35 non-US/UK must-see war movies
Here are 35 must-see war movies, not from Hollywood/US or indeed the UK.
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- RegistaPaul VerhoevenStelleRutger HauerJeroen KrabbéSusan PenhaligonDuring World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.Early Paul Verhoeven on Dutch resistance during WWII. Brilliant and hardhitting stuff. Considered best Dutch movie of all time. Believe it or not but recently turned into a succesful musical !
- RegistaElem KlimovStelleAleksey KravchenkoOlga MironovaLiubomiras LauceviciusDopo aver trovato un vecchio fucile, un ragazzino si unisce al movimento di Resistenza sovietica contro le spietate forze tedesche, vivendo sulla sua pelle gli orrori della Seconda guerra mondiale.Already in numerous lists here on the IMdb and rightly so. Boy joins Russian partisans during WWII. Not for the fainthearted.
- RegistaBernhard WickiStelleVolker BohnetFritz WepperMichael HinzLa Germania è oramai irrimedialmente sconfitta. Hitler chiama alle armi anche i quattordicenni. Alcuni ragazzi si attestano su un ponte, decisi a sbarrare il passo agli americani che stanno sopraggiungendo.German boysoldiers have to defend a bridge against US troops during last days of WWII. Uncompromising and (still) extremely graphic. Won Oscar best foreign film 1959.
- RegistaJean-Pierre MelvilleStelleLino VenturaPaul MeurisseJean-Pierre CasselFrancia, 1942. Philippe Gerbier è un leader della resistenza francese. Attraverso i suoi occhi vediamo la resistenza con gli intrighi e lo spionaggio, la costante minaccia di essere catturati dai tedeschi e le decisioni difficili.The Shadow Army : French resistance fighters during WWII, by master director Jean-Pierre Melville, based on his own experiences. Sober but gripping. With Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret.
- RegistaGillo PontecorvoStelleBrahim HadjadjJean MartinYacef SaadiNegli anni '50, la paura e la violenza aumentano mentre il popolo di Algeri lotta per l'indipendenza dal governo francese.Algerian freedom fighters vs. French paratroopers battle it out in 1958-1960. Super realistic and both sides are not spared. Used as trainingfilm for US troops in Bagdad.
- RegistaHenri VerneuilStelleJean-Paul BelmondoCatherine SpaakGeorges GéretIn June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.Retreat at Dunkirk in 1940, also for French troops. Well directed and very spectacular. With Jean-Paul Belmondo.
- RegistaEnzo MonteleoneStellePaolo BrigugliaPierfrancesco FavinoLuciano ScarpaWar seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?Excellent classic-style recounting with a rare view of the Italian side during the battle for El Alamein in 1942.
- RegistaSergey BondarchukStelleLyudmila SavelevaVyacheslav TikhonovSergey BondarchukL'aristocrazia russa si prepara per l'invasione francese alla vigilia del 1812.Massive Russian version (about 8 hours !)of "War and Peace", largely dealing with Napoleonic Wars of the beginning of 19th century. 5 years in the making with 10.000's of extras. Doesn't have Henry Fonda or Audrey Hepburn but the sheer scale of the thing just steamrollers over anything comparable.
- RegistaRené ClémentStelleJean-Paul BelmondoCharles BoyerLeslie CaronLa partenza dell'esercito tedesco da Parigi nel 1944.OK, there are some US actors but this is mainly a French show, their own version of the Longest day, being the liberation of Paris in 1944. A bit overambitious but definitely worth a look. Includes almost all major French stars of that time.
- RegistaBertrand TavernierStellePhilippe NoiretSabine AzémaPascale VignalLa prima guerra mondiale è terminata e in Francia si identificano i corpi dei caduti. Il capitano Dellaplane incontra un donna che cerca il corpo del marito. I due si innamorano, ma lui si ritrae dinnanzi alla dichiarazione di lei.Not much fighting here as it treats mainly the aftermath and traumatizing effect of WWI on the French people. Sobering and thought-provoking work from acclaimed director Bertrand Tavernier, as a French major (Plilippe Noiret) must coordinate the search for remains of fallen soldiers, including the one for the future "Unknown Soldier".
- RegistaOliver HirschbiegelStelleBruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraUlrich MatthesTraudl Junge, ultima segretaria personale di Adolf Hitler, racconta cosa è accaduto nel bunker di Berlino durante gli ultimi giorni di vita del dittatore Nazista.Probably one of the best-known recent foreign war movies. Features Hitlers' famous rant, countlessly multiplied on Youtube. Actor Bruno Ganz almost resembles Hitler more then the actual Adolf Hitler.
- RegistaWolfgang PetersenStelleJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannLa ciurma di un sottomarino tedesco U-Boot durante la seconda guerra mondiale deve affrontare una serie di missioni pericolose.Internationally most succesfull German movie of all time. Director Wolfgang Petersen went on to a great career in Hollywood (Troy, Airforce One, In the Line of Fire,....).
- RegistaRobert EnricoStellePhilippe NoiretRomy SchneiderJean BouiseDurante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un pacifico chirurgo francese è costretto a sterminare spietatamente alcuni nazisti per le atrocità che hanno compiuto.Softspoken French doctor takes on the German SS after they murdered his family. Brilliant movie but not for everyone. In some countries X-rated due to high dose of realistic violence. With big French stars of the time Philippe Noiret and Romy Schneider.
- RegistaAbel GanceStellePierre MondyMartine CarolClaudia CardinaleLe avventure di Napoleone nella battaglia di Austerlitz, dove ottenne la più grande vittoria della sua carriera, sui russi.French version of the famous Napoleonic victory at Austerlitz in 1807. Pretty spectacular and directed by French monument Abel Gance.
- RegistaSalvatore SamperiStelleRenato PozzettoLino ToffoloCochi PonzoniUn pugno di reclute si prepara a una guerra di cui nessuno conosce lo scopo o il motivo.Highly unusual Italian war comedy featuring a bungling German Wehrmacht unit in Italy during WWII. Movie plays it completely straight. Not for all tastes. Apparently a box-office succes as a sequel was made.
- RegistaJean RenoirStelleJean GabinDita ParloPierre FresnayDurante la prima guerra mondiale, due soldati francesi vengono catturati e imprigionati in un campo di prigionia tedesco. Seguono diversi tentativi di fuga fino a quando non vengono inviati a una fortezza apparentemente ineludibile.Famous French war movie by acclaimed director Jean Renoir on French prisoners of war and their German captors during WWI. They try to escape ofcourse but why ? They were better off in a prison camp then the carnage in the WWI trenches !
With Jean Gabin and Erich von Stroheim as the disabled German colonel. - RegistaNanni LoyStelleRaffaele BarbatoCharles BelmontRegina BianchiLa rivolta popolare napoletana contro gli invasori tedeschi durante la seconda guerra mondiale. In quattro giorni e poche ore vincono con fucili e pistole, armati di sassi, oggetti domestici e taniche di benzina.Spirited account on how the Italian people forced the Germans to turn Naples into an open city in 1944. A bit over the top but very well executed. With Gian Maria Volonte.
- RegistaGérard OuryStelleBourvilLouis de FunèsClaudio BrookDiversi comuni francesi intraprendono un viaggio epico attraverso il paese occupato verso la zona franca mentre aiutano i piloti britannici a evitare la prigionia nazista.Still to this day immensely popular French war comedy. A self-important music conductor, a simple housepainter and several downed British airmen together try to reach Switzerland before the Germans can catch them. A real classic.
- RegistaJean-Pierre JeunetStelleAudrey TautouGaspard UllielJodie FosterUna giovane tenta disperatamente di trovare il fidanzato scomparso nella regione della Somme durante la prima guerra mondiale.Director Jean Pierre Jeunet follow-up to his worldwide acclaimed. "Amélie Poulain". A young bride goes in search for her husband on the battlefields of France during WWI. See this on a big screen if you can. Jeunet got so much budget for this movie it almost seems he has trouble spending it all !
- RegistaPaul VerhoevenStelleCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanNei Paesi Bassi occupati dai nazisti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, una cantante ebrea si infiltra nel quartier generale della Gestapo per collaborare con la resistenza olandese.Paul Verhoeven does it again with this fast-paced and spectacular account on the last days and aftermath of WWII in Holland. A Jewish girl falls in love with a sympathetic (!) SS officer. Full of twists and turns and nobody is who he seems.
Most expensive Dutch movie ever made. - RegistaDenys de La PatellièreStelleHardy KrügerLino VenturaMaurice BiraudDuring World War II, French commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.French classic set in 1942 during desert war in Lybia. Launched career of acclaimed French actor Lino Ventura. Also stars Hardy Kruger.
- RegistaPhilippe de BrocaStelleAlan BatesGeneviève BujoldPierre BrasseurDuring World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.During WWI a lost British soldier (Alan Bates) finds refuge in mental asylum. But the Germans are not far away......Despite settings sometimes very funny thanks to great direction by Philiipe De Broca.
- RegistaLouis MalleStelleGaspard ManesseRaphael FejtöFrancine RacetteIn un collegio francese durante la seconda guerra mondiale, arriva un nuovo studente. Diventa il compagno di stanza del miglior studente della sua classe. All'inizio rivali, i compagni di stanza formano un legame e condividono un segreto.One of the most acclaimed French movies ever.
- RegistaFrank WisbarStelleJoachim HansenWilhelm BorchertWolfgang PreissIn the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.Strong and realistic account viewed from the side of the Germans on the defeat at Stalingrad in 1943.
- RegistaVeljko BulajicStelleYul BrynnerHardy KrügerFranco NeroDramma della seconda guerra mondiale sulla battaglia del 1943, intorno al fiume Neretva, tra le forze dell'Asse e le unità partigiane jugoslave.Spectacular account of the battle of Neretva which opposed Axis troops (together with a high number of collaborating Cetniks and Croatian forces) against Tito's partisans. Stellar international cast includes Yul Brynner, Orson Welles and Franco Nero. Runs over 175 minutes (avoid at all costs the rambling 102 min. US version !).
