World War One Movies

[Enders]

My history class needs to watch a WW1 movie, I couldn't think of any

post recommandations here, need immediatly

Difficulty: No All Quiet on the Westren Front, no scenes of excessive gore

[Dwin]

Um...The Trenches...or something like that?

It's about the Somme...don't quite remember if there were any scenes excessive gore or not, there was actually little or no action in it.

[marty]

Paths of Glory

[Supplanter]

The only ones I can think of right now are The Lost Battalion (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/) and Flyboys (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454824/)

Part of Legends of the Fall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/) is set during WWI, it even has a mustard gas scene

A Very Long Engagement (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344510/) also has some scene from the trenches during WWI

[rovens]

Black Adder Goes Forth - more of a series but never mind.

[PsychoMantis]

A Very Long Engagement (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344510/) also has some scene from the trenches during WWI

Shit, I was gonna say that.

You could also watch "Joyeux Noel." I enjoyed it. Besides that I don't think there is much representation of the trenches that isn't excessively gory or "All's Quiet on the Western Front."

[marty]

Lawrence of Arabia

[kreket]

A very long engagement is a very good romantic war film, but it would be seen as gory. The first five minutes contain some different ways of self-mutilation that any would-be coward would find interesting. The sigarette trick gets an "A".


If you have access to it, say at a library, World War 1 in Colour (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481303/#comment) has many different documentaries. It is digitally colored over old footage, giving it the feel of old postcards. It also avoids gore, but is still somewhat gritty. I believe it covers a lot of issue, even if it avoids the worst of the trench warfare.

Most documentaries on the last reigining Tsars make a good look into what went on in Russia at the time.

[Discobird]

Gallipoli (http://imdb.com/title/tt0082432/)

[Milkman Dan]

Seconding The Lost Battalion.

[Noirceur]

You should just watch a season of Hogan's Heros:p

[marty]

That's WW2

[Col. Psycho]

I'd go with "The Lost Battalion" too, its a good film.

[GoatChomper]

Difficulty: No All Quiet on the Westren Front, no scenes of excessive gore
The original isn't gory at all.

[Noirceur]

That's WW2
I could've sworn it was WW1...meh.

[GoatChomper]

Another to consider...The Blue Max.

[DumbGrunt]

I'd go with Gallipoli and Regeneration....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120001/

[CoMmEnT]

Flyboys was fucking terrible.

[Shadow]

Gallipoli and The Lost Battalion are two that I'd highly recommend.

[GoatChomper]

Not much gore in The Lighthorsemen.

[Garryowen]

As has been said, Gallipoli and one that's kind of different, Razors Edge (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087980/)

[Guinea Pig]

Another to consider...The Blue Max.


"You know... there's something of the Cobra in you... I'll have to watch you..."

BTW I second The Blue Max. Not very gory, but pretty good movie about WWI aviation.

[Army GI]

I'm fifthing the Lost Battalion; good movie.

[spartan]

The Lost Battalion is something I would watch again. I forget how gory it was, though.

Beats the hell out of Fly Boys.

[Polish Hill]

I saw Lost Battalion twice in high school and both times it was awesome to the max. I recommend it highly and well basically so does everyone else in this thread. Also major props for the whole "I took the test" scene. Gets me every time.