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70. Shenandoah has always been one of my favorites

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 11:38 PM

Jun 2014

Not so much for the few Civil War battle scenes, but for how the movie depicts the utter devastation that war wreaks on the families.

And then there's Jimmy Stewart. One of the greatest actors ever, imho.

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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 Br�cke (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