Top 15 World War II Films

Hello viewers and, as always, welcome back. After our World War I video, let's move on to take a look at the best World War II movies. We already made this list back in 2014. However, we felt that it was very outdated and quite lacking, so here we have a more complete and extensive overview of the 15 best World War II

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. Please note that we are only looking at movies here, so miniseries like Band of Brothers and Generation War will not be included in number 15. dunkirk christopher nolan's latest war film to feature dunkirk shows the evacuation of allied troops from dunkirk beach from free perspectives, land, air and sea, these free narrative segments come together to create a story that is as much about suffering and survival as it is about battle writ large.

Movie format and minimalist dialogues. Dunkirk has a spare feel and Nolan's achievement is to give his film scale and intimacy at the same time. The 14th Fall. This claustrophobic account of the final days of Nazi Germany takes place in the dark corridors of Hitler's bunker. The film follows the fall of the Third Reich, as well as the mental deterioration of its mad leader. Thanks to its physical setting and the unhinged mental space of the main characters, the film gives viewers a glimpse of the disease that infects all those who identify as Nazis. number 13 open city of rome the wounds of the European conflict and Nazi occupation were still tender in Rome at the end of 1944, which was in keeping with the documentary instincts of Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini open city of rome was based on real problems and situations during the years of conflict, needless to say the brutality of the occupation regime is presented with shocking candor and Rossellini's style gave the film its crude newsreel aesthetic but provided a real sense of urgency and anguish number 12 a man escaped based In the memoirs of Andre Devinye, a French resistance fighter who was captured and imprisoned in León during the Second World War, an escaped man like a film whose drama is told in great detail, with small details, with the expressions that cross the faces of non-professional actors, the objects that take on an important meaning in the cell and the use of off-screen sound that tells us a lot about the space beyond these four walls number 11 the cranes are flying made in the wake of Stalin's death this Russian film tells the story of two devoted lovers in Moscow who are separated by the Second World War without even saying goodbye, as in Mikhail Kalatosov's later much celebrated I am Cuba, the cranes are flying, it is more like cinematic poetry and allows the audience to absorb a tremendous feeling of sympathy from this film, a feeling that is unaware of geographical or political boundaries.

Bridge number 10 on the kwine river, the belligerents can employ physically fit prisoners of war as workers in addition to officers, and of course, you read in English. I take it as a story of the blurred line between slavery and collaboration. David Lean's film drips with jungle sweat as Alec Guinness tries. to protect his men from Japanese cruelty as they work to build a strategically important railway bridge in Burma. The cinematography, sets and supporting performances are fantastic, but it's all orbited around Guiness's towering performance as the Man Divided. Between duty and honor, what have I done? At number nine, pianist Roman Polanski ushered in the 21st century with a sophisticated, Oscar-winning World War II survival drama that not only offered an authentic depiction of the Warsaw Ghetto but demonstrated that, controversy aside , the director could still deliver deservedly when Adrian Brody mattered. won the Best Actor Oscar for his silent portrayal of Jewish conceptual pianist Vladislav Spielman, whose mission to stay alive against titanic odds is an inspiring testament to the human instinct of self-preservation number eight, the great escape based on the mass escape of British prisoners from German war camp Stalaglef3 in March 1944 The Great Escape follows two dozen of these men as they sneak through Nazi-occupied territory to return to safety, while the real-life event was not as glamorous as this Hollywood version, the film maintains the elements of suspense and patriotism that are faithful to the original incident how many 50. after all, it seems that you will see berlin before me number seven shadows of the army that's the game of fire fire french film army of shadows Offering viewers a glimpse into the rarely portrayed part of the human Spirit where hope and fatalism coincide, the film follows a group of French resistance fighters as they move invisibly under the noses of the Nazis they have come to occupy. his city, killing informants and working to transmit information that can free his country from this iron control.

Prison escapes are brief and unglamorous, espionage is exhausting and dangerous, and emotions, speeches, and friendships remain repressed at all times. It is a cold, meticulous drama about the pressures of holding an entire country on your shoulders number six, The Thin Red Line, my dear wife, you get something twisted inside you from all this blood, dirt and noise After a 20-year absence from Hollywood, Terence Malek returned in 1998 to direct The Thin Red Line based on the novel by the same name, while on its surface the film tells a fictionalized version of the battle of guadalcanal campaign its much deeper focus is on our inherent need to kill and how that destruction seems at odds with our own nature with a massive cast that Features Sean Penn John Cuzak Nick Nolte George Clooney John Travolta Woody Harrelson and many more No war can put it out, conquer it, board number five originally made as a five-hour miniseries for German television, cut into a feature film for

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wide consumption and eventually expanded Back to a 210-minute director's cut, Wolfgang Peterson's terrifying, breathless submarine drama remains the most claustrophobic of all World War II

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The film is a masterclass and economical storytelling in tight, pressure-packing spaces. on both the characters and the audience until the cogs squeak number four casablanca no exit visa for him whatever gave you the impression that he might I would be interested in helping Laszlo escape because, my dear Ricky, I suspect that under that cynical shell you are a sentimentalist at heart. The romantic drama spends most of its time in Rick's nightclub, apart from the glorious climax at the airport, but with its war-torn setting. The environment and the constant presence of soldiers from both Germany and Vichy France.

Casablanca is without a doubt a classic war film. The stars of the script, director and music align perfectly to create one of Hollywood's most beloved and legendary films. He's looking at you, kid number three. Schindler's List A grueling story This Spielberg masterpiece follows a German Nazi Oscar Schindler as he saves 1,200 Jews from being transported to concentration camps and certain death over three hours long and filmed almost entirely in black and white Schindler's List is incredibly difficult to digest and incredibly important for that very reason, the film changed the way the Holocaust was portrayed in Hollywood and inspired a series of narrative features that followed example number two, saving Private Ryan in our latest video, saving the soldier tops the list and any drawbacks people may find with the Ultimately, it's an amazing movie, it's true that the movie has somewhat pro-war tendencies in certain areas, so it may not It may be to everyone's taste, but the incredible opening sequence on Omaha Beach shows the realistic brutality and horrors of war with Spielberg Hanks and everyone.

At your Oscars, it's easy to be a little skeptical about the film, but repeat viewings blow away the cobwebs with a movie of angry men in combat that balances camaraderie with gale-force action before we reveal our number one movie. Here are some honorable mentions that just missed out. list the inglorious bastards if a rat were to walk in here right now while I'm talking the dirty dozen will personally blow your brains out or you can do as you're told in which case you could pass by patton. Americans love a winner and they will. don't tolerate a loser's childhood ivan guns have navarone where eagles dare to build a bridge too far miyajima train cards big red number one come and see make the infamous opening of saving private ryan look like a walk Sunday in the Park This Belarusian film by Lm Klimov is a hallucinatory masterpiece that feels as if the nearest cinema has come to recreate the mercilessly disconcerting sensory experience of war.

This is a movie that a lot of people haven't seen yet, so we just fought well to save it. topping our list only to urge viewers to go out and see the film not only for its surprisingly candid vision of the human cost of war, but as a work of sublime visual and oral intensity that uses every tool in the filmmaker's arsenal to achieve unforgettable and often nauseating effect to show the true horrors of the war in Belarus. Thanks for watching, have your own opinions, leave them in the comments below and be sure to subscribe for new content every week.