 | Born on the Fourth of July (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $2.01 Intense performance from Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic - a Vietnam veteran whose outlook changes from blind faith to disillusionment and guilt, to redemption. Enhanced immeasurably by a beautiful score from John Williams.
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 | The Caine Mutiny (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.98 Exciting battle of wills set on a warship in WWII. The typhoon scene is a thrilling piece of cinema. The romantic subplot is pretty redundant but Bogart is superb as the quirky captain and Van Johnson is really quite good in the role of an earnest lug.
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 | Courage Under Fire
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.58 A gripping film about honour told in Rashomon-like fashion. Denzel Washington is ideal as a guilt-ridden hero investigating whether a dead helicopter pilot (Meg Ryan)deserves a medal.
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 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $222.00 Superbly made epic from David Lean. A battle of wills surrounding the building of a bridge for the Japanese by British POWs during WWII.
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 | Das Boot - The Director's Cut
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $2.90 Gripping film about German submariners in WWII. Superbly staged, directed and acted.
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 | Lawrence of Arabia (Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $15.24 Staggering epic from David Lean. Incredible performance from Peter O'Toole in the role of a lifetime. Famous score from Maurice Jarre.
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 | Lifeboat (Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $4.44 Brilliantly executed set piece from "The Master" playing out WWII within the confines of a lifeboat.
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 | Cross of Iron (Widescreen Special Edition)
Buy new: $28.99 / Used from: $20.99 Battling against a low budget, Peckinpah pulls off a tough little film about German soldiers facing defeat on the Eastern Front.
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 | Stalag 17 (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.47 Tremendously entertaining WWII POW film. Filled with wonderful performances and plenty of humour.
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 | The Best Years of Our Lives
Buy used from: $6.99 Trials and tribulations of returning WWII veterans.
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 | The Big Red One - The Reconstruction (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $5.00 Gritty WWII film based on director Sam Fuller's own experiences.
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 | Patton (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.43 Groundbreaking biography of the famed WWII general. Simply stunning performance by George C. Scott.
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 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.93 Surprisingly downbeat view of war for its time. No simple-minded heroics here.
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 | Twelve O'Clock High
Buy used from: $7.53 An interesting study of leadership. Also interesting for its depiction of battle fatigue.
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 | Platoon - 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Widescreen)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.28 The first Vietnam film that played things straight. After the overblown trappings of "The Deerhunter" and many films about crazed Vietnam vets "Platoon" told the the story of a soldier in a more traditional way. Followed by countless other "Vietnam" films - the only really good one being Oliver Stone's own "Born of the Fourth of July".
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