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First we fight a war, then we make a movie about it. From the Romans and the Nazis to Vietnam and Rwanda, there's no shortage of material for filmmakers to exploit. What they offer is a front row seat to mankind's greatest dramas, scouring history for tales both tragic and inspiring. To mark the release of compelling Hitler biopic Downfall, we've collected many of the best war movies ever made, films that won't allow us to forget the mistakes of our past.
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 | Apocalypse Now
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Coppola's vision of a man's heart of darkness as revealed through the events of the Vietnam War. Lietuenant Willard receives orders to seek out Colone...
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 | Great Escape, The
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Action and tension are equally balanced in this story of one of the most remarkable incidents of World War Two, in which a group of Allied POW's in a ...
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 | Bridge Too Far, A
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A starkly realistic account of the ill-fated airborne assault on Arnhem during World War II.
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 | Zulu(1963)
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This classic film is based on the true story of the brave defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879. One hundred men of the South Wales Borderers stood fast ag...
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 | Black Hawk Down
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Based on true events, this is an account of an American UN Peacekeeping Force which landed in Mogadishu, Somalia in October 1993. Their mission was to...
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 | Bridge On The River Kwai, The(1957)
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Set in Burma during World War II, the story follows British P.O.Ws forced to build a large bridge for the Japanese, while Allied commandos are sent to...
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 | Deer Hunter, The
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Based on a novel by E.M. Corder, the story follows three friends from a Pennsylvanian steelworks who leave to fight in Vietnam, and the effects of war...
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 | Braveheart
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William Wallace sets out to avenge the deaths of his Scottish relatives by raising an army and taking on the might of the English.
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 | Killing Fields, The(1984)
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An uncompromising film about two men who become caught up in the khmer Rouge revolution in Cambodia. The life of a New York Times correpondent is save...
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 | Born On The Fourth Of July(1989)
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Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award winning masterpiece. Please cl...
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