Top 10 World War I Movies
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Why is WW1 overlooked so much compared to WW2? In my opinion the combat in WW1 was a lot more gruesome.
It was and more bloody (on the western front) by far and ww2 seems to be a safer place to be (heat again on the western front)
*Yet again sorry auto correct
slangslang1 World War 1 was in my opinion one of the most gruesome horrifying conflicts this world has ever known. Aside from the fact artillery shells were greatly improved upon and machine guns and gas were widely used; PTSD/ Shell Shock was overlooked and soldiers suffering from it were called cowards and shot for not wanting to continue fighting. I can't even begin to imagine how horrifying this conflict was for the soldiers fighting in it.
I agree, why watch movies about D Day or stalingrad or moscow or berlin if you can watch pepole fighting in tranches to get a couple centimeters
Ucancarcredit, HAH, it was gruesome warfare but it was not safer in world war 2
"When people picture WW1 they think of Americans and the British battling it out with the Germans" now i thought normal people thought it was france and britain
***** However he Americans weren't directly "Battling" the Germans but instead supporting the ones that did
It doesn't matter, Americans helped nonetheless. We did play a pretty major role in the victory of the triple entente, anyways. I mean, we also did lose over 100,000 men in a year and a half. Several other countries also helped in the war that you may not have even known were ever a part of it. Doesn't matter anyways, any country that helped in the war, helped in the war. No matter how large or small their role was. Every country that participated, lost good men, we need to respect that.
IMxYOURxDADDY you forgot about Russia, Italy, Belgium, and the Ottoman Empire.
Mason, nope, you loose 100 000 men during the last 8 month of the war. At this point, Germany was already in the grave... I respect the sacrifice of theses american, but saying USA played a "pretty major role in the victory" from the military side of this war, it's utter bullshit. The real role of the USA was in they supply support in this war, not their military action.
When U.S. lost 100.000 men in 1 year, France lost 1.400.000 soldiers in 4 years, well... Good try
I actually picture British and French forces, Shooting it put with the Germans.
StuntProductions2012 I picture Canadians and Germans beating the shit out of each other in the mud
Passchendaele? Sounds Like Passchendaele.
I picture Poles being forced to kill each other on the eastern front.
Groundsey and canadian lol
Only americans picture themselves
8:14.. "when most people think of WW1 they think of Americans and British"? Wtf? Most people think of French and British fighting Germans considering that France had the most casualties on the allied side...... USA joined right at the end.
+O7 Americans and British would be WW2 not WW1.
The war would have been lost without Britain! We stayed and fought, without us holding strong and brave there would be no American involvement (not that you did shit anyway until pearl harbour) and Russia would have been crushed with their lack of equipment and Japanese and Italian involvement!
Luckilyfor you lot!
@@jameshartley6161 false. The French held 80 percent of the western front and took the brunt of the war. Without France, Germany would have swept through europe unchecked
Actually the Britain and the France don't need America in the end, because they had the tank technology and it breakthrough the German line one by one.
8:13 no, just no, they think of British and french , Canadians, Australians and other commonwealth soldiers. America joined after a lot of the war was fought because they didn't want to get involved in European affairs, The worse of the battles (The Somme, passchendaele, Mons, Ardennes, Arras and Ypres) to name a few America missed, yes they did help to win the war but They played a smaller role compared to the British, commonwealth and French. However this is just my opinion, no need to start a big debate.
Roller sail They had colt M1911. and that is a american gun
Our ego knows no bounds. MURICA.
Exactly what I thought
Rly stop your fucking patriotism
AMERICA IS A REALLY FUCKED UP COUNTRY
Yeah I have to agree, maybe it's because I'm not American, but when I think of World War One, I don't think of America.
Although I do think it sad that they lost so many in the short time of their involvement.
Canada got a formidable reputation, fighting for the entirety of the war, losing 1% of her population in the process, yet still losing less than America. That's pretty bad.
To be honest
I imagine the French and British, fighting the germans, not the Americans
agreed
And the belgiums, serbia's , italy , japan Andorra , Portugal , greece , Romania
+Niels Reijrink russians. must forget russians
And the Indians, Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, and to be fair, the list is quite long
its called a world war for a reason
can't believe The Lost Battalion & Sgt York didn't even get honorable mentions.
And fly boys
Thanks for mentioning that. Now I’m not going to watch this video, The Lost Battalion should have been in the top 3
Omg those are my favorite movies os ww1 i have them both
The blue max was pretty good also. Thought for it'd get an honourable
That's because Mojo didn't talk to vets.
8:10 Nobody but Americans picture Americans when they think of WW1
I am American and I can confirm this
Unless you count in the fact that 90% of all armaments used in WW1 was made in America, up to the end of the war.
+ege akgun Well then they are very misinformed in public schools, because I'm American, and I know that the Americans joined 2 years before the war ended. There were several other nations involved before the USA joined.
+The Void nobody really thinks of who produced the armaments though
I'm American. I assure you these are not the top 10 WWI movies by any standard other than the YT channel that produced it. African Queen as a war movie? Please. Don't judge the US based on this snippet.
8:13
'American and British forces shooting it out with the Germans?'
I find that disgusting.
Firstly, 'shooting it out' is not a way of describing the millions of deaths on both sides.
Secondly, you made it sound like the 'good guys' were 'America and Britain'. Nonononono! WW1 was not a good vs evil war like WW2. It was a political war fought for land, power and revenge.
Thirdly, France and Britain played such a bigger part in the war than America. Don't forget Belgium and Russia. America only joined in 1917 and only sent the first troop over midway through 1918 when the war was almost over. Yes, the resources sent over helped but in no way were America fighting and losing millions and millions of brothers, fathers, husbands, sons and friends.
American ignorance has gone off the scale.
Jmack1lla you need to shut the fuck up. this guy knows a lot and makes a very solid point. how is he a nerd? i bet youre just a stupid dumb white teenager who is going to achieve nothing in life.
Jmack1lla you shut the fuck up you dumb white teenager. this guy is verh smart and makes a solid point. you are probaly very stupid and are going to achieve nothing in life. how is he a nerd?
Well hey no need to call American's ignorant over that comment, Watch Mojo is a Canadian channel.
UnsparingCloth1 i was about to say that.
How was germany evil?
Nobody thinks of Americans when WW1 comes to mind.
TheBrotherhoodLegacy they were only in it for 1 year 7 months. it lasted 4
Yes, but they only Began to fight 3 months before the war ended because they knew it pretty much was over.
My grandfather Joseph Leckner was a Pfc under the command of General John J. :Blackjack: Pershing, of The American Expeditionary Force.
We fought for France because they helped us in the American revolution
TheBrotherhoodLegacy not until you mention who came in for the win.
Johnny Got His Gun was DAMN disturbing.
Salem Sunset amazing book though read it in high school shocked me a bit
Aiden Menjivar Oh I didn't know it was a book!
Salem Sunset it's great. My favorite book of all time
Hell fucking ya!
And I can't watch it without hearing a Metallica song.
"J'accuse" is also a very haunting ww1 movie. It's a film made during the war itself and some soldiers, who had come back on leave, played fallen soldiers returning from their grave. A few days later they were sent back to the front and more than 3/4 of them was killed...
When I think of world war one I in no way think of American troops seen as they entered the war extremely late
They were pussys
Batcube How so?
Yes they enters late but when they got there they kicked ass ever heard of belo woods?
If the Americans never entered the war, the Germans would have won on the western front since Russia left the war.
Andrew Canon Tja pech für uns
How did Joyeux Noel not even get an honorable mention? It belonged somewhere on this list.
I'm missing it too. :(
exactly what I thought!
or Alvin York
No American soldiers as characters.
dicktophone even better
The Lost Battalion and Joyeux Noel need to be on here.
thats true
God I wish I could give this 1000x likes for The Lost Battalion.
While you're at it, add beneath hill 60 on there.
and the lighthorse
Paschendale.
"When most people think of WW1 they picture American ...forces".
Actually tiny Serbia alone suffered more casualties then the USA did in WW1.
Hear-Hear!
Stfu you don’t know what you’re talking about serbia was invaded by Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Germany and 12% of the population fought in the war, and America joined the war in April 1917 and didn’t get to Europe until January 1918 but still managed to lose thousands of men because we helped save the allies from total German destruction
Bob The Great Reee kinda really didnt french, Britain was pushing the Germans back more and more with out the Americans. No one can say “Americans did nothing” because they did a lot but french, Britain, and many more did way more
100 subs with no video challenge did I say the Americans did more than the French or British, and no the Germans were pushing the British back and the French were launching a counter offensive the French were doing better than the British but if the Germans had successfully flanked the French it would have crushed them and with the British holding out in Amiens, once the French surrendered the Germans would then bring those troops fighting the French to march to Amiens and reinforce the Germans there, so when you think about it the Americans were a key factor to end the war
Bob The Great Reee but obviously the allies got *supported* by the Americans and no you did not saying Americans did more. As I thought you said that. Obviously yea ur right but I mean, the Americans didn’t really have to get involved. Of course it was a key factor of winning the “wars to end all wars” but I mean, the Germans obviously made a massive like lump in French and the allies pushed them back and back obviously, yes Americans came to help but what I’m saying is the war probably would of ended up the same theirs really a 50/50 chance, and you say “if the Germans successful flanked the French ” that means it failed. Did it not? So if the French pushed from the offensive they could of broken that, and it was right around the time if not a little bit later then when the Americans got involved. And the Americans only joined because Germany sank boats carrying American people and food to Europe. And they had good success in Africa so they had way more men in Africa could of sent them back to the front lines in France for reinforcements.
8:12 "British, French, Russians" shooting it out with germans and austrians is what most people tend to think.
Only American's think America was involved in the war, they are little more than a footnote in that conflict....
Australia has a larger contribution in that war, and that country had only been a country for 14 years.
I don't really think of Russians shooting it out with Germans and Austrians. I think of Russians rushing at the Germans and Austrians, getting slaughtered and then running. Also that is not true at all, Australia didn't send many soldiers to the Western front and really only provided a main role in the Gallipoli invasion which was a disaster. The U.S. provided financial support and later troops losing over 100,000 ourselves to help end the war. Also Australia wasn't even a country so it isn't fair to compare them to the U.S. as they had no say in whether they should get involved or not
Last555555555 are you serious?
Australia lost 1.38% of its total population to the war. The US lost .92%. When you have a population of only 4.5 million there is only so many troops you can send. We only had a standing army of 181,000 men at our height. And per 1000 men we lost more than ANY allied army.
Gallipoli was the only operation australia contributed to... imma call bullshit on that one. The entire desert campaign was fought by australian, new zealand and Indian troops, in the western front all four australian regiments and our mounted troops participated in the battles of the somme, ypres, and the final operations of the war.
As for contributions. General Monash an Australian General was the first to effectively use armor artillery and air power in support of infantry operations.
As for Australia not being a country... 25 January 1901 Australia is Federated as a country. While part of the Empire we weren't forced to join the war no more than New Zealand, India or Canada were. We joined out of shared sense of duty. And you'll note Australia New Zealand India and Canada are all SEPARATE signatories to the surrender despite all being commonwealth nations.
have you even heard of the charge of the light horsemen?? no, i figured. 3 thousand british couldn't take the town of beershiba but 800 Australian horsemen did. the charge was one of the last horse charges in the world and one of the few successful ww1 horse charges. oh and i dont think you know that Australia made the biggest explosion in the war did you?? well we did blew up a whole hill on the western front that opened up a big pocket. dont even know why i argue with you people
James Down
Australia is really good at being really lucky
Passchendaele? The Lost Battalion? Flyboys?
... Anyone?
Clint Eastwood in Lafayette Escadrille set in world war one.
passchendaele was a terrible movie
Flyboys is a disgrace. I'd rather ho with young Indiana Jones fiction
passchendaele was also a disgrace
david Kealey Well so are all these movies. I only like the "all quiet at the western front" movie, the newest version.
#10- a movie so disturbing and unsettling, it can give people nightmares for weeks.
#9- a delightful buddy comedy
How ironic.
lmao
Timmi Aldee agree
Timmi Aldee ii
All quiet on the western front can't be as brutal as the book. he describes horses cut in half running around the battlefield on 2 legs screaming and dragging their intestines. Poor horses never get the best out of war.
All quiet on the `western Front us a book of fiction.
@@anthonyeaton5153 so the first world war is fiction? XD
@@tjv-logs of course not but the book is BASED on his story.
Doubt if a horse would run with two legs missing. It's fiction.
"When you think of WW1 you think of American and British troops shooting it out with the Germans" BULLSHIT
America was barely in WW1! It was Canadian troops that broke Vimmy Ridge and helped drive the Germans back. Canada was there from the very beginning! Hell...the last days of the war were named "Canada's 100 Days"! I'm sure American history overlooks this fact since Americans seems to be obsessed with themselves. What about the 2008 film "Passchendaele"? That was a major battle for the Canadians in WW1 and it didn't even get an honourable mention.
You will never see a Canadian claiming they are American. That doesn't happen, Ever.
Hell woodrow Wilson got chewed out by the Australian prime minister for wanting an equal share of reparations when the 18 year old country lost more men and more men per capita... but australia gets one menition. Despite some of the best ww1 cimena made.
Beneath hill 70.
The light horse
Are two great examples.
But they go with Gallipoli.. arguably the worst of the bunch just because mel gibson is in it
Funny thing is Watchmojo is Canadian
Um, Actually I'm Canadian and I say I'm American.
idk why
I think Canada and America are both great countries and shouldn't be judged by war and all of that other stuff.
Like, so what America might have fat people? (BTW based on my experience here in America, that isn't true) and who cares if America was barely in WW1? This video was made for MOVIES. (AKA NOT REAL. MADE UP. CREATED, ACTING) so why must we fight in the comments over WW1 when the video is about Movies? IDK maybe I'm just some stupid idiot who doesn't know anything about wars and stuff, but I don't have a favorite country. Canada, America, Britain, Germany, Russia, ALL of them are GREAT countries!
Weren't you guys under British control
Really wish someone would make a new WW1 movie, I think WW1 was far more interesting than WW2.
Oh, I think there are a couple new WW2 movies in the works... Ridiculous.
John H ikr
They're two very different conflicts, so you can't really compare them. I too wish to see a new WW1 movie. A Somme movie directed by Spielberg is one of my dream films
Jonathan Edwards watch warhorse. It's a Somme movie by spielberg
Yeah I want to see it, but isn't that about the horse throughout the war? I'm guessing the somme is just an aspect of it, I'm talking a film specifically about the somme
+John H Yes your right but they would really need to do something good with it like BF1 otherwise it can be really shit
I was on the same school like Erich Maria Remarque because he came from my home town Osnabrück in Germany. But I was 100 years later at his school like him. His Book German title 'Im Westen nichts Neues' in english 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a duty for Students in Osnabrück to read it
it's also an important book in French school, I read it when I was 13, and it's with no hesitation the best book they made us read
Try the road back if you haven’t. I wanna learn German do I can read it in the native language
@@afrenchdude5331
A Frenchman should rather read *_Henri Barbusse..._*
It’s an amazing book. I’ve read it once and I have considered reading it again multiple times. I really enjoyed it!
8:15 "American and British forces shooting it out with the Germans". you mean British, Canadian, and French forces? The U.S. barely did shit in World War 1.
Lost me mind when she said that...
+Joeri Verbeke same. such a bitchy thing to say
While I agree French, British, (and you're leaving out Serbian and Russian) soldiers did contribute *more* than Americans, saying "America barely did shit" is just ignorant.
The US armed and fed the Entente nations at enormous cost (and was never paid back) and lost tens of thousands of men in the war's decisive final campaigns. Without Britain, France would have fallen in 1914, and without the US the Entente would have been defeated in 1918's Spring Offensive.
+stevesb97 I believe it was the Australians who saved the allies on the western front during the spring offensive of 1918, as the British were in full retreat and sent the "colonials" in to slow the Germans. They slowed them but also stopped them. Americans were more prominent during the 100 day offensive.
+Alex Jenkinson yes that is correct for earlier in the war, but I never mentioned Anzacs because in 1918, Australian forces fought separately to the New Zealanders. And from July, Australians were commanded by Australians
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What the hell, The Lost Battalion not even mentioned
Go figure right..
Best one there is,!
Thank you, I was trying to remember the name of that movie and just couldn't for the life of me.
one of the best WW1 films out there!
I was Thinking the exact same Thing, Hoo-ah !
Unbelievably not mentioned: Sergeant York (1941) The Dawn Patrol (1938), and The Road to Glory (1936)
You forgot the Blue max.
Where the hell is Joyeux Noel!?
I'm from the UK (specifically Scotland) and I respect all countries who fought in the war whether you were an Allied Force or a Central Power and I wish you all the best
every one forgets serbia in ww1
Serbian goverment didint do shit black hand did
Yeah, they lost an entire generation of their population...
Kinda
I know for the chenel i subscribed too
Actually, the head of the Austro-Hungarian military had been wanting to do to war with Serbia anyway for a long time.
I have never heard of anyone hearing of WW1 and then think of the Americans and British fighting Germans.... When someone thinks of WW1 they think of the French and British fighting off the Germans or the Russians fighting the Germans, literally never hear people mention the Americans at all when it comes to WW1 (I am aware they fought in the war)
+sloops09 don't forget the Austro-Hungarians fighting the french british and russians
+sloops09 It's an american channel, what did you expect? The truth?
Sir Leonor watch mojo is canadian
That's what I mean it's an american point of view and an english canadian point of view. So sad but expected that they forgot the french, the italians, turks, serbs,australians and all the others about ww1. Let's be honest in ww1 nobody think FIRST of american soldiers. They came at the very end to finish the job...
+Sir Leonor Maybe WW2 you think about the Americans.
We need a true WW1 movie from this generation
Well recently their was a really good Australian WW1 movie that just got release here in Australia (won't be until April until it comes to America). It was directed by Russell Crowe and it's called "The Water Diviner"
War Horse.
Headhunter4511
Yeah but usually these videos are recorded a few weeks before and the Water Diviner hasn't even come out yet. I'm going to watch it as soon as it comes out,
Headhunter4511 It was filmed just out of town where I live! In the Mid North of South Australia.
Now we have the masterpiece 1917
I'm glad that Gallipoli made the list, but I feel that Beneath Hill 60 should have at least gotten an honourable mention as it explores a whole different area of the war and was an awesome movie
my faves:
1. A Very Long Engagement (Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles)
2. Warhorse
3. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
4. Paths Of Glory
5. Joyeux Noël
Your nr.1 is 1 of the best i think as well. It captures the true pointlessness of ww1. The series of ANZAC are very good as well.
Andy 101 Yep. Indeed it is good. Oops! I forgot Gallipoli! That was a great film!
Indeed! I can tell you have a better sence for this topic then the panel making this video. ;)
Andy 101 Thank you!
+Andy 101 actually the original point was to free the Balkan states and to avenge Franz Ferdinand (I'm from the Balkan states)
"If Hitler hated it, it's got to be good"
How cringy can this channel get?
Not much.
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Jewish people:excuse me whhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Lawrence of Arabia and Paths of Glory are absolute masterpieces. I haven't seen All Quiet on the Western Front but i really should because i love the novel.
Don't watch the 70's remake, that's crap. The original is way better.
bpth the 1930 and the 1970 version are very good.. and they are meant to be making a remake soon
The 70's version is more like a TV production, it does not compare to the original.
JohnJameson18y in your opinion
I would recommend the 30's version (Because I haven't watched the 70's version either) But when I watched the movie I was in my Honors History class and was the only person who got the meaning of the movie. It's gritty, it's slow at times, and it's very violent and cruel in some scenes, and that's all what WW1's all about. I would recommend seeing it; it's aged well. Also on a footnote, the last actor from the movie died a few months ago; a note given how close things are to history and then legends of which no survivors remain of.
To be honest, there definitely was American involvement in World War I; however, they were only involved from 1917 - 1918. Countries including, but not limited to, England, France, and Australia were heavily active from 1914 - 1918 throughout continental Europe and North Africa.
And also, the comment that World War I is an "almost forgotten" war, is rather incorrect. Coming from Australia, we celebrate the lives lost in World War I more than many countries. So... no... it isn't a forgotten war.
All Commonwealth nations (bar Canada apparently) and the entirety of Europe commemorate WW1.
Yes exactly. I'm just saying, from an Australian point of view, we celebrate WWI more than WWII. And obviously Europe does as well.
Ross Manuel Including South Africa...(to all those who think I'm an idiot please Google: Delville Wood)
In France WWI could never be forgotten, every city, town or village have a war memorial where is written the name of each of his inhabitant that died in the conflict, and every on the 11 november we put down flowers.
In Denmark ww1 is a forgotten war... Nobody Can mention a single battle, and we only learn about ww2 and the second schleswich war, our teachers don't even mention ww1, I find ww1 more interesting, and Think It's sad that it now have become a forgotten war
I find it disgusting that some people think that Americans ended the War To End All Wars. If you think about this and do research, the Americans only HELPED. So much of the fighting were with the French, British, Germans, and a lot of other countries other than America. Now if you want to think of America and war, think of the Second World War about how they were heroes. WWI was mostly a war fought by Europeans and the countries that were dragged into it because of some kind of British, French or German rule. There was no winner during that time. Everyone was a loser, one way or another.
It depends on the definition of "ended" means. If you look at it like a scale, and America as a weight placed on the Allied side then the US involvement ended the war, not alone but as a part of a larger sum. If someone thinks the US ended the war solely on the battlefield than maybe not a disgusting view but an incorrect view because than they over look the 3 and half years of attrition brought to the Central Powers prior to that. There were winners of the war, for example France gain back the Alsace-Loraine from Germany, as well as overseas colonies. As did the British and other allies. The Japanese made out the best factoring their limited role. The US gained no territories in the war. They lost 120,000 troops, spent billions dollars to help bring the war to end. The fact that Allied nations did claim territory from the Central Powers help to support the isolation view in the inner war years in the US. That America, for lack of better term, was taken advantage of. The hope of bringing a peaceful end to the war really ended for the same reason it started; a battle for influence over land and resources among the European powers. So when a truly evil power emerged in Europe later, the US mistakenly was hesitant to take part in a European conflict.
Uhhhh its pretty much a given fact that if the US did not enter when we did than the war would have gone to the germans. French forces were on the BRINK of mutiny due to exhaustion, constant losses, and incompetent leadership. The british if the french forces went into mutiny would not be able to hold off the germans alone which would make the british sue for a exit from the war leaving the french alone against the germans. Not to mention the russian front was closed by the time the US came into the war. Leading to hundred of thousands of german troops being revitalized and sent to the western front. Its also a fact that sympathy from the majority of the US population was for the germans as a large number of our population had german ancestry and alot of the US still saw the british as our bitter enemy from the war of 1812 and the support the british gave the south during our civil war. TWO things brought us into the allied side, unrestricted submarine warfare with the sinking of the luisitiania, and the infamous Zimmerman Telegram. If those things did not happen, the US would have either stayed out of the war resulting in a almost guaranteed german victory or would have joined the central powers. So yea we did win the war for you, when we came in our Doughboys reinforced exhausted french lines which resulted in the threatening mutiny being squashed.
The US leant millions of dollars to the Allies, especially Great Britain during the War. This was extremely helpful to their war effort and should not be overlooked. The availability of US resources and raw materials was extremely helpful as was the arrival of millions of troops. These troops besides their insertion to the front, their presence and the fact that millions more were coming was a factor in the German's decision to end the war. As the situation existed in 1918 the US participation in the War was a decisive factor for the end of the war. So from that point in the war I am in agreement
Although there were many in the US that supported the German and Central Power side, or at least were oppose to the Russian Empire, the majority of the country sided with the French and British from day one. Even among those that were against the US entry into the war, most were against the US entering a European war, and not out of support of Germany or the Central Powers. The war of 1812 was long over and by the end of the 19th Century US and British relations were very good.
The Lusitania was sunk in 1915, two years before the US went to war. It angered many Americans but not enough to want the country to go to war over it. In the election of 1916 Wilson ran on the slogan he kept us out the war, so staying out the war was still popular in November 1916.
The Zimmerman note by itself was not significant because the Germans had been supporting different Mexican factions for years to cause trouble for the US. It was in their best interest for the US to be busy dealing with Mexico and not thinking about the war in Europe. The US government was well aware of this, the difference with the Zimmerman note was it was released to public to help sway support for the US future entry into the war, which had been gaining support since the unrestricted sinking of ships by the Germans starting in 1917.
The US had too much invested financially with the Allied powers to sit back and allow them to lose the war. There really is not any circumstance I could see where the US would have joined the Central Powers and sided against the British. I think one could make the case that the US possibly could have sat the war out. But once the US banks and investment firms had so much tied in the war, the US wanted to have a say in the outcome and also on how things would be after the war.
The US money helped...
Joseph Vesper in the end the Germans would have lost but it would have taken longer, Germany in the end did not have a get out strategy just war with the sadistic Ludendorff in control.
WW1 is definitely not a forgotten war, the Korean War sadly claims that notion. Especially since it's in between WW2 and Vietnam.
Personally i think War Horse deserves to be in the top ten. Also how come Joyeux Noël isn't here? It was a fantastic movie
"1917" is up there now
Yeah💪
And it's great!
if not #1
"Why in gods name did you have to pick me."
Literally every solider.
@@jacobabbott1949 Why in god's name people says "solider" its soldiers
Where the fuck is Joyeux Noel?
It's about the 1914 Christmas Truce
It was still in WW1
ya it was a great ww1 film
The movie was crap.
Lawrence of Arabia is a top 10 on its own
Best Epic Film Ever Made! ....
johny got his the movie that appears in one video of metallica isn't?
The song itself is inspired from that story.
fun fact because it would cost a lot to use the movie in the video it was some how cheaper to buy the movie and all rights to it so they now own Johnny got his gun 1971
Yes, the song is inspired to the movie and some scenes are shown in the movie along with some dialogue.
Jotape donoso metallica used the clip from the film
Its #10 and pure nightmare fuel
My personal top 5 ww1 movies
1. Paths of glory
2. All quiet on the western front
3. Johnny got his gun
4. Sergeant York
5. Gallipoli
I don't consider Lawrence of Arabia to be a war movie.
Why not? It's about the Turkish front :) how is it not a war movie?
What is Lawrence Of Arabia then ?
gnhtd1 I consider it an epic, like Ben hur
rybrentmannftw It sure is, but shouldn't it be determined more accurately as the genre "epic" is too open ?
+Nick Gagliano I actually quite liked the remake from the 70s
I swear if Lawrence of Arabia isn't on this list......
Owly I swear if All quiet on the western front isn’t on this list......
"The Lost battalion" in 2001 was excellent I thought. And it was a true story. Directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) and starring Rick Schroder. It was an A&E movie.
I would have switched number 2 to number 1 but both are great movies.
HOW DARE YOU, ALL QIUET ON THE WESTERN FRONT IS CONSIDERD ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE! YET YOU PUT IT ON SECOND PLACE!?
That's because "Lawrence of Arabia" IS the Best Film Ever Made and it happens to be about WW I .... Hope that clears it up for you?
Fag Master I like all quiet on the western front (mainly the 1979 version) but I think it deserves its place
Cause watchmojo's opinions ain't shit
Imagine getting this angry at a youtube top 10 list, true bruh moment
Chill out man! Geez
"Paths of Glory" is my number movie one in this list. Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax is simply amazing. My number 1 war *novel*? -- "All Quiet on the Western Front," one of the most powerful, moving books ever written, in my view.
Absolutely inconceivable that "The Blue Max" didn't make this list. And "Wings" certainly deserves more than an honorable mention.
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War horse was amazing
Ajaws2414 amazing for a 3 year old
MLG Moses what it was a really good movie
MLG Moses Wtf are you talking about it was good
Ajaws2414 wrong, it was not amazing, it was astonishing
But it's pretty black and white to portray all the Englishis good guys and every German is a bad guy. This is never the case.
I met Dalton Trumbo many years ago as a youth. Mom brought me to a celebration in my youth and some how I became a bartender there. As a youth I served generous portion. He came to get a drink and I asked him why there were so many war books in school libraries and he told me " because the powers that be wanted them there.
Still true now, but not as well honored.
I generally agree with the choices here, although I would have ranked "Paths of Glory" as No. 1 on the list, despite "Lawrence of Arabia" being the outstanding film that it is.
Also, I would have included the 1960s film "The Blue Max" among the honorable mentions for its exploration of chivalry vs. brutal egotism and the cold cynicism of high command (in the person of James Mason as a German general)-plus great aerial dog-fighting sequences performed with recreations of biplanes flown by pilots of the Irish Air Corps.
Paul Zink auslender raus
You meant to say "Ausländer", surely? And that has what to do with WW 1 movies?
Paul Zink deutschland den Deutschen
Yes! Paths of Glory is not only the best WWI movie but one of the best films period.
I agree about The Blue Max and would add the 1938 version of Dawn Patrol.
when I think of who fought in ww1, the Americans are one of the last people I think about...
They were the last to get into it
Ok, the comment at 8:13 or so seems to have riled everyone up, and I figured I would add my two cents. First, watchmojo is canadian, so im confused as to why the comments seem to be all directed towards "ignorant americans".second, as an american, I can honestlly say that even I disagree with that line. I mean, we didnt actually send in troops until about 1917 if I remember correctly. So my only guess is that watchmojo either A. Were attempting to pander to an american audience or B. Didnt care/didnt check their facts.
it wouldn't be the first time for either of those
Unfortunately so.
Because Canadians aren't Americans :P
Im tempted to go with b. It is watchmojo after all.
I would say that it was the threat of increasing American participation that helped push the Germans into making a series of rash attacks against the British and French positions which were not followed through
One excellent WW1 movie you left out was The Lighthorsemen, which was about the Australian mounted infantry in the Middle Eastern Campaign at the end of the war.
Darkness, imprisoning me, all that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live,
I cannot die
Trapped in myself,
Body my holding cell.
Landline, has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
LEFT ME WITH LIFE IN HELL!!!
Monicelli's La Grande Guerra is one of the best WW1 movies (set in the Italian front , like A farewell to arms)
I reallly wish there were more movies being made based on World War One, as it really doesn't get the attention it deserves
Agreed. (I just hope it's not made by Patriotic Igrorant American's who make it all about Americas Involvement, and make it seem over-the-top compared to what actually happened)
Lucky for you guys 1917 just released in theaters not too long ago and it’s a very intense film. But not over the top. It follows the British against Germany
The Lost Battalion (2001 film) there was also a 1919 movie. But, the 2001 film starred Rick Schroder as Major Charles Whittlesey, it's a made-for-television film about the Lost Battalion of World War I, which was cut off and surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918. I can highly recommend it.
When I was in College ( '70 to'74 ) i Roomed in the home of an elderly couple. The Husband fought under Gen. Allenby in the Jewish Legion! .... He met T.E. Lawrence in Damascus,Shook his hand! .... That tough old Guy had some great stories!
What about Beneath Hill 60
Beneath Hill 60 was a pretty tip top film
Shows like ten honorable mentions
Totally forgets lost battalion
Just saw this Top 10 list for the first time-- Some excellent choices but you forgot one that was not even considered for an Honorable Mention-- "THE BLUE MAX" -- Told from the German POV and staring George Peppard as a German infantryman turned pilot. The actual air combat footage alone is worthy of your consideration--
the fact you didnt put The Lost Battalion on your list is truly a testament to how much effort you put into this list.
Beneath Hill 60? Anyone?
I think the lost battalion deserved an honorable mention at least
Johnny got his gun: a farewell to arms, legs, and face.
WOW can't believe that the Blue Max and Dawn Patrol didn't even get an honorable mention!!
All Quiet on the Western Front is amazing
Ernest Borgnine and John boy from waltons !! Borgnine actually was German and descended from some famous Count in Germany for real!!
I personally think that Hill 60 is a really good WW1 movie
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I WATCH PLATOON IT SENDS CHILLS THROUGH ME.. BEING A VIETNAM/CAMBODIA VETERAN MYSELF, I CAN TELL YOU AT TIMES WE WERE AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER AS THE MOVIE DEPICTS....
Battlefield 1!!!!!
Water Diviner Starring Russel Crowe was also a powerful movie about WWI from my memory. Although it was more from the Father's perspective.
Not a movie, but Our World War is a good series based off true stories in WWI.
Paths of glory should have been no.1
Hey watchmojo, you need to tell your guys to watch the blue max, thats been missing from more than one list
absolutely. i love this movie so much that my wife bought a copy for my birthday.
doug marcus You have a wise and very benevolent wife.
macker33
that she is.
Why do people over look the ANZAC's so much. We're only remembered for a biggest stuff up, Gallipoli. Heck they don't teach us about anything else in school, the only ever teach about Gallipoli.
***** Yeah shows you how good Australian Education is.
TheAtomicNinja 11
it shows more how we have manipulated the event into the thing it is now, an excuse to get drunk on a long weekend in April, compared to what it actually was, which was a massive blunder that we got so stuck in that we couldn't get rid of it.
Also Light Horse is a better movie than Gallipoli
if you want another WWI movie focusing on the ANZACs but not focused on the Gallipoli campaign, Might I suggest Beneath Hill 60? It's about the Australian tunneling division that was created by the Commonwealth in an attempt to break trench warfare by blowing up the enemies from beneath their own trenches.
I've only seen "Lawrence of Arabia," "All's Quiet on the Western Front," "War Horse," and "Gallipoli." I have a lot of catching up to do for WWI. I'd also loved to have seen "The Red Baron" (mentioned on WM's "Greatest Dogfights in Films" clip).
i recommend "Blue Max"
really good list. well done.
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You forgot flyboys with James franco
juan ceron no they didn't this is a TOP 10
Aha, now that I see how the system works, the buggered up voting all makes sense. I used to think that you people did some kind of actual research, but I see that it's just a bunch of nerds all ranking each other's favourite films.
Top 10 Peter O'Toole movies
All Quiet on the Western Front was potentially the saddest book I ever read
Italy also fought in the Great War.
One italian film very interesting to see and for understand the psychology of italian soldiers on the front is "La grande guerra" of Mario Monicelli.
This list is also missing the Italian film Uomini contro (Many wars ago) from 1970. An absolute master piece.
The Blue Max..not even a mention....
This was a SUPERB list. But for me, "Paths of Glory" was perhaps the best anti-war film I've ever seen.
Paths of Glory, All Quiet on the western Front, and Lawrence of Arabia would be tied for me...but wow Watchmojo got the list right! Some of my all time favorites.
I was surprised that you did not mention Sergeant York.
No "Joyeux Noël"?
Passchendaele should of been on this list.
Not only a good list, but that closing clip was precise.
Most certainly
Great list. Could have lived without the honorable mention. Paths of glory makes me truly ache at a cellular level. Saw high ranking officers behaving much the same way in 1969 in SE Asia.
I came here to see the “YoU fOrGoT 1917” comments, not realizing this was made years before that. 😂
No Joyeux Noel?
Garbage list.
+lukestarkiller441 It's a garbage list because one film isn't on it? Even though it has a lot of really incredible films?
+Rilumai according to THAT guy yes it is. But don't listen to him. This list is awesome!!
+Chase Vernon This list is awesome indeed!
+Rilumai hells yea!!!
+Ozzyman314 I thought the same...
My gurd watchmojo thank you I've been waiting for years for you to do this!!!
"Beneath Hill 60," and "The Lost Battalion," both deserve to be on this list.
Where is Seargent York and The Fighting 69th?
"When most people think of WW1, They picture American and British shooting it out with the Germans"
Wait, what?!
Who i picture "shooting it out" before i even begin to think of the Americans:
Austria-Hungary, Anzac, France, Belgium, Serbia, Ottoman, Russia, India, South Africa, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania...
And canada
1) Should have been: The Lost Battalion. 2) Passchendaele. 3) The Light Horse. 4) The Blue Max. 5) The later remake of: All Quiet On The Western Front. 6) Lawrence Of Arabia. 7) Paths Of Glory. 8) King and country. 9)Gallipoli. 10) War Horse.
I was happy to see that 'The African Queen' made the list even though it is really more of an adventure movie than it is a war movie. I'm going to guess that 'Sergeant York' didn't even get an honorable mention since it was more biographical than about war. I also agree with others who noted that 'The Blue Max' didn't even receive an honorable mention.