Underrated War Films

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Big Parade [VHS]
1.  Big Parade [VHS] VHS King Vidor|John Gilbert|Renée Adorée|Hobart Bosworth
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  ""This is one of the first war films, which is sadly not available on DVD""
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Wings-1927-Gary Cooper-Clara Bow-Silent Film
2.  Wings-1927-Gary Cooper-Clara Bow-Silent Film 
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  ""The first film to win an academy award for best picture""
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The Drum (1938) [US Import]
3.  The Drum (1938) [US Import] DVD ~ Sabu
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  ""An interesting war film which is based in India""
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Flying Tigers (John Wayne) [DVD]
4.  Flying Tigers (John Wayne) [DVD] 
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  ""John Wayne's first and most underrated war film""
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Went The Day Well? [DVD] [1942]
5.  Went The Day Well? [DVD] [1942] DVD ~ Leslie Banks
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  ""The best propaganda film""
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The Way To The Stars [1945] [DVD]
6.  The Way To The Stars [1945] [DVD] DVD ~ Michael Redgrave
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  ""A British war film which deserves to be better known""
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Halls Of Montezuma- Studio Classics [DVD]
7.  Halls Of Montezuma- Studio Classics [DVD] 
The list author says:
  ""Great cast including Richard Widmark, Karl Malden and Jack Palance""
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The Desert Fox / The Desert Rats (2 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
8.  The Desert Fox / The Desert Rats (2 Disc Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ James Mason
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  ""Two interesting WWII films which are both based in North Africa""
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Operation Pacific [DVD] [1951]
9.  Operation Pacific [DVD] [1951] DVD ~ John Wayne
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  ""A good submarine movie""
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Retreat, Hell! ( We Came Out Fighting ) ( You Can't Stop the Marines )
10.  Retreat, Hell! ( We Came Out Fighting ) ( You Can't Stop the Marines ) DVD ~ Frank Lovejoy
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  ""Underrated film based in the Korean war""
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The Colditz Story [DVD] [1955]
11.  The Colditz Story [DVD] [1955] DVD ~ John Mills
The list author says:
  ""Great prison war film""
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Reach for the Sky [DVD]
12.  Reach for the Sky [DVD] DVD ~ Kenneth More
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  ""Kenneth More does a great performance as Douglas Bader""
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Ill Met by Moonlight [DVD] [1957]
13.  Ill Met by Moonlight [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Dirk Bogarde
The list author says:
  ""Wonderful Powell and Pressburger film""
£3.79   Used & New from: £1.24
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Dunkirk [DVD]
14.  Dunkirk [DVD] DVD ~ John Mills
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  ""If you are a fan of John Mills, you will like this""
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Pork Chop Hill [DVD]
15.  Pork Chop Hill [DVD] DVD ~ Gregory Peck
The list author says:
  ""Another good Korean war film and probably the best""
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Torpedo Run (Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine) Region 2
16.  Torpedo Run (Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine) Region 2 
The list author says:
  ""The plot does lack a bit, but it's still worth watching""
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Sink the Bismarck / The Enemy Below (2-Disc Double Pack) [DVD] (1960/1957)
17.  Sink the Bismarck / The Enemy Below (2-Disc Double Pack) [DVD] (1960/1957) DVD ~ Robert Mitchum
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  ""Two fantastic films, which are worth watching""
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Hell Is For Heroes [DVD] [1962]
18.  Hell Is For Heroes [DVD] [1962] DVD ~ Steve McQueen
The list author says:
  ""A forgotten Steve McQueen movie which was made a year before the great escape""
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The Heroes of Telemark [DVD] [1965]
19.  The Heroes of Telemark [DVD] [1965] DVD ~ Kirk Douglas
The list author says:
  ""Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris make a great team together""
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King Rat [DVD] [2005]
20.  King Rat [DVD] [2005] DVD ~ Denholm Elliott
The list author says:
  ""A wonderful prison war film which has an interesting cast including George Segal, John Mills and James Fox""
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Blue Max, The- Studio Classics [DVD]
21.  Blue Max, The- Studio Classics [DVD] 
The list author says:
  ""George Peppard's mission is to get the blue max, in this impressive WW1 film""
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Hell In The Pacific [1969] [DVD]
22.  Hell In The Pacific [1969] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  ""John Boorman directed this film 3 years before Deliverance""
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Murphy's War [DVD]
23.  Murphy's War [DVD] 
The list author says:
  ""Peter O Toole Vs The Germans, good stuff""
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The Eagle Has Landed (Special Edition) [DVD]
24.  The Eagle Has Landed (Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Michael Caine
The list author says:
  ""Good film which is similiar to went the day well""
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Return from the River Kwai [DVD] (1989)
25.  Return from the River Kwai [DVD] (1989) DVD ~ Edward Fox
The list author says:
  ""This film has many negative reviews, but I was quite impressed with it""
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