Top War Films

Henry Irving

1. Post WW2 film

2. WW2 film

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks.

4. Pre-WW1 film

5. WW1 film

lordromford

Good Morning Vietnam

Bridge on the River Kwai

Life is Beautiful

Zulu

All Quiet on the Western Front

ForeverAddickted

For three options I struggled to pick a winner - Don't really know too many post WW2 films, never really interested in the modern ones (Although some mentions on here may remind me of some)

1.
2. Battle of Britain / Battle of the Bulge / Great Escape
3. Downfall / Enemy at the Gates
4. Zulu / Waterloo
5. All Quiet on the Western Front / Gallipoli / The Light Horsemen

Think I'm losing the point of this thread, each time someone names a film it has to be added to the list cos I love them all

Karim_myBagheri

1. Post WW2 film - Apocalypse now

2. WW2 film - Great Escape

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. - Life is Beautiful

4. Pre-WW1 film - Zulu

5. WW1 film - All quiet on the Weston front

SantaClaus

1 - Platoon
2 - Das Boot
3 - Ran
4 - Zulu
5 - Gallipoli

brogib

Valkyrie
Zulu
Cockleshell Heroes
The one about Douglas Bader

Greenie

1. Post WW2 film - Full Metal jacket

2. Saving private Ryan/Enemy at the Gates (sorry its 2)

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. - Assembly

4. Pre-WW1 film - Zulu

5. WW1 film - Passendaele

As this is my fav Movie genre, I keep changing my mind, so have edited.

brogib

Oh, does it have to be 5 H?

brogib

Bridge Too Far (can't believe that ain't in me top 3)

&

The one where Richard Curtis keeps saying "pork sword calling Danny boy, come in Danny boy"

SheffieldRed

1. Platoon
2. Enemy at the Gates
(Although Greenie's 1 & 2 may be better films, I prefer these two)
3. City of Life and Death
4. Zulu

colthe3rd

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Empire of the Sun
3. Downfall
4. Glory
5. Honestly don't think I've seen one

daveaddick

Post WW11 - Platoon
WW11 - The Great Escape
Films with no Brits or Yanks - The boy in the striped pyjama's
Pre WW1 - Gladiator
WW1 - Gallipoli

smudge7946

1. full metal jacket
2. The longest day
3. Enemy at the gates
4. 300
5. Al quiet on the western front.

TV series- Tour of duty.
Comedy Dads army.

CatAddick

1. Post WW2 film - Platoon

2. WW2 film - Went the day well? / Ice Cold in Alex (depending on what mood I'm in)

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. - Schindler's List

4. Pre-WW1 film - Zulu

5. WW1 film - All Quiet on the Western Front

cafckev

Post WW2: platoon

WW2: A Bridge Too Far

Not involving Brits or Yanks: Stalingad 2013 (ish) version currently on netfix or ANZACS

Pre WW1: Gettysburg

WW1: Beneath Hill 60

Bedsaddick

1. The Dear Hunter

2. Letters to Iwo gima

3. The Kite Runner

4. Zulu

5. Gallipoli


These will change from one day to the next

I_was_Floyd

Can't add to any of these with the exception of:

3. Operation Daybreak

cafckev

CatAddick said:

2. WW2 film - Went the day well? / Ice Cold in Alex (depending on what mood I'm in)

Absolutely love went well the day, a real good classic film

Henry Irving

cafckev said:

CatAddick said:

2. WW2 film - Went the day well? / Ice Cold in Alex (depending on what mood I'm in)

Absolutely love went well the day, a real good classic film

One of my favourites too.

Should have included an "home front" category.

Super_Eddie_Youds

Does anyone know if there's ever been a film based around the Falklands? (Conflict, rather than daily life).

cafckev

There was one called "Tumbledown" based on the Falklands but i think it was a "tv" film

golfaddick

"A Matter of Life or Death" staring David Niven or "In which we Serve" with John Mills

also

Green for Danger. Not really a war film but set during the war.

finally

World War Z.

ValleyGary

1. Post WW2 film - Full Metal Jacket

2. WW2 film - Saving Private Ryan

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. - Mongol:Rise of Genghis Khan

4. Pre-WW1 film - Gladiator

5. WW1 film - Not seen one

Senpai

1. Post WW2 film = The Lone Survivor

2. WW2 film = Schindler's List

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks = Downfall

4. Pre-WW1 film = The Last Samurai

5. WW1 film = Gallipoli

johnny73

1. Platoon
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Das Boot
4. Kingdom of Heaven
5. Lawrence of Arabia

Absurdistan

1. Apocalypse Now

2. The Cruel Sea

3. Cross of Iron

4. Waterloo

5. Lawrence of Arabia

CatAddick

golfaddick said:

Green for Danger. Not really a war film but set during the war.

One of Alistair Sim's finest. Remember first seeing it on the telly when at home after finishing my O levels and being glued to the screen

Plumstead_Micky

1 - Platoon
2 - Tora Tora Tora (very hard to choose this one)
3 - Schindler's List
4 - Zulu
5 - Gallipoli

Absurdistan

Super_Eddie_Youds said:

Does anyone know if there's ever been a film based around the Falklands? (Conflict, rather than daily life).

Resurrected

Addickted

1. Post WW2 film - Apocalypse Now

2. WW2 film - Saving Private Ryan

3. Film not involving Brits or Yanks. - Enemy at The Gate

4. Pre-WW1 film - Zulu

5. WW1 film - All Quiet on The Western Front

Bedsaddick

Super_Eddie_Youds said:

Does anyone know if there's ever been a film based around the Falklands? (Conflict, rather than daily life).

There was a film/Play on BBC called Tumbledown starring Colin Firth . Not sure it would count though.