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15. 'Gallipoli'

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Wed Jun 25, 2014, 07:28 PM

Jun 2014

Saw it in high school for a class. Cried my eyes out.

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What is the greatest antiwar movie ever made? [View all] FrodosPet Jun 2014 OP

Full Metal Jacket nt The Road Runner Jun 2014 #1

+1 Add The Deer Hunter leftstreet Jun 2014 #5

American Gangster - Vietnam/USA dealing heroin. Farenheit 911, illegal Iraq War TheNutcracker Jun 2014 #108

I agree. Aristus Jun 2014 #14

I agree. n/t nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #75

That was an excellent film. n/t 2banon Jun 2014 #104

Woodstock. H2O Man Jun 2014 #2

Nice one, Pat.:) n/t malthaussen Jun 2014 #135

It surely does!! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #139

Dr. Strangelove Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #3

Agreed n/t cloudbase Jun 2014 #28

I agree as well. N/T Big Blue Marble Jun 2014 #53

+1 L0oniX Jun 2014 #68

vote for Strangelove as well MFM008 Jun 2014 #79

Absolutely! etherealtruth Jun 2014 #119

PATHS OF GLORY for me. n/t zappaman Jun 2014 #4

Me too. El Supremo Jun 2014 #25

People dying in order to take "the anthill" Babel_17 Jun 2014 #151

Yes, it's absolutely harrowing Warpy Jun 2014 #31

+1 Johonny Jun 2014 #69

ditto that opiate69 Jun 2014 #95

A masterpiece (nt) Babel_17 Jun 2014 #152

Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun". scarletwoman Jun 2014 #6

+1. Hoyt Jun 2014 #18

+1 valerief Jun 2014 #22

+1 lovemydog Jun 2014 #50

+10000 brazilion, honorable mention, "Go Tell the Spartans." nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #57

Agreed, and never knew about until seeing the Metallica video RiffRandell Jun 2014 #92

I've never seen the Metallica video. I saw the movie in a theater when it was released in 1971. nt scarletwoman Jun 2014 #122

This one. LWolf Jun 2014 #94

It was a book written by Dalton Trumbo in 1938. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #120

I've read the book several times. LWolf Jun 2014 #121

Ah well, I've never read the book. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #123

Possibly. I was 11. LWolf Jun 2014 #125

"The Deerhunter". A classic film of what happens when those who go to war come home. livetohike Jun 2014 #7

Yes! shenmue Jun 2014 #17

R.I.P., Mr. Wallach. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2014 #8

All Quiet on the Western Front Coventina Jun 2014 #9

That got my vote too - PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #37

+1 It Best Shows the Pre-War Hysteria and Jingoism Stallion Jun 2014 #65

The original SteveG Jun 2014 #74

Agreed. n/t meaculpa2011 Jun 2014 #89

Interesting. Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2014 #10

"Johnny Got His Gun" Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #11

You beat me to Johnny Got His Gun. Any yahoo thinking of "shooting up the enemy" valerief Jun 2014 #20

Good choices. 'Das Boot' drove some from the theater. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #24

Das Boot. Yep. hunter Jun 2014 #47

Johnny got his gun! burrowowl Jun 2014 #168

The greatest antiwar movie Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #12

'Breaker Morant' was terrific shenmue Jun 2014 #16

Things To Come (1936) SummerSnow Jun 2014 #13

I saw that movie ~40 years ago, and again 4 months ago Martin Eden Jun 2014 #106

'Gallipoli' shenmue Jun 2014 #15

Absolutely marked50 Jun 2014 #41

Also saw this one in class. "Dead Man Walking" (the ending) was the one that made me cry though. nt nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #76

Casualties of War (nt) Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #19

"All Quiet on the Western Front." Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #21

I'd second that theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #40

Probably Paths of Glory. Really depressing. Those executions...I cannot watch it today... CTyankee Jun 2014 #23

Catch-22 frylock Jun 2014 #26

+1 n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #51

+ 2 femmocrat Jun 2014 #64

Agreed. Starts out being funny lunatica Jun 2014 #164

"Saving Private Ryan" and "The Day After" Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #27

IMO, Doctor Stangelove... Motown_Johnny Jun 2014 #29

There is a movie from the late 60's that really made me think about what war really is..."BEACH RED" Tikki Jun 2014 #30

Two movies..."How I Won the War" and "Tribes". Tikki Jun 2014 #100

There are many. FreedRadical Jun 2014 #32

Renior's "La Grande Illusion." 1000words Jun 2014 #33

The Bridge on the River Kwai greatlaurel Jun 2014 #34

All Quiet on the Western Front Mike Nelson Jun 2014 #35

Year Zero: Agony Jun 2014 #36

Mash Sancho Jun 2014 #38

"Born on the Fourth of July" made a lasting impression on me. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #39

Strong ones marked50 Jun 2014 #42

Lots of good ones mentioned. BillZBubb Jun 2014 #43

You beat me to the post. That one was pretty horrific. nt raccoon Jun 2014 #91

Paths of Glory Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #44

Deerhunter. Brickbat Jun 2014 #45

That one too. RiffRandell Jun 2014 #93

It's just devastating, every frame. Brickbat Jun 2014 #97

All Quiet on the Western Front. Brigid Jun 2014 #46

Pork Chop Hill rug Jun 2014 #48

Yes..Good One...and All's Quiet on the Western Front, Bridge on Rive Kwai KoKo Jun 2014 #133

all of the above plus: " The Hill" GusBob Jun 2014 #49

Pork Chop Hill (1959) and Tae Guk Gi: Brotherhood of War (2004) PFunk Jun 2014 #52

I think COLD MOUNTAIN should be in the running. JEB Jun 2014 #54

I'll second that. nt BootinUp Jun 2014 #59

Paths of Glory dogknob Jun 2014 #55

On the utter ridiculousness and futility of war, "King of Hearts" still resonates today. canoeist52 Jun 2014 #56

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! - And Speaking Of Hearts... WillyT Jun 2014 #96

I enjoyed the heck out of that movie Martin Eden Jun 2014 #107

Also a great pick. malthaussen Jun 2014 #136

"In the Valley of Elah" Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #58

Has anyone mentioned "The Victors"? The Blue Flower Jun 2014 #60

It was not a movie but a mini-series, "The Pacific". dilby Jun 2014 #61

Also "Glory" the Civil War film. BootinUp Jun 2014 #62

Gonna mention "A Midnight Clear" just because no one else has tkmorris Jun 2014 #63

Starship Troopers Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #66

Thank you for ending my day with a good chuckle, my friend dogknob Jun 2014 #87

:) Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #88

"Nuts to War." (Anyone recognize that reference?) nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #161

Eli Wallach just died ...RIP L0oniX Jun 2014 #67

Shenandoah has always been one of my favorites Contrary1 Jun 2014 #70

Agreed - I saw Shenandoah when I was just a schoolkid. Made me ant-war for life. canoeist52 Jun 2014 #148

The Sand Pebbles. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #71

So many great ones mentioned here but I'll add my vote for Paths of Glory. pa28 Jun 2014 #72

I'm going to go out on a limb and say "Far from Vietnam" frazzled Jun 2014 #73

The Mouse that Roared reddread Jun 2014 #77

Hair was pretty much ignored, but it tore my heart. hedgehog Jun 2014 #98

an ultimate cinema classic reddread Jun 2014 #99

Taking Chance Savannahmann Jun 2014 #78

That movie made me cry like a baby. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2014 #83

That movie shows the pain that so many suffer at the losses Savannahmann Jun 2014 #90

Grave of the Fireflies Frank Cannon Jun 2014 #80

Absolutely! kentauros Jun 2014 #84

Never heard of it...will check it out.. Thanks! n/t KoKo Jun 2014 #147

You won't regret it. Frank Cannon Jun 2014 #158

Grave of the Fireflies is the only great movie I regret sufrommich Jun 2014 #149

From Here to Eternity or The Killing Fields or Apocalypse Now ALBliberal Jun 2014 #81

I love the movie but there were a lot of inaccuracies. The italian view of the American West Lint Head Jun 2014 #82

The historical accuracy is a minor point to the movie FrodosPet Jun 2014 #128

Perhaps not the best, but "Tribes" deserves a mention. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #85

I just came here to see if anyone had mentioned Tribes yet. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #101

Recently,for me: "Letters From Iwo Jima", Ghost Dog Jun 2014 #86

Fantastic movie - my vote as well. n/t Fix The Stupid Jun 2014 #105

King of Hearts is up there, in its own way. pinto Jun 2014 #102

Fog of War, imo. 2banon Jun 2014 #103

IMO Mr Dixon Jun 2014 #109

Grave of the Fireflies, Maybe the russian film Come and See CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #110

Maybe not in your Face Anti War 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #111

Kelly's Heroes Orsino Jun 2014 #112

Ya beat me to it. malthaussen Jun 2014 #132

Good one.....n/t KoKo Jun 2014 #142

Die Brücke (The Bridge) 1959 Special Prosciuto Jun 2014 #113

I think it's a great movie aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #155

Syriana Tetris_Iguana Jun 2014 #114

Mash and Catch-22 nt abakan Jun 2014 #115

Farenheit 911 Bandit Jun 2014 #116

interesting suggestion reddread Jun 2014 #118

Born of the Fourth of July. n/t easttexaslefty Jun 2014 #117

I'll say "Joyeux Noel", just because it hasn't been mentioned Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #124

I agree about "Patton." malthaussen Jun 2014 #137

That's why Scott is in my top 5 of alltime greatest American actors Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #162

'Hearts and Minds' and 'Fog of War.' morningfog Jun 2014 #126

Maybe not the greatest, but a moving anti-war movie nonetheless Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #127

OMG! I saw that one! That was really rough, I agree... Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #130

So many, but Platoon deserves a mention. daleo Jun 2014 #129

"A Time to Love and a Time to Die." Remarque's *other* war book. malthaussen Jun 2014 #131

Was a fan of his writings...."All Quiet"...Arch of Triumph, Time to Love" KoKo Jun 2014 #140

Are you familiar with Willi Heinrich's novels? malthaussen Jun 2014 #143

No...I'll check him out.. KoKo Jun 2014 #145

"Cross of Iron" was savaged by Peckinpah in the movie. malthaussen Jun 2014 #146

Nobody's mentioned "Oh, What a Lovely War?" malthaussen Jun 2014 #134

Forgot about that one! theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #150

So many have been mentioned, I'll add an obscure one... SidDithers Jun 2014 #138

Some good novels came out of that campaign. malthaussen Jun 2014 #141

Thanks, I'll look for it...nt SidDithers Jun 2014 #144

just watched eisenhower's favorite movie-the big country. if only could have deuled w/ hitler. pansypoo53219 Jun 2014 #153

Hair - No Contest Caretha Jun 2014 #154

The Seven Samurai nt Bonobo Jun 2014 #156

La Grande Illusion (1937) has got to be one of the all time anti-war films aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #157

"The Harp of Burma" is a notable contender Stargleamer Jun 2014 #159

No mentions of Dr. Strangelove? eridani Jun 2014 #160

More like ten mentions, starting with Response 3.:) malthaussen Jun 2014 #163

The Bedford Incident PCIntern Jun 2014 #165

I'm late but I have to give a nod to Dawn Patrol SpookyCat Jun 2014 #166

"Story Of A Soldier" FrodosPet Jun 2014 #167