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Picking the best, top-notch World War II movies was no easy task – there are so many excellent films to choose from, from old classics to newer movies about this war.
…This is a terrible list of WWII movies. Most of the good war movies were made long ago. Here are the best I’ve seen:
Attack! (1956)
Outstanding war drama about inept leadership that pre-dates Paths of Glory and surpasses it dramatically if not visually. It doesn’t stray far from its stageplay roots, which means we get long scenes in single locations, but the characters are far richer than your typical war movie. The casting is odd Jack Palance vs. Eddie Albert. Lee Marvin and Buddy Ebsen in the same film? But it works great and Palance is terrific, Eddie Albert’s a little over the top but maniacal, and Lee Marvin rocks. There are some really great battle scenes for 1956, with many similarities to the final battle in Saving Private Ryan. Directed by He-Man Robert Aldrich (Flight of the Phoenix, Dirty Dozen) who went back to the same theme in another great war movie, Too Late the Hero. Script by James Poe (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lilies of the Field) from a play by Norman Brooks.
Band of Brothers (2001)
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The 15 Greatest World War 2 Movies of All Time
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