errant;8736633]The Downfall
Black Book
The Counterfitters (sp?)[/QUOTE]

if you can get these in German with english subtitles

Der Untergang

Die Falsche

I have jost got Hold of Stalingrad (another German film from 1993 - hoping its a belter)

The Sands of Iwo Jima is also a cracker - its "twinned" with Flags of our fathers, so is worth watching both

[Hitchin Exile]

Originally Posted by Beery

The Sands of Iwo Jima is also a cracker - its "twinned" with Flags of our fathers, so is worth watching both

Good call.

Flags of our Fathers is Ok but Sands of Iwo Jima is brilliant.

[MrBlofeldt]

Tobruk
Kelly's Heroes
The Bridge at Remagen
Operation crossbow

[Beery]

Originally Posted by Hitchin Exile

Good call.

Flags of our Fathers is Ok but Sands of Iwo Jima is brilliant.

I aree I watched Sands first and Flags was ok but worth watching just to get the counter view. I beleive that they were both by Clint eastwood and meant to be watched in that order

Another good recent one is Enemy at the Gate

And for those interested in the Polish-Russian shenanigans then I reccomend "Katyn" - again watch in original language with subtitles

Oh another one I really like is Empire of the Sun with a young Christian Bale

[Arkle]

Originally Posted by Beery

I have jost got Hold of Stalingrad (another German film from 1993 - hoping its a belter)

The Sands of Iwo Jima is also a cracker - its "twinned" with Flags of our fathers, so is worth watching both

It is indeed a belter.

I'm susprised that Saving Private Ryan hasn't been mentioned yet - cinematically brilliant.

Also Kelly's Heroes.

[admwil]

I like The Wooden Horse

[Beery]

Originally Posted by Arkle

It is indeed a belter.

I'm susprised that Saving Private Ryan hasn't been mentioned yet - cinematically brilliant.

Also Kelly's Heroes.

I have 2 films that I keep meamning to watch but always remeber when I am in public places like aeroplanes

They are: The Pianist and Boy in striped pyjamas - I fear I may be in bits watching them

Another I only got se a bit of was Il Postino - is it worth watching again?

[Arkle]

Originally Posted by Beery

I have 2 films that I keep meamning to watch but always remeber when I am in public places like aeroplanes

They are: The Pianist and Boy in striped pyjamas - I fear I may be in bits watching them

Another I only got se a bit of was Il Postino - is it worth watching again?

The Pianist is bleak but superb - I've not seen the other two...

Does Casablanca count as a WW2 film BTW? If so, it goes on the list.