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kittygilchrist 05-24-2014 02:59 PM
Schindler's List

KayakerNC 05-24-2014 03:35 PM
A Bridge Too Far.
http://gcaggiano.files.wordpress.com...ge-too-far.jpg

Jaggy 05-24-2014 03:40 PM
Battle Cry.. Remember Tab Hunter !!! I had such a crush on him and also on Aldo Ray !!

al & jane 05-24-2014 03:42 PM
Patton

obxgal 05-24-2014 05:12 PM
Saving Private Ryan.

Shimpy 05-24-2014 05:24 PM
"The Enemy Below".....submarine picture with the American Capt. on the destroyer, Robert Mitchum, matching wits with the Capt. of the German "U" boat. They both figured what the other would do but realized that the opposing Capt. would realize this so should they do something different or should they do what they originally planned figuring what the other Capt. figured? It was a chess game with the results being their lives.

Shimpy 05-24-2014 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaggy (Post 882443)
Battle Cry.. Remember Tab Hunter !!! I had such a crush on him and also on Aldo Ray !!
One of the best books I ever read..........read it in highschool in the late 50's.

Thnonne 05-24-2014 06:14 PM
Too tough to choose, Patton, Saving Private Ryan, Bridge on the River Kwai. I watch them again when they are on TV.

chuckinca 05-24-2014 06:46 PM
Best Picture winners for WWII Films:

1942: Mrs Miniver
1943: Casablanca
1957: Bridge on the River Kwai
1970: Patton
1993: Schindler's List

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onslowe 05-24-2014 07:39 PM
When I was a kid in the fifties, there were two favorites and they still are up there: Audie Murphy's "To Hell and Back" and "Walk In The Sun," with unbearable suspense in the advance on the Italian farmhouse.

Today, my favorites are "Saving Private Ryan" for reasons cited above by Tal and "Das Boot" which I have seen at least ten times. Same basis.

Ecuadog 05-24-2014 11:42 PM
Another one that has been a favorite since I was a kid is Sahara (1943) with Bogart.

upstate 05-26-2014 07:54 AM
Action In The North Atlantic, a story of the Merchant Marine in WWII.

Chi-Town 05-26-2014 08:17 AM
Catch-22. Disturbing but thought provoklng.

Ecuadog 05-26-2014 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by upstate (Post 883203)
Action In The North Atlantic, a story of the Merchant Marine in WWII.
How could I forget the Merchant Mariners?

World War II U.S. Merchant Marine Made Victory Possible
First to Go • Last to Return • Highest Casualty Rate • No Promised Benefits

About 9,300 mariners were killed and 12,000 wounded. Mariners suffered the highest casualty rate of any service during World War II, with 1 in 26 killed.

USMM.org LINK

2BNTV 05-27-2014 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Ecuadog (Post 882253)
A Walk in the Sun has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid.
My mom thought it was the farm she was raised on, in Italy. Nice thought, but I don't think so. :D

Good flick, that deserves, to be watched.


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