# Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (B) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 4, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595 "2015-06-04T01:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **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 4, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/1 "2015-06-04T01:30:25Z")
============================================================== 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 For King and Country (1913) - IMDb (1913) The Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb (1925) The Big Parade The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb (1925) The General The... 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 [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758138](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758138) 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 [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758243](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758243) Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1980s 05-31-2015, 04:11 PM [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758335](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758335) 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 > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758387)** > > ==================================================== 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 1950s (A) 06-02-2015, 12:49 AM # ===================================================== Vote for UP TO SEVEN of these: Submarine Command [Submarine Command (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044085/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) Up Front [Up Front (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1951) Back at the Front [Back at the Front (1952) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044390/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1952) Away All Boats! [Away All Boats (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048971/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) Between Heaven and Hell [Between Heaven and Hell (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049004/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_81) (1956) The Burmese Harp [The Burmese Harp (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) The Conqueror [The Conqueror (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) A Man Escaped “Un condamné à mort s’est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut” (original title) [A Man Escaped (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049902/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) Pursuit of the Graf Spee “The Battle of the River Plate” (original title) [Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048990/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_2) (1956) Reach for the Sky [Reach for the Sky (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049665/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) War and Peace [War and Peace (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049934/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1956) The Bridge on the River Kwai [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) The Enemy Below [The Enemy Below (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) A Farewell to Arms [A Farewell to Arms (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1957) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison [Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050490/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) Jet Pilot [Jet Pilot (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) Paths of Glory [Paths of Glory (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) The Sad Sack [The Sad Sack (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050922/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1957) Ashes and Diamonds “Popiól i diament” (original title) [Ashes and Diamonds (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052080/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Ice Cold in Alex [Ice Cold in Alex (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053935/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_68) (1958) Imitation General [Imitation General (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051767/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) No Time For Sergeants [No Time for Sergeants (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Orders to Kill [Orders to Kill (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052033/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Run Silent, Run Deep [Run Silent Run Deep (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) The Young Lions [The Young Lions (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Anatomy of a Murder [Anatomy of a Murder (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052561/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Fires on the Plain [Fires on the Plain (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053121/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) The Devils Disciple [The Devil's Disciple (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (I) [The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053114/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9) (1959) The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (II) [The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053115/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_13) (1959) The Journey [The Journey (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052950/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4) (1959) On The Beach [On the Beach (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Operation Petticoat [Operation Petticoat (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Pork Chop Hill [Pork Chop Hill (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) A Private’s Affair [A Private's Affair (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053192/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) The Bridge “Die Brücke” (original title) [The Bridge (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052654/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) ===================================================== ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/2 "2015-06-04T12:42:51Z")
This was one of the tougher lists to choose from. It had both a fair amount that I hadn’t seen and some that didn’t really move me enough to be great. No tough calls to decide which to vote for. In fact I only picked 6. ---
**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, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/3 "2015-06-04T17:01:15Z")
I only voted for _Paths of Glory_, which is a great movie. One of these days I really have to see _Bridge on the River Kwai_, I know. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/4 "2015-06-04T17:26:45Z")
Other: The brilliant Korean war film MEN IN WAR (Mann, '57) ---
**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, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/5 "2015-06-04T18:11:40Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Other: The brilliant Korean war film MEN IN WAR (Mann, '57) Men in War [Men in War (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050699/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (1957) is being added to the overflow file for later voting. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/6 "2015-06-04T18:35:46Z")
I was confused by the retitling of Battle of the River Plate (best war movie), but it’s there under Pursuit of the Graf Spee. ---
**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, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/7 "2015-06-04T18:39:51Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > I was confused by the retitling of Battle of the River Plate (best war movie), but it’s there under Pursuit of the Graf Spee. If there’s a different movie about the Graf Spee – or Battle of the River Plate – please link to the IMDb page on it/them. Thanks. ---
**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, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/8 "2015-06-05T01:23:58Z")
Favorite is The Devils Disciple - but I tossed a couple other votes around as well. ---
**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, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/9 "2015-06-05T01:40:57Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Favorite is The Devils Disciple - but I tossed a couple other votes around as well. Your vote wasn’t there when I did the summaries 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 ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/10 "2015-06-05T14:51:41Z")
Some curious absences on the list: [South Pacific](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052225/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (technically more of a musical than a war film, but I love how un-stage-y it looks compared to Josh Logan’s other Rodgers & Hammerstein films, and oh my God, [France Nuyen](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2128259072/nm0638395?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_6) at her Barely Legal-est!) This gets my vote. [The Steel Helmet](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044072/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (which had the virtue of being about the Korean War while it was still going on, but was a little dismissable as propaganda) [Battle Circus](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045544/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Also released-barely-while the war was still going on, this was notable for starring Humphrey Bogart and for touching on some of the same themes as the much-later M_A_S\*H, though much less broadly satirical) ---
**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, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/11 "2015-06-05T15:02:36Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Some curious absences on the list: > > [South Pacific](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052225/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (technically more of a musical than a war film, but I love how un-stage-y it looks compared to Josh Logan’s other Rodgers & Hammerstein films, and oh my God, [France Nuyen](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2128259072/nm0638395?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_6) at her Barely Legal-est!) This gets my vote. > > [The Steel Helmet](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044072/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (which had the virtue of being about the Korean War while it was still going on, but was a little dismissable as propaganda) > > [Battle Circus](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045544/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Also released-barely-while the war was still going on, this was notable for starring Humphrey Bogart and for touching on some of the same themes as the much-later M_A_S\*H, though much less broadly satirical) Thanks for the additions. You’ll find [Battle Circus](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045544/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) at [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) – and if you hurry you can cast its first vote! 🙂 I’ll be adding the other two to the _Overflow File_ which I hope to be dealing with soin the next few days. ---
**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 5, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/12 "2015-06-05T15:02:38Z")
I’d swear there’s a Jeff Chandler movie set in Korea that opens with all the members of a squad (or platoon) walking along an open road in file, and all of the GIs are identifed by name with subtitles. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Or am I misremembering Chandler’s participation? 😕 ---
**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 5, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/13 "2015-06-05T15:04:55Z")
_ **Action in the North Atlantic** _ should definitely go into the (1940s) Overflow File. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/14 "2015-06-05T15:16:24Z")
My other was _Strategic Air Command_. It’s cold war, so I guess that should count as a war film. ---
**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, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/15 "2015-06-05T15:36:16Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > My other was _Strategic Air Command_. It’s cold war, so I guess that should count as a war film. You can vote for it in > **[Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1950s (A)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758387)** > > ==================================================== 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 1950s (A) Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/16 "2015-06-05T16:13:10Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You can vote for it in > > [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) > > Thanks. Two threads? That’s madness! I can’t keep this straight. 🙂 I’ll add it in over there. Disregard the “other”. ---
**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, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/17 "2015-06-05T16:27:29Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Two threads? > > That’s madness! I can’t keep this straight. 🙂 > > I’ll add it in over there. Disregard the “other”. Believe me, but I do understand the notion of keeping things straight. I’m juggling 12 polls and several comments threads – all on War Movies. The _Big Picture_ 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 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1950s-b/721595/18 "2015-06-07T15:58:36Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Action in the North Atlantic** _ should definitely go into the (1940s) Overflow File. I’m just now adding this one: Action in the North Atlantic [Action in the North Atlantic (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035608/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1943) Sorry for the delay. Getting this _Overflow File_ in shape has been a beast!