# Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835 "2015-05-26T00:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/241 "2015-06-02T08:24:40Z")
I remember this one from when I was in third or fourth grade. The Japanese in it are deliciously evil! > **[China (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_(film))** > > China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. > China may also refer to: Saw this one not so long ago, I think: > **[Submarine Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Command)** > > Submarine Command is a 1951 American war film directed by John Farrow and starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, and Darryl Hickman. It is notable for being one of the first films to touch on post traumatic stress disorder. Holden invested $20,000 of his own money into the film. The film received a mixed reception: it was panned by some critics for its brooding melodrama whilst being praised by others. > During the Pacific War, Lieutenant Commander Ken White orders the ... ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/242 "2015-06-02T08:29:49Z")
Have only seen **this** one, the remake: > **[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Bridge_(1940_film))** > > Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 American drama film and the remake of the 1931 film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the Broadway drama by Rob... ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/243 "2015-06-02T13:59:00Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > More for the Overflow list: > > [Up Front (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Front_(film)) > > [Back at the Front - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_at_the_Front) > > [Imitation General - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation_General) > > [A Bell for Adano - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bell_for_Adano) > > [The Story of G.I. Joe - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_G.I._Joe) > > [Air Force (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_(film)) > > [Bombardier (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(film)) > > When I was a teenager, I saw a flick about two GIs (the only survivors of their unit?) fighting off the Germans in a ruined Italian town. At the end of the movie, just as the relief forces arrive, the two stumble upon their own bodies among the rubble (i.e., they had been ghosts for almost the whole film). > > I haven’t been able to find this one so far. Does it ring a bell with anyone? 😕 > [@terentii](#): > > This is another really, _really_ good one: > > [God Is My Co-Pilot (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_My_Co-Pilot_(film)) > [@terentii](#): > > I remember this one from when I was in third or fourth grade. The Japanese in it are deliciously evil! > > [China (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_(film)) > > Saw this one not so long ago, I think: > > [Submarine Command - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Command) > [@terentii](#): > > Have only seen **this** one, the remake: > > [Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Bridge_(1940_film)) We may have as many 1940s war movies in the “overflow” as we do on the “first run” threads/polls. So much the better! 🙂 I may be able to get the 1950s ones in on a “first run”… > **[Up Front (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Front_(film))** > > Up Front is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Tom Ewell and David Wayne very loosely based on Bill Mauldin's World War II characters Willie and Joe. Mauldin repudiated it and refused his advising fee; he claimed never to have seen it. It takes place during the Italian Campaign of World War II. > Based on the famed W.W.II cartoons: Lowbrow G.I.s Willie and Joe, on the Italian front, are good soldiers in combat, but meet the antics of gung-ho Captain Johnson and oth... Up Front [Up Front (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) [Back at the Front - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_at_the_Front) Back at the Front [Back at the Front (1952) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044390/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1952) [Imitation General - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation_General) Imitation General [Imitation General (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051767/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) [A Bell for Adano - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bell_for_Adano) A Bell for Adano [A Bell for Adano (1945) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037534/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) [The Story of G.I. Joe - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_G.I._Joe) Story of G.I. Joe [Story of G.I. Joe (1945) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) [Air Force (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_(film)) Air Force [Air Force (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035616/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1943) [Bombardier (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(film)) Bombardier [Bombardier (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035689/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1943) > **[God Is My Co-Pilot (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_My_Co-Pilot_(film))** > > God Is My Co-Pilot is a 1945 American black-and-white biographical war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Robert Buckner, directed by Robert Florey, that stars Dennis Morgan and co-stars Dane Clark and Raymond Massey. The screenplay by Abem Finkel and Peter Milne is based on the 1943 autobiography of the same name by Robert Lee Scott Jr. (April 12, 1908 – February 27, 2006). It recounts Scott's service with the Flying Tigers and the United States Army Air Forces in China and Burma durin... God Is My Co-Pilot [God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037746/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) > **[China (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_(film))** > > China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. > China may also refer to: China [China (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1943) > **[Submarine Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Command)** > > Submarine Command is a 1951 American war film directed by John Farrow and starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, and Darryl Hickman. It is notable for being one of the first films to touch on post traumatic stress disorder. Holden invested $20,000 of his own money into the film. The film received a mixed reception: it was panned by some critics for its brooding melodrama while being praised by others. > During the Pacific War, Lieutenant Commander Ken White orders the s... Submarine Command [Submarine Command (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044085/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) > **[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Bridge_(1940_film))** > > Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 American drama film and the remake of the 1931 film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge in London. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the Broadway dr... Waterloo Bridge [Waterloo Bridge (1940) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033238/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1940) **Before I jump the gun on the 1960s films (70 at last count), if you know of some that ought to be among them, post them today, please.** ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/244 "2015-06-02T18:16:33Z")
This is the Rickenbacker movie I was thinking of. With Fred “Steve Douglas” MacMurray in the title role yet! > **[Captain Eddie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Eddie)** > > Captain Eddie is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on Seven Were Saved by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari and Charles Bickford. Captain Eddie is a "biopic" of Rickenbacker, from his experiences as a flying ace during World War I to his later involvement as a pioneering figure in civil aviation, and his iconic status as a business leader who was often at odds with labour unions and ... ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/245 "2015-06-04T01:44:27Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > New poll: > > [Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758387) > Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A) > 06-02-2015, 12:49 AM > > Part B soon… Not soon enough! Sorry for the delay. > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (B)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758568)** > > ============================================================== For background check these threads: Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (B) 06-03-2015, 08:30 PM ---
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New poll: > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (A)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758591)** > > ============================================================== For background check these threads: Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (A) 06-04-2015, 06:23 AM ---
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Since we haven’t gotten to 2000+ yet (unless I missed it)… I didn’t check closely after I nominated The Lost Battalion. :smack: You got a 60s era movie that sounds pretty awful. I meant [this one](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) from 2001 (a TV Movie for the History Channel). ---
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The Eagle (2011) > **[The Eagle (2011) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > The Eagle: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Channing Tatum, István Göz, Bence Gerö, Denis O'Hare. In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/249 "2015-06-04T13:41:47Z")
> [@DinoR](#): > > Since we haven’t gotten to 2000+ yet (unless I missed it)… > > I didn’t check closely after I nominated The Lost Battalion. :smack: You got a 60s era movie that sounds pretty awful. I meant [this one](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) from 2001 (a TV Movie for the History Channel). I’m not sure what you’re suggesting: Is there something else from [this IMDb list](http://www.imdb.com/find?ref_=nv_sr_fn&q=lost+batal&s=tt) that needs to be on our War Movies List? Not that that’s a problem, just don’t know what you’re wanting to happen. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/250 "2015-06-04T14:05:28Z")
> [@DinoR](#): > > Since we haven’t gotten to 2000+ yet (unless I missed it)… > > I didn’t check closely after I nominated The Lost Battalion. :smack: You got a 60s era movie that sounds pretty awful. I meant [this one](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) from 2001 (a TV Movie for the History Channel). > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > The Eagle (2011) > > [The Eagle (2011) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > [@Zeldar](#): > > I’m not sure what you’re suggesting: Is there something else from [this IMDb list](http://www.imdb.com/find?ref_=nv_sr_fn&q=lost+batal&s=tt) that needs to be on our War Movies List? Not that that’s a problem, just don’t know what you’re wanting to happen. :dubious: Just in case this is what you’re wanting to happen, I’ve added The Lost Battalion [The Lost Battalion (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (2001) and The Eagle [The Eagle (2011) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2011) to this list, which may need some additional titles before I post it as the last poll(s) of the group: # ================================== Gladiator [Gladiator (2000) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2000) Malèna [Malena (2000) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213847/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2000) The Patriot [The Patriot (2000) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2000) U-571 [U-571 (2000) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/) (2000) Black Hawk Down [Black Hawk Down (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) The Bunker [The Bunker (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252963/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (2001) Dark Blue World [Dark Blue World (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244479/) (2001) Enemy at the Gates [Enemy at the Gates (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) The Lost Battalion [The Lost Battalion (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (2001) The Pianist [The Pianist (2002) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253474/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2002) We Were Soldiers [We Were Soldiers (2002) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2002) Windtalkers [Windtalkers (2002) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2002) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2003) Tears of the Sun [Tears of the Sun (2003) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314353/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2003) Downfall [Downfall (2004) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2004) A Very Long Engagement [A Very Long Engagement (2004) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344510/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2004) The 9th Company [9th Company (2005) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) The Great Raid [The Great Raid (2005) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326905/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) Jarhead [Jarhead (2005) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) Kingdom of Heaven [Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) Kokoda: 39th Battalion [Kokoda: 39th Battalion (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481390/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) 300 [300 (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) Flyboys [Flyboys (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) Letters from Iwo Jima [Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) Rescue Dawn [Rescue Dawn (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/) (2006) Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time [Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time (TV Movie 2007) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0996628/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4) (2007) Admiral [Admiral (2008) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (2008) The Hurt Locker [The Hurt Locker (2008) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2008) Valkyrie [Valkyrie (2008) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (2008) Inglourious Basterds [Inglourious Basterds (2009) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2009) Beneath Hill 60 [Beneath Hill 60 (2010) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1418646/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2010) Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland [Alice in Wonderland (2010) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6) (2010) The Eagle [The Eagle (2011) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2011) War Horse [War Horse (2011) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2011) Escape from Colditz [Escape from Colditz (TV Movie 2012) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2337190/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) Red Tails [Red Tails (2012) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) Snow White and the Huntsman [Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) Zero Dark Thirty [Zero Dark Thirty (2012) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) A Field in England: [A Field in England (2013) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375574/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (2013) Lone Survivor [Lone Survivor (2013) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2013) American Sniper American Sniper [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Fury [Fury (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) The Imitation Game [The Imitation Game (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Kajaki [Kilo Two Bravo (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) **I’ll wait until at least 6/5/2015 (Friday) before moving ahead with it, in case there are more to be added.** ---
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> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’m not sure what you’re suggesting: I think he’s saying that he nominated The Lost Battalion (2001) but you listed Lost Battalion (1962) by mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/252 "2015-06-04T15:00:21Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I think he’s saying that he nominated The Lost Battalion (2001) but you listed Lost Battalion (1962) by mistake. You’re right! It just took me a little while to see that. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/253 "2015-06-04T15:36:57Z")
I remember my dad talking about\*\* this movie\*\* a long time ago. I recently got to see it on TCM: > **[Hail the Conquering Hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_the_Conquering_Hero)** > > Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill Edwards and Freddie Steele. > Sturges was nominated for a 1945 Academy Award for his screenplay. Many critics consider the film to be one of Sturges's best. It was the eighth film he made for Paramount Pictures, and also his last, although The Great Moment was r... I remember **this one** too: > **[The Admiral Was a Lady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Admiral_Was_a_Lady)** > > The Admiral Was a Lady is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Edmond O'Brien and Wanda Hendrix. The working title of the film was Once Over Lightly, taken from one of the film's songs. > After the end of World War II, Jean Madison, a former WAVE ensign, meets the former aircrew of an Army Air Corps A-20 Havoc light bomber named "Sinful Sinthia" when they go to collect their unemployment benefits. They are all members of the 52-20 Club, a government program that ... ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/254 "2015-06-04T16:22:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I remember my dad talking about\*\* this movie\*\* a long time ago. I recently got to see it on TCM: > > [Hail the Conquering Hero - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_the_Conquering_Hero) > > I remember **this one** too: > > [The Admiral Was a Lady - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Admiral_Was_a_Lady) Two more for the _overflow_: Hail the Conquering Hero [Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036891/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1944) The Admiral Was a Lady [The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042182/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1950) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/255 "2015-06-04T17:09:25Z")
Also for the overflow list: _The Cruel Sea_ (1953): [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Not nearly as good as the book, but it includes a very young Denholm Elliott as a Royal Navy officer, long before he was Indiana Jones’s professorial pal or Dan Ackroyd’s butler. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/256 "2015-06-04T18:43:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Also for the overflow list: > > _The Cruel Sea_ (1953): [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > > Not nearly as good as the book, but it includes a very young Denholm Elliott as a Royal Navy officer, long before he was Indiana Jones’s professorial pal or Dan Ackroyd’s butler. The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) See [Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758387) It had one vote just a moment ago. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/257 "2015-06-04T20:56:05Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > New poll: > > [Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (A) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758591) > Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (A) > 06-04-2015, 06:23 AM Second part: > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (B)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758634)** > > ============================================================== For background check these threads: Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1960s (B) 06-04-2015, 03:41 PM ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/258 "2015-06-05T02:31:09Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) > > See [Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758387) > > It had one vote just a moment ago. Ah, thanks. I’d missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/259 "2015-06-05T11:26:55Z")
New Poll: > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (A)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758666)** > > ============================================================== For background check these threads: Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (A) 06-05-2015, 06:14 AM ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/260 "2015-06-05T11:47:15Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > New Poll: > > [Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (A) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758666) > Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (A) > 06-05-2015, 06:14 AM And… > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (B)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758667)** > > ============================================================== For background check these threads: Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 2000s (B) 06-05-2015, 06:35 AM I guess y’all know what tomorrow is? 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=14)