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1	Saving Private Ryan (1998) more movies like this directed by Steven Spielberg featuring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback then joins Capt. John Miller (Tom Hanks) and GIs in a landing craft making the June 6, 1944, approach to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
2	Lawrence of Arabia (1962) more movies like this directed by David Lean featuring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Claude Rains This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, Lawrence talks his way ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.73!
3	300 (2007) more movies like this directed by Zack Snyder featuring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan Sin City author Frank Miller's sweeping take on the historic Battle of Thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas and Lena Headey plays Queen Gorgo. The massive army of the Persian Empire is sweeping across the globe, crushing every force that dares stand in its ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $8.25!
4	The Longest Day (1962) more movies like this directed by Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Ken Annakin featuring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd The Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the original locations were utilized, and an all-star international cast impersonates the people involved, from high-ranking officials to ordinary GIs. Each actor speaks in his or her native language with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50!
5	In Harm's Way (1965) more movies like this directed by Otto Preminger featuring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Dana Andrews, Paula Prentiss In Harm's Way, based on James Bassett's novel Harm's Way, has enough plot in it for four movies or a good miniseries (when it was shown on network television in prime time, it was broken into two very full nights). On the morning of December 7, 1941, a heavy cruiser, commanded by Captain Rockwell Torrey (John Wayne), and the destroyer Cassidy, ... see all copies from $5.97! new only from $7.12!
6	Patton (1970) more movies like this directed by Franklin J. Schaffner featuring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Karl Michael Vogler, Edward Binns In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back "The Desert Fox" by using the German's own tactics. Promoted to Lieutenant General, Patton is sent to Sicily, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99!
7	Pearl Harbor (2001) more movies like this directed by Michael Bay featuring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Tom Sizemore At the time of its release, this lavish period war drama from hyperkinetic director Michael Bay became the most expensive motion picture ever green-lighted by a studio. Ben Affleck stars as Rafe McCawley, a military pilot stationed under Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin) in New Jersey, along with his best friend from childhood, Danny Walker (Josh ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00!
8	Gods and Generals (2003) more movies like this directed by Ronald F. Maxwell featuring Kevin Conway, Robert Duvall, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Mira Sorvino, Bruce Boxleitner Director Ron Maxwell and producer Ted Turner return to the glory and tragedy of the Civil War in this historical drama, a prequel to Gettysburg, which examines the early days of the conflict through the experiences of three men. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels) left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to become ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.53!
9	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) more movies like this directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda featuring Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall This 25-million dollar epic collaboration accurately recreates the events that led to the Japanese attack on the American naval base during World War II. With Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the wheels are set in motion by Japan to plan the attack. After internal differences in the government, the Japanese quickly mobilize plans ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82!
10	A Bridge Too Far (1977) more movies like this directed by Richard Attenborough featuring Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox It's late 1944, and the Allied armies are confident they'll win the World War II and be home in time for Christmas. What's needed, says British general Bernard Law Montgomery, is a knockout punch, a bold strike through Holland, where German troops are spread thin, that will put the Allies into Germany. Paratroops led by British major general ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80!
11 view cover	Midway (1976) more movies like this directed by Jack Smight featuring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook An expensive war epic, Midway emulates The Longest Day and Tora! Tora! Tora! in attempting to re-create a famous World War II battle from both the American and Japanese viewpoints. The 1942 battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific; the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77!
12 view cover	Enemy at the Gates (2001) more movies like this directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud featuring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris A turning point in 20th century war history is the focus of this fact-based account of the 1942-1943 battle of Stalingrad, in which the Germans were finally defeated by Russian influence -- one of the bloodiest battles in World War II history. The film stars Jude Law as Vassili, a marksman from the Urals who is transported to Stalingrad in 1942, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95!
13 view cover	Apocalypse Now (1979) more movies like this directed by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Dennis Hopper One of a cluster of late-1970s films about the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now adapts the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness to depict the war as a descent into primal madness. Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen), already on the edge, is assigned to find and deal with AWOL Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), rumored to have set himself up ... see all copies from $2.30! new only from $15.51!
14 view cover	Shenandoah (1965) more movies like this directed by Andrew V. McLaglen featuring James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth The year is 1863. Wealthy Virginia landowner Charlie Anderson (James Stewart), a man of peace despite his autocratic behavior, steadfastly refuses to take sides in the Civil War. Bit by bit, Anderson's isolationism--and his way of living--is torn apart. Charlie's daughter, Jannie Anderson (Rosemary Forsyth) falls in love with Confederate soldier ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89!
15 view cover	Battle of Britain (1969) more movies like this directed by Guy Hamilton featuring Harry Andrews, Trevor Howard, Michael Caine, Curd Jürgens, Ralph Richardson, Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier James Bond-flick director Guy Hamilton helmed this episodic, all-star World War II film. With Sir Laurence Olivier heading up an ensemble cast as flight commander Sir Hugh Dowdling, The Battle of Britain pays tribute to other nationalities instrumental in fending off the waves of Luftwaffe planes, notably the expatriate Polish and Czech pilots. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95!
16 view cover	Battle of the Bulge (1965) more movies like this directed by Ken Annakin featuring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Telly Savalas, George Montgomery In December of 1944, the Allied high command is convinced that German forces in Belgium are in a low state of readiness, and perhaps even about to withdraw. Only one officer on the front lines, intelligence specialist Lt. Col. Kiley (Henry Fonda), believes otherwise -- that the Germans are actually planning an attack. His opinion is rejected by ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.99!
17 view cover	Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) more movies like this directed by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall Francis Coppola had more than his share of production difficulties while shooting his epic-scale Vietnam War drama Apocalypse Now, including disastrous weather conditions, problems with his leading men (Harvey Keitel was fired after less than two weeks on the project and was replaced by Martin Sheen, who suffered a heart attack midway through ... see all copies from $2.79! new only from $20.00!
18 view cover	Stalingrad (1992) more movies like this directed by Joseph Vilsmaier featuring Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel, Dana Vávrová This German battlefield drama, released on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the climactic 1943 defeat of the Nazi forces at Stalingrad in Russia, does not paint a pretty picture either of war itself or of the Germans fighting in that war. Out of hundreds of thousands of previously victorious German soldiers who took part in this most ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $16.11!
19 view cover	Battleground (1949) more movies like this directed by William Wellman featuring Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, James Whitmore, Marshall Thompson Incoming MGM production head Dore Schary ramrodded Battleground into the studio's schedule over the virulent protests of MGM boss Louis Mayer. The result was an award-winning box-office hit, as well as the beginning of the end of Mayer's power. This dramatization of the battles of Bastogne and the Bulge in the waning days of World War II ... see all copies from $2.46! new only from $6.85!
20 view cover	The Winds of War (1983) more movies like this directed by Dan Curtis This World War II epic drama, based on the book by Herman Wouk, follows the life and trials of a career naval officer (Robert Mitchum) sent to Germany during Hitler's rise to power, who witnesses the gradual escalation of the war. Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide see all copies from $3.98! new only from $42.00!
21 view cover	Is Paris Burning? (1966) more movies like this directed by René Clément featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, George Chakiris, Gert Fröbe, Leslie Caron, Anthony Perkins, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kirk Douglas, Simone Signoret In 1944, with Paris on the verge of Liberation by the allies, Adolph Hitler ordered that the City of Light be blown up and burned to the ground. General Dietrich Von Choltitz, after much rumination, decided that he didn't want to go down in history as the man who destroyed Paris. His refusal to follow Hitler's orders would make him a pariah in ... see all copies from $6.20! new only from $10.95!
22 view cover	When Trumpets Fade (1998) more movies like this directed by John Irvin featuring Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno, Martin Donovan John Irvin directed this gripping and effective WWII drama set amid the carnage and slaughter of the Hurtgen Forest battle when the Allies moved on toward Germany in the fall of 1944. Private Manning (Ron Eldard) hopes for a Section 8 switch away from the frontline combat, but when he's the only survivor of his platoon, Captain Pritchett (Martin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.44!
23 view cover	Air Force (1943) more movies like this directed by Howard Hawks featuring John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Carey, Charles Drake On December 6, 1941, a squadron of nine B-17 bombers takes off for Hickam Field, HI. The crew of the Mary Ann, including two new men, assistant radio man Private Chester (Ray Montgomery) and gunner Sergeant Joe Winocki (John Garfield), assembles for the flight, and in the first 20 minutes, the movie reveals certain things about the crew: the ... see all copies from $4.47! new only from $15.00!
24 view cover	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) more movies like this directed by Tony Richardson featuring Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett During the ill-fated charge of British troops at Balaclava in the Crimean War, loyal soldiers who blindly followed orders were led to certain death. This is the fifth time the story has been told on film, but the actual event is an afterthought to the main plot. Snobbish aristocrats and ineffectual politicos combine with pompous blue-bloods to ... see all copies from $11.04! new only from $11.04!
25 view cover	Lion of the Desert (1981) more movies like this directed by Moustapha Akkad featuring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Irene Papas Libyan leader Moummar Quaddafi financed this desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are trying to gain a foothold on Libyan soil under ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $18.68!

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