1960s
War movies from the 1960′s
The Great Escape (1963)
I almost hate to say this, but The Great Escape is actuallly a *fun* movie. It's loosely based on a series of real events from the Paul Brickhill book of the same name. The story follows a band of Allied POW's who have a nasty habit of escape attempts from their Nazi prison camps,... »
Operation Bikini (1963)
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. What in the hell was that 90 minutes I just watched? Operation Bikini is on the surface supposed to be about a team of underwater demolition experts who head out on board a submarine to the Japanese held Bikini Atoll, where another sub carrying a prototype radar... »
Hell In The Pacific (1968)
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall when they pitched this movie. "What? A cast of *two*? With very little dialog? And only one of them speaks English and we won't subtitle the other? What?!" I'm really shocked this film made it out the door at all. But I'm... »
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
If ever there was a film that would belong in a "top ten war movies of all time" list, this would be it. Starring legends Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, and more stellar players, it is one of those movies that was "before its time" if you will. The basic plot is simple... »
Battle of Britain (1969)
1969's Battle of Britain is a pretty academic and mechanical look at the escalation of German bombing attacks in 1940 which we all know as "the blitz." An all-star cast consisting of such names as Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Robert Shaw, and more round it out. But the... »
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
When you think of war movies, there are a few movies that should immediately pop into your mind. Tora, Tora, Tora. Saving Private Ryan. Platoon. And of course, The Dirty Dozen. The story of twelve convicted death-row and long-term army misfit prisoners chosen to lead a covert operation behind enemy lines during the height... »
Father Goose (1964)
What can you say about Father Goose? A light-hearted comedy starring Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, about a drunken slob forced into a position as a coastal spotter in the South Pacific during WWII. He manages to pick up a French schoolteacher and her wards, a pack of well-off young girls. And of course,... »
The Bedford Incident (1965)
We'll start things off with a cold war suspense film about a destroyer and its captain in the hunt for a mysterious unidentified submarine somewhere in the general vicinity of Greenland. Sydney Poitier stars as reporter Ben Munceford, sent to the ship to observe and interview captain Eric Finlander (played by Richard Widmark) on... »
