Genre: World War II
Stories of World War II combat and campaign — the battles, soldiers, and military reality of the war’s fighting fronts.
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Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — Review
Run Silent, Run Deep is one of the great American submarine films and one of the most accomplished collaborations between Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Robert Wise directed. John Gay wrote the screenplay from the 1955 novel by Commander Edward L. Beach Jr., a decorated American submarine officer.... -
My Way (2011) — Review
My Way is the most ambitious Korean war film ever produced. Kang Je-gyu spent twenty-five million dollars making it. The film was the most expensive Korean production in history at the time of release. It follows a Korean marathon runner across four armies and three continents from 1928 to 1944.... -
Sisu (2022) and Sisu: Road to Revenge — Review
Jalmari Helander's Finnish WWII revenge thrillers. Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi against Nazi forces in 1944 Lapland. Substantive cultural foundation. 10/10. -
White Tiger (2012) — Review
Karen Shakhnazarov's Russian Eastern Front tank film. Soviet T-34 hunting mysterious phantom German Tiger. Authentic tank warfare and metaphysics. 8.5/10. -
Patton (1970) — Review
Franklin J. Schaffner's biographical war film. George C. Scott's foundational performance. Coppola screenplay. Won seven Academy Awards. Slows in middle. 9/10. -
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) — Review
Clint Eastwood's Japanese-language masterpiece. Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi. Companion to Flags of Our Fathers. One of the greatest war films ever. 10+/10. -
Midway (1976) and Midway (2019) — Review
Two substantial adaptations of the Battle of Midway. 1976 ensemble approach with Charlton Heston and Toshiro Mifune. 2019 contemporary CGI with Ed Skrein. 8/10. -
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — Review
Foundational dual-perspective Pearl Harbor film. Equal substantive treatment of American and Japanese forces. Won Best Visual Effects Oscar. 9/10. -
The Longest Day (1962) — Review
Foundational D-Day epic. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, Richard Burton. Authentic multilingual. Black and white. 9/10. -
A Bridge Too Far (1977) — Review
Richard Attenborough's massive ensemble WWII epic about Operation Market Garden. Legendary cast across Allied and German command. Substantial scope. 8.5/10.