That’s why I listed it way back in Post #22. 
Fail Safe. I read that book so many times 40+ years ago that I could recite whole passages of it without missing a beat.
Oddly enough, I saw the movie by accident one afternoon in 1964 or '65. I didn’t even know it was on the bill that day. (It turned out to be a double feature with No Man Is an Island as the other movie.) It took me a few minutes to realize what I was watching.
I didn’t know there was a remake. Missed that one!
And I in post 79, and I mentioned it was part of the Aussie colonials annoyed at the British toffs trilogy.
The Mouse That Roared? 
Some not bad war vignettes:
The recommendations understandably lean towards WWII. What about some others?
Gettysburg (1993), although it recreates the meme of “all the noble southern soldiers” to a tiresome degree.
It is usually paired with Gods and Generals (2003) from the same author. But it should really be considered a trilogy with Andersonville (Made for TV - 1993).
Andersonville is an antidote to the war boosterism of the other films - but does show how men overcome being put in in a situation of utter degradation.
Anyone who enjoys watching any of these movies should watch the documentary Five Came Back. It shows the WWII experiences of John Houston, John Ford, Frank Capra, William Wyler and George Stevens and how the war changed them and their films.
I am going to respectfully suggest a someone less conventional war movie: Battle: Los Angeles.
I recommend this movie because it is a straight-up band of brothers type of movie. The aliens they are battling are mostly irrelevant. The thing I like about this movie is that there is no moral angst, no wrestling with the motivations of the enemy, no love story, no inter-personal drama. It’s just straight on good guys versus bad guys.
The story follows a group of plucky Marines battling space aliens that we barely see. The Marines are led by SSgt. Aaron Eckhart. They sort of start a bit of a backstory on him, but it ends up not being all that important. Its main purpose is to set up a conflict between the SSgt and his LT. That story is largely abandoned.
Supposedly, the aliens are on Earth to get our water. However, that isn’t really explored, which is good. There are plenty of places in our solar system that have water but don’t have naked apes with guns.
So, you’re just left with good guys versus bad guys. It’s not a movie that will make you think about society’s problems or that maybe the bad guys had a point. There’s just lots of explody bits.
Heh. My cousin was an actor in Gods and Generals. He says he still get checks for 5 cents from that movie.
The best war movie IMHO is undoubtedly Yellow Submarine. Pepperland v the Meanies; John Lennon v the Glove. Best soundtrack, in any case.
I haven’t seen the documentary but I read the book, which is very good. Harris also wrote Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood, another book I recommend.
Do they gloss over murdering and eating POWs?
Technically, he’s always been an ape.
This also would be my vote.
The Victors…the most unflinching look at war I have seen despite the constraints of 1963. Eli Wallach in another awesome supporting role you ‘stupid idiots’!!
Well, if Beatles tunes are what you’re looking for, try All This and World War II. They’re all covers, though.
The original intention of the filmmakers was to use actual Beatles music in the film. The decision to use other artists covering Beatles music was made by the film’s producers after they realised additional money could be made through a soundtrack album. The decision was a sound one, as the soundtrack actually generated more revenue than the film. The album was released on 25 October 1976 and the film was released on the 11th November 1976.
War of The Roses was NOT the best war movie, despite the title.
Apocalypse Now: Directors Cut
A friend of mine was Buford’s (Sam Elliot) bugler. He’s not an actor but they couldn’t find anyone else who could bugle and ride at the same time. Apparently it’s a skill that isn’t needed much anymore.
I would vote for the version that originally came out. Did not care for the director’s cut. For example, the lengths Colonel Kilgore went to find his stolen surfboard made him too much of a clown. True, he was a caricature in the released version, but the overly clownish scenes had a jarringly different vibe from the rest of the movie. The interlude with the French plantation family did not fit at all. They were right to cut those out.
Ah, realism!