Movies of WWII

[Rodion Romanovich]

I have Thin Red Line and Saving Private Ryan for the moment to feed my hunger for World War II atmosphere. Are there any others that worth watching ? May we try making a collection here ?

The Thin Red Line and Saving Private Ryan (but not after the opening scene), along with The Guns of Navarone, are by far the best I've seen. The Great Escape is quite interesting too, although there's not much fighting. But I haven't seen that many ww2 movies...

@Alexander the Pretty Good: yeah, awesome. It was interesting to note that those who chose the slowest vehicles such as a little boat with oars and a bike were most successful, whereas those who took the train and a
motorcycle where caught...

[King Ragnar]

Stalingrad is excellent, as is the guns of Navarone, Full Metal Jacket is probably my favourite tho its not WW2

[Taurus]

The Great Escape
Kelly's Heroes
Enemy at the Gates
The Bridge at Remagen
The Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan
...but best of all....Band of Brothers (although it is a series.)

[Geoffrey S]

Der Untergang, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List. All great movies.

[The Stranger]

ah yup forgot that one...as well as the Uprising and The great escape was that of those fighter pilots is a POW camp or of the jews in a Death camp

the best WW2 movies i saw were Band of Brothers, a bridge too far and When trumpets fade

full metal jacket was awesome

[econ21]

Das Boot stands out in terms of its emphasis on the psychology of the soldiers. The TV series (ie an extended version) is better if you can find it. Extremely immersive as an experience.

A Bridge too Far stands out in terms of its accurate representation of a campaign. Watching the film is almost as informative as reading a book about it (there was a good book of that title, I'm not sure if it predated the film - it may have done). The Longest Day was a film in the same mould, but not quite as good.

Most other WW2 films feel phoney to me. That's one reason why Band of Brothers is such an amazing achievement - it feels so authentic, full of the arbitrariness of war.

[The Stranger]

yeah thats what i like about it...you just feel that that is the way it must have been

[Adrian II]

Das Boot stands out in terms of its emphasis on the psychology of the soldiers. The TV series (ie an extended version) is better if you can find it. Extremely immersive as an experience.

I third the choice of Das Boot for various reasons in addition to the one mentioned by Simon Appleton, such as its great photography and its historical accuracy. I know the events portrayed are not established facts, but for me the concept of historical accuracy runs much deeper.

A Bridge too Far stands out in terms of its accurate representation of a campaign. Watching the film is almost as informative as reading a book about it (there was a good book of that title, I'm not sure if it predated the film - it may have done).

You probably meant Cornelius Ryan's best-selling A Bridge too far (1974), a decent book that covers Market-Garden.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I really enjoyed 'Shaving Ryan's Privates'.