Looking for some good WWI films

[nikimcbee]

Any recomendations? I know about All Quiet on the Western Front and Lost Battalion, so what else is out there?:hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

I'm a huge fan of Wings, which won the very first Oscar for Best Picture back in 1927. It still has some of the best flying sequences ever. Also there's Howard Hughes's Hell's Angels and Sergeant York. I'm sure I'll think of some more.

[frau kaleun]

Renoir's Grand Illusion is considered a masterpiece:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Illusion_(film)

Then there's the Kubrick film Paths Of Glory, also good. Reportedly Kirk Douglas's favorite film of all the ones he made:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paths_of_Glory

And of course there's always Gallipoli:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_(1981_film)

And Sergeant York:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_York

King & Country is one that I happened to catch a good bit of on TCM. I hope I can see all of it someday as it was quite compelling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_%26_Country

And Lawrence of Arabia certainly counts!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)

Hell's Angels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Angels_(film)

The Dawn Patrol:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_Patrol_(1938_film)

The Lost Patrol:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Patrol_(1934_film)

[frau kaleun]

@ Steve: Wings was one I thought of immediately too, but from what I understand it's never been released here on DVD. :nope:

Had a look at Amazon and what they have appear to be cheaply made "all regions" DVDs from low-rent Asian distributors (one of which I learned to avoid like the plague when I was putting together my Kurosawa collection). Wikipedia says this movie is now the ONLY Best Picture winner never to have been released on DVD for Region 1. What a shame.

@McBee: most of those Wiki links probably have plot synopses. So don't scroll down too far!

[nikimcbee]

@McBee: most of those Wiki links probably have plot synopses. So don't scroll down too far!

So, you mean the Germans might win?:haha:


I've seen:oops: "Red Baron":down:. Nice to see Hollywood has ruined German cinema. Then there's "Flyboys":haha:.

I've also seen the film about the Christmas 1915(?) truce. That one was pretty good.

[Torplexed]

Just watch the Blackadder episodes set in World War One and you're covered.

http://www.dvdactive.com/images/reviews/screenshot/2002/5/blackadder2_copy0.jpg

Mr. Bean never looked so conniving, Doctor House never looked so dim.....:D

[TLAM Strike]

I know about All Quiet on the Western Front... Stupid question but: You know there were two versions right? :hmmm:

Check out My Boy Jack (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851430/). I saw it once on PBS and remembered it was good, but not much combat; mostly its set on the home front.

[Sailor Steve]

@ Steve: Wings was one I thought of immediately too, but from what I understand it's never been released here on DVD. :nope:
It would appear you're right. Good thing I have it on VHS. Of course I don't have a real TV right now...

[nikimcbee]

Stupid question but: You know there were two versions right? :hmmm:

Check out My Boy Jack (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851430/). I saw it once on PBS and remembered it was good, but not much combat; mostly its set on the home front.

Yes, seen both of them.

[nikimcbee]

So, you mean the Germans might win?:haha:


I've seen:oops: "Red Baron":down:. Nice to see Hollywood has ruined German cinema. Then there's "Flyboys":haha:.

I've also seen the film about the Christmas 1915(?) truce. That one was pretty good.

This was the movie I was thinking of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl

[Sailor Steve]

Ooh, completely forgot The Blue Max. Also for some silly fun there's the entire Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Indy joined the Belgian army at 17, and has a huge amount of adventures.

[nikimcbee]

Ooh, completely forgot The Blue Max. Also for some silly fun there's the entire Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Indy joined the Belgian army at 17, and has a huge amount of adventures.

I wasn't including Blue Max on my list; seen it/own it.:D
I'm kinda surprised no one has made any movies about the first aces. I think that would make a good movie. Meet the Fokkers.:D

[Sailor Steve]

I'd like to see a film about the greatest submarine ace of them all.
http://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/10.html

[frau kaleun]

I'd like to see a film about the greatest submarine ace of them all.
http://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/10.html

Ditto.

[nikimcbee]

ooohh, look what I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLhasKqP3Yw

That'll keep me busy during lunch.

[sharkbit]

Just watch the Blackadder episodes set in World War One and you're covered.



Mr. Bean never looked so conniving, Doctor House never looked so dim.....:D

LOL :yeah:

[Penguin]

One of the best WWI movies, which is unfortunately nearly forgotten is Uomini Contro (Many Wars Ago), an Italian movie from 1970 about the Alpes front. Highly recommended, a very intense film.

[WWII44]

there is Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea but be warned as the role of the U-20 is played by a Type VII U-boat.

[Egan]

I know it's not a movie, but if you can find it the BBC TV series from the 70's, Wings is great. It's about a squadron of BE2c crews just at the beginning of the Eindekker's ascent to supremacy. It has some beautiful aerial shots, gorgeous aircraft and not even the occasional hammy acting turn or heavy handed social commentary can detract from the fact it's a true classic. We probably won't see anything remotely like it ever again, which is a shame.

The version I have is a DVD boxset with both the series in it. I think there were plans for a third but it never got made.

[Tribesman]

J'accuse, Oh what a lovely war, All the Kings men.

[PhantomLord]

"Beneath Hill 60" - australian miners on the western Front 1916

[Marco1971]

"un long dimanche de fiançailles" (A very long engagement)..
One of the best movies handling WW1 i've seen.

[TheDicoda]

Beneath Hill 60, i recommend it :)