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I've been on a 1940s war film kick lately - Battleground, They Were Expendable, Sahara, Sands of Iwo Jima, etc. Usually, when "Favorite War Film" question is asked, most folks respond with modern movies - Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Platoon, etc. Sometimes folks will go back to the 60s or 70s with films like Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, or The Sand Pebbles. But rarely does anyone go earlier than that. So I'm going to mix it up a bit... What's your favorite war film made before 1960? | ||
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Paths of Glory | |||
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The Story of GI Joe Bataan with Robert Taylor | |||
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Notary Sojac |
Run Silent, Run Deep. Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. | |||
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The sound of music and Sargent York the best years of our lives was pretty good as well Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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They're after my Lucky Charms! |
The Battle of the River Platte. Bonus points when they got three of the six principle ships to have a role. Seeing USS Salem fill in as Graf Spee is jarring, but they explain it in the beginning. Lord, your ocean is so very large and my divos are so very f****d-up Dirt Sailors Unite! | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
Battleground and Sands Of Iwo Jima are my two favorites. Own them both ob DVD. | |||
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The Dambusters(1955) is good. I really hope the remake by Peter Jackson is greenlit. Sink The Bismarck is 1960, so it is close, and worthy a consideration. Lord, your ocean is so very large and my divos are so very f****d-up Dirt Sailors Unite! | |||
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The Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rollah |
Twelve O'clock High (1949) with Gregory Peck  Great study about the pressures of command. -Tom __________________________ "For the cause that lacks assistance/The wrong that needs resistance/For the Future in the distance/And the Good that I can do" - George Linnaeus Banks, "What I Live for" | |||
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A second vote for 'Paths of Glory'. I'll also throw in 'All Quiet on the Western Front'. | |||
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Stalag 17 | |||
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Barbarian at the Gate |
A Walk in the Sun “Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.” ― John Adams "Fire can be our friend; whether it's toasting marshmallows, or raining down on Charlie." - Principal Skinner. | |||
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Twelve O'clock High, if pressed for one favorite, but They Were Expendable and Stalag 17 are right there with it. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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Charmingly unsophisticated |
I always like Malta Story. _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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All Quiet on the Western Front Regards, arlen ====================== Some days, it's just not worth the effort of chewing through the leather straps. ====================== | |||
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They Were Expendable or Sgt. York --------------- "Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” --Joel 3:10, ESV | |||
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Best Years of Our Lives. | |||
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Casablanca Twelve O'clock High Nothing else comes close -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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| california tumbles into the sea |
^ listed my favorite..., these good too: 49th Parallel The Steel Helmet The Best Years of Our Lives | |||
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I have to go with Sands of Iwo Jima. Every time it was on, my Dad would make sure we watched it. I remember one time when I was 7-8 years old, it was on at 11:30 pm. Dad made me take a nap and we watched it. He passed when I was in high school but every time I watch it brings me great happiness. "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuck You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground." - Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers in "So I Married an Axe Murderer") | |||
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