8 Superb War Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen - But Should Watch
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- The war film genre is brimming with hundreds of great movie titles. Classic films such as Full Metal Jacket, Platoon and Saving Private Ryan to name just a few. The problem is you've seen all these movies! However, there are a few war films that never got the attention they deserved. Taking that into account, we’ve assembled a list of 8 superb ones you probably haven’t seen but absolutely need to watch.
1. Beasts Of No Nation
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2. Anthropoid
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3. Generation War
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4. Siege Of Jadotville
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5. '71
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6. Max Manus - Man Of War
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7. The Wall
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8. 13 Hours
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Amazon Studios | THE WALL | 8 Dec 2016: • The Wall - Official US...
Paramount Pictures | 13 HOURS | 28 July 2015: • 13 Hours: The Secret S...
Revolver Pictures | MAX MANUS | 30 Sept 2011: • Max Manus - Official T...
StudiocanalUK | '71 | 18 Sep 2014: • '71 - Film Clip #1 - S...
Netflix | SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE | 9 Sept 2016: • The Siege of Jadotvill...
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all lies in those movies shown the German people as monsters while in reality is other way around. The real monsters were Roosevelt, which allowed Perl Harbor to happen, Stalin who killed over 100 million of its own people, Churchill, Truman and Eisenhower and that is just for starters
The siege of Jadotville is a very underrated film, the actually soldiers did not get a proper tribute or memorial until 2005
Irish lads
Its shit
Jason Fiore whyd u think that for
@@jasonfiore8182 it is a very good movie u sucker
Its ok but could of been a little better
0:30 Beasts of No Nation
1:13 Anthropid
2:08 Generation War
3:29 Siege of Jadotville
4:56 '71
6:02 Max Manus
7:40 The Wall
8:55 13 Hours
You are welcome :-)
The Unknow Soldier, either the classic, or the re-make, are absolute gems.
"Stalingrad", the german movie from 1993. Absolutely recommended.
I agree the scene of soldiers fighting tanks is incredible.
To all, it is available on the youtube
think he is doing more recent films
Agreed! Saw this in an arthouse movie theater when it came out and it was quite intense on the big-screen.
There are at least five movies named Stalingrad. The others are worthy of looking at
"All Quiet on the Western Front". Old but with superb storyline.
The original rendition is still the best version.
Generation War's downside is "no English" audio? What do you mean? It is great that it hasn't been dubbed to English. Original German audio is superb way to see this one.
I'd rather watch a movie with subtitles than a movie dubbed to English. I recently watched The Blackout in English and the lip movement was way off. I could tell that the original language of the movie was Russian. All the street signs, stores, building names, etc., in the movie were in Russian but because the movie was dubbed in English, no translation was provided.
I think people have misunderstood. I watched it in German, I just think it's better if people have a choice. It great if your eyesight is 20/20, if not, it's hard work.
@@NextFlicks Get a bigger TV. They are dirt cheap nowadays. 😂
EN sub would be ok, prefer original dub
I understood it to be sarcastic as in "this is so perfect, the only downside is really not worth mentioning"
Siege of jadotville is wayyy too underrated
So true, i took a chance on it and was like WOW, that was an awesome movie!
Watched it like 5 times , it's great !!
If you guys liked that you should check out Danger Close! It's on Prime right now, really good movie about ANZAC at Long Tan.
Its a good movie. But in the real siege the battle took 6 days and they surrendered.
as a movie: 10/10
as a historical movie: 4/10
I thought that movie showed just how terrible were the US basic infantry weapon was at that time compared to other western nations--in this case the Irish UN Team had the FN-FAL 7.62 weapons which at the time were state-of-the-art. The FN-FAL is still in use by many armies today. It was a true assault rifle and the Irish lads coupled it with the 30 round mag puting out 600 round per minute. The Irish combat team used these GREAT weapons to "even the odds" when deal out misery to the charging Rebels. At the time the US Army was still using the 1935 model M-1 rifle and some units getting the updated but same M-14. A great weapon for WW2 / Korea but not as it turned out for the last 30 years of the 20th and early 21st Century in Vietnam and Desert wars that were to ensue. Oh, yeah, the Army finally did adopt the M-16 but it took years to get it to a point of reliablity and ruggedness that the FN-FAL 7.62 Belgium weapon possessed in 1960.
Many thanks for assembling this round up of war films. The commentary was thoughtful. How refreshing.
Land of Mine was one of the most memorable movies I've seen in years.
Link? Or is it on Netflix or some other streaming service?
Great film. Watched it a long time ago but I still recommend it to people all the time. Great performances by all involved, especially the twins.
@@larryyocum2904 I saw it on Netflix. Don't know if it's still there. Worth watching if you can find it. It will definitely leave an impression upon you.
@@larryyocum2904 Yes its in Netflix. Good movie en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Mine and Netflix link: www.netflix.com/title/80081621
Yeh - good one. Don't miss this movie
Peter Jackson’s documentary about the WW1; They shall not grow old. Highly recommended.
Heard someone at work also mention the title, thanks for the recommendation.
Leo D'oro
No problem. If you’re going to watch the movie 1917, watch the movie first and then Jackson’s documentary. Otherwise you might be a bit disappointed by the movie.
For sure...it is exceptionally well done.
Agreed ~ powerful and well done.
Chills just remembering it.
A great movie. Americans don’t know how awful WWI was but The UK citizens do
Downfall is one of my favorites of all time. The acting is as real as it gets. Also, the authenticity of it being in its German language makes it even better.
I agree but I'm not sure I would call it a "war" movie in that sense. It's a haunting drama but from what I remember there's no combat scenes etc.
Finnish film Unknown Soldier is also very good.
The book is stunningly good as well.
Wich one? there is 3.
@@SergeyPRKL They're all basically the same movie, based on the same book, just made 3 different times. All of them are good, I personally prefer the original, but as I said, that's just my preference
i prefer original from 1955 and 3rd one from 2017. and that 2nd one you must never mention on it.
The latest one is the most wholesome interpretation of the book for me with 17 years in the Finnish military. They also removed the clear bias against professional soldiers and their style of leadership that is blatant in the original book because the writer was of rank and file. It shows more reasonable view on pros and cons of different styles of leadership. And in the end military leadership is about mixing and matching the friendly and strict styles to get most out of your unit. That is the thing I like the most in the newest one. There is no right style to lead people but there are situations where different takes on it are needed. And if you cannot understand those nuances you will be a bad leader.
This list lacks. It misses Unknown Soldier (Finland, 2017 version). One of the best and most realistic war movie made.
"Downfall" is a must see, about the last ten days of Hitler in the bunker when Berlin was falling to the Russians.
I felt exhausted after I watched that movie. The way it was filmed... I was tense the whole time. Great, great movie.
Was just thinking about this film when watching the video. One of the best war films made
It's almost second for second accurate too
Downfall is my favorite war movie. Bruno Ganz depiction of Hitler is the single greatest acting job I've ever seen.
@@icantthinkofaname7293 - I've seen the bunker scene about 80 times with various sub-titles.
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Seriously Generation War is my favorite on this list. It does a great job of showing the war through the eyes of ordinary Germans without glorifying it.
The Siege Of Jadotville should be on everyone's list to watch. If it wasn't for the inclusion here I would probably have never seen it. A really well produced and directed movie and long overdue recognition for some very brave men.
Many thanks for suggesting “Anthropoid” I had never heard of that film, and yet it was one of the best films I have ever seen.
A fantastic film !!!
Anthropoid is a remake of much older and much better film The Assassination from 1964. Look on it... ua-cam.com/video/cqZw5VlVRJY/v-deo.html
@@dolero9886 do not forgett Operation Daybreak (1976)
Agree 110%
Your list seems like a great list! A well-put-together compilation and beautifully narrated. What I really appreciated , is that you compile the list Below in your description ... That was a thoughtful addition and view UA-camrs take the trouble to organize a synopsis of their videos as you have done . Thank you.
Breaker Morant- about the Boer War is heavily underrated
YES. Excellent call out. Best line of the movie, "I'm a pagan too."
I've seen that movie literally, at least 50 times. The performances of Jack Thompson and Edward Woodward in particular were both impeccable. I even used to have a copy on vinyl of the soundtrack. I think it was lost in a fire though. Later, I read The Breaker, by Kip Denton, and found the movie did not follow the book exactly. There were 4 defendants IRL, and the charges they were found guilty on changed too as I recall.
@@TheHideoYamaguchi "Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it." The ultimate act of defiance to say that to your firing squad.
A classic. One of my favourite movies.
@@TheHideoYamaguchi I think the best line is something along the lines "this is the stuff of empires" ?
“Dark Blue World” the story of Czech pilots who escape to Britain to fight for their country. Aerials photography is very impressive. Apparently footage from Battle of Britain was remastered. After The Life of Brian this is my favourite film.
"The Unknown Soldier" (2017) - Well made, realistic warmovie about the Continuation War 1941-1944 Finland Vs. Soviet Union
Also known as "Tuntematon Sotilas". I watched the five episode mini series version recently on Netflix. Very good movie!
@Gyderian: thanks for this recommendation. I’m on episode 4 and riveted. I would never have known about this but for reading your post
@@bsouth7042 im glad to spread the word, enjoy!
I would rather watch a movie with sub-titles, rather than dubbed. The people they hire to do the dubbing just don't put the same spin on the dialog.
I agree. I want people to be speaking their native tongue. Often bits are lost in translation
@@morethanjustforkicks So do I - watching dubbed films is an altogether painful experience to be avoided at all times.
Started, by accident, to watch "Life is Beautiful" dubbed, how anyone could prefer that to listening to the beautiful dialogue in a beautiful language is beyond me.
I was stationed in West Germany from 1986 to 1989. My German girlfriend and I watched a bit of a John Wayne film on television one night. She could not understand why I could not stop laughing, and I could not explain to her why I was laughing.
I had to rent a John Wayne film in English to show her what his voice really sounded like, rather than the high-pitched voice that they'd used to dub him in German.
I also prefer that
I spent a couple of evenings with veterans of Jadotville in 2017, very sound guys, the film mostly captures what they went through but slumps on some amazing details. These veterans only gained recognition at home in 2018.
The problem with the "United Nations Operation in the Congo" or "ONUC" that the Irish at Jadotville were part of (and perhaps part of the reason less recognition was given to them) is that it was meant to be neutral in that countries civil war (as the UN Charter requires them to be) ...but with actions BY UN forces like "Operation Morthor" the Katangese secessionists (understandably IMO) felt that the UN had taken the side of the Congolese central government. If the UN forces WERE acting in the interests of one side, then they were just as much mercenaries as those employed by Katanga. (No blame attributable to the SOLDIERS of course... the blame rests much higher up the UN organisation...but , as usual, the grunts bear the pain...)
@@trooperdgb9722 I think it was the Irish Army Brass that betrayed them when they returned home and were branded cowards by them.
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-- 1944 (2015), I think Estonian movie. Best obscure movie I have seen so far. It depicts the war from both sides, both Axis and Soviet Union, from the perspectives two Estonian soldiers fighting on opposing sides
-- 9th April- Danish movie, story of a bicycle reconnaissance squad during the half a day Danish invasion. No demonisation of enemy, enemy attacks in military formations, wing by wing, suppression fire, maneuvre, etc. not the masses of headless meat thrown into the grinder for cinematic effect. No music editing, just simple, accurate life...
-- Brest Fortress (2010), Russian war movie depicting the Brest Fortress in the opening days of Barbarossa. Deeply politicised content, but cinematic appeal. This seems to be a common theme with Russian movies in the past 10- years plus
-- Panfilov’s 28 （2016), Russian war movie depicting the defense of Moscow. Politicised, but entertaining, that follows more closely in the cinematic formula of commercial war movies. Some parts were ridiculously unrealistic, but then I watched the movie in 2096 HD, so I enjoyed the experience.
-- Das Boot (1981)- watch the directors cut.One of the few German war movies to be made... It's a classic by now.
-- Stalingrad (1993)- German war movie.
-- Der Untergang (2004)- German war movie. Last days in the bunker, attempts to be a bit more realistic and less politicised.
-- Anonyma. Eine Frau in Berlin (2008) German war movie. Real story of woman trapped in Berlin during last days of the battle of Berlin
-- Patton (1970）- American Classic,
-- Thin Red Line (1998)-
I liked The Thin Red Line, excellent movie
Other great WW2 movies/series about Norway, like Max Manus is;
-The king's choice. German invasion of Norway, and the kings refusal to surrender.
- The 12'th man. A single norwegian resistance fighter avoid capture, and miraculusly manage to get to Sweden whit the help of civilian norwegians.
- Battle for the heavy water, 13 episodes or so miniseries about norwegian resistance destroying heavy water plant in Norway. Heavy water was used in Hitlers nuclear program.
I’ve seen only the mini series so great list, thanks
@@Okido24 think you will like them all 👍
The 12th man is great.
@@ape72patch1 indeed, he was really lucky to make it. Have you seen any of the others?
@@silentdeath7847Yeah man....that seen with the dream in the cabin was pretty hectic.I have not seen your 2 other recomendations( but I will ) just going through all the comments looking for stuff to dl.
Beneath Hill 60 is well worth a mention.
@jon acasoulyou not so well known, nicely put together, and a true story.
Yes
Just finished watching. Great movie recommendation - thanks!
Good movie.
Great to see you give shout out to Anthropoid, a must see for any genre buffs. Since this video came out in 2018, you need to add the more recent "The Outpost" to this list as well, another must see.
Hadn’t heard of some of these and had passed over some others; but I’ve really enjoyed them all. Great list thank you for putting this together.
Glad you enjoyed!
I was amazed by, "Northern Limit" the South Korea/North Korea limited engagement - deadly naval battle... edge of your seat stuff! 8 isn't a long enough list!
Watch Mai Wei it is an unbelieveable true story about a Korean and Japanese. It's called My Way in Englis
Actually Generation War has a great name, they just didn't use it when they distributed it to English speaking countries.
Our Mothers, Our Fathers
indeed the English title sucks, not the original.
We got it in Oz as 'Generation War'
I heard they did it partially to avoid confusion with the already really famous min series "Generation Kill" and also because there was already a series called "Generation War". I think they mainly just marketed it under another name in the US, which admittedly does make up a large number of native English speakers and is by far the worlds largest English speaking country so it's easy to confuse things.
Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter
There was the Generation War about the iraq Invasion and then a German war movie about WW2 called Generation Kill both are excellent. The Generation War is more real for me because I am US Army veteran and that is the way our people talk about being in combat.
I've seen Anthropoid and it's probably one of my favorite war movies ever.
Danger close: The Battle of Long Tan. Australian Vietnam war film.
That really was a good one. Glad I stumbled upon it!
Awesome movie , indeed !
I was going to comment this but you got here first.
Haven't seen that one. ....How about "Odd Angry Shot" (1979 -- Australia)?
Tae Guk Gi, great movie, there are not too many Korean War films out there,. I would add Siege of Firebase Gloria with the late R. Lee Ermy which is about an US base under attach by heavy Viet Cong forces during the Tet Offensive 1968. Also The Lost Battalion 2001 which is a great movie about WW1, speaking of Australia there is Anzacs 1985, great mini-series about WW1.
I found this hidden war movie that has my favorite actor (scouring the imdb list) and I was blown away that it starred my second favorite actor (when I watched it).
This movie is so underrated and is set in the Hurtgen Forest in WWII.
"When Trumpets Fade (1998)"
It's very gritty, gruesome, shocking and depressing. If people talk about war movies, I bring this movie up all the time to spread its awareness.
The battle of the Hürtgen Forest is known as the 'meat-grinder' I believe. Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out.
Love when trumpets fade, written like a Greek tradegy
That was a great movie as well!
I've seen it it's an excellent movie.
When Trumpets Fade is a great movie.
13 Hours is a good flick, it belongs on the list.
Thank you for including the excellent film Max Manus! For those that have not understood it, it is based on real events, and many of the scenes play out pretty much as Max Manus himself describes them in his books he wrote after the war. If you ever get your hands on any of his books that he wrote after the war - read them! I saw there are a few copies for sale on Amazon, and I suggest you pick them up or at least go there to look for titles. Search his name and you shall find. You will not regret it!
Finnish movie "The Unknown Soldier" is about the Continuation War. Based on the novel, there was a version from the 50s, another from the 80s, and one from 2017. I haven't seen the first two versions, but the 2017 version is one of my favorite movies of all time.
There is a 5 episode miniseris about it too. I watched it on Netflix and it was really good
you should watch that 50s versio the oldest one its in now days is pretty poor because its so old now on but its epic still and its pretty neutral ww2 movie not like save private ryan, enemy at the gates, etc
Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) is epic masterpiece. Movie is great but 5 part miniseries (cut from the same material) is superb. This film is highly recommended.
I recommend Tali-Ihantala 1944 and Etulinjan edessä. Also Finnish movies about Continuation War
lol
The Siege of Jarodville is an excellent film about real heroes - not American "grunts" but incredibly courageous Irishmen led by a strategically brilliant commander. Two other incredible war films are 1917 and Mosul. Both will have you on the edge of your seat.
Generation War was terrific. Told in three film length chapters, you watch A group of idealistic youth transform while witnessing, and at times partaking in, the horrors that surround them. Worth the time investment.
i cried during freidhelms death
Thomas Holaday way to spoil it ya
D U M B A S S
@@chaseschannel1151 lol sorry but it's such a great and sad scene
Kajaki (Kilo Two Bravo in the US) is a criminally underrated war movie as evidenced by a worldwide gross of just $34,017 but a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I didn't scroll far enough to see your reply before I recommended the same movie. By FAR the most underrated war movie I can think of. Absolutely disgusting that it only "box officed" $35K. I can't think of a movie...ever...that held me on the edge of my seat the way this one did. Truly horrifying events. (Probably only "War" movie ever where not a single round is fired from a small arm!)
"Hyena Road" is another underrated and great war movie....made by the same great Canadian, Paul Gross, who made "Passchendaele"...which is the best WW-I movie ever made. By far.
2017's "The Unknown Soldier" (or "Tuntematon Sotillas) is a fantastic movie, and tells of the Fins on the Eastern Front during WWII
Pretty much all war films from the Baltic nations (Finland included) are quite good. Gritty and with the goal to simply show you the people that had to go through this purgatory. It's a luxury we don't have in Germany -- as almost half of this list in the video presents.
You should check out the 5-part miniseries that was also made. It has the entire "Unknown Soldier" movie in it but they also shot a longer version at the same time that came out as the 5-part miniseries. The miniseries is so much better as miniseries are always better than movies. You get to know the characters better and there are more action scenes.
@@Milanista_11 awesome! Thank you!
@@Milanista_11 do you know where I can find this (with subtitles)?
Daniel Ford Ah, I don't know :/
Pathes of Glory is a must see movie
Without a doubt. My favourite war film. I have a feeling a lot have seen it though, so I'm not surpised it didn't make the list.
Anti War movie but set the stage for the much later, FULL METAL JACKET.
I watched this movie in my cinema history class, along with Sands of Iwo Jima.
Stanley Kubrick film. All you need to know.
Thank you for this awesome review!
I definitely want to recommend the Finnish movie "Talvisota". The English subtitled name is "The Winter War".
Lttlemoi - is this the movie with the bicycle soldiers? If so, you're right to recommend it.
@@redroger3637 I don't remember bicycles, mostly snow, intense trench warfare and a very sad end. It's been a few years since I last saw it.
I think it’s fitting to recommend Sabaton’s song Talvisota ;)
@@finestclips6467 Rise! Nation's pride! Hold what's yours, strike them where it hurts!
@@Lttlemoi Fight! Hold your ground! Winter war! Reinforce the line!
13 Hours is still one of my favorite films because of the story it portrays and the men behind the film.
Yea bullshit propaganda from the guy who made transformers. I bet it made you feel like you're a patriot lol.
@@ryanmarquez9404 how would you know that, where you there? The surviving members of the group that fought that night where there and made sure the film was accurate! Why do you have a problem with this movie? Could it be that Obama and his sec state HillaryClinton, left our people to die that night?
@@ryanmarquez9404 It's a story told by those who were there...not thousands of miles away. The only bullshit propaganda is what's being fed to you via the left-wing mainstream media. I AM a proud patriot and this battle only enforced that feeling.
@@ryanmarquez9404 have you read any of the after action reports? Most likely not as that holds too much truth for you. Grow up, these men lived that night and never got the big fan fare. They come home quietly their funuals were small. You never would have know if an ambassador had not died.
@@cutebutsadisticable agreed, and because they defied orders all were immediately fired after the incident and their security clearance was revoked across the board. The families of the deceased received no benefits because they disobeyed orders. So much for the BS line that there was no Stand Down order.
Just watched Anthropoid, what a great movie! Historically very accurate.Will continue to view this list. Thanks.
The ending in the church is wildly inaccurate. No Germans were killed. Just the 7 resistance guys.
TNX for the fantastic movies that You rediscovered.🇸🇪💫
"Beasts of No Nation" "Anthropoid," "The Siege of Jadotville," "The Wall," and "13 Hours" (although the book is much better, obviously) are excellent movies; I haven't seen the others. Another I would recommend isn't so much a war film, but covers a child's survival during the reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 1970s called "First They Killed My Father;" it's very well done.
Christopher Rahm you seem to favor Netflix
@@marcdedecker3400 Hey, if they make good movies, I'll watch 'em.
There's great old gem called "A Walk in the Sun" that I would heartily recommend. There's some decent old-school combat, but it's mostly a great showcase for the boring day-to-day of soldiers' lives.
Agreed, that was a great one 👍
Dan O'Malley -THE NORTH STAR, showed the brutality of Nazis attack in Ukraine in 1941(made in 1943).
Not political, these were heroes fighting for mother Russia - Not Stalin!
The part where Nazis acting like Vampires, taking Children and draining all their blood, until they died - using their blood for Nazis wounded, was chilling.
William Justice - Please read my recommendations here.
@@coiledsteel8344 Thanks mate
It was a good one. Try also Story of GI Joe made in 1944 and 1945. Story of Ernie Pyle and a Units experience in North Africa and Italy.
anthropoid was awesome...and historically accuratee
siege of jadotville was great and historically very accurate
Maximo “Max” Manus won the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross w/ Bar, the American Medal of Freedom and was twice awarded the highest Norwegian medal for valor; the War Cross (Krigskorset).
I honestly think the movie is a bit average, but his story is amazing, and the movie is worth a viewing just because Manus was a real person.
I feel like the narrator is standing behind me and whispering softly in my ear
he sounds like a professional ass
"Why is he whispering?" Is what I kept asking myself while watching xD
Battleground (1949)
is still one of my favourite war films.
Set on the Battle of the Bulge and was really well filmed even being 4 years after the war has finished.
'The Beast!' All time classic for tension and realism.
spot on!
I've seen all but 3 of them so thanks for letting me know about these ones I've missed. Siege of Jadotville is a superb film very historically accurate and inspirational.
Never heard of '71. Sounds good! I'll have to check that out. Not sure that 13 Hours is as good as it could have been, but those defenders deserved SOME kind of recognition for what they did. They were incredible.
'Come And See' was not on the list but seems to top the list of many veterans, historians and survivors as, "as realistic as it gets". 'Stalingrad' is also conspicuous by it's absence.
they fought for their homeland - take a look, please
Great obscure recommendations. Thanks!
Jadotville, and the consequences for both the UN and Ireland, are an unsung tale that I am very glad you added.
A Michael Bay film without nuance? I am shocked I tell you :)
thanks for sharing. really appreciate it.
My pleasure!
you know you are a war movie lover when you have already watched all of this ages ago but anyway love your video mate
to be fair this video is 2 years old and most of the movies were only 1-5 years old when it was posted.
Y’all should watch 9th Company. It’s about the Soviet-Afghan war.
It is a pretty good movie, if a little cliche and veers into fantasy at the end. Let's just say it's no "The Beast (1988)".
9th company is Awesome, One of the best war films is Fortress of War, its set right at the start of operation Barbarossa👌
The thing about 9th Company is that it took an overwhelming Soviet victory in real life and turned it into a bloodbath with one survivor, purely for drama. In reality, according to Wikipedia,
the 9th Company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment was pinned down under heavy fire on Hill 3234 from 7-8 January 1988. They managed to stop three attacks by an estimated 200-250 mujahideen. The company lost a total of 6 men and killed around 200 mujahideen. Another 28 out of the total 39 were seriously wounded. Four of the killed soldiers were posthumously awarded the golden star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. The unit was in constant communication with headquarters and received everything the regimental commander, Colonel Valery Vostrotin, could provide in terms of rations, ammunition, reinforcements, and helicopter evacuation of the wounded.
Great film indeed.
@@markjones6564 Oh yeah! Fortress of War was pretty amazing.
I think, that like the films discussed in this video, the channel itself is underrated aswell. Nice content!
Much appreciated!
I am one who wasn't a fan of 13. I've been on the fence about jadotville but after seeing this vid I'm going to give it a try. Also arthropod looks interesting as well. Great reviews, thanks
One movie that I just happened to watch one day was "Defiance." Wow. What a great movie. Stars Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber and based on a true story. These brothers lived in Belarus and were Jews. The Germans rolled through Belarus on their way to Russia and were hunting all the Jews. These guys ended up hiding in the forest and, after time, had added other Jews that were hiding from the Germans. Anyway, it's fantastic and last I checked, was still on Netflix.
Another great one. Agreed!
Defience is a great movie, if you enjoy defiance you are sure to enjoy "In enemy hands(2004)" and "Downfall" .
That was a damn good movie.
I saw Defiance, and although it was good, and the actors were very good, I only watched it AFTER I read the BOOK that it was based on, also titled Defiance. The movie tended to bend the truth a little with what I call "Hollywood-ism". The book in reality was much more startling, riveting, and entirely true. And even more appalling was how that book could not even be found in the entire 10-library system, in conservative Somerset County, NJ, where I had been living at the time. I had just stumbled across a copy in a more liberal Union County library, started reading it (partially a military history, written by a non-contemporary woman, decades later, no less!), and was gripped by it right away, and couldn't put it down till the place closed, many pages later. As good as the movie was, it misses the point that these 1200 Jewish partisans were not fighting for vengeance, as the movie makes it appear (looking from hindsight, 50 years later), but rather they fought only when necessary to survive. The book mentions other partisan leaders who fought strictly for vengeance against the Wehrmacht, and were wiped out, as a result. This group, led by the Bielski brothers, only fought when necessary to survive, and did survive, as a result. The book also explains why so many Jews in Eastern Europe were unable to survive the systematic annihilation, imposed on them by the Nazi invaders, because few were farmers who could live off the land, fight back, and survive in the forest wilderness, like the Bielski brothers were, could, and did. So many were doctors, professors, educators, engineers, businessmen, politicians, scientists, artists, etc, and while these certainly are great professions, they were unused to living off the land, fighting in the wilderness, and surviving in the woods, in the winter, as the Bielskis were. And so they inadvertently became easy targets for Nazi annihilation, once the local armies had been defeated by the Wehrmacht. But the Bielskis survived, as did most of those who joined with them-a fascinating, true story.
@@Rnrf5150 I loved In Enemy Hands, a great submarine war movie, and one which really makes you think. Both sides (hated and sworn enemies) had to end up working together, just to survive, in the middle of the cold, hostile, and endless Atlantic Ocean. A great movie. Also, I enjoyed U-571, a great WWII submarine movie, partially based on true events, with several great actors; watch it, if you haven't seen it already, then watch it again & again, because the more I watched it, the more I enjoyed it, and got out of it.
Gallipoli with a very young Mel Gibson is worth the watch...a case study on the bonds of friendship during war...very sad ending!
And corny as f, but for non Auzzies, it'l do.
Thumbs up. Another great one!
The Lighthorsemen too.
@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat Yup, that had te sadest ending of all, in real life, heart breaking for the soldiers that chose to shoot their horses rather than leave them for arabs to abuse as they did with donkeys, the wailer wasn't a purebred. so it would have been slaughtered for meat or tied to a cart, as well the tagedy of the star of the movie Jon Blake who was in a car smash on his way home from filming and remained a vegetable, all but forgotten untill he died a few years ago.
ah yes, and music made by Jean Michel Jarre, just great. I still see one of the last moments, right before the attack, when they left any of their belongings inthe trench, cuz they knew that they are going to die. Masterpiece
great list, thank you! :)
Glad you enjoyed!
List of movies as wel as explanation is superb !!! thanks
Glad you liked it
Personally, I was surprised (in a good way) for "The King's Choice". Norway is making several good movies about WWII, thair invasion and resistance. This one is about their first days, and the scene of the sinking of Blucher is unbelievable.
seriously go see "come and see" it best depicts the experience of the eastern front
Best war film of all time. Also one of the most disturbing.
Where can we watch it? Netflix?
Yer rright. I was shocked
Come and See ruined the whole warmovie genre for me. All the warmovies feel like hollywood Xmen nonsense after watching Come and See.
@@jannieboy58 its on youtube
My great uncle was at El Alamein and always said 'Ice Cold in Alex' came closest to capturing the desert war. Hardly overlooked, I realise, but one of those movies where the environment is the greatest enemy. I'd also give shout outs to Danger Close and The Odd Angry Shot as the Aussies in Vietnam don't get enough of a mention [respect from a Pom]. Thanks for putting me onto several hours of viewing pleasure, added to by some very helpful suggestions below.
The 5-part miniseries version of the 2017 Finnish movie "The Unknown Soldier" is one of the best WWII products made. Admittedly I am biased as I am Finnish and had a grandfather that fought in that war, but I think it is a brilliant representation of the parts of WWII that most westerners don't know about.
It is very new and much wanted perspective on warfilms in general. I strongly recommend the series.
If you liked "The Unknown Soldier", AND you are of Finnish ancestry, try watching the heartbreaking movie, "1944". I saw it recently, and it blew my mind. Granted, it takes place in Estonia, not Finland, but the shit that happened there was even WORSE, than what went on in Finland. And, by the way, they are both Baltic-Finn peoples, of closely related ancestry, located right next to each other (virtually), and now, are both fully INDEPENDENT countries, the only two that are. The history of this group of people, who 3000 years ago populated an area from what is today Berlin to Moscow (virtually all of what is now northeastern Europe), is truly amazing. And they weren't Slavic, nor Germanic, nor Celtic. They spawned many other groups of peoples, but most of their cultures and languages are gone, having been subsumed by others, however, the Finns and the Estonians are still around, and fiercely defending their people and culture. And the Lithuanians, Latvians and Hungarians are distantly related to them, also. A fascinating group of people, that's for sure!
Meh I preferred the 80's version and "The Winter War" more. Felt like there was too much "suhna-action" in the new version.
I enjoyed 71! Very tense and well acted movie but there’s some in this list I haven’t seen so thanks for posting.
"The Siege of Jadotville" a bitter - sweet ending 😭❤️
Land of Mine is a movie that tackles an aspect of war that many war films do not, the clean up. It has one of the best bittersweet endings I have ever seen and explores unique themes all packed in with beautiful cinematography. If you havent seen it, please do.
The Cruel Sea, a true British classic about the Atlantic Convoys. Also worth a mention The Battle of the River Plate.
Also "In which we serve " fantastic film about the Royal Navy.
"Decision at Dawn" filmed in real ruins in Germany soon after the war. "Dogs, do you want to live forever" in German about Stalingrad.
“Decision Before Dawn” But you’re right. One of the great films about war shot just after WWII in the rubble of Germany.
The Dogs of War, an oldie, but a goodie. Christopher walken.
DoW belongs on a list of Mercenary movies, along with The Wild Geese.
Damn, I just mentioned this one up top. I also said Go Tell the Spartans as well.
Cheers for the video, great suggestions. Hard to hear voice over in parts, try adding some dynamic compression to your audio to bring up the quiet parts and smooth out the level overall.
I've seen two movies from the list, "Beasts of No Nation," and "Siege of Jabotville," both of which are superb. I didn't know what to expect from either, but gave them a shot and was very pleased. Thanks for the other suggestions.
Thanks for nice comment
Recommend "El Alamein: Bond of Honour" or as it was originally released in Italy as "El Alamein: La Linea Del Fuoco" : depicts the Italian perspective of the battle. Wasn't often that Churchill would praise the axis forces but he did with the Folgore Parachute regiment in North Africa and in a speech to Parliament, he recalled: “We must honour the men that were the Lions of the Folgore.” It's currently on Amazon Prime viewing in the UK.
Thank you for the recommendation.
All Quiet on the Western Front is one of my favourites. Very rarely mentioned.
Awesome, I watched on TV back in the mid 70s when I was a young teen, has stayed with me ever since.
Paths of Glory kills AQOTWF.
You have good taste.
Thank´s for the list, I saw four of them, 2,3,5,8 all are great movies! and go for the others!!
The Beast - 80’s movie about Russian Tank crew in Afghanistan. Fantastic story.
Great movie, we covered it in our 'Tank Movies' video ua-cam.com/video/nKACaLlttvc/v-deo.html
When you listed 71, i thought it would have been 71: Into the Fire. Now that, is a really good war movie. Korean war setting focusing on student soldiers conscripted during the defense of SK.
Tae Guk Gi was also a superb war movie based loosely on true events that occurred during the war.
You missed perhaps the best and most disturbing of them all..."Come and See". As someone who lived and worked many years in the former Soviet Union and is married to a woman born and raised in the Soviet Union and we both have parents who fought in the war in Europe, her father winning 2 "Orders of the Red Star" and my father having been a tank commander in the 3rd Armored...it is difficult for me to watch. My wife can't. It brings to life the scenes one can only imagine by visiting Soviet War Memorials. It is, at the same time something everyone should see, and no one should ever see.
Another great film..."The Defense of Sevastapol"
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Yep. Come and See is tough...
Absolutely....A masterpiece!
@@jackwoods535 It's called Treptower Park. I have been there, have you? It is a Soviet Memorial built on land donated by the German government to the USSR as a memorial and cemetery. The Monument was designed the Soviet Russian architect Yakov Belepolsky. There are 7,000 Red Army soldiers buried there, of the 80,000 who died in the battle of Berlin between April 16 and May 2. The 40 ft. tall monument depicts the destruction of Nazism (not a cherished memory in Germany) by the Red Army.
The monument is called what you said by some Nazi apologists. Is that what you call it?
There are few people who call it that in Germany...not many Nazi apologists in Germany. It is not the official name, nor the intent of the monument. (Obviously, having been built by the Russians)
There were atrocities on both sides and they are not pleasant to imagine. I do not condone any such acts.
I have also been to monuments in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) a tribute to more than 2 million people starved and bombed to death by Nazis in an inhuman siege, Moscow, Volgograd (Stalingrad) Babi Yar Ravine in Kiev a mass grave for 300,000 civilians murdered by Nazis, the Memorial of Glory in Kharkov (my wife's home city) a mass grave for 274,000 people...more than the entire number of Americans killed in the European Theatre, just from ONE city.
Yes, I have been to all those places...and to Auschwitz in Poland. I wish all Americans could see them.
I have innocently approached historical plaques in city parks or on city streets in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, you know, like the roadside markers we have here that says "Lincoln was here" or some such...only to find that the plaque memorializes the murder of 400 children killed by Nazis and thrown into a bomb crater, or some such. Yeah, nice stuff. We don't see that in American parks.
My father had threatened to cut off two of my toes had I been drafted for Vietnam. He said no one should see war. He never went to war after he returned, though he served as an instructor, retiring after 22 years in 1956. He hated war. In later years I asked him, while sitting around a campfire on a hunting trip, "Why did you stay in the Army?" He said he hoped his experience prevented "some other kid" from being killed. It probably did.
The 3rd Armored liberated a death camp near Nordhausen, (March 30, 1945). He brought home photos, but never showed them to anyone. I found them in his old footlocker in 1993 after he passed away. My father met with the Russians at Dessau on the Elbe. I have been there also. It always struck me the two things he often repeated...that the Red Army had a lot of women soldiers and that none of the Russians knew if their families were safe. The Americans always had the comfort that their wives and children were safe...very far away. I don't think most people even think about that. Of all the "war stories" he could tell...he often repeated those two things. Strange. I always thought, anyway.
I wish he had had the opportunity to meet my father-in-law who has also passed away now. Unfortunately, they never did.
Some Nazi apologists will say that this never happened or it is a hoax. I have sat at the table with many people who experienced it.
I find movies that depict horrible atrocities against people, like "Come and See", difficult to watch, yes.
Thanks,@@garyK.45ACP ... for your honest review... its a bitter pill to swallow, war is awful... but thanks, why we ( i) watch those movies when we (i) hate war...?
Because they give `entertainment`... and a warning at the same time, man is a strange creature.... mankind.... and also a loving being... (his own kin)
Perhaps it is too "mainstream" but 'Das Boot' is one of the best goddamn war films of all time.
Michael Wilts - you're absolutely right. And the TV series is surprisingly good, too.
I would also recommend the Vietnam era film, "Go Tell the Spartans" with Burt Lancaster. Hard to find these days, but it's out there.
"The Dawns Here Are Quiet" Russian, broken up into 4 episodes on Amazon Prime. Strong women characters, Russian humor and German bad guys. Subtitled. Touching.
And I wanted to see a lot of strong male characters in "Sex and the City" but that didn't happen.
Also here on UA-cam
anybody who list strong women characters as a selling point is an idiot
I like both versions. 1972 and 2015. "Come and See" is a Belarusian movie and a brutal depiction of the Nazi occupation.
Siege of Jadotville is such a good movie! Loved every second of it
Thanks for this video!
Glad it was helpful!
I'd highly recommend 2017s "The 12th Man". A great movie set in WWII Norway.
The German movie Stalingrad also deserves mention
Yes, and Rusian Come and See.
@@Remass999 Come and See
The film had good set up for the first half but failed to follow through in the second half, it's like they ran out of budget.
Aren't there like 20 movies called Stalingrad though? It seems like it. I can't keep track. I swear I think I've watched a few movies with that title and I honestly can't remember which ones I saw. LOL
Yes seriously
Just a little advice to the narrator: If you keep your voice level throughout the sentence it will be more enjoyable to watch this video. Usually your voice level starts ok but decreases to yhe end of the sentence. Also level of audio between your voice and the audio of sample videos are not comparable thus if I open up the volume to hear you, the audio of the sample videos make me jump. Nice selection of movies by the way
it looks like he literally made two videos and disappeared off youtube. A shame, as the channel had potential.
Voice level is OK
yeah but then his roommates might hear him.
You need to check out the Unknown Soldier, a film which is based on a Finnish author Väinö Linna's novel with the same name. Originally done in the 1950.s and a remake was done in 1980.s and the last time debuted in 2017 to celebrate 100 years of Finland's independence.
@@ollieahokas9179 Talvisota was pretty good too.
Great list. 5 I’ve not seen added to my watch list. Thanks.
Zwartboek- Dutch, “Black Book” best seen with subtitles but I think there’s a dubbed version is very good.
Soldier of Orange too.
Great list. Many of these had passed me by
Come And See.
` and I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.`
Sahara (1940) starring Humphrey Bogart is an amazing tank film which is almost forgotten.
My honor was Loyalty is also an amazing German film on Netflix from the POV of a SS officer.
'Sahara' has been among my favorites since I was a kid. Another good one: 'The Steel Helmet' about the Korean War.
Any movie that excuses the action of an SS officer has no place in the human experience.
@@GeekRex it doesn't excuse their actions.
@@FilmStudent07 Bullshit--the SS wouldn't be the SS if they didn't believe they were right doing what they were doing. Any representation of that is an excuse.
@@GeekRex they would have been shot if they refused to follow orders. The film shows they were in the wrong btw, they were soldiers following orders as well, not aliens. Have you even seen the film? They were atrocities on both sides, not just the Axis. Moreover with your logic any war film shouldn't be seen should it? In Vietnam and Iraq killing innocent civilians in their homes, that was extraordinarily brave I suppose, how's that any different?
band of brothers is the best thing ever.
Yes, but seen by many, This list is of war movies you haven't seen.
Who are we ? Easy company sirrrrr !!!!
@@itsmezaam3901 “And he made a promise to himself: if he lived through the war, he was going to find an isolated farm somewhere and spend the remainder of his life in peace and quiet.”
my favourite quote
@@reddeadsam5689 ahh i remember that scene. After normandy and their first battle. Winters indeed one of the best leader in that army :)
He also promise that he will be the first man who step in the battlefield and the last man who leave it . What a remarkable leader
Excellent, and written by a great historian. But not actually a film
I must add to the must watch list, Tae Guk Gi. You don't need to reply thanking me. Amazing Korean War film from the perspective of S. Korea.