# Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422 "2015-06-02T05:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**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, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/1 "2015-06-02T05:49:32Z")
==================================================== For background check these threads: > **[Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757774)** > > I have no major quarrel with the movies listed at http://screenrant.com/best-war-military-movies-list/ which are: -Black Hawk Down -Apocalypse Now -Platoon -Full Metal Jacket -Saving Private Ryan …but before building a poll to test SDMB’s... Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering 05-25-2015, 07:38 PM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757956)** > > Pick your Top Five (or fewer) from this list: For King and Country http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160109/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2 (1913) The Battleship Potemkin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1 (1925) The Big Parade... Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 05-27-2015, 10:18 PM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 -- Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758055)** > > Because I started Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 too soon, and since another batch of suggested titles have come in at Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering, I feel it’s only fair to give those interested another... Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 – Part 2 05-29-2015, 07:31 AM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758138)** > > This period seems to have the next fewest titles after Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 as determined at Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering so vote for up to FIVE of your favorite (or best) from this list: ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s 05-30-2015, 04:17 AM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758190)** > > 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 Prior to 1940 – Part 2 ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1970s 05-30-2015, 09:08 PM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1980s](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758243)** > > ===================================================== 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... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1980s 05-31-2015, 04:11 PM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1940s (A)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758335)** > > 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 Prior to 1940 – Part 2 ... Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1940s (A) 06-01-2015, 02:55 PM > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1940s (B)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758352)** > > ============================================================== 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 1940s (B) 06-01-2015, 05:11 PM ===================================================== Vote for UP TO SEVEN of these: At War with the Army [At War with the Army (1950) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042209/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1950) The Big Lift [The Big Lift (1950) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042249/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1950) Three Came Home [Three Came Home (1950) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043041/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1950) The Wooden Horse [The Wooden Horse (1950) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043147/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1950) The African Queen [The African Queen (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043265/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) Decision Before Dawn [Decision Before Dawn (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043459/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel [The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043461/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) Operation Pacific [Operation Pacific (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/) (1951) Glory at Sea “Gift Horse” (original title) [Glory at Sea (1952) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044658/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1952) Red Ball Express [Red Ball Express (1952) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045072/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1952) Battle Circus [Battle Circus (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045544/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) The Desert Rats [The Desert Rats (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045679/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) From Here to Eternity [From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Sailor for the King [Sailor of the King (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046267/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Stalag 17 [Stalag 17 (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) The Bridges at Toko-Ri [The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046806/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1) (1954) The Caine Mutiny [The Caine Mutiny (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1954) The Glenn Miller Story [The Glenn Miller Story (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047030/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1954) Seven Samurai [Seven Samurai (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1954) Battle Cry [Battle Cry (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047860/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Cockleshell Heroes [The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049083/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) The Colditz Story [The Colditz Story (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047945/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) The Dam Busters [The Dam Busters (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Mr. Roberts [Mister Roberts (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Strategic Air Command [Strategic Air Command (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048667/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) To Hell and Back [To Hell and Back (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) ==================================================== ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/2 "2015-06-05T01:21:43Z")
I didn’t use all my votes and if I had had but one it would have been for the Caine Mutiny ---
**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, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/3 "2015-06-05T01:26:35Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I didn’t use all my votes and if I had had but one it would have been for the Caine Mutiny Well, if you had done that the top five would be slightly different from: ```auto Stalag 17 11 73.33% The African Queen 7 46.67% The Caine Mutiny 7 46.67% From Here to Eternity 6 40.00% To Hell and Back 5 33.33% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/4 "2015-06-05T02:13:22Z")
Have a 60s thread that I missed? Dirty Dozen, Great Escape, Guns of Navarone, etc… ---
**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, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/5 "2015-06-05T02:22:24Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Have a 60s thread that I missed? Dirty Dozen, Great Escape, Guns of Navarone, etc… The up-to-date (soon to be added to) list of threads is at > **[Best All-Time Military Movies -- Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758205)** > > As of a few minutes ago, these are the high points of the threads relating to War Movies that I have started recently. I’ll update these statistics from time to time and will try to respond to any criticisms or suggestions you may have for how to... Best All-Time Military Movies – Discussion Thread 5/31/2015, 06:37 AM > **[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) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/6 "2015-06-05T02:25:08Z")
Cool ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/7 "2015-06-05T12:06:58Z")
Paths of Glory? ---
**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, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/8 "2015-06-05T12:23:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Paths of Glory? Try > **[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) It’s doing rather well: Paths of Glory 14 46.67% 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/9 "2015-06-05T21:34:32Z")
Don’t remember seeing THE STEEL HELMET or BALLAD OF A SOLDIER on either of the 50s lists. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-a/721422/10 "2015-06-06T01:18:18Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Don’t remember seeing THE STEEL HELMET or BALLAD OF A SOLDIER on either of the 50s lists. Adding these to the overflow. Right versions? The Steel Helmet [The Steel Helmet (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044072/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (1951) Ballad of a Soldier “Ballada o soldate” [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052600/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052600/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (original title) (1959)