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27. A lot of great movies mentioned. I would add The Thin Red Line.

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What are your five favorite WW2 movies? [View all] red dog 1 Thursday OP

Casa Blanca ret5hd Thursday #1

The Great Escape. Easterncedar Thursday #2

Mine too. LoisB Thursday #17

Here are mine: Paladin Thursday #3

I'll play. justaprogressive Thursday #4

don't forget "Das Boot" Shellback Squid Thursday #5

Battle of Britain 4K on the way Omaha Steve Thursday #25

"Das Boot" was the first one that I thought of. Big expensive production of a great story. FadedMullet Friday #36

pink submarines lapfog_1 Thursday #6

;-{) Enemy at the Gates Goonch Thursday #7

I was listening to a hockey game on the radio, maybe a couple years back... Harker Thursday #16

Here: Chasstev365 Thursday #8

Bridge Over the River Kwai. From Here to Eternity. The Great Escape. Stalag 13. Casablanca debm55 Thursday #9

Bridge Over the River Kwai, Casablanca, Stalag 17 we have in common, Deb! Coventina Thursday #33

Uhhhh...Full Metal Jacket is Vietnam Zorro Thursday #10

Full Metal Jacket is Vietnam Shambala Thursday #11

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The Great Raid LogDog75 Thursday #13

Great movie! red dog 1 Thursday #23

To Be or Not to Be both versions mucifer Thursday #14

Sound of Music GreatGazoo Thursday #15

In no order, and subject to revision... Harker Thursday #18

No order: Aristus Thursday #19

Add to the others mentioned GP6971 Thursday #20

Dirty Dozen is my favorite Skittles Thursday #21

Five favorites displacedvermoter Thursday #22

Allowing for artistic license, I found The Monuments Men... 3catwoman3 Thursday #24

I just re-watched it the other night red dog 1 Friday #47

12 o'clock high Historic NY Thursday #26

A lot of great movies mentioned. I would add The Thin Red Line. Borogove Thursday #27

My Fav Is Stalag 17. BBbats Thursday #28

I would add Mrs. Miniver Lulu KC Thursday #29

"Mrs. Miniver" was "worth a hundred battleships." Paladin Friday #40

Casablanca. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #30

Let's say the ones i saw with my WWIi vet dad. dem4decades Thursday #31

I got an in person autograph from PT 109 Omaha Steve Thursday #32

Very cool! displacedvermoter Friday #46

Squadron 303 - of course 303squadron Thursday #34

I like all the movies you listed, but Charlie Chapulin Thursday #35

Your two suggestions are great. I almost posted "The Thin Blue Line" so thanks for saving me the embarassment. FadedMullet Friday #37

Thanks for the correction, Charlie, I'll fix that right now. red dog 1 Friday #44

Red Dog - Do you believe all the great suggestions that folks are coming up with? FadedMullet Friday #38

Yeah, most of them are movies I've seen & liked. red dog 1 Friday #43

Cross of Iron Sewa Friday #39

I have always thought PCB66 Friday #41

Hard to say. Most blockbuster WW2 movies are crap, especially if they're American malthaussen Friday #42

12 O'Clock High VGNonly Friday #45

Thinking hard on this one: discntnt_irny_srcsm Yesterday #48