War In The Movies And On TVby BlackRa

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No room for Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter,The Patriot, and Schindlers List.....
  • 1 The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

    Watch 'The Longest Day' on TV, on DVD, online.
    Fact-based Second World War drama about the Normandy landings, from the perspectives of the British, German and American forces. With Richard Burton, John Wayne and Richard Todd
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  • 2 Platoon

    Platoon

    A raw recruit thrown into the thick of the Vietnam war is drawn into the conflict between two sergeants. Oliver Stone's drama, starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger
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  • 3 Where Eagles Dare

    Where Eagles Dare

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    A commando unit sets out to rescue an American general held captive by the Nazis in a heavily defended fortress. Second World War adventure, with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood
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  • 4 36 Hours

    36 Hours

    World War Two adventure, starring James Garner as an intelligence officer captured by Nazis eager to discover the details of a major Allied operation
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  • 5 Uncommon Valor

    Uncommon Valor

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    A retired American colonel, frustrated at a decade of wading through red tape, takes the law into his own hands and recruits an elite team of Vietnam veterans to rescue his son from a PoW camp in Laos. Fine action adventure that should keep viewers grippe
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  • 6 The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

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    Allied prisoners held in a maximum-security detention camp plan an ingenious breakout. PoW drama, starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough and Charles Bronson.
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  • 7 Hell to Eternity

    Hell to Eternity

    An American man brought up by Japanese foster parents has his life turned upside down by events at Pearl Harbour. Wartime drama, with David Janssen, Jeffrey Hunter, Vic Damone and Patricia Owens
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  • 8 The Blue And The Gray

    The Blue And The Gray

    Portraying America just before its Civil War. Gregory Peck stars as President Abraham Lincoln.
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  • 9 Full Metal Jacket

    Full Metal Jacket

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    Stanley Kubrick's drama follows a platoon of raw Marine recruits from their gruelling basic training to their first clash with enemy forces during a decisive battle in 1968. One of the best in the spate of 'Nam movies from the late 1980s, boasting stunning photography, great performances and harrowing scenes in which no punches are pulled. Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio star, but the film is dominated by R Lee Ermey's unforgettable performance as their tough drill instructor. Nominated for 'Best Screenplay based on Material from Another Medium' at the 1988 Oscars.
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  • 10 Glory

    Glory

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    Oscar-winning fact-based drama about the first all-black regiment to fight in the American Civil War. Starring Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman
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