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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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 | Platoon(2000)
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A film which depicts the life experienced by a foot soldier in the madness they call Vietnam.
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 | Jarhead
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Jarhead, Full Metal Jacket and Aliens all have two things in common. Number one, they feature marines and number two, the Sergeant always gets the bes...
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 | Full Metal Jacket(2001)
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Closely adapted from Gustav Hasford's 1979 novel The Short-Timers, Full Metal Jacket is one of Stanley Kubrick’s stand out movies. Saying that is of c...
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 | Das Boot(1998)
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Dramatic West German-made film highlighting all the tensions and dangers that befall a U-Boat's crew during World War II. Please click on the title fo...
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 | Rambo - First Blood - Part II(2001)
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The hero of First Blood is back! His mission is to locate American P.O.W's in Vietnam. His orders: do not engage the enemy. But double-crossed and beh...
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 | Eagle Has Landed, The
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In 1943 sixteen German paratroopers landed in England. In three days they nearly won the War.
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 | Big Red One, The
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An intimate and powerful film which exposes the human side of war, where the real glory lies in surviving.
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 | Cold Mountain
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Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, this drama tells the story of a couple who are in love but are separated by the American Civil War. Ada is left...
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 | Welcome To Sarajevo(1997)
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The true story of British journalist Michael Nicholson and his time in war-torn Sarajevo reporting on the civil war. Nicholson decides to evacuate a g...
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 | Europa Europa
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The true story of a young Jewish boy, Solomon Perel, who flees East at the start of Word War II and falls into the hands of the Germans where he prete...
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