Favorite Pre-1960 War Movie

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February 27, 2017, 10:22 PM

jhe888

The Caine Mutiny.

February 27, 2017, 10:47 PM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by festus haggen:
Run Silent, Run Deep.

this

February 27, 2017, 10:55 PM

Expert308

Twelve O'Clock High would be #1 by a fair margin. Next would be either Run Silent Run Deep or Sink The Bismarck.

February 27, 2017, 11:01 PM

TMats

quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS:
They Were Expendable

Great movie. Sink the Bismarck is also really good.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo or The Enemy Below

I don't believe Sink the Bismarck is pre-1960. It's close, but not quite

ETA: I guess it does make it. Right on 1960

February 28, 2017, 11:31 PM

sig239dlehr

Sands Of Iwo Jima

Sergeant York

The Bridge On The River Kwai

March 01, 2017, 12:48 AM

KMitch200

quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
The Caine Mutiny.

One of my personal faves - Bogart was one hell of a good actor.

The Bridges of Toko-Ri, Pork Chop Hill and The McConnell Story can fill in my TV time any day.

March 01, 2017, 06:21 AM

jrswinn

Run Silent Run Deep and The Dambusters were probably my favorite but I did like To Hell and Back also.

March 01, 2017, 11:49 AM

icom706

12 O'clock high easy nr 1. Stalag 17, The Enemy Below, and They were expendable, which has grown on me. I sort of really like No Man is and Island, although the story differs a wee bit from reality.

For German war movies, Hunde, Wollt Ihr ewig Leben?
I like it, in large part because it portrays the heroic effort the 1st Romanian Army's effort against the initial Soviet hordes onslaught. This army actually stopped Marshal Zukov's 1st echelon attack, forcing him to commit his 2nd echelon in to combat, which was not the plan. It may have saved the German 4th Army.

Also interesting point. Notice how the Germans are portrayed in Stalag 17 and then in The Enemy Below. The former was made before West Germany's rearmament (allowed by the 3 western occupying powers) and entry in to NATO, while the later was made at about the time of West German entry in to NATO.

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March 01, 2017, 11:53 AM

RogueJSK

quote:
Originally posted by icom706:
For German war movies, Hunde, Wollt Ihr ewig Leben?

An excellent and fairly obscure choice. I doubt many folks on the forum have seen this.

March 01, 2017, 12:39 PM

jsbcody

Here are some other considerations to the very excellent ones already posted:

The Desert Fox

To Hell and Back

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Enemy Below

The One That Got Away

Darby's Rangers

The Naked and the Dead

March 01, 2017, 02:32 PM

satch

The Train with Bert Lancaster.

March 01, 2017, 10:05 PM

eTripper

There are a number of good ones out there. Lesser known is Retreat, Hell! [1952] with Frank Lovejoy, and Richard Carlson. Attack! [1956] Jack Palance, William Smithers, and Lee Marvin. Halls Of Montezuma [1951] Richard Widmark, Richard Boone, and Jack Webb. The Bridges At Toko-Ri [1954] William Holden, Mickey Rooney, and Frederick March.

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March 02, 2017, 12:48 PM

oddball

Casablanca
Stalag 17

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March 05, 2017, 04:02 PM

walkinghorse

Brown on Resolution, Sailor of the King; same story, different movies, based on C.S.Forester novel Brown on Resolution.
One man with a rifle keeps a German battle cruiser from finishing repairs while anchored in a small rock island bay, and eventually the British pursuers catch up and sink the battle cruiser. Classic story of how one person can make a difference.

March 05, 2017, 04:42 PM

arfmel

Sahara
Casablanca

March 06, 2017, 06:48 PM

AUTiger89

Gone With The Wind

March 06, 2017, 07:46 PM

cjevans

Another nod for Run Silent, Run Deep

Sahara (with Bogart)
Northwest Passage
Casablanca
Forty Thousand Horsemen
The Desert Rats

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