Your Favorite World War II Movie

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Saving Private Ryan set the standard to me. Kinda off topic, I remember when i first started playing COD 4 it was a trip how much it reminded me of Saving Private Ryan, shooting out of buildings and shit
 
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I always wanted to see the Soviets perspective in a WWII.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0073488/
Oni srazhalis za rodinu (1975)
("They fought for the Motherland") - Summer of 1942... Remainders of broken regiment are retreating in Don region.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0057717/
Zhivye i myortvye (1963)
("Alive and dead") - It is about events of 1941, it is based on famous novel of Simonov.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212194/
Goryachij sneg (1972)
("Burning snow") - It is company scale story about feat of soldiers of 2nd Guard Army in December of 1942, which stopped tanks of German's which tried to breakthrough to Stalingrad.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0063333/
Na vojne, kak na vojne (1968)
("At war is at war") - Young lieutenant arrives in self-propelled guns unit as commander in summer of 1943. Song from this movie is unofficial hymn of Soviet/Russian tankmen.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088777/
"Batalyony prosyat ognya" (1985)
("Battalions asked for artillery cover")- It is about crossing of Dnepr in 1943.



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/
Idi i smotri (1985)
("Come and see") - About Partisans


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0151852/
"Osvobozhdeniye" (1970)
("Liberation")



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068161/
A zori zdes tikhiye (1972)
("Lovages are quite here") - Nominated for Oscar - It is about small group of women which were flak crews in Soviet rear.



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144111/
Blokada: Luzhskij rubezh, Pulkovskij meredian (1974)
("Blockade: Luga line, Pulkov meridian") - Part 1 of large movie about defense of Leningrad.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315844/
Blokada: Leningradskij metronom, Operatsiya Iskra (1977)
("Blockade: Leningrad metronome, Operation "Spark") - Part 2 of large movie about defense of Leningrad.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0069628/
"Semnadtsat mgnovenij vesny" (1973) (mini)
("17 moments of spring") - Classic of Soviet movies.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052600/
Ballada o soldate (1959)
("Ballade of a soldier") - Nominated for an Oscar & won at Cannes - It is about soldier, which got some day leave in summer of 1942 for coming home.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326450/
Zvezda (2002)
("Star") - It is very sad story about group of soviet army scouts in rear of German troops.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0070861/
V boj idut odni stariki (1973)
("Only veterans come in battle") - It is movie about pilots of fighters in summer of 1944.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053628/
Baltijskoye nebo - 1 seriya (1960)
("Baltic sky. Part 1") - It is movie about fighter-pilots in time of blockade of Leningrad.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054659/
Baltijskoye nebo - 2 seriya (1960)
("Baltic sky. Part 2") - continuation.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0059529/
Obyknovennyj fashizm (1965)
("Usual fascism") - It is very good documentary film about fascism ("Nazism" in West) and it's crimes. Soviet version.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0053317/
Sudba cheloveka (1959)
("The fate of the man") - story about fate of one Soviet soldier.



http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0050634/
Letjat zhuravli (1957)
("Cranes are flying") It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage suffered to the Soviet psyche as a result of World War II


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0175809/
Khronika pikiruyushchego bombardirovshchika (1967)
("Chronicle of diving bomber") - This movie is about some days of life of crew of Soviet Pe-2 bomber.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049001/
Bessmertnyj garnizon (1956)
("Unfading garrison") - Brest Fortress (It was Soviet/Russian "Alamo")

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0141666/
Normandie - Niémen (1960)
("Normandy- Neman") - This movie describes actions of a French fighter squadron "Normandy" which fought on the Eastern front under Soviet command.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0067625/
Proverka na dorogakh (1971)
("Checking in roads") - This movie was not shown in USSR before Gorbatchev's Perestroyka.



http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0262052/
Torpedonostsy (1983)
("Torpedo-bombers") - It is movie about one week of life of pilots of torpedo-bombers of Northern Fleet.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0209212/
Otryad (1984)
("Detachment") - Group of Soviet soldiers worked separately from their unit when war began. Suddenly they understood that they are in German rear.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0089828/
Porokh (1985)
("Powder") - It is about first days of Leningrad blockade. Civilian specialist got order to provide at any price transferring of powder stores from Kronstadt to Leningrad.


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0040601/
Molodaja gvardija (1948)
("Young guard") - 1942. Germans occupied town Volgodonsk. Group of former schoolboys decided to fight with Germans. It is based on real events.
 

Mike Manson

Still Livin'
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#14
Most WW2 movies are retarded and are far from being realistic.

Cold Blooded named some good ones though. Downfall (Der Untergang) is another good one.
 
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these new ww2 movies that came out last year are kinda wack, defiance was ok, valkyrie was ok, miracle at st. anna was ehhh kinda boring. inglourious basterds wasnt as good as i expected it to be.

saving private ryan, the great raid, downfall (der untergang), the counterfeiters (die fälscher), black book (zwartboek) and max manus are my favorites. didnt like schindlers list. saints and soldiers is aight. enemy at the gates is good. U-571 is good. the boy in the striped pyjamas is shitty. the grey zone is boring. the thin red line is very boring. only the brave is also boring. harts war is aight. flags of our fathers is aight. letters from iwo jima is kinda boring. age of heroes is aight. captain corellis mandolin is boring. the round up (la rafle) is boring. flame & citron (flammen & citronen) is aight.

some of the movies that came out like in the 60's and 70's are cool, heres all of em that ive watched.

Cross of Iron (1977)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/

The Great Escape (1963)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/

Battle of Britain (1969)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/

The Guns of Navarone (1961)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077572/

Quel maledetto treno blindato aka The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076584/

The Train (1964)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059825/

The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064110/

Where Eagles Dare (1968)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/

The Dirty Dozen (1967)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/

Kelly's Heroes (1970)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059885/

A Bridge Too Far (1977)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/