Ken’s Top 50 World War II Films, Part 1
June 6 marked the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, France that resulted in a decisive victory for Allied forces during World War II. In honor of that war, in which my own father fought, I present my top 50 WWII feature films and made-for-TV movies (in two parts). (Be advised that some of these films contain material that may be objectionable to some viewers.)
My favorite movies about World War II are those that reveal insights into the human condition of the brave men who fought this catastrophic war. Realistic fighting scenes and historic military technology also warrant my steadfast attention.
Ken’s Top 50 WWII Movies (1–25)
- Band of Brothers
- Saving Private Ryan
- To End All Wars
- Conspiracy
- Patton
- Schindler’s List
- Combat!
- Judgment at Nuremberg
- Nuremberg
- The Pacific
- The Longest Day
- Midway
- The Great Escape
- To Hell and Back
- The Pianist
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- Halls of Montezuma
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Enemy at the Gates
- U-571
- The Eagle Has Landed
- Escape from Sobibor
- Raid on Rommel
- Mister Roberts
- PT 109
I’ll post the second half of my list next week.
For study concerning the ethics of war from a Christian perspective, see, Evangelical Ethics, 3rd ed. by John Jefferson Davis and The Life and Death Debate by J. P. Moreland and Norman L. Geisler. For a brief outline of just war theory see my previous post.