I was searching for all kind of ww2 movies but i didn't found nothing that i didn't already watched and nothing that would be good for watching. So people can someone give me advice for a nice ww2 movie? I watched all the best movies so far Saving Prv. Ryan, Band of Brothers, Enemy at the gates, Bridge So Far... Dani
My personal favourites: 'Das Boot', 'The Cruel Sea', 'Patton', 'Ice Cold in Alex', 'Dunkirk' (The 1950's film, but also the 2003 BBC Drama Documentary, available on DVD), 'Sea of Sand', 'The Battle of Britain', 'Went The Day Well' (part of the inspiration for 'The Eagle Has Landed', as German paratroopers try to take over an English village).
Lion of the Desert....Cross of Iron....Under Fire with Nick Nolte....Cold Mountain with Jude Law and Nicole Kidman......The Mackenze Break .....have a look at an australian ilm called Breker Morant.........
One of my favorite films and little known When Trumpets Fade is a television film made in 1998 and directed by John Irvin. This film portrays the actions of an American private David Manning (Ron Eldard) during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, the battle between the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht which took place from 1944-1945 on the Western Front (World War II). Private Manning is a reluctant hero and is initially shown as a bit of a shirker - "just doing enough to stay out of trouble", according to another character. Through the sheer bloodiness of the Hurtgen battles, Manning is left as the sole survivor of his unit and subsequently promoted to sergeant. He believes he is unqualified for the position, but his CO thinks otherwise. Manning then tries to back out of responsibility by asking to be filed on a Section 8 (mentally unfit due to combat stress) but is refused. Manning finds himself in charge of replacements, a prospect he is less than thrilled with. Eventually he accepts his responsibilities and his position in the scheme of things. He bravely leads his unit in an unauthorised raid on the 88mm guns that have been plaguing his section of the line, mainly to spite those officers who demand the impossible while staying out of the firing line themselves. The operation costs the lives of many of his men in the process. The film closes with Manning, wounded, being carried back to the American lines by one of the now battle-hardened replacements; a mirror image of his carrying back a wounded comrade at the opening of the film. The overall point the film makes is that not everyone who took part in World War II was stereotypical hero material; in fact, Manning's role is distinctly one of an anti-hero, somebody ordinary pushed into extraordinary circumstances.
Resurrection of an old thread, but hoping someone here can help? I remember seeing a movie years ago which told the story of a (British?) submarine crew that had to be rescued, and the race was on to beat an approaching storm. Final scene pans upwards to an empty ocean. Any ideas? I thought it was a B&W, but maybe it was colour. Has been driving me nuts for months, trying to remember the name.
"Morning Departure" with dear, dear Dickie maybe? Good hunting, and good luck. Kind regards, always, Jim.
One of the best films of the period, people against the elements, like the majority of Ice Cold in Alex.
