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Favourite War Film

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Saving private Ryan
Lone survivor
Das Boot
Black hawk down
Where Eagles Dare
Fury

In no particular order, although the opening scenes of SPR are jaw dropping and brings it home just what it was like there on June 6, 1944.
 

The Cruel Sea - the exterior shots of the fictional HMS Compass Rose were of the actual corvette my Grandad served on during the war. He never missed it for that reason alone.
Went The Day Well - similar story to The Eagle Has Landed but made decades before.
Play Dirty - Michael Caine in a cynical late '60s take on the war. Based very loosely on the the real-life Long Range Desert Group (forerunner of the SAS) and the likes of Popski's Private Army (Google them).
 
For constant action, Lone Survivor, We Were Soldiers or Black Hawk Down. For drama/story, Glory, Ran, Come and See. The Thin Red Line is also a cracking movie. Band of Brothers is always worth a re-visit.
 
I love war films but I’m not sure which is my favourite. A Bridge Too Far is probably the one I’ve watched the most.

I’ve got a soft spot for some of the older ones like Sink the Bismarck and the John Mills version of Dunkirk.

I never understand why Enemy at the Gates appears in these threads though. It’s an awful film that I’ve tried to watch several times on the back of people bugging it up. I give up each time though it’s that bad.
 
Hope And Glory - John Boorman's experiences of growing up in the blitz. A film set around the war as much as about the war.

Beyond that, the usuals - Zulu, Glory, Apocalypse Now, Carry On Up The Khyber, The Longest Day, The Bridge On The River Kwai etc.
 
Some great films mentioned. I`ll go for Zulu with Waterloo a close second and an honourable mention to Battle Of The Bulge.
Arkle said:
Hope And Glory - John Boorman's experiences of growing up in the blitz. A film set around the war as much as about the war.

Beyond that, the usuals - Zulu, Glory, Apocalypse Now, Carry On Up The Khyber, The Longest Day, The Bridge On The River Kwai etc.
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Forgot about that, Glory was brilliant. Does Last Of The Mohicans count??
 
Great quote from, of all programmes, Bottom.

"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes ..... the Zulus would've won if they kept their eyes shut."
 
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