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WW2 movies like this one?

posted 11 years ago by dsl46016
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I have always had a soft heart for this movie since it incorporates all of the things that make a very good time, adventure, spies, world war 2 nazies, no base in reality and so on.

Are there more movies that have the same kind of atmosphere like this one?, both newer and earlier ones?.

Give me your favorites my children!! ;D.

Cheers!.
Michael from Denmark.

Better to die laughing, than to perish in boredom.

[–] jh66 11 years ago

Plenty along the spy/saboteur theme...

The Heroes of Telemark
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Operation Daybreak
Operation Crossbow
The Guns of Navarone

[–] dsl46016 11 years ago

Thanks man :D, Kwai and the last one is in store, but the others will be in my collection soon :)

Better to die laughing, than to perish in boredom.

[–] jh66 11 years ago

You're most welcome! There's always (getting further away from the point perhaps)-

The Dirty Dozen
The Eagle Has Landed
Inglorious Bastards

[–] dsl46016 11 years ago

Yup, but the last one is too new, i have a soft spot for those 60'ties cheesy movies :D, they really talk to the adventure part of men hehe...

I thank you for your contribution!! :D

Better to die laughing, than to perish in boredom.

[–] filmtenk (765) 8 years ago

Anthropoid

[–] jdanek007 11 years ago

Though not a spy thriller, it's still set in WWII and one I would recommend: Von Ryan's Express http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059885/

[–] filmklassik 8 years ago

The sub-genre DARE belongs to is "WWII adventure movies."

There aren't very many of them but I agree that when they're done well, they are immensely enjoyable.

For my money, DARE and GUNS OF NAVARONE are the best of the lot with THE DIRTY DOZEN placing a distant second.

And I don't care what Quentin Tarantino says, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS is *not* a WWII adventure movie. It's something else entirely: A typical Tarantino movie.

[–] Wuchak (8751) 6 years ago

And I don't care what Quentin Tarantino says, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS is *not* a WWII adventure movie.

Yes it is. The story takes place during the German occupation of France and contains elements of "The Dirty Dozen" -- a group of antiheroes intent on mercilessly obliterating as many Germans as possible and the fact that the real action doesn't kick-in until the final act. Of course, "Basterds" is hardly a Dirty Dozen clone; while it borrows a bit from notable films of the past, it forges its own offbeat yarn.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] Wuchak (8751) 6 years ago

There are no fantastical elements in "Basterds" (e.g. vampires) and the story is played straight with occasional black comedy. It may be an offbeat WWII movie, but it's a WWII movie nevertheless.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] Wuchak (8751) 6 years ago

Tarantino has a distinctive eccentric style, for sure, but -- other than that -- "Basterds" is fairly realistic as a non-historical WWII drama/adventure. It's more realistic than, say, "Where Eagles Dare," which was written by Alistair MacLean and had Bond-ish spy elements and unbelievable action wherein the protagonists easily mowed down scores of Germans.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Kellys Heroes?

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 6 years ago

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[–] gary_w_trott 8 years ago

Play Dirty starring Michael Caine has been a favorite of mine since I saw it on TV a few years after it was released in 1969. It deals with a behind the line mission in the Libyan desert. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063443/?ref_=nv_sr_1