Favorite war movie?

[Mr Grumpy]

There are some excellent BW 1950's movies that our US friends may not have seen, Cruel Sea and Ice Cold in Alex are very well made despite the lack of special effects.

The first 20 mins of Saving Private Ryan are hard to beat although i do not rate the film as a whole and BOB is excellent although not a "film" as such.

Das Boot has to be the best film for trying to make you understand how terrifying it must have been in a sub in any war.

I am glad no one said U571 as that film was a bit of an insult to the true story of the capture of the Enigma machine by the Royal Navy.