World War 2 Movie

[kostas84]

Hello, i am looking for a world war 2 movie that focuses on the history of World War 2, as well as the fights, Hitler, the Axis, the Allies, etc...

Is there such a movie?

[alexanderswift]

A documentary or fiction?

[kostas84]

Fiction

[frozenprince]

Fiction

You're looking for a fictional movie based on real events? In that case... god lord there are a lot.

[alexanderswift]

I can't think of any with that kind of a large scope to be honest, there are a lot of good ones based on more specific battles/events though.

[Trebudude]

I guess some big events are covered in 'A Bridge to Far' and 'The Battle of Britain', but there's nothing really that covers something of such a large scope

[kostas84]

Whats the best one?

[frozenprince]

I can't think of any with that kind of a large scope to be honest, there are a lot of good ones based on more specific battles/events though.

Exactly, most fictional films based around WWII have a very localised plot, its what makes them a film as opposed to, well, a documentary.

The type of over arching "this is the conflict here are the groups" film your looking for doens't exist on the level you would like i'm afraid.

I do however reccomend the HBO mini-series. Band of Brothers and The Pacific are both excellent high production valued series based on true events from real squads and real people, and the go from basic to the end of the war. But their very anglo-centric im afraid, not many films about the russian side of things, except in russian of course. But yea, I assume you meen english language films correct? If thats the case there are many I can recommend.

[kostas84]

Yeah, but im mostly curious about Hitler rather than the Allies, and i always enjoy movies.

Im curious because the World War was mostly about him rather than the others.

[alexanderswift]

Valkyrie is a good one about the Germans, Hitler isn't really the focus however.

[frozenprince]

Ah, if its Hitler your interested in then watch Downfall (the famous "Hitler talks about x" scene is from that.), it might be a meme but the actual scene is REALLY chilling, Bruno Ganz does an amazing job. Another is Life is Beautiful, one of the few films to make me cry, find the subbed version if you can (its an italian film). A bunch of others, Letters from Iwo Jima is fantastic, Thin Red Line of course (though I found it boring as hell), Patton, The Great Escape, The Bunker.

But for what you're looking for I think Downfall is PERFECT for it.

[Krieglord]

Der Untergang is a beautiful movie watch it

[alexanderswift]

A Bridge Too Far is also a fantastic movie (Though entire about combat).

[frozenprince]

How the did I forget "A Bridge Too Far" and on that note, one of my all time favorite films,"Bridge on the River Kwai".

Also, while not TECHNICALLY a WWII film, watch Casablanca, everybody should at least once.

[Trebudude]

A good film if your interested in Hitler is 'Hitler: The Rise of Evil', It doesn't focus on the wartime period but rather how he gained power in Germany after the first world war

[Krieglord]

A good film if your interested in Hitler is 'Hitler: The Rise of Evil', It doesn't focus on the wartime period but rather how he gained power in Germany after the first world war

That movie is filled with fictional details...

Not completely awful just some of its plain faked

[Trebudude]

I guess still a good watch imo

[Halie Satanus]

There isn't one film that covers the whole war...However the 1973/74 documentary series 'The World at War' is by far the most comprehensive telling of the conflict.

The World at War. - If you have any interest in learning about the realities of WWII you have to watch this series.

Some of my favourite WWII movies..

Stalingrad (1993)
Cross of Iron.

Conspiracy.

Defiance.
Escape from Sobibor.

Schindlers List.
The Pianist.
Life Is Beautiful.

Downfall (2004).
Judgement at Nuremberg.

[alexanderswift]

Defiance is also excellent.

And then there's always Iron Sky.


Edit: Oh but don't watch Enemy of the Gates it sounds great but it's god awful.

[frozenprince]

I like Enemy at the Gates.