OT: Favorite WWII Movies

Bucksco

Member since
February 2003
From: Bucks county, PA

Posted by Bucksco on Monday, March 24, 2003 2:27 PM

How about "The enemy below" with Robert Mitchum. Good navy story.

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Keyworth

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January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:29 PM

Blackwolf, that Battle of the Bulge flick was "A Midnight Clear". Excellent film. -Ed

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BlackWolf3945

Member since
December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:11 PM

Ah, yes! I seem to remember the title now. Did someone list it already? I admit, there were too many and I didn't go thru all the responses. I really enjoyed this flick, good mix of drama, humor and irony.

Thanks! Anyone know if it's available on DVD?

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Friday, March 28, 2003 8:36 PM

It's out on DVD. Best Buy has is for about 15 bucks. If you were closer, you could borrow mine :) -Ed

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 7:13 PM

Here are some of my favorites:

Twelve O'Clock High ( not first on this list by accident )
Das Boot
Battleground ( my father was with the 101st )
Battle of Britain
They Were Expendable
Patton
Dam Busters
Guadalcanal Diary
Wing and a Prayer
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Run Silent, Run Deep
Tora Tora Tora
A Bridge Too Far
The Big Red One
To Hell And Back
The Longest Day
Air Force
The One That Got Away
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
49th Paralell

I have to include Fighter Squadron - only because of the P-47's - they were the REAL stars of that movie

Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]

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JGUIGNARD

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March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 7:30 PM

In one of the earlier posts, someone mentioned movies that took place in WW2, but were not really "war" movies, with Mr. Roberts ( one of my all time favorites ) as an example. Another one in that category that I really enjoy watching is Captain Newman, MD with Gregory Peck.

Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 10:39 PM

Saving Private Ryan
Cross of Iron
Walk in the Sun
The Young Lions
Wind Talkers

What was the film with Burgess Meredith playing Ernie Pyle?
Another good one...

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 8:14 AM

How about Attack! with Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Buddy Ebsen ... "I'm comin' to get you Cooney"

Also When Trumpets Fade (battle of Hurtgen Forest) was quite good.

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 11:12 AM

Mike:

I believe the movie about Ernie Pyle is titled "The Story Of G.I. Joe". Haven't seen it in years. You are right - it is a good one.

Jim

Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Thursday, April 3, 2003 12:26 AM

Thanks Jim,

It was going to drive me nuts till I could remember or someone helped.

Remembered another good one...
Slaughter House Five

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:15 PM

Don't forget King Rat, Attack Force Z, and Air Force....oldies but goodies

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:41 PM

Can't really say it was my favorite, but I can't remember the name of that flick with Lloyd Bridges as a "Panther" (an ISherman, I think!) commander in the desert chasing a crippled P-40. Recently found it in a local video shop, but the Japanese title is "Sensha tai Hikouki," which translates simply, "Tank versus Aircraft."
Anybody recall the real title?

~Brian

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 6:32 AM

How about "The Dam Busters", Otherwise my favorites are
Battle of Britain, Kelly's Heroes.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 8:26 PM

surprised no one listed:
Stalag 17 (ach sooo!)
Battleground (excellent movie about fight for Bastogne, considering made almost 50 years ago)
When Trumpets Fade (HBO)
Operation Petticoat - on the lighter side

other miniseries beside Band of Brothers
Piece of Cake (PBS - from BBC originally) - about Battle of Britain
Danger UXB (PBS - BBC) also Battle of Britain

How could anyone like Midway or Battle of Bulge???

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RAF120

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March 2003
From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike

Posted by RAF120 on Friday, April 4, 2003 9:43 PM

Thank you jquinn. I'm so glad you said Stalag 17 that has got to be my all time favorite. Here are some of my others.
A Midnight Clear
Von Ryan's Express
The Longest Day (I would like to see them make a movie with that many stars and make it work today.)
When Trumpets Fade
Saving Privet Ryan
The Great Escape
A Bridge too Far

and as far as T.V. shows go Rat Patrol all the way.
Trevor

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SkippyOU110

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by SkippyOU110 on Friday, April 4, 2003 11:45 PM

Wow, there are so many:
Patton,MacArthur,Tora Tora Tora,12 O'Clock High, Longest Day, Midway, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, Sink the Bismarck, Enemy Below, Halls of Montezuma, Guatalcanal Diary, Flying Tigers, Flying Leathernecks, Sands of Iwo Jima, Shores of Tripoli, Memphis Bell, Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, Battle of the Bulge, Thin Red Line, Anzio, Windtalkers, Pearl Harbor, Das Boot, U-571, Battle of Britain, Bridge on the River Kwai......and there are others.....

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, April 5, 2003 12:14 AM

I know most of you think "The Battle of the Bulge" is the worst WWII flick ever made (and I completely understand why, but sorry, I just love it!), but if you want a nostalgic chuckle, please check out my BotB M-47 "King Tiger" pic over at the Armor Forum.
I tried to post it here, but dang if I could figure out how!
Again, I apologize to all you BotB-haters out there.

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 6, 2003 6:47 AM

J-Hulk

I remember that movie. It was called Death Race and it was a made-for-TV movie that came out about 30 years ago....Would enjoy watching that again myself! Approve [^]

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, April 6, 2003 7:41 AM

Danger UXB is coming out on VHS and DVD this summer!

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, April 6, 2003 7:53 PM

I finally figured out how to post a pic in a reply. (Was told how, actually!) Embarassingly simple.

So you all don't have to travel all the way over to the armor forum to enjoy a nostalgic chuckle, here's Hessler's "King Tiger" from "The Battle of the Bulge." Feel free to love or hate!

Merlin:
Thanks! "Death Race, " was it? It does have that 70's made-for-TV look to it, eh?

~Brian

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, April 6, 2003 9:24 PM

Very nice, J-Hulk. Not bad work from a transplanted Georgian! :) -Ed

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, April 6, 2003 9:30 PM

Thanks, Ed!
There's an old M-47 in front of a VFW about halfway between my house and Fort Stewart (in Georgia) that came in handy as a reference, in addition to the 10-buck video!

~Brian

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Sunday, April 6, 2003 10:11 PM

Did/do you live in Hinesville, by chance? -Ed

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, April 6, 2003 11:24 PM

Close: Brunswick! Hmmm...is that close? It's been quite a while...
Used to pass that M-47 when going home from University (UGA) in Athens. Can't remember what town that was in...

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2003 1:26 AM

Looks like the real deal to me, J-Hulk.......Very nice

I might have to try an armor piece myself someday. I do mostly aircraft..

Looking forward to some more pics!

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, April 7, 2003 1:36 AM

Thanks, Merlin!
I reckon we all should post as many pix as possible. (Say that 3 times, fast!)
In this forum, let's see some movie-themed vehicles and dioramas.

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:13 AM

I think most of the early WWII movies made by Americans are much to patriotic and let the Wehrmacht or the japanese army look like a bunch of incompetent idiots. Clown [:o)]

For Example in Windtalkers, U-571,Sahara, or SPR. I like Saving Private Ryan, but the scene with the mörser-grenades used without the mortar...okay, one more of this "we are the best" movies. Dead [xx(]

My favorites are: Das Boot, Empire of the Sun, Memphis Belle, Stalingrad (from verhoven), Thin Red Line, Die Brücke von Arnheim (A bridge too far), Pearl Harbour, Tuskegee Airmen, Schindlers Liste, Battle of Britain, Der Adler ist gelandet (The Eagle has landed)
I´ve forgotten The Great Escape, really like this one.

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SkippyOU110

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by SkippyOU110 on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:41 AM

Wow.....so many.......
Patton, MacArthur, Tora Tora Tora, 12 o'clock high, The Longest Day, Sink the Bismarck, Shores of Tripoli, Halls of Montezuma, Guadalcanal Diary, Purple Heart, Enemy Below, Anzio, U-571, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, Midway, Pearl Harbor, Enemy at the Gates, Battle of the Bulge, Desert Fox, Flying Leathernecks, Flying Tigers, In Harms Way, Sands of Iwo Jima, Das Boot.....to name a few......

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 11:50 AM

Keyworth:

Nice to know that "Danger UXB" is coming out on video. With today's interest in WW2, I am kind of surprised that PBS or someone else has not re-aired the series.

Jim

Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 12:19 PM

Reading what you other folks have posted has really jogged my memory, so here are a few more of my favorites:

Stalag 17
A Walk In The Sun
Attack !
Sink the Bismark
Pusuit of the Graf Spee
Destination Tokyo ( Carey Grant before the pink sub )
Away All Boats
Angels One-Five
The Bridge
A Guy Named Joe
Wackiest Ship in the Army ( a fun one )
Operation Petticoat ( another fun one )
Father Goose ( yet another fun one )

Does anyone besides me remember the "Navy Log" TV series from the 1950's ?

Jim

Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]

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