# Recommend some war movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650 "2011-03-31T17:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/21 "2011-03-31T18:31:33Z")
I highly recommend [9th Company](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/), about Soviet infantry in Afghanistan. ---
**Author:** ![FasterThanMeerkats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@FasterThanMeerkats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FasterThanMeerkats)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/22 "2011-03-31T18:33:54Z")
Kelley’s Heroes (Woof!! Woof!! That’s my other dog impression.🆒) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/23 "2011-03-31T18:38:54Z")
_Paths of Glory_ (1957) It’s how Kubrick does WW1. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/24 "2011-03-31T18:39:07Z")
I highly recommend the Savior with Dennis Quaid and Pretty Village, Pretty Flame. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/25 "2011-03-31T18:39:29Z")
John Ford’s [They Were Expendable](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/), starring John Wayne, is probably the equal of Sands Of Iwo Jima. Wayne did a good many very good war films. He also did [The Green Berets](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/), which is less recommended. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/26 "2011-03-31T18:44:47Z")
A little less well know but thoroughly enjoyable is [The Beast](http://www.amazon.com/Beast-George-Dzundza/dp/B00005AVZU) about a Soviet tank crew in Afghanistan. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/27 "2011-03-31T18:45:00Z")
Re: _Das Boot_. Side 2 of the disc I bought a decade ago won’t play. A new copy arrived in the mail earlier this week. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 31, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/28 "2011-03-31T18:54:10Z")
_Breaker Morant_ - Court-martial drama set during the Boer War, with exciting action sequences too. One of my all-time, hands-down favorite movies. _Master and Commander_ - Adventure at sea during the Napoleonic Wars. _The Patriot_ - A fictionalized tale of Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox” of the American Revolution. Pretty good. _Glory_ - The best American Civil War movie, I think. Black troops (including former slaves) discover their own courage and strength in ways they never expected. _Paths of Glory_ - Why the French almost lost WWI. Kirk Douglas is great as a brave and principled officer. _Cold Mountain_ - The opening sequence, of the Battle of the Crater during the Petersburg campaign, is one of the best Civil War action sequences I’ve ever seen. _Gettysburg_ - A bit too windy, and with too many lengthy sequences of troops marching to and fro across fields, but Jeff Daniels should’ve won an Oscar for his quiet, intense depiction of one of my heroes, Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. _Saving Private Ryan_ - Realistic WWII action, heartfelt and moving story. A winner. _Apocalypse Now_ - A surreal and self-important movie that falls apart at the end, but the helicopter attack on the village is simply stunning. ---
**Author:** ![NiceGuyJack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/niceguyjack/32/3069_2.png) [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/29 "2011-03-31T18:55:47Z")
Zulu has got to be my absolute favorite. It’s not WWII, but it is a fantastic movie. For WWII, “Tora, Tora, Tora”, and “A Bridge Over River Kwai”. Both films are incredible. WWI, “All Quiet On The Western Front”. Old movie, I think it won one of the first Oscars. Anyway, it’s from the German perspective of WWI. Great flick. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/30 "2011-03-31T19:40:53Z")
I know the OP mentioned ‘not so much Vietnam’, but you really should see “We Were Soldiers”, based upon the true story in the book “We Were Soldiers Once, And Young”, by Lt. Gen. Harold “Hap” Moore, about the begining of the Air Cavalry in Vietnam and the almost disasterous battle in the Il Drang Valley. Mel Gibson plays Hap, and even if you hate Mel, he does this one well. Madeleine Stowe is awesome as Hap’s wife. There is a deleted scene that comes on the DVD of a church scene that has the real Hap Moore and his family sitting as members of the church in the audience while one of the GI’s wife’s breaks down during song. Very touching and a shame it was cut. > **[We Were Soldiers Once… and Young](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once%E2%80%A6_And_Young)** > > We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: la Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam is a 1992 book by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and war journalist Joseph L. Galloway about the Vietnam War. It focuses on the role of the First and Second Battalions of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, the United States' first large-unit battle of the Vietnam War; previous engagements involved small units and patrols (squad, platoon, and company sized units). It was adapted in... Two helicopter pilots, Snake Shit and Too Tall keep coming back in under fire during the battle to pick up wounded and resupply. Bruce “Snakeshit” Cradall was later awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts that long day. So was Ed “Too Tall” Freeman. > **[Bruce P. Crandall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_P._Crandall)** > > Bruce Perry Crandall (born February 17, 1933) is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965, in South Vietnam. During the battle, he flew 22 missions in a Bell Huey helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to United States forces. His actions in the battle of the Ia Drang valley were portrayed by actor Greg Kinnear in the Mel Gibson film, > **[Ed Freeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Freeman)** > > Vietnam War > Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 – August 20, 2008) was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. During the battle, he flew through machine gunfire 14 times, bringing supplies to a trapped American battalion and flying dozens of wounded soldiers to safety. Freeman was a wingman for Major Bruce Crandall who also received the Meda... It is a ‘must see’ for war movie buffs. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/31 "2011-03-31T20:49:52Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Restrepo +1 Plus, it’s _REAL_ It’s available for Instant View on Netflix right now - that’s where I saw it ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/32 "2011-03-31T20:54:19Z")
For comedy I would recommend The Russians are Coming The Russians are Coming. I havent seen it in decades, but I thought it was hilarious when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/33 "2011-03-31T21:03:29Z")
IMHO Band of Brothers should be first on your list if you haven’t seen it. Two classics that I don’t see mentioned are Patton and The Guns of Navarrone. I think both are Oscar-winners? The Thin Red Line is derided by a lot of people as pretentious and slow, but it is one of my favorite movies. IIRC it is about jungle fighting on Guadalcanal in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/34 "2011-03-31T21:21:48Z")
The Odd Angry Shot - Vietnam from an Aussie POV. Catch-22 Where Eagle Dare Father Goose - It takes place during WW2 and is one of my favorite movies. Sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/35 "2011-03-31T21:30:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Father Goose - It takes place during WW2 and is one of my favorite movies. Sue me. Put me in the lawsuit as well, because I never miss _Father Goose_ when it comes on. ETA: _Operation Petticoat_ was my dad’s fave. He just loved it when the guy rides the motorcycle off the pier. . ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/36 "2011-03-31T21:35:31Z")
Force 10 from Navarone is pretty good too, it has Harrison Ford , Robert Shaw and Edward Fox, it came out in 78 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/37 "2011-03-31T21:40:16Z")
Is that the one where Richard Kiel says, ‘Aye, Blackie!’ to the Black guy? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/38 "2011-03-31T21:53:40Z")
yes that is the one. I think he also asks if his blood is red. The black guy is Carl Weathers. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/39 "2011-03-31T22:02:02Z")
One of the best anti-war movies is from 1957, MEN IN WAR, about the Korean War. ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650/40 "2011-03-31T22:07:03Z")
**Hell Is for Heroes** stars Steve McQueen, Fess Parker, James Coburn and Bob Newhart for comedy relief. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-war-movies/576650.md?page=3)