Lesser known war films

[Wacky Racer]

When we have had previous threads about WW1 and WW2 war films, the usual stuff has been mentioned, The Dambusters, Das Boot, Battle of Britain, The Cruel Sea etc, all excellent films, but how about some mention of off beat or lesser known films with a war theme...

Such as:-

Carve her name with pride
Hangmen also die (Fritz Lang 1942.... The assassination of SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich)
Angels one five
San Demetrio, London
The Tin Drum
Went the day well?
The Halfway House (1944)
The Wooden Horse
Green for Danger


Any recommendations?

[Blib]

Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.

[vixen1700]

Come & See.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/

[Beati Dogu]

Stalag 17 is excellent.

William Holden won an Oscar for best actor for this film.

[vixen1700]

9th Company is well worth seeing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/

[Brads67]

Blib said:

Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.

Read the thread title

[P5BNij]

'The Hill' from 1965 with Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Roy Kinear and Ian Hendry, about a British POW camp for insubordinate British soldiers. Well worth a look....

Edited by P5BNij on Sunday 2nd February 15:25

[AJB88]

Der Untergang

[Veeayt]

vixen1700 said:

9th Company is well worth seeing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/

Totally fake though

[DamienB]

Dark Blue World perhaps?

[Dr Jekyll]

Thirty seconds over Tokyo.

[FourWheelDrift]

The Battle of Neretva.

[Blib]

Brads67 said:

Blib said:

Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.

Read the thread title

Well, I've never heard of 'em.

[Halb]

Blib said:

Well, I've never heard of 'em.

You've not heard of films you proposed?

[BryanC]

Canterbury Tale - was on Freeview last night
Other favourites...
The Big Red One
Cross of Iron
Young Lions
The Victors

[cuprabob]

The Blue Max

[Mazinbrum]

I enjoyed The Man With the Iron Heart on Amazon.

[Wacky Racer]

BryanC said:

Canterbury Tale

I know "A Canterbury Tale" is very highly regarded, but I've seen it several times and don't "get" the appeal.

What's so special about it? (I really like the opening scene with the Spitfire)


https://smokingbrush.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/a-ca...

[Halmyre]

Just finished on BBC2 - The Train. 50 year old Burt Lancaster prototyping Bruce Willis in Die Hard and doing all his own stunts.

[peterperkins]

San Demetrio is a great film.

Of it's time and cheaply made with dogy model shots but a good cast and story..

We owe a huge debt to the men from the Merchant Navy.

Sailing across the stormy freezing Atlantic in a rusty tub full of petrol waiting to be torpedoed took a special courage.