The 50 greatest World War II movies by Time Out
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As Quentin Tarantino's outrageous men-on-a-mission epic 'Inglourious Basterds' hits our screens, we at Time Out (with the assistance of Tarantino himself) thought it would be a fine time to revisit that most cinematic of conflicts. Some of our choices are stone-cold action classics, others are arthouse masterpieces, but all are worthy of celebration. Sign up today!
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Idi i smotri
1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Thin Red Line
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Big Red One
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
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Went the Day Well?
1942, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kanal
1957, in 11 top lists Check -
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Popiól i diament
1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check -
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Cross of Iron
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Roma città aperta
1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
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Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Hell in the Pacific
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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Hangmen Also Die!
1943, in 4 top lists Check -
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Shoah
1985, in 18 top lists Check -
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Listen to Britain
1942, in 7 top lists Check -
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Fires Were Started
1943, in 8 top lists Check -
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Attack
1956, in 2 top lists Check -
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L'armée des ombres
1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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Battle of Britain
1969 — a.k.a. The Battle of Britain, in 1 top list Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Kelly's Heroes
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nuit et brouillard
1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check -
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Soldaat van Oranje
1977 — a.k.a. Soldier of Orange, in 3 top lists Check -
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Zwartboek
2006 — a.k.a. Black Book, in 5 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Mephisto
1981, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Great Escape
1963, in 14 top lists Check -
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Ice Cold in Alex
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Der Untergang
2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check -
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Millions Like Us
1943, in 1 top list Check -
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Letyat zhuravli
1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check -
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Letters from Iwo Jima
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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Flags of Our Fathers
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
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Deutschland bleiche Mutter
1980 — a.k.a. Germany Pale Mother, in 2 top lists Check -
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Where Eagles Dare
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
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Europa
1991 — a.k.a. Zentropa, in 4 top lists Check -
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A Walk in the Sun
1945, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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Quel maledetto treno blindato
1978 — a.k.a. The Inglorious Bastards, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mr. Klein
1976, in 6 top lists Check -
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Hannibal Brooks
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
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Indigènes
2006 — a.k.a. Days of Glory, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Dam Busters
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Triumph des Willens
1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check -
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Le dernier métro
1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 29, 2011; source