The War Film (10 titles)
Since the very beginning of cinematic history it has been with us, in all different forms. There are several wars you could make a list on by themselves. However, these are the most important films on war, personally to me. There are many I have not seen, and I tend to avoid the ones that reduce war to glory and patriotism.
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All Quiet On The Western Front
One of the first war films with sound, and extremely powerful in its anti-war message. The battle scenes still look impressive.
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All Quiet On The Western Front
on DVD
(1930)
Starring: Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray
Director: Lewis Milestone
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A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
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Paths Of Glory
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Paths Of Glory
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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PATHS OF GLORY is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. The story takes place in 1916 France, as the French command orders an exhausted unit to wrest control of an anthill from the Germans--expecting a casualty rate of 60 percent. The battle--during which the Germans are never seen, ..read more »
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Officer's Ward
Subtle, yet powerful and engrossing.
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Officer's Ward
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Denis Podalydes, Eric Caravaca, Sabine Azema
Director: Francois Dupeyron
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THE OFFICER'S WARD, a masterful adaptation by director Francois Dupeyron of the novel by Marc Dugain, is set in Paris during World War I. Adrien (Eric Caravaca) is a youthful engineer with his whole life ahead of him who waits anxiously for the war to begin. He watches soldiers leaving on trains ..read more »
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No Man's Land
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No Man's Land
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Branko Djuric, Simon Callow, Rene Bitorajac
Director: Danis Tanovic
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Dani Tanovic's debut film, about the futility of the Bosnian War, stars Branko Duric as Ciki, a Bosnian soldier with really bad luck. When he and a few other relief soldiers try to join their Bosnian comrades on the front, they get lost in fog, fall asleep, and are awakened at dawn by Serbian ..read more »
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Hotel Rwanda
An important film, for it conveys a human tragedy so recent in history. The film is educative which helps an audience unfamiliar with the politics behind the conflict.
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Hotel Rwanda
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte
Director: Terry George
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Don Cheadle stars in the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
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Devils on the Doorstep
Quite a different film in the genre. It portrays confusion and distrust during wartime.
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Devils on the Doorstep
(2000)
Starring: Jiang Wen, Jiang Yihong, Teruyuki Kagawa
Director: Jiang Wen
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Under threats of death from the ruling Japanese army, a WWII Chinese village cares for a wounded Japanese soldier and a Chinese translator-collaborator. Awaiting the promised rescue mission, the villagers are in a quandary, uncertain whether to free or kill their captives. The New Year passes as ..read more »
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Schindler's List
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Schindler's List
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Based on a true story, SCHINDLER'S LIST is Steven Spielberg's epic drama of World War II Holocaust survivors and the man who unexpectedly came to be their saviour. Unrepentant womaniser and war profiteer Oskar Schindler uses Polish Jews as cheap labour to produce cookware for the Third Reich. But ..read more »
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The Battle Of Algiers
Possibly the best film about urban warfare? The material in this film makes it seem relevant today. It is a striking account of an episode in the Algerian War, and one of the few films worth watching on that conflict.
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The Battle Of Algiers
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
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The Battle Of Algiers authentically recreates the life-and-death struggle that took place in Algiers from 1954 to 1957, when the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a guerrilla war against the French, using terrorism. The French sent paratroopers, which led to a regrettable catalogue of ..read more »
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Grave Of The Fireflies
Don't let the fact that this is animated fool you. This remains a most touching and bleak film.
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Grave Of The Fireflies
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Director: Isao Takahata
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A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a ..read more »
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Downfall
Excellent psychological portrait of the leaders of the Third Reich.
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Downfall
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
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Not since G.W. Pabst's 1956 effort, 'Letste Akt' (The Last Act) has a German film attempted to tackle the subject of their most famous leader, Adolf Hitler. Breaking a long-standing taboo, the director, Oliver Hirschbiegel, has made a film that has sparked much debate in Germany and the rest of the ..read more »
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