IMO these still hold up years later:
Midway (1976) The cast for this movie is amazing.
.Charlton Heston as Captain Matthew Garth
.Henry Fonda as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
.James Coburn as Captain Vinton Maddox
.Glenn Ford as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
.Hal Holbrook as Commander Joseph Rochefort
.Robert Mitchum as Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr.
.Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Carl Jessop
.Robert Wagner as Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake
.Pat Morita as Rear Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka
.Christopher George as Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
.Dabney Coleman as Captain Murray Arnold
.Tom Selleck as Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard
The Big Red One (1980) Stars Lee Marvin as a Sgt who takes 4 soldiers through all of WW2
The Dirty Dozen (1967) Great flick with a great cast.
A Bridge Too Far
Both based on books by Cornelius Ryan.
ABTF: 1977
ABTF: 1977
They Were Expendable
Guadalcanal Diary
John Wayne
Burgess Meredith
Kirk Douglas
Tom Tryon
Henry Fonda
Just a fantastic movie
John Wayne
Burgess Meredith
Kirk Douglas
Tom Tryon
Henry Fonda
Just a fantastic movie
+1 (But I don’t think Henry Fonda was in it) Patricia Neal was 1 sexy lady.
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Otto Preminger Movie
John Wayne
Burgess Meredith
Kirk Douglas
Tom Tryon
Henry Fonda
Just a fantastic movie
+1 (But I don’t think Henry Fonda was in it) Patricia Neal was 1 sexy lady.
Right about Patricia
Henry Fonda was definitely in it.
-Patton
-The Great Escape
-Bataan
-Sands of Iwo Jima
-Guns of Navarone
-Mr. Roberts
-A Walk in the Sun
-Run Silent, Run Deep
-Bridge on the River Kwai
-Big Red One
-Dirty Dozen
-Twelve O’Clock High
-Where Eagles Dare
-Tora, Tora, Tora
-Patton
-The Great Escape
-Bataan
-Sands of Iwo Jima
-Guns of Navarone
-Mr. Roberts
-A Walk in the Sun
-Run Silent, Run Deep
-Bridge on the River Kwai
-Big Red One
-Dirty Dozen
-Twelve O’Clock High
-Where Eagles Dare
-Tora, Tora, Tora
I recently visited the castle and village in Austria where they filmed Where Eagles Dare .... very cool place.
Only problem I have with Heartbreak Ridge is how unrealistic it is with regards to a Marine Recon unit (which although is not recognized as Special Forces officially, their job coincides with many aspects of SF) and what a cluster that group was.
It looked like it was filmed in Southern California.
I looked it up and it was filmed in Spain.
The article I read says they had production problems, Some of those Panzer Tanks appeared to be plastic models. Ike wrote a denunciation of this movie for gross inaccuracies.
I thought the Band of Brothers episode on the Battle of the Bulge was excellent.
Hey, why not?
SHOOT HIM!!
I read something a while back that said BoB was based on it. A lot of similarities
Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert etc
Definitely not ur usual rah rah Hollywood flick.
From a film perspective, there are superlative performances across the board by an outstanding cast working with a moving, poignant screenplay, brought to the screen by one of Hollywood's greatest Directors. Without question, it's a "must see."
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - ( New Window )
Band of Brothers is E Company, 101st Airborne Division; The Big Red One (1st Infantry Division). Same war... An Airborne Infantry unit and a 'leg' Infantry unit are very different, until the Airborne unit hits the drop zone.
me too. Van Johnson, James Whitmore.Great movie.
Another one I haven't seen mentioned is Anzio, an "anti-war" war movie. Not a great movie by any means. Robert Mitchum mails it in, Peter Falk hated the script so much that he was constantly threatening to leave the production, but Earl Holliman and Reni Santoni turn in good performances.
The reason I bring it up is that for all of its faults, it's a pretty accurate portrayal of a disastrous campaign that cost many more American lives than it should have due to inept and ineffectual leadership, political and military. As one writer put it:
Instead, Anzio would become emblematic of the entire Italian campaign – poor planning, poor leadership, harsh terrain and heavy casualties over the course of a grueling near 6-month battle.
The Stranded Whale
Also have to mention Clint Eastwood's other WWII movies about Iwo Jima: Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. Both were well done pieces. Brilliant, ambitious, and IMHO, well executed.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Sargent York (1941)
Gallipoli (1981)
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About the Battle of the Bulge.
me too. Van Johnson, James Whitmore.Great movie.
Hey, Kinney. Whatever happened to Jody?
Yes I did, good call!
No CGI, thank you very much. Bondarchuk used Soviet troops, trained in the tactics/weapons/movements of the Napoleonic era to create a materwork.
It's good too look at studios like Warner Brothers, RKO and Republic who were making some really good ones back in the 40s. A lot of the great directors were making war flicks back in the 40s, too.
Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert etc
Definitely not ur usual rah rah Hollywood flick.
Great choice!
Excellent book also
It's good too look at studios like Warner Brothers, RKO and Republic who were making some really good ones back in the 40s. A lot of the great directors were making war flicks back in the 40s, too.
Frank Capra did the whole Why We Fight Series, and John Ford was actually on Midway Island when the Japanese attack commenced, directing a camera crew in the middle of the attack.
The the original theatrical movie is the shorter one. The “uncut” longer version you’re thinking of added in made for TV footage that was filmed later. Mostly this is a soapy storyline between Heston’s character and his girlfriend, but also includes some footage on the Battle of Coral Sea. Because this footage was made specifically for TV, it was filmed in low definition 4:3 format. That’s why you don’t see it anymore, though some of the footage is an extra on the Collectors DVD.