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offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-09-24 09:59 [#01976562]
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Good morning.

Can you suggest any informational WWII or other military
movies ? I own Band of Brothers and will start watching the
series again. Saving Private Ryan and Tigerland also come to
mind. Could you suggest any others ? Thanks.


 

offline ffffrankenstein from UK on 2006-09-24 10:05 [#01976567]
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It's not informational, but Mrs. Miniver is a good watch. So
I haven't been much help.


 

offline -V- from Ensenada Drive on 2006-09-24 10:12 [#01976570]
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Das Boot


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-09-24 10:14 [#01976572]
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Der Untergang



 

offline ecnadniarb on 2006-09-24 10:14 [#01976574]
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Informational? Saving Private Ryan ripped off an English
story and lets not forget U-571 which informationally ripped
off several U boat captures (mostly British) such as U-110
and U-559.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-09-24 10:21 [#01976578]
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Kubrick's Paths of Glory, even though the body count is
modest.

(Where Eagles Dare is actually on my TV in the background as
of press time, volume down... Clint Eastwood as a Nazi?)


 

offline big from lsg on 2006-09-24 10:22 [#01976579]
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the longest day
the first one that featured actors talking in their own
languages


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2006-09-24 10:36 [#01976582]
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the pianist


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-09-24 13:03 [#01976637]
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the great escape !


 

offline 1up from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2006-09-24 13:08 [#01976643]
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kellys heroes.


 

offline NIL-0 from trans pennine express on 2006-09-24 13:34 [#01976660]
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come and see


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-09-24 13:42 [#01976663]
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Diguised as a Nazi.

WWII Films.. how about "The Dam Busters"?


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-09-24 14:15 [#01976680]
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Yeah actually right after I posted that, Clint turned around
and dropped this Kraut with one of those really cheesy
1960's karate chops.



 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-09-24 14:17 [#01976681]
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And now In the Line of Fire is on so I guess it's Clint
Eastwood day on the History Channel.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-09-24 14:30 [#01976689]
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I just found out Peter Jackson is going to produce a remake
of The Dam Busters.

I only hope it's four times longer than King Kong, with a
slightly longer build up full of inconsequential scenes and
dialogue, followed by an 8 hour orgy of CGI dams being
busted.


 

offline Phresch from fucking Trondheim (Norway) on 2006-09-24 14:32 [#01976690]
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dirty dozen is, if not an 'informational' wwii movie, a good
laff.



 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-09-24 14:46 [#01976698]
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Saving Private Ryan is my fav war movie.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-09-24 15:13 [#01976710]
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the guns of navarone


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-09-24 15:30 [#01976717]
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Thank you all.

Yes The Pianiast is amazing, ive seen it twice.
Ill go buy it later today/tomorrow.


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-09-24 17:12 [#01976760]
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Longest Yard
Battle of the Bulge
Stalag 17 (more of a prison camp movie)
Tora Tora Tora
Empire of the sun
ENEMY AT THE GATES (this movie owns)
Other:
Dead Presidents (gives you a real harsh side of war)
Hamburger Hill
Jarhead (just for Jamie Foxx's first line in the movie, he
says What the Fuck as one word... no really takes like .5
sec)
Black Hawk Down



 

offline ffffrankenstein from UK on 2006-09-24 17:14 [#01976762]
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It will be. You need not worry.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-09-24 17:16 [#01976763]
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Stalag 17 is a brilliant film, I must seek that out on
DVD... NOW, I've not seen it for years.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2006-09-24 19:13 [#01976802]
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Not sure if it's WWII, but Hell Is For Heroes, starring
Steve McQueen, is a fantastic movie.


 

offline darkpromenade from Australia on 2006-09-24 20:39 [#01976815]
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Von Ryan's Express (1965)

..... and does anyone know the name of the WWII film where
they build a glider in a POW camp and escape by flying it
off the roof of the camp? Great movie.......


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-09-24 20:46 [#01976817]
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Colditz?


 

offline darkpromenade from Australia on 2006-09-24 20:53 [#01976819]
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Umm, no, I don't think so (I checked imdb and it didn't
mention anything about a glider).....

thanks anyway dan_belch


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-09-24 21:26 [#01976825]
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I'd say Escape from New York but he flew into a prison camp,
and it was WWIII.


 

offline darkpromenade from Australia on 2006-09-24 21:51 [#01976826]
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:)

[WARNING: SPOILERS]
They eventually escape, using a bath-tub to power a
catapault that launches the glider off the roof of the
castle (possibly Colditz Castle)....... the pilot and
passenger then sing a German song as the closing credits
roll.........



 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2006-09-24 22:49 [#01976841]
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The Big Red One - 4/5

Samuel Fuller

and

Lee Marvin

Not so "informational", but definitely entertaining.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-09-25 02:12 [#01976881]
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enemy at the gates, and saving private ryan. most realistic
WWII films i reckon.


 

offline big from lsg on 2006-09-25 03:14 [#01976896]
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enemy at the gates is romanticism


 

offline unabomber from Palma de Mallorca (Spain) on 2006-09-25 03:20 [#01976899]
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Top Secret


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2006-09-25 05:48 [#01976956]
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i remember liking 'Force 10 from Navarone' when i was
little. haven't seen it since, but i'd like to my hands on
it.


 


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