My Top Ten World War II Movies:

18 April, 2024 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for April, Oppenheimer, I have gathered My Top Ten World War II Movies! If you’re looking for the best film featuring World War II in the storyline, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies that feature World War II!

10. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Written by Quentin Tarantino, Produced by Lawrence Bender, Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Martin Wuttke, with Cinematography by Robert Richardson, and Edited by Sally Menke, Production companies: The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures, A Band Apart, and Zehnte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Distributed by The Weinstein Company (United States), and Universal Pictures (International) (2009)

9. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Directed by Clint Eastwood, Screenplay by Iris Yamashita, Story by Iris Yamashita, and Paul Haggis, Based on "Picture Letters from Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi (author), and Tsuyuko Yoshida (editor), Produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, and Steven Spielberg, Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryō Kase, Shidō Nakamura, with Cinematography by Tom Stern, and Edited by Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach, with Music by Kyle Eastwood, and Michael Stevens, Production companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Malpaso Productions, and Amblin Entertainment, Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (2006)

8. The Great Escape (1963)

Directed by John Sturges, Screenplay by James Clavell, and W. R. Burnett, Based on "The Great Escape" by Paul Brickhill, Produced by John Sturges, Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn with Cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp, and Edited by Ferris Webster, with Music by Elmer Bernstein, Production company: The Mirisch Company, Distributed by United Artists (1963)

7. Dunkirk (2017)

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Written by Christopher Nolan, Produced by Emma Thomas, and Christopher Nolan, Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, with Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema, and Edited by Lee Smith, with Music by Hans Zimmer, Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Syncopy Inc., and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (2017)

6. Casablanca (1943)

Directed by Michael Curtiz, Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, Based on "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett, and Joan Alison, Produced by Hal B. Wallis, Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre, with Cinematography by Arthur Edeson, and Edited by Owen Marks, with Music by Max Steiner, Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures, and Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (1943)

5. The Thin Red Line (1998)

Directed by Terrence Malick, Screenplay by Terrence Malick, Based on "The Thin Red Line" by James Jones, Produced by Robert Michael Geisler, Grant Hill, and John Roberdeau, Starring: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, and John Travolta, with Cinematography by John Toll, and Edited by Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, and Saar Klein, with Music by Hans Zimmer, Production companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, and Geisler-Roberdeau, and Distributed by 20th Century Fox (1998)

4. The Pianist (2002)

Directed by Roman Polanski, Screenplay by Ronald Harwood, Based on "The Pianist" by Władysław Szpilman, Produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, and Gene Gutowski, Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, with Cinematography by Paweł Edelman, and Edited by Hervé de Luze, with Music by Wojciech Kilar, Production companies : Canal+, Studio Babelsberg, and StudioCanal, and Distributed by BAC Films (France), Tobis StudioCanal (Germany), Syrena Entertainment Group (Poland)(2002)

3. Oppenheimer (2023)

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, Based on "American Prometheus" by Kai Bird, and Martin J. Sherwin, Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan, Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, with Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema, and Edited by Jennifer Lame, with Music by Ludwig Göransson, Production companies: Syncopy Inc., and Atlas Entertainment, Distributed by Universal Pictures (2023)

2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Written by Robert Rodat, Produced by Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn, Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, with Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński, and Edited by Michael Kahn, with Music by John Williams, Production companies: Amblin Entertainment, and Mutual Film Company, Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures, and Paramount Pictures (1998)

1. Schindler’s List (1993)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian, Based on "Schindler's Ark" by Thomas Keneally, Produced by Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig, Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, with Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński, and Edited by Michael Kahn, with Music by John Williams, Production companies: Amblin Entertainment, and Universal Pictures, Distributed by Universal Pictures. (1993)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten World War Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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