“Joker” Davis (Matthew Modine) from boot camp to his deployment during the Tet Offensive. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, “Full Metal Jacket” is anchored by the trajectory of James T.
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Lee Ermey, this Vietnam War film has become a mainstay in military movie culture. (AP Photo)īest known for its boot camp scenes featuring R. Hartman," yells at new Marine recruits in this scene from the 1987 movie "Full Metal Jacket" directed by Stanley Kubrick. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the Vietnam War movie is based loosely on Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” At its core, the film explores war as an exercise in futility and a catalyst for a descent into madness.Īctor R. Perhaps one of the more avant-garde of the war films, “Apocalypse Now” has become something of a cult classic.
Post-war scenes also show the struggles of returning home after being changed by combat. Incredible performances from Robert De Niro, John Savage and Christopher Walken enhance the film’s subtle anti-war commentary. The Deer Hunter (1978)Īn emotionally shattering movie, “The Deer Hunter” centers on three friends who ship off to fight in the Vietnam War. Both the 19 versions are critically acclaimed and worth the watch, and both, each harrowing in their own right, do justice to the idea that war is hell for those who see it face to face. All Quiet on the Western Front (19)īased on a book of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, “All Quiet on the Western Front” has undergone multiple well-received big-screen adaptations. The cast and crew offer up one scene after another that, despite depicting a story a century old, resonate with any era of veteran. Similar to “Saving Private Ryan” it involves an attempt to save a British soldier’s brother from a battle predicted to be a slaughter. (Universal)įilmed as a single continuous shot, Sam Mendes’ “1917″ is an absolutely marvelous look at the everyman soldier of World War I. George MacKay as Lance Corporal Schofield. Set amid the Battle of Guadalcanal, the film hones in on the existential crises faced by men in combat. Witt (Jim Caviezel), who is dragged back into the line of duty by Sgt. Thin Red Line (1998)īased on the World War II autobiography by James Jones, “Thin Red Line” centers on an AWOL Pvt. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid star in this authoritative love story about an American expatriate torn between his affections for a woman and his moral obligation to assist her husband in his defiance of the Nazis and escape from Vichy-controlled territory. Timely released during World War II yet timeless in its appeal, “Casablanca” remains a definitive classic in the romance-drama genre. The film captures both the claustrophobic boredom faced by young submariners and the terrors of the dark, expansive unknown in which the inexperienced crew must operate. Das Boot (1981)Ĭonsidered by many to be one of the greatest war films ever made, Wolfgang Peterson’s “Das Boot” is a thrilling account of a German U-boat operating in the North Atlantic during World War II. Miller’s mission is find and send home the fourth. Three Ryan brothers were killed in combat. James Ryan (Matt Damon) in enemy territory. John Miller, played by Tom Hanks in one of his best roles, sets off to find Pvt. The film opens with one of the most harrowing scenes in cinema history, as Allied troops storm the beaches at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Over 20 years after its release, the movie is returning to the big screen to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan" cemented the film as an instant cinematic classic.
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