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MrsWargamer -> Old war movies (1/26/2021 11:54:24 PM)
Just wanting to get a thread going listing the old and the maybe obscure. I'm suggesting anything from 1970 and back. I am not in a hurry to debate them against each other as much as to get up a list of ones you know of. I'm going to lead off with 'The Battle of Coral Sea' (1959). Found it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cV6hddJ2M4 It's watchable, but the end of the film features the battle, and is it ever a groaner ;) This was my first time enountering this film. Worth watching as a period piece amusement. No history lesson here though. I'm going to add other titles as I can pick them from my memory.

RangerJoe -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 12:38:25 AM)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(1930_film) https://archive.org/details/All.Quiet.on.the.Western.Front.1930_201605 Enough said.

Lobster -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 2:17:59 AM)
A handful: Battle of the Bulge 1965. I found it quite bad. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058947/ The Bridge at Remagen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064110/ The Longest Day https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/ In Harms Way https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/ 30 Seconds Over Tokyo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037366/ They Were Expendable https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref_=tt_sims_tt Flying Leathernecks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043547/?ref_=tt_sims_tt Wake Island https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035530/

Lobster -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 2:20:28 AM)
Oh and this one. How could I forget it. [8\|] Bridge Over the River Kwai https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/ There are a bunch more I can think of but I'd be here all night. Like Run Silent Run Deep https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/ Sink the Bismark https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref_=tt_sims_tt The Desert Rats https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045679/?ref_=tt_sims_tt The Dam Busters https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/?ref_=tt_sims_tti Pursuit of the Graf Spee https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048990/?ref_=tt_sims_tt There's one where they get caught in the desert with an M3 tank and Allied soldiers from three or four different countries and they find a well. The Germans want the well too. Can't recall the name of it. Drats. Found it. [;)] Sahara https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036323/?ref_=tt_urv

Blond_Knight -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 2:25:13 AM)
Decision before Dawn (1951) Little combat but an interesting inside view of a crumbling Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pEfCo5uZLM Outside the scope but Im going to also suggest Conspiracy (2001) because its absolutely chilling. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266425/

ThomasJay -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 5:17:01 AM)
A lot of good ones mentioned already, a few more to add: Battle of Stalingrad- 1949 Russian with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9tO7GF8pnY part 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmqGei_c4no Enemy Below-1957 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny6oZED1Hm8 12 O'Clock High -1949 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60wUlGWm5o Stalag 17 -1953 Not really a war movie but always worth a mention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY7nPXCByR0

warspite1 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 7:13:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer Just wanting to get a thread going listing the old and the maybe obscure. I'm suggesting anything from 1970 and back. warspite1 Waterloo (1970) A superb film with an excellent cast and wonderfully desriptive soundtrack (here is one example below) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjHw3pkrY-A&list=PLrBFqZ5s1q_pP3SlKJljyUeuBKMe7tKWj&index Now Maitland, Now's your time! [image]local://upfiles/28156/887D0290909A41A9AEA14298E310F381.jpg[/image] Scotland Forever! [image]local://upfiles/28156/3DFB64CBA77E412DA96DADA175778750.jpg[/image] Go ahead if you want to shoot your emperor..... if only - that would have saved a lot of carnage [image]local://upfiles/28156/F27597C5A19C4E318F9134A06A9D89B6.jpg[/image]

warspite1 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 7:31:20 AM)
... and of course Battle of Britain (1969) Another wonderful film, cast and and even better soundtrack than Waterloo. The music at the end still brings a tear to the eye and as for the Luftwaffe march - [&o] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHxADv7pzZ0 Yellow nosed bastards [image]local://upfiles/28156/346BF06E57414F5BB2E939D35AA9AE7C.jpg[/image] Don't you shout at me Mr Warwick!! [image]local://upfiles/28156/F536015871ED469EBEA6932E587C5102.jpg[/image] Stukas!! [image]local://upfiles/28156/8A257C601FC549F980BCA431EE154065.jpg[/image]

RFalvo69 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 11:47:00 AM)
La Grande Illusion https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_23 Paths of Glory https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Great War https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052861/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Lawrence of Arabia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref_=kw_li_tt

MrsWargamer -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 12:51:41 PM)
Watched this one again recently Ice Cold in Alex https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053935/ The Graf Spee film is a hard one to find online. Not impossible, but it shows what you know about scrounging. I recall reading 30 seconds over Tokyo at age 13 during my first experience at an army cadet camp (god did I hate that camp experience).

Hellen_slith -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 12:54:01 PM)
Here's a bunch: https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4898824

Lobster -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 1:33:34 PM)
Oh, how about Flyboys? Love the biplanes and triplanes. Yeah I know, 2006. But the aircraft...the aircraft.

RangerJoe -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 1:59:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lobster Oh, how about Flyboys? Love the biplanes and triplanes. Yeah I know, 2006. But the aircraft...the aircraft. You mean like the Blue Max? If I remember the name correctly.

RFalvo69 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 3:32:21 PM)
Or Hell's Angels https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020960/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

warspite1 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 4:15:48 PM)
Ah... Hill's Angels. Yes, I was a fan of them back in the day - especially Leigh Miles.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhp37_V8vzg

rommel222 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 6:23:40 PM)
Greetings MrsWargamer, Pacific: The Long and the Short and the Tall (also known as Jungle Fighters) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPwVmXUVeM8 Teutonic Knights vs Russians: Alexander Nevsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKZPgGbUuX0 Eastern Front: Italians vs Soviets Attack & Retreat (Italiani brava gente) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKGq8byTFg

OldSarge -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 8:47:16 PM)
Several of the movies I would bring up have already been mentioned. So, I 'll have to add one that isn't listed yet. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) with Audie Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdXhaW8bLs The Red Badge of Courage (1974) with Richard Thomas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCvoTKXcy4o&feature=emb_logo

RFalvo69 -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 8:55:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rommel222 Teutonic Knights vs Russians: Alexander Nevsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKZPgGbUuX0 Fun fact: the battle scenes were rotoscoped and used as battle scenes in the animated version of "The Lord of the Rings".

DeepBlack -> RE: Old war movies (1/27/2021 10:10:23 PM)
Can someone help me to remember what movie this was? It may not even be primarily a war movie but it had a memorable war scene... A column was being strafed by Japanese planes. Ground fire caused one of the planes to make a forced landing near the column. Soon the Japanese plane was surrounded by a distant crowd. The Japanese pilot climbed out onto a wing and shot himself while the crowd watched. Sound familiar to anyone? I saw this sometime in the 70's so it is at least that old. Don't remember anything else.

HeinzBaby -> RE: Old war movies (1/28/2021 8:57:31 AM)
'In Which we serve' Noel Coward 'The Cruel Sea' Jack Hawkins 'Play Dirty' Michael Caine 'To Late the Hero' Michael Caine

Don60420 -> RE: Old war movies (1/28/2021 2:10:06 PM)
Red Badge of Courage (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNLOXYY17PQ With war hero Audie Murphy in the starring role it is an overlooked masterpiece. Masada (1981) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY7L-vDuhhE Peter O'Toole is great as the world weary Roman commander. Cromwell (1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER6xGlAZjVs Lots of ahistorical howlers, but Richard Harris is grand as Cromwell and Alec Guinness is uncanny as Charles I. For Greater Glory (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmGRbApQDp4 Viva Christo Rey! Juarez (1939) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj2B-u74nek Paul Muni's best performance as Mexican President Benito Juarez. Bette Davis is electric as Empress Carlotta.

MrRoadrunner -> RE: Old war movies (1/29/2021 1:38:22 AM)
I'm still a fan of A Walk in the Sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XejhkdTgFM RR

Mobeer -> RE: Old war movies (1/29/2021 12:55:49 PM)
First of the Few (1942): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_of_the_Few 1942 film with some real footage. Available on Amazon Prime and Youtube.

OldSarge -> RE: Old war movies (1/29/2021 4:00:59 PM)
I'm surprised I forgot about this one! Zulu (1964) with a very young Michael Caine Zulu: Men of Harlech

RFalvo69 -> RE: Old war movies (1/29/2021 7:05:02 PM)
Come and See (1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkkJZweYaLI&ab_channel=%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%22%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%22 An anti-war movie made in Russia during the cold war. Incredibly powerful but harrowing. The story of a young boy who joins the Russian partisans and lives through German atrocities and inhuman war conditions. The realism is still unparalleled (the director used real bullets - just saying!)

Eambar -> RE: Old war movies (1/30/2021 9:06:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RFalvo69 Come and See (1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkkJZweYaLI&ab_channel=%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%22%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%22 An anti-war movie made in Russia during the cold war. Incredibly powerful but harrowing. The story of a young boy who joins the Russian partisans and lives through German atrocities and inhuman war conditions. The realism is still unparalleled (the director used real bullets - just saying!) The best war (or should that be anti-war) movie ever made IMO. Another good one in a similar setting: Trial on the Road (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067625/ https://sovietmoviesonline.com/drama/proverka-na-dorogah It was made in 1971 but banned in the Soviet Union for 15 years. Another good one - Liberation - actually a series of shorter films, made by the Soviets in 1970/71, covering their major East Front campaigns https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198811/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJEMXbRgdw Cheers

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