100 Great War Movies
Subtitle: The Real History behind the Films
By: Robert J. Niemi
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9798400605178
Subjects: Film: styles & genres
Description: This book serves as a fascinating guide to 100 war films from 1930 to the present. Readers interested in war movies will learn surprising anecdotes about these films and will have all their questions about the films' historical accuracy answered.  This cinematic guide to war movies spans 800 years in its analysis of films from those set in the 13th century Scottish Wars of Independence (Braveheart) to those taking place during the 21st-century war in Afghanistan (Lone Survivor). World War II has produced the largest number of war movies and continues to spawn recently released films such as Dunkirk. This book explores those, but also examines films set during such conflicts as the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, World War I, the Vietnam War, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The book is organized alphabetically by film title, making it easy to navigate. Each entry is divided into five sections: Background (a brief discussion of the film's genesis and financing); Production (information about how, where, and when the film was shot); Synopsis (a detailed plot summary); Reception (how the film did in terms of box office, awards, and reviews) and "Reel History vs. Real History" (a brief analysis of the film's historical accuracy). This book is ideal for readers looking to get a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the greatest war movies ever made.
Table of contents: title: Introduction All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) American Sniper (2014) Apocalypse Now (1979) Army of Shadows [French: L'armée des ombres] (1969) Attack! (1956) Ballad of a Soldier [Russian: Ballada o soldate] (1959) Battle of Algiers, The [Italian: La battaglia di Algeri] (1966) Battleground (1949) Beasts of No Nation (2015) Beneath Hill 60 (2010) Big Red One, The (1980; restored version, 2004) Black Hawk Down (2001) Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Braveheart (1995) Breaker Morant (1980) Bridge, The [German: Die Brücke] (1959) Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) Bridge Too Far, A (1977) Casualties of War (1989) Come and See [Russian: Idi i smotri] (1985) Courage Under Fire (1996) Cross of Iron (1977) Cruel Sea, The (1953) Dam Busters, The (1955) Das Boot [The Boat] (1981) Dawn Patrol, The [aka Flight Commander] (1930; remade 1938) Deer Hunter, The (1978) Defiance (2008) Downfall [German: Der Untergang] (2004) Dunkirk (2017) 84 Charlie MoPic [aka 84C MoPic] (1989) Empire of the Sun (1987) Enemy at the Gates (2001) Europa Europa [German title: Hitlerjunge Salomon] (1990) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) From Here to Eternity (1953) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Fury (2014) Gallipoli (1981) Gettysburg (1993) Glory (1989) Grand Illusion [French: La grande illusion] (1937) Great Escape, The (1963) Guadalcanal Diary (1943) Guns of Navarone, The (1961) Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Hamburger Hill (1987) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) Hell in the Pacific (1968) Hope and Glory (1987) Hurt Locker, The (2008) Ice Cold in Alex (1958) In Which We Serve (1942) Ivan's Childhood [Russian: Ivanovo detstvo] (1962) Jarhead (2005) Johnny Got His Gun (1971) Kagemusha [The Shadow Warrior] (1980) Kanal (1957) Killing Fields, The (1984) King Rat (1965) Land and Freedom [Spanish: Tierra y libertad] (1995) Last of the Mohicans, The (1992) Last Samurai, The (2003) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Letters from Iwo Jima [Japanese: Iojima kara no tegami] (2006) Lone Survivor (2013) Longest Day, The (1962) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Men in War (1957) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [Japanese: Senjo no meri Kurisumasu] (1983) Midnight Clear, A (1992) Paths of Glory (1957) Patton (1970) Pianist, The (2002) Platoon (1986) Pork Chop Hill (1959) Ran (1985) Sahara (1943) Sand Pebbles, The (1966) Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Schindler's List (1993) Sergeant York (1941) Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Soldier of Orange [Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje] (1977) Stalag 17 (1953) Stalingrad (1993) Steel Helmet, The (1951) Story of G.I. Joe, The (1945) They Were Expendable (1945) Thin Red Line, The (1998) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) 317th Platoon, The [French: La 317ème section] (1965) Three Kings (1999) To Hell and Back (1955) Twelve O'Clock High (1949) Walk in the Sun, A (1945) We Were Soldiers (2002) Winter War, The [Finnish: Talvisota] (1989) Zulu (1964) Bibliography Index About the Author