Please bear in mind that we’re only looking at movies in this video, so miniseries such as 'Band of Brothers' and 'Generation War' won’t be included.

@boriszivkovic9933

3 жыл бұрын

And Pacific

@csansolo

3 жыл бұрын

Canal or Ashes and Diamonds, a Polish film deserved to be there.

@filipekgrzegorz

3 жыл бұрын

CITY'44 about Warsaw uprising. Deserves to be on the list

@richrhea4331

3 жыл бұрын

Dunkirk is a terrible film! It’s deconstruction at its worst.

@spacemanplayz4616

3 жыл бұрын

But if where to put band of brother in where would it of gone?

0:30 15. Dunkirk 1:19: 14. Downfall 2:06 13. Rome, Open City 2:49 12. A Man Escaped 3:25 11. The Cranes Are Flying 3:49 10. The Bridge on the River Kwai 4:35 9. The Pianist 5:22 8. The Great Escape 6:07 7. Army of Shadows 7:02 6. The Thin Red Line 7:54 5. Das Boot 8:41 4. Casablanca 9:24 3. Schindler's List 10:13 2. Saving Private Ryan 12:15 1. Come and See

@Donnirononon

Жыл бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite huh? Might have responded to the wrong comment

@Donnirononon

Жыл бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite ah sry I am not a native speaker. Not all vets keep quiet about their experience and Trauma during deployment but I guess it take a lot of work to get to that point. Wish you the best and if you are in that Situation you got to work on it.

@catherinelw9365

Жыл бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite Not all war films are based on veterans' accounts. War correspondents also provide information. Studs Terkel, Richard Tregaskis, Ernie Pyle, William Shirer, Martha Gellhorn... all great WWII correspondents. And some veterans did write combat memoirs like Robert Leckie, Eugene Sledge, William Manchester, Richard Winters, Don Malarkey, Babe Heffron, Bill Guarnere, David Webster...

@catherinelw9365

Жыл бұрын

@@highcountrydelatite Which ones are not that accurate?

@camnjacks15

Жыл бұрын

Why no hacksaw ridge!?

I find some of the comments on this video baffling. Half of them want more modern movies, half want more classic movies and this is the bane of KZread, you can just never win. These guys have created a list that gives us a perfect mix of old and new, of both anglocentric movies and international movies. Movies that everyone knows, then more obscure picks. Personally I think this is the embodiment of a perfect list that caters to everyone while also providing people with new movies to watch. But unfortunately KZread is a place full of toxic people. Great list guys!

@stevebird7265

Жыл бұрын

But the title is The top 15 wwii movies, some of them were not in the top 15 by any means! No mention to Cross of Iron, Memphis Belle, Battle of Britain,Stalingrad, Enemy at the gates, Hacksaw ridge?

@rickypierre3882

9 ай бұрын

We want more modern 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦

@TheSikadelik

2 ай бұрын

Well if you go off on them and give them attention you're just making it more toxic just so just say great list and move on lol😂

My Dad was born in a bomb shelter in England in Aug of 1940 during the Battle of Britain… My Grandpa was an engineer in England who helped develop the Horsa Glider, and the incredible stories he shared was amazing… I’ve always been fascinated by WW2 because of this.. It was an incredibly sad time in history but also brought out some good as people fought back against tyranny ! We must never forget !!

@Prabhdhudike

Жыл бұрын

true

@masterblaster6230

Жыл бұрын

Yes.Never forget 3 million people dead by starvation in Bengala. Courtesy of UK to mankind

@fatimasheikh1492

Жыл бұрын

Those time british suck indian blood Winston Churchill genocide 47 million people in india

@catherinelw9365

Жыл бұрын

@@masterblaster6230 Horse hockey. The war caused famine. And guess what? People of other countries (especially in Asia) also starved because of the war. Open your eyes.

@headahhboi

Жыл бұрын

​​@@catherinelw9365around 2 million indian soldiers fought on behalf of the British. Indians suffered a war which they did not even wage. Bengala famine also killed millions because of these imperial powers. They ruined the global south and the real reason the global south is suffering is because of the Europeans and their petty wars.

The german and russian movies are better, the show reality

@rasmushansen9334

3 жыл бұрын

Not really Russian films are generally just propaganda made by putins goons

@hannawilliams1915

3 жыл бұрын

@@rasmushansen9334 Thats the problem with most ww2 movies from the usa, they're usually full of American propaganda.

@rasmushansen9334

3 жыл бұрын

@@hannawilliams1915 some of them are but because America doesn’t have censorship laws like russia there are still a lot of very good American films about ww2 that aren’t romanticised by Hollywood

@vladimir_rushb9056

3 жыл бұрын

@@rasmushansen9334 You are one of them who getting brainwashed and u just prove that hollywood is the best brainwashed platform into the whole entire world lmao.

@randomjetsergeant9198

3 жыл бұрын

*False.* The American movie "Saving Private Ryan" was very accurate to the actual war for Americans, and it is probably one of the best WW2 movies of all time.

There are so many Ww2 movies that you could probably divide them into 3 videos. Top 15 Eastern front Ww2 movies Top 15 Western front Ww2 movies Top 15 Pacific campaign movies

@sonyamichaels4386

3 жыл бұрын

Top 15 Southeastern front Ww2 mowies 1.Battle of Neretva

@gr1mmy954

3 жыл бұрын

There's one more ww2 film from Malaysia. The name of the film is called "Sarjan Hassan" This film is about a Malaysian name "Hassan" who wants to join the army to fight the japanese empire for proving himself brave to the people who called him coward. The film was made in 1950s. And the actor's name is P.Ramlee

@alexanderg1297

3 жыл бұрын

@@gr1mmy954 sounds similar to “Come and See” (1985) I’ll check it out thanks

@ChopinIsMyBestFriend

3 жыл бұрын

I want the top 15 Pacific campaign movies. haven’t enjoyed seen as much of those.

@hekmatyar4476

2 жыл бұрын

Top 15 North African campaign

I was waiting for "Come and See" and then number 1. This is a perfect list.

@richardscanlan3167

3 жыл бұрын

It made my list.

@oktawianjasudowicz

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@alffy1977

3 жыл бұрын

Brutal and epic

@lamarsmith5310

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that movie deserves the #1 spot. But for the most part this list is garbage.

@user-zi9pv5fd6p

3 жыл бұрын

+++++

Other lists on SWW cinema include commendable Asian productions, but this list finds its own niche of must-see French and Italian titles. Excellent work 👏

Elem Klimov's "Come and See" is a masterpiece. The burning of the village at its climax is one of the most harrowing scenes of the savagery of the war in the east.

@markm2092

2 жыл бұрын

nice way to spoil

@DamienNeverwinter

8 ай бұрын

Its a load of crap! It's literally the most stupid and historically inaccurate depiction I have ever seen. The whole movie was nonsense.

Come and See Number One, Yes, Absolutely Stunning Film

@ethanhoefler181

3 жыл бұрын

where can you find this film?

@shaquilleoatmeal1048

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhoefler181 KZread

@ElYeyuno

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhoefler181 ... Here on KZread, for free and subtitled. Many Soviet/Russian gems are uploaded in YT like that.

@user-zi9pv5fd6p

3 жыл бұрын

Senks

Come and See is a masterpiece and shows the Russian experience during WW2 - the other films are eye candy in comparison.

@SpookyScaryGangRapingSkeleton

3 жыл бұрын

Movies bad tbh, too many art-zy parts in the film make it feel like a acid trip, also it was a Belarusian village not russian, And the poor take on dirlwangers company, they were cruel heartless bastards but the movie shows them as a fucking biker gang lmao. But overall this list was pretty bad, there was some really stinky movies they put on here and some they've totally missed.

@NotTheLastOne

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpookyScaryGangRapingSkeleton to call a belarussian village not russian is the same as call a bavarian village not german

@dynamiteboom303

3 жыл бұрын

@@NotTheLastOne Belarus is not a part of Russia, in contrast to Bavaria in Germany. So it's bullshit what you just wrote.

@NotTheLastOne

3 жыл бұрын

@@dynamiteboom303 where did I say that belarus is a part of russia? It WAS part of Russia(USSR) in the movie, and I can mantion the time when bavaria was not a part of germany. doesnt it make sense ?

@BW-og1vu

3 жыл бұрын

@@NotTheLastOne correct, not very long ago :-)

I do love this list and some parts I do disagree with, I'm just quite suprised that you did not include "Stalingrad" (1993). One of the best war movies ever made in my opinion.

@Hariliny

2 жыл бұрын

Stalingrad best movie

@TheGameZone2005

2 жыл бұрын

Or Fury

@jonnyanderson8845

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameZone2005 Fury ita bullshit

@alien6824

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnyanderson8845 its not shit, it is THE shit.

@justinfowler5761

Жыл бұрын

I thought it would be number 1..

Come and See is the only option I can think of. It accurately illustrates the horrors of war throughout history. It was brilliant how they filmed it as if it were a horror picture rather than an action war film. It is, without a doubt, one of the best war pictures of all time, with its tense setting, frightening images, and bleak tone. Such a visceral and horrifying representation of the madness and devastation that war brings to all of us.

@nacht3675

7 ай бұрын

Facts

Can’t think of anything better than Come and See. It truly depicts what war has always been; Horror. Absolutely genius how they filmed it like it was more a horror film than an action war film. With its nerve-racking environment, disturbing imagery, and complete tone of despair, it’s honestly one of the greatest war films of all time. Such raw and terrifying depiction of the insanity and destruction war brings to us all.

@codingamul7468

3 жыл бұрын

well you have nt watched this yet "City of Life and Death"

@holy7678

2 жыл бұрын

is there any +18 scenes plz let me know

@brndonlu9635

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention there was a convict unit that is deceipted in the film that exist. They were so brutal that even the SS were disgusted was shock by they action.

@irbisae4964

2 жыл бұрын

True. Some movies because of action scenes make war look aesthetically pleasing. True war is different I had the opportunity to listen to 2ww soldier, guy got medal for bravery and what he told us was that he basically shat his pants when he saw about 20 enemies, his hand froze on the trigger of machine-gun and that he didn't even look where he was shooting. Managed to get most of then, git medal, truth wasn't pretty tho

@sirgriffith7122

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion is second only to The Human Condition by Misaki Kobayashi.

They actually used live ammunition in "Come and See" in which the main character almost died. they also shot a live cow too.

@ES_Spotter

3 жыл бұрын

@AT wow ur hard

@laslw

3 жыл бұрын

@AT you're american... Same here, agreed.

@zacharybrown6723

3 жыл бұрын

@@laslw Anti-American?

@laslw

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharybrown6723 huh? Nah, just saying only america would do that sorta thing

@rajLab

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of chopping a live buffalo in the movie "Apocalypse Now"

I was glad to see that you included "The Train" one of my all time favorites. I would give "The Battle of Britan" an honorable mention as well as The War Lover with Steve McQueen and Robert Wagner. ( No CGI real B-17's were restored and flown out of a leased British airfield during the filming)

@alexlanning712

Жыл бұрын

Steve McQueen also appeared in that film about a Japanese POW camp,about a camp survivor who only survived unscathed because he was lower than a sewer rat, that film did have a lot of merit

@timmyrtue7252

Жыл бұрын

12 O’clock High, love that movie

@pommunist

Жыл бұрын

"Paths of Glory" (1957) Kubrick's controversial WWI film starring Kirk Douglas, Which was pretty much banned in France until 1975, possibly deserved a mention. "Kelly's Heroes" for pure entertainment alone.

@ronclark9724

Жыл бұрын

Both Memphis Belle movies....

The Unknown Soldier (2017) about the Finnish/Russian Continuation War. 3 hours long and tells the story of the brutal fighting in the forests of Finland. Talvisota (aka The Winter War) (1989) is also a good one.

@johnlindly8509

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this one. Top 10 in my humble opinion.

@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlindly8509 yeah, The Unknown Soldier is an excellent film.

Come And See...is in the right spot. This list should be expanded to 50. "Run Boy Run" , "Stalingrad" are two notable omissions.

@SmashingUKProductions

3 жыл бұрын

We may look at doing this sometime in the future, a few others have stated interest in an expanded list :)

Battle of Britain, The Longest Day, Crosses of Iron, Tora Tora Tora, Thirty Seconds over Tokyo,

@SmashingUKProductions

3 жыл бұрын

All great suggestions!

@psp1921tsmg

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot cross of iron. Great movie

@mrspikiespike4807

3 жыл бұрын

The Winter War Stalingrad A bridge too far Battle of the Bulge Europa Europa Kokoda Land of mine The Captain When Trumpets Fade

@terryhennigan3911

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrspikiespike4807 battle of the bulge is rubbish

@mrspikiespike4807

3 жыл бұрын

@@terryhennigan3911 Depends how you view it. As entertainment, not bad, as historicaly accurate, not really.

Come and See is criminally underrated. It really portrays the psychological effects of war in a way no other movie does. It is a weird movie, but absolutely worth watching.

@fugo3465

Жыл бұрын

Yeah weird 😖 the sounds are more crazy than the Film

@nacht3675

7 ай бұрын

I really loved it because it's really shows how the east front was the most deadliest series of battles in human history And how the character are living like hell

@elenayantsen1076

3 ай бұрын

@@nacht3675 Действие фильма происходит в Белоруссии, которая за годы войны потеряла четверть населения. Каждый четвёртый белорус был убит. Ни одна республика СССР не пострадала так. Сотни белорусских деревень были уничтожены и не восстановлены после войны. Для Белоруссии это такая рана, только там могли снять такой фильм, они ничего не придумали.

@igorhardi4444

3 ай бұрын

its realistic

"Come and See" is an incredibly scary movie. And the understanding that it was in real life and real people experienced it only increases this fear. Oh, my God, I don't want a war!

@pixelbogpixxelbog2090

3 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch it?

@jonmurphy4218

2 жыл бұрын

I read once about it that the teenager that plays the main boy, was so badly effected by the method of production that his hair actually went white and he had ptsd by filming end. I Seen parts of it years ago and admit it was too much for me. The HORRORS. It would make Number one as my antiwar movie list.

@trentwalker7960

Жыл бұрын

Some of the people in the FIM were ones that survived that part of the war

what about Stalingrad (1993)? ... should have at least been in the honorable mentions

@cliveengel5744

3 жыл бұрын

That stupid Jean Jacque Anaud movie with Pretty faces with makeup and every body talking English with a English accent - please what tête nonsense.

@doobofbattle9472

3 жыл бұрын

Great and depressing film

@dblanc3996

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna same the same myself, great film. I really liked the use of the soundtrack in that movie. The way the theme changes throughout the movie from jingoistic to tragic really brings home how the soldiers must have felt in the situation.

@mr.mangles8730

3 жыл бұрын

True but there's so many he might have just missed it

@almighty5839

Жыл бұрын

Great movie

Downfall. One of my most favorite WW2 Film. That movie made me started learning ww2 histories. Thanks for uploading.

@cristopher7019

2 жыл бұрын

Bro how to download that downfall full movie

@joshsuan4489

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what website, but try to enter some websites that can allow you to download some movies. I am not familar with downloading movies. Sorry mate, but i hope it helps you

I loved your choice of Come and See as the number one film of the big war. When I learned about it I became too frightened to watch it at first but I’m glad I got the courage to watch it.

"They fought for their country", "Father of a solder", "Brest fortress", "28 panfilov's men" ...

@artemolenchenko7149

3 жыл бұрын

28 панфиловцев, серьезно?

@filarethforever

3 жыл бұрын

@@artemolenchenko7149 Yep, man .... also recommend reading "Volocolamsk highway" written by Alexander Bek - students in military academies of Russia, China and Israel have to read it ... but from my perspective, this book is mostly for managers who need to make hard decision ... a very impressive book ..... And "28 panfilov's men" describes only 1 day from this book....

@user-ny3cd7do2c

3 жыл бұрын

@@filarethforever книга Бека отличная, но вот фильм "28 панфиловцев" к ней никакого отношения не имеет. И фильм этот шлак полный.

@edlawn5481

Жыл бұрын

Brest Fortress was really good.

@edlawn5481

Жыл бұрын

The "Liberation" movies were pretty good too.

Glad you mentioned Ivan's Childhood (1962) as this is Andrei Tarkovsky's first major film, and an excellent study of what effect the Eastern Front had on children and soldiers, in Russia. Another mention should be Stalingrad (1993) and I personally like Das Boot the best of all the WWII films you mentioned. Good list though!

@nittosantapaola.8350

9 ай бұрын

Superlative Russian war movies like" Zedza The Star" and "All the downs are quite" (2015) are not mentioned!

Stalingrad 1993 should be on this list its a very realistic war movie

@SmashingUKProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic film! If our list wasn't so limited, we would have loved to have added more films like that.

@igorabasjidze1194

3 жыл бұрын

@@SmashingUKProductions ..u should watch some great Russian films like; "20 days without a war" and "The Road Check" by Aleksey German.

@jakemartens5311

3 жыл бұрын

sick movie hey, when old mate gets blown up by the tanks is just screaming with no legs, then dead

@ecwashere8735

3 жыл бұрын

@@igorabasjidze1194 Fortress Of War is also a great Russian film about the Brest Fortress at the opening of Operation Barbarossa.

@igorabasjidze1194

3 жыл бұрын

@@ecwashere8735 yes it is. Tough to watch.

Three often overlooked masterpieces: «Die Brücke» 1959 by Bernhard Wicki, «Die Letzte Chance» 1945 by Leopold Lindtberg and «The Story of G.I. Joe» 1945 by William A. Wellman

Pretty good list -I would bump a few of your 15 for: Enemy at the Gates, Empire of the Sun, Catch 22, Full Metal Jacket, and Battle of Britain - Add to your honorable mention list: The Counterfeit Traitor -The Enemy Below -The Eagle Has Landed -Eye of the Needle -Ten o’clock High -The Deer Hunter -MASH - The Blue Max

You overlooked Cross of Iron - 1978 My uncle who served on the Russian front for 2 years, said it was like watching a home movie.

@icecoffee1361

3 жыл бұрын

This film would of been in my top 20

I would add From Here to Eternity, Attack (1958 with Jack Palance, Eddie Albert and Lee Marvin) and definitely Twelve O'Clock High (1949 with Gregory Peck and Dean Jagger).

@user-ed8wc1yr8s

2 жыл бұрын

統べての大和民族日本人は、神武天皇に繋がる家族である 証拠です。 八紘一宇とは世界が一家族の如く睦み合ふことである。 これは國際秩序の根本原則を御示し 現在までの國際秩序は 弱肉強食である。しかし、侍の魂の教えには、生殺与奪の権を他人に握らせるな！ 弱気人を助けることは、強く生まれた者の責務である、と。 教えられ、父母妹弟・妻の後世の産まれてくる子孫の為に若き特攻隊世界最強の艦隊に特攻したのです。 強い國が弱い國を搾取するのである。所が、 一宇即ち一家の秩序は一番強い家長が弱い家族を搾取するのではない！ 一案強い者が弱い者のために 働いてやる制度が家だ。 世界中で一番強い國が弱い國、弱い民族達のために働いて やる制度が 出来た時、初めて世界は平和になる。日本は一番強くなって、そして 天地の萬物を生じた心に合一し、 大東亜共栄圏とは、 人種差別撤廃・アジアの民の為に自由な交易を勝ち取る為の戦いであった 大東亜戦争で戦ったので ある。 我ら大和民族日本人よ誇りを持って！旭日旗は、アジアの自由独立解放のシンボルである！ The yamato people Japanese are proof that they are a family connected to Emperor Jinmu. The world is a mutsu each other like one family with Eight Koichiu. This shows the fundamental principles of the national order, and the national order to the present It is a weak meat strong diet. However, the teachings of the samurai's soul should not be made to hold the right of life and death to others! It is the responsibility of the born strong to help the bearish. It was taught, and it was special attacked by the strongest fleet in the world of the young suicide squad for the descendants of the parents, sisters, and wives who will be born in the aftersei. A strong country exploits a weak country. The order of the family is not to exploit the weakest family by the strongest head of the family! One idea is a system where strong people work for the weak. The strongest country in the world works for weak peoples The world becomes peaceful only when the system of doing is established. Japan has become the strongest, and it is in keeping with the heart that has born the man of heaven and earth, Because the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Zone fought in the Great East Asia War, which was a battle to eliminate racism and win free trade for the people of Asia. Be. Our Yamato people Japanese, take pride! The Rising Sun flag is a symbol of the liberation of free independence in Asia!

Excellent and inspirational list. The fact that you mentioned French, Italian and German movies is commendable. There are also polish, Hungarian and Yiddish films worth mentioning.

@einundsiebenziger5488

Жыл бұрын

What country are the yiddish films from? As Yiddish basically is a German dialect scattered with Hebrew and Slavic words, but not a nationality.

Really nice list 👍

Come and See - a real work of art

@shadowbanned5164

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree it has to be the best anti war movie ever made you simply cant unwatch it.

@pixelbogpixxelbog2090

3 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch it?

@mikeferguson1833

2 жыл бұрын

@@pixelbogpixxelbog2090 your tv

@dvhughesdesign

2 жыл бұрын

@@pixelbogpixxelbog2090 Pretty sure it is available here on YT.

Thank you for bringing 'Come and See' to my attention. I'd never heard of it before, and will now make every effort to watch it. There have been so many war films over the years, and many would qualify for inclusion in the top 15. My list would include "The Cruel Sea" perhaps the best British war film ever made, and William Wyler's "The Best Years of Our Lives", which in my view is one of the greatest films of any genre. In conclusion, it is a relief to see the absurd 'Fury' not included.

@dvhughesdesign

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it is here on YT with English captions. Definitely check it out. It is outstanding. It is a horror film.

@porukeuboci9014

2 жыл бұрын

Its a very a hard mowie too watch...

@PanzerBuyer

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Come And See yet? What did you think?

@catherinelw9365

Жыл бұрын

I agree on "Fury". Awful movie.

I'd add 'Battleground' to this list. Often overlooked but it captures the Battle of the Bulge 101st AB experience in a low key subtle manner.

Excellent list. I think Schindler’s List is a must inclusion but I would like to suggest Son of Saul as an alternative and perhaps more nuanced portrayal of the Holocaust. I think The Longest Day holds up well as a a documentary style film on D-Day. And finally for sheer breathtaking cinematography The Battle of Britain is a must see. Honorable mentions to Tora Tora Tora, Enemy at the Gate, Cross of Iron and for pure escapism, the fictional drama The Eagle has Landed.

@danielconaway2055

Жыл бұрын

Agree with you on "Battle of Britain" cinematography; it's too bad that the film was cluttered-up with that (badly-crafted) "love story" --

Also a very good WW2 movie is the "1944" which focuses on the rather unknown battles on the Eastern front in Estonia (Sinimäed and Saaremaa). It's a sad story of Brother fighting against a Brother (Estonian against another Estonian).

@russellmiles2861

3 жыл бұрын

It is a very good movie but not in the top ten sort of movie.

@Michael_x7

3 жыл бұрын

Hoped to see somebody bring that up

@grahamlowe7388

2 жыл бұрын

its rubbish anti russian rubbish showing the soviets as dumb plodders walking into machine guns

@f0nt

2 жыл бұрын

@@grahamlowe7388 thats what they are

'Unknown soldier' (2017) is also excellent. A Finnish movie depicting the Finno-Russian conflict on the Karellian penisula 1941-1944.

@rullebulle3108

Жыл бұрын

I agree, just watched it

@lecljone2566

10 ай бұрын

Thx for the recommendation, I just watched all 5 episodes and it was absolutely amazing. The intro alone was always a pleasure to watch, with that beautiful music.

Glad you mentioned both Come & See and Ivan’s Childhood. However I really really wish you mentioned The Human Condition, directed by Masaki Kobayashi. A 9 hour epic that follows a japanese man through many aspects of the war from the Japanese perspective, but from someone who was hesitant about the war in the first place.

I must add, I believe the 2017 film "Darkest Hour" is one of the most underrated, and one of the greatest War films, at least of the 2010's. It deserves more credit, not just as a companion peice to the film "Dunkirk", which inadvertently overshadows the film in question in any conversation, but as a standalone masterpiece, and as a sort of British answer to the 1970 classic "Patton". I for one, would much appreciate that the film receives its just reward, and approval from the wider war film fan groups of the internet.

Come and See. I saw this movie well over 20 years ago late one night on TV and it has stayed with me ever since. Harrowing, but amazing at the same time. It should be better known. And thank you for putting it at number one. I have seen almost everyone of these films and it is by far the best.

@igorabasjidze1194

3 жыл бұрын

..I'm Russian and I just couldn't watch "Come and See" in one piece...

@igorabasjidze1194

3 жыл бұрын

..u should see some great Russian films like; "20 days without a war" and "The Road Check" by Aleksey German.

I’m glad the best movie won. Come and See is the film that best displays the all encompassing horror that was World War II.

@matej9368

4 ай бұрын

World War 2 was 10 times more disturbing, disgusting, sadder

Excelente selección. Lo felicito! Muchas gracias por compartir.

I would like to mention from Bernhard Wicki "The Bridge" (Die Brücke). A great West German Movie from 1959.

A personal favorite, for its simple but (to me) profoundly moving moving portrayal is A Walk in the Sun about a platoon landing in Italy, walking 6 miles inland to capture a farmhouse. Sounds simple enough.... but it showed the first combat stress breakdown I’d ever seen in the movies, shows average cynical GI’s who aren’t and all in all a very human portrayal. Well worth viewing-- not claiming it’s #1, but certainly top 15. Also, Cruel Sea and The Enemy Below are 2 of the finest naval war pictures

@pallen2980

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent movie, and yes, should be top 15

@dulls8475

2 жыл бұрын

Cruel Sea has been my number 1.

@jeffrey8881

10 ай бұрын

Yes, A Walk in the Sun, should on this list. Great film.

Wow. Dunkirk is really, really underappreciated. For me it's one of the most beautiful and hopeful films. Masterpiece of cinema

@frankbolger3969

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I think it is a bit overrated. The movie that deserved mention was King Rat, by far the best depiction of the Japanese POW experience,

@garethjames1300

2 жыл бұрын

Wow a masterpiece hardly it's actually rubbish does not represent reality at all check out the intact nature of the town at the start gets worse from there and the same boat sinking 3 times is laughable

@pagodebregaeforro2803

2 жыл бұрын

Dunkirk was the biggest disappointment of my war movies experience. Only liked the 1st scene.

@fatClyde

Жыл бұрын

Dross.

@MrSebfrench76

Жыл бұрын

@@pagodebregaeforro2803 Seconded, even if Nolan gave an honorable role to the frenchies. But after Interstellar, you are avid to something more realistic than a Stitfire propeler about to fall down on the ground cause it's burning

Amazing list and honourable mentions, although I missed Cross Of Iron and particularly Die Brucke (The Bridge), a 1959 German film that everybody should watch.

I loved “The Longest Day” and surprised to not see it on your list.

@Wombat1916

2 жыл бұрын

When I watch "The Longest Day" these days, I fast-wind through the John Wayne sections.

Come and See is so good you can only watch it once.

@bensagal-morris8072

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched it several times and each time I do I feel like I gain more and more understanding.

@stevec7770

3 жыл бұрын

It sucked

@pato2200

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct. Saw it once. Stayed with me.

@mrspikiespike4807

3 жыл бұрын

Watched it twice, a masterpiece arthouse, but not a real re-visit kind of film.

@anatoldenevers237

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Spikie Spike yeah, it's really not meant to be enjoyed

I always look up list of films based on wars. So I can see what films I'm missing from my library. And damn y'all have just about everyone one. Even historical wars. Good job.

I agree with 7 on your list. And your honorable mention had 4 on it that’s in my top 15. Task Force, In Harms Way, The Longest Day, And the New Midway.

This is a far BETTER list than the very flawed from 2014. Some VERY honorable mentions: "Stalingrad", Germany, 1993 "Land of Mine", Denmark/Germany, 2015 "Hacksaw Ridge", US. 2016 "Flags of Our Fathers", US, 2006 "Battle of Britain", UK. 1969 "Ballad of a Soldier", Soviet Union, 1959 "The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel", US, 1951 "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", Soviet Union, 1972 Some honorable favorites worth watching (again). "The Eagle Has Landed", UK, 1976 "Talvisota, The Winter War", Finland, 1989 "Valkyrie", US, 2008 "White Tiger", Russia, 2012 "Black Book", Nederlands/Germany/UK/Belgium, 2006 "The Way Back", US, 2010 "The Edge", Russia, 2010 "Our Own", Russia, 2004 "Purple Sunset". China, 2001 "Hart's War", US, 2002 "Brest Fortress", Russia, 2010

@sandersson2813

2 жыл бұрын

Hacksaw Ridge? 🤣 🤣 🤣 Awful Harts War? 🤣 🤣 🤣 Seriously.

@sunrisings292

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandersson2813 ...If you can tell us WHY, it will be interesting.

@sandersson2813

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunrisings292 Hacksaw Ridge is cheesy American nonsense and Harts War is just as bad. Americans just can't do anything without such a cheesy element. In a list of hundreds of possible WW2, I wouldn't have those anywhere near.

@sunrisings292

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandersson2813 ..."Harts War is just as bad....".---The movie tried to show a bit of the racist hypocrisy of the US segregated forces (even as POWs), supposedly fighting another racist enemy "for freedom". Perhaps US filmmakers can explore more on this matter.

@sunrisings292

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandersson2813 ..."Hacksaw Ridge is cheesy...".---Showing a decorated soldier saving lives and refusing to shoot anybody was a good take. In other armies at the time this guy would have been executed as coward/traitor and forgotten. Perhaps, many were.

The film "Brest Fortress" (2010) - Great movie, I advise you to watch

@peterpaszczak4013

3 жыл бұрын

STUNNING FILM. PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW DIFFERENT RUSSIAN/ BELORUSSIAN FILMS ARE FROM HOLLYWOODS IDEA OF WHAT A WAR FILM IS.

@user-mh2cc4jf3f

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterpaszczak4013, спасибо

@Katrina-mi2gm

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterpaszczak4013 Totally agree with you - it is a matter of authenticity and actually living- directly or indirectly, through the history

@edlawn5481

Жыл бұрын

@@peterpaszczak4013 Glad they mentioned "The Cranes Are Flying".

Thank you for including Rome Open City. All of the films in Rossellini's war trilogy are masterpieces of the genre, but this one especially. I personally would have made room for 49th Parallel (Powell and Pressburger) and the Russian film Ballad of a Soldier, which magnificently humanizes the otherwise anonymous enlisted man. My own choice for "Number One"? A Hidden Life, the story of Austrian war resister Franz Jagerstaetter.

I watch The Train every Remembrance Day. It is my favourite WWII movie. Thanks for including Casablanca. A classic film that can be watched over and over

@brianmuldoon6233

2 жыл бұрын

No Cross of Iron, one of the great, if less known war films.

Kudos for giving "Come And See" the credit it deserves. In my mind, when it comes to movies touching the subject of WWII, there are two categories, "Come And See" and everything else.

Can't believe 'When Trumpets Fade' isn't on more of these lists, its easily one of the top 5 WW2 movies ever made.

The longest day is my favorite!

Very good ty

i expected Come and See to top the list and was not disappointed. what an experience that film was. phenomenal everyone should see it at least once.

Funny that a big part of my favourites are on the honorable mentions, cause I was expecting them and when you reached nr 2 i was angry cause you didn't speak about dirty dozen, guns of navarone, a bridge too far, where eagles dare, etc. but at least you gave them an honorable mention! And BTW about come and see it's absolutely brutal and impressive, it can make you have nightmares, deserve first spot without a doubt!

The Battle of Britain is a masterpiece and all based on fact

@grahamlowe7388

2 жыл бұрын

@EpicFail66 yes

Good list. Gonna check out some of these movies. Can't help thinking Cross of Iron and Enemy at the Gates should be in there somewhere. And also, is Casablanca really a war movie? But anyway, good list.

'The Train', 'The Longest Day' and 'They Were Expendable' should be in the Top 10.

A nominee for when you do the Top 20: "Flammen & Citron" (2009) based on the actions of two men in the Danish resistance, gripping stuff. B&W honourable mentions could include "In Which We Serve" and "The Cruel Sea" . I think "The Downfall" should rank much higher otherwise a great list. Thanks

I give respect to these people they gave it their all.

My absolute favorite WWII movie is 'La vita e bella", an italian movie about a jewish family. This movie manages to make me cry like a baby every single time. It's a shame not a lot of people know about this movie!

@nittosantapaola.8350

Жыл бұрын

I see "LA vita è bella" like a sad fable

“The Enemy Below” was one of the best. I have spoken to WWII veterans who served on Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, and Submarines. When ever ‘best motion pictures of WWII’ came up this film was always mentioned. To a man they all stated it was one of the most realistic movies that depicted their service in the war.

@jmad627

Жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite movies.

Good no1 choice. Check out "Closely observed trains" one of my favourite humourous ones.

@csansolo

3 жыл бұрын

Tchec film, a good one.

I heavily recommend Hacksaw Ridge, its my favorite movie! Desmond Doss was such a hero! ^^

This is a very formidable collection, though some of the Hollywood ones are less persuasive as depictions of war. Glad you put "Come and See" at the top of the list; and another Soviet film "The Dawns Are Quiet Here" is well worth watching.

@edlawn5481

Жыл бұрын

The Brest Fortress is really good too.

Я не ожидал что зарубежный канал поставит советский фильм на первое место. Но фильм действительно стоит того что бы его хоть раз посмотрели.

@user-du1qy6if6k

3 жыл бұрын

Они там только страх и реализм ценят.Но в списке есть "Дюнкерк"..шлак какой ещё поискать надо.Как эти два фильма могут быть в одном списке типа ТОП-15 в мире вообще ????????Я купил диск недавно"Список Шиндлера" на 4K Ultra HD диске и скажу, что Список шлак теперь тоже.Всё равно Спилберг снял Голливуд.Если бы не шикарная игра Файнса и Нисона,то фильм вполне прошёл бы как поделка,даже не смотря на все мозги вылетающие мимоходом.И как там Райан оказался на месте 2?

@mikeferguson1833

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-du1qy6if6k that’s cool

@pagodebregaeforro2803

2 жыл бұрын

I liked Brestskaya Krepost way more than Idi i Smotri. Watched Brest something like 3 or 4 times i Idi i Smotri 2. Brestskaya Krepost is my favorite of all. 🇧🇷✌🏽

I agree with Come And See. Perhaps not out and out war films, but I would have Jojo Rabbit, Au Revoir Les Enfents, and Life is Beautiful in my list

@russellmiles2861

3 жыл бұрын

And Dunkirk but not the Unknown Solider. And what is when Eagles dare doing on any list.

"Проверка на дорогах" (1971), "Сталинградская битва" (1949), "До последней капли крови" (1978).

@user-id9xg7ii5b

3 жыл бұрын

''Они сражались за родину" и "А зори здесь тихие"

@tawich

3 жыл бұрын

"Брестская Крепость"

@user-zi9pv5fd6p

3 жыл бұрын

Безусловно!!!И ещё можно продолжить,но выбор справедлив на мой взгляд!

So which version of Das Boot do you recommend???? ALSO - Where you you place Enemy at the Gates? What specifically about this movie kept it from this list? THANK YOU!!!

Fascinating!!!

Criterion Collection remastered "Come and See" and I have it on Blu-Ray DVD. A visceral masterpiece that impacts anyone who watches it. Though you have to really know what you're getting yourself into before watching it, you have to be emotionally ready for it.

April 9th, Grave of the Fireflies, and A Midnight Clear are some other contenders imo

@dustyak79

2 жыл бұрын

Recently re watched A midnight clear and wasn't disappointed it still held the same feeling as when I was younger and first watched it. The cast alone was great.

Great list. I do find the non American war movies are the most realistic. Movies like fury and Dunkirk just leave you angry with its impossible unrealistic portrayals.

one of the best movie lists ive ever seen ❤

Grave of the fireflies is an amazing animated movie from Studio Ghibli about the firebombing of japan, one of the most heartbreaking movies to watch.

@fatClyde

Жыл бұрын

Yes. A big mistake leaving this one out. Especially with dross like Dunkirk getting in.

Flags of our Fathers and Cross of Iron. Definitely should be on zee list!!

@sonypd9842

3 жыл бұрын

Letters from iwo Jima was miles better than flags

@robertcooper411

3 жыл бұрын

Cross of Iron ,best ever.

@mkeogh76

2 жыл бұрын

Flags is a bit problematic now considering that two of the main characters, Corpsman John Bradley and PFC Rene Gagnon, are no longer recognized as being in that photo.

"They Fought for Their Country" Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk 1975.

My personal most favorite WW2 movies: - Downfall - Stalingrad - The Pianist - A Woman in Berlin - 1942: Unknown Battle - The Final Stand - Tankers - The Brest Fortress - Company of Heroes

@davidkumar6301

2 жыл бұрын

I confused that how you don't like saving private Ryan anyway these are all my favourite so

@dulls8475

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkumar6301 I like the first part of SPR but after that it is a cheesy propaganda movie.

if we're throwing out recommendations, here's a few I haven't seen mentioned in the comments: Memphis Belle ('90), Midway ('73), Life is Beautiful ('97), Flying Tigers ('42), The Enemy Below ('57), In Harms Way ('65)

@kylestrainspotting1997

3 жыл бұрын

Battle of Britain ('69), Tora! Tora! Tora! ('70) and The Longest Day ('62)

@Wolfe1966

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylestrainspotting1997 yes, Tora Tora Tora should defenatly have been on this list. Toss Casablanca and add Tora Tora Tora

Darkest Hour is the best most recent one that I've seen. Good list though, gives me some blanks to fill in

@ba55bar

3 жыл бұрын

also reminds me that I need to watch the Das Boot mini-series again soon. Been a few years

Nice list. I would have included 'Went the Day Well', 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' and 'A Matter of Life and Death' as top WWII films - but I'm assuming it was depiction of warfare you were trying to show.

Das Boot is #1 for me, such a gritty and realistic depiction of submariners at war.

Black book is a fantastic narrative of Dutch Resistance, well worthy of a viewing

My grandfather was at Gallipoli, then the Somme and stayed there in France in & out (Etables Sept '17)of the trenches till the war ended and he finally got home in 1919. He would never talk talk about combat. He said "War is hell!" He spoke about the pre-dug holes in the front line trenches where one hopefully flicked, the German stick grenades into.. Yes, all of those films depicted some sort of intolerable hell. They should definitely should NOT glamorize any war. Yes, Saving Private Ryan is realistic and done with a huge budget. Das Boot was incredible. But as one commentator said, the Russian front was under represented. "Cross of Iron" captures a little bit of realism of the horrors and futility of war on the Russian Front. Movies like Kelly's Heroes are purely propaganda.

@alexlanning712

2 жыл бұрын

Good to read your story

@kanstantsinloichyts3605

2 жыл бұрын

There was no such a thing as “the Russian front”, moreover there was no Russia on the political map, sir. Perhaps you’re talking about the Eastern front and the USSR?

@thomaslawry5238

2 жыл бұрын

@@kanstantsinloichyts3605 Sir, you are probably right. But here in the West, the Western news media often called what you call the Eastern Front, as the Russian Front. It was Germany's Eastern Front.

@einundsiebenziger5488

Жыл бұрын

"Private Ryan" has so many unrealistic, bullshit scenes, starting with the beach scene where soldiers are being pierced by bullets ten feet under water. Any bullet stops dead after about an inch after having hit water. "Cross of Iron" is basically just an action movie that uses WW2 as a background. The most realistic actual war movie listed here is "Das Boot". But agreed, KH and basically every major American war movie from the 1950 and -60s is silly hero worship.

I love how one of the movies was made during WWII.

Stalag 17 for me is even better than The Great Escape though I love them both. Great list overall.

@scullcap357

2 жыл бұрын

a time to love and a time to die .

If you haven’t seen you should also watch the king’s choice and the very new Norwegian movie Norwegian title: “Den største forbrytelsen». Shows a theatre of the war witch is not often talked about. The movie Max manus and TV show the battle for the heavy water are also great resistance style stories

'Flame & Citron' is a grossly under appreciated WW2 movie.

Schindler's list and come and see are easily two of my favorite movies of all time. Grave of the fireflies could also have been given at the very least an honorable mention. Other than that in my opinion; it's a great list.

@sreenathak6355

2 жыл бұрын

Is that movie black and white

@snakey934Snakeybakey

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreenathak6355 just Schindler's list

"The Enemy Below" Curt Jurgens, Robert Mitchum. One of my personal favorites.

I know that its not as known in the USA but The unknown soldier is said by many soldiers and eaven American soldiers to be one of the most accurate war films ever made

@Nurembergwarcriminal

3 жыл бұрын

Torille!

I own come and see on DVD and I can safely tell anyone who has never seen it, that it is well worth the watch. You will find yourself more on edge than in any modern day horror films during that one 1985 film. @Smashing UK Productions did you guys get chills watching the final scene where he's shooting up the Adolf H. painting and it was showing all the original holocaust footage between each shot he fired? Also be aware they used live ammo throughout that entire film, not blanks.

@SmashingUKProductions

3 жыл бұрын

The ending is phenomenal, truly showcases the alienation that war has on the innocent. Honestly, we couldn't allow ourselves to pick another film over this for the top spot, utterly harrowing, and you're right, it is well worth a watch for anyone who hasn't seen it!

@corvusboreus2072

3 жыл бұрын

To film the scene where the cow got shot they went and shot a cow. Funnily enough, it looks just like a cow being shot.

Come and see is the best. Would like to see Unknown soldier on the list.