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1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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. ... More
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2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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 ... More
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3. The Longest Day (1962)
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 ... More
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4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
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 ... More
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5. Gods and Generals (2003)
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, ... More
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6. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
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 ... More
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7. In Harm's Way (1965)
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 ... More
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8. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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 ... More
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9. Shenandoah (1965)
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 ... More
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10. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
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 ... More
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11. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
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 ... More
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12. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
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 ... More
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13. Midway (1976)
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 ... More
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14. Battleground (1949)
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 ... More
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15. The Winds of War (1983)
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 ... More
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16. Patton (1970)
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 ... More
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17. Pearl Harbor (2001)
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 ... More
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18. 300 (2007)
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 ... More
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19. Battle of Britain (1969)
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 ... More
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20. Once an Eagle (1976)
directed by E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels
Once an Eagle was a seven-part miniseries originally telecast December 2, 1976 through January 13, 1977; the first and last installments ran two ... More
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21. Stalingrad (1992)
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 ... More
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22. Is Paris Burning? (1966)
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. ... More
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23. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
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. ... More
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24. The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol
featuring Johnny Anfone, M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhhakdi, Mai Charoenpura, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang
A fabled moment in the history of Thailand sets the stage for this lavishly mounted historical epic. In 1528, Thailand's leadership is in chaos, as ... More
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25. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
directed by Hardy Martins
featuring Bernhard Betterman, André Hennicke, Michael Mendl, Irina Pantaeva
The true story of a German soldier's long and difficult journey home after being sentenced to a Russian prison camp inspired this wartime epic. In ... More
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