Favorite WWII Film

**bmolsson** · 05-12-2005, 06:24

Why does movies have to be realistic ?? Don't we have documentaries for that ??

**King Ragnar** · 05-12-2005, 20:45

Guns of Navarone anyone heard of it?

**t1master** · 05-12-2005, 22:29

i haven't seen guns, but i do have force ten from navarone, with indiana jones in it, that movie has great mountian scenery too.

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 05-13-2005, 02:01

Guns of Navarone anyone heard of it?

The Guns of Navarone

Released: 1961
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Staring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, James Darren

This rousing, explosive 1961 WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel, turns the war thriller into a deadly caper film. Gregory Peck heads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone, from where they can control a vital sea passage.

As world famous mountain climber turned British army Captain Mallory, Peck leads a guerrilla force composed of the humanistic explosives expert, Miller (David Niven), the ruthless Greek patriot with a grudge, Stavros (Anthony Quinn), veteran special forces soldier Brown (Stanley Baker), and the cool, quiet young marksman Pappadimos (James Darren). This disparate collection of classic types must overcome internal conflicts, enemy attacks, betrayal, and capture to complete their mission.

Director J. Lee Thompson sets a driving pace for this exciting (if familiar) military operation, a succession of close calls, pitched battles, and last-minute escapes as our heroes infiltrate the garrisoned town with the help of resistance leader Maria (Irene Papas) and plot their entry into the heavily guarded mountain fort. Carl Foreman's screenplay embraces MacLean's role call of clichés and delivers them with style, creating one of the liveliest mixes of espionage, combat, and good old-fashioned military derring-do put on film. In 1978, the sequel Force 10 from Navarone was released, but MacLean fans will prefer to check out the action-packed thriller Where Eagles Dare. © Amazon.com

Nope never heard of it

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 05-13-2005, 15:55

Wah! Only one!?! This is madness, I tell you, madness!

Erm.

So many good ones!

Overall favorite...

The Great Escape. Yeah, yeah, yeah its not the typical squad-blows-up-stuff or anything, but it's about WW2 and it is (I think) my favorite movie of all time. A great soundtrack, nevermind the great story and occassionally very funny moments.

German officer: "Cooler, ten days."
Steve McQueen, as Captain Hilts: "It's Captain Hilts."
Officer: "Cooler. Twenty days."

A lot of really good ones have already been mentioned, and all the ones that I've seen are pretty high up there. Curse you Pindar! Making us choose!

**English assassin** · 05-13-2005, 16:45

In Which We Serve.

THIS is what propaganda should look like. No macho glory, just a quiet "This is going to be crap and we might all get killed but lets get on with it anyway". It still gives my morale a boost, and the war ended sixty years ago.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...tml?v_id=24607

**Duke of Gloucester** · 05-14-2005, 08:58

I like In Which We Serve - very British and understated (and very effective)! Band of Brothers was excellent - too good in some ways - very uncomfortable to watch in some parts. The Great Escape is good too, but a bit like Shakespeare - full of cliches! I also enjoy the Longest Day, but can't see what all the fuss is about Patton; this film is very highly regarded by others though. Enigma is worth watching and Hope and Glory

My favourite WWII film: The Battle of Britain. Why? It has some dated sequences, but the Sept 15th dogfight sequence set to William Walton's music is sublime.