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Bitva za Sevastopol (2015)
A woman who changed the course of history.
April 9th (2015)
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against all odds, hold back the forces until the Danish reinforcements can be mobilized. In the fatal hours, we follow second lieutenant Sand (Pilou Asbæk) and his bicycle company - they will as the first Danish soldiers meet the enemy in combat on April 9th 1940.
1944 (2015)
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.
The Book Thief (2013)
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
Son of Saul (2015)
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.
Stalingrad (1993)
A depiction of the brutal battle of Stalingrad, the Third Reich's 'high water mark', as seen through the eyes of German officer Hans von Witzland and his battalion.
also awesome!
Land of Mine (2015)
A young group of German POWs are made the enemy of a nation, where they are now forced to dig up 2 million land-mines with their bare hands. (100 mins.)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
IgiveupIdontknowwhatusernametopick
"If your eyes could speak, what would they say." THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT A MOUTH FOR YA DINGUS!
edemardil
MRW I see a bunch of movies I don't know so I plan to skip the post but then Enemy at the Gates is on there
domenick91
Also the Big Red One
HotPeaSoup
I loved 1944
jesusisherelookbusy
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) is fantastic. Actual planes, fantastic multinational cast, and Michael Caine!
HoriOri
Come And See is the apex of films about the War for me. They used live ammo in some scenes. By the end, the lead actor's hair was white.
packersfan10
it took them that long to film that the actor turned into an old man?!
TheOneThatGotBanned
Land of Mine, one of those stories not many Danes knew about, I look forward to it.
idontknow1234
Wouldnt at all say Son Of Saul is underrated. It won an Oscar for best foreign film!
quadralol
Most of that list is stuff you can ignore. However, Idi i Smotri is not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ro0SZf438
MitchBeaucannon
Looks like the right movie for a cozy night on the couch :-/
TimurKl
Russian historical films are actually very good. They mirror the horror of the war.
slab64
Flame and Citron is pretty good http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0920458/
NotSoTinyT
IF JUDE LAW AND RACHEL WEISZ COULD FUCK ON SILENT IN ENEMY AT THE GATES, MY NEIGHBORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP IT DOWN
iwishiwereacorndog
'Twas a sweet scene, no?
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
Very erotic without any nudity. It was a great scene.
Koljamba
why did you put the shitty 2013 Stalingrad footage in the place of the 1993 Stalingrad movie?
OldDirtyChineseRestaurant
The older movie is one of my favorite war movies!!!!
outlawz
The first on is translated: Battle for Sevastopol.
WalkenComma
Great movie with a great soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuPX8mjeb-E
Mushroombadger
Unknown/underrated? I mean Son of Saul kinda won an oscar and stuff...
kworiginal
Great movies
DinkyDamn
Katyn (2007) should be on the list. It is about the soviet massacre of some polish soldiers. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879843/
rocketdock3003
Er OP en dansk? :)
DucKy119
Tror jeg
vanella
Great movies!!!
RyanMcFlyin
"I am a Librarian... and also a Sniper!" -Rachel Weisz
SaintNicholas
Any of these on netflix??
ourari
Check unogs.com - It's a search engine that tells you what is available where on Netflix.
Slothdrivebynapping
I don't think proxies even work with Netflix though, do they?
ourari
My VPN worked until a few weeks ago. Also: https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/
tallassmofo
just google watch "movie title" online free. Boom, you now have access to every movie ever. Just have adblocker and half decent antivirus
icantthinkofanythingclevertonamemyself
Windtalkers was pretty amazing.
Caniac
You mean the movie where an 18" shell from a battleship and a bazooka have the same explosion affect?
newsguycraigevans
It suffered from too much sitting around talking about how much war sucks. I wanted to watch a war movie not a I have feelings movie.
ordohereticusinquisitor
Wait... what... the one where Nic Cage kills almost an entire battalion of Japanese soldiers single handedly through the film?
Turdnado
What?!? That was a shit movie, even the Code Talkers I know thought so.
Honeythief5503
Land of Mine can be recommend, saw it in theatres and its a very thought provoking piece.
notsureIwanttodothisjustyet
It's not entirely historically correct though. For starters, it wasn't POW's who were clearing mines, and they weren't forced to do it.
VikingLoveRunestone
De var faneme heller ikke frivillige.
SeanTabasco
That out-of-context gif confuses me...what did he expect to happen picking up that mine?
Honeythief5503
Normally the mines didnt have the wire that was attached to, but he didnt hear the warning about it from the other kid.
SeanTabasco
OK thanks....so he thought he had properly disarmed it but it had a redundant trigger?
MajorAidan
One mine on top, with a second anti-personnel mine underneath to trap the deminer. Real nasty trick to slow down demining.
DaDisser
Beware Enemy at the Gates. Most awkward sex scene i've ever seen. So fucking uncomfortable when i was younger lol
shimmernshine
That movie is a hard watch all around.
BonesApart
It is a very emotional one tho. It is one of the only 'nice' things they have in a city turned hell on earth
shootan
One could say the entire movie was awkward to watch.
Chesho
Dat ass doe!
MYBEERISCHEAP
...why does Vazili's trigger finger not have dirt caked into the fingernail anymore, mom?
DaDisser
Man...
biff1895
MY MAN!
foolhollow
10/10 would not want to watch with parents.
NickGeer
I've watched it with my father...so yeah...that explains why I'm like this.
CaveCanem
Attracted to your father?
NickGeer
No. A liberal.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
0/10 did watch it with parents.
DaDisser
I watched it with my dad, probably like 10-12 at the time. Too scared to get up and leave and acknowldege that i knew it was weird.
foolhollow
That is just the absolute worst! It's like if you leave it somehow makes it MORE awkward.
StrategicallyPlacedBanana
I love WWII movies, this is a great list but underrated and unknown? Far from it man
thuperduperthpeshul
Europa Europa, Underground (starts during WWII), Black Book/ Zwartboek, The Great Dictator. Post-war: Third Man, Judgement at Nuremberg.
aStupidTaco
Username checks out, this guy is a professional
Keydan
Try Coocoo, 2002, Russian movie about a Finnish sniper, a Karelic tribeswoman, a soviet soldier and a language barrier.
Keydan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dow9SRj9A0g
ThatGuyWhoThinksEveryoneIsAPineapple
Yeah. I mean, the Book Thief?! How in the fuck is that unknown!?
Leralith
Oh dear, that username though :D
undungubungu
The two danish movies: 9. April and Under Sandet (Land of mine) can easily be classified as unknown. They are new and by american 1/2
undungubungu
standards indie movies made on tiny budget. Bonus: the guy in April 9th (Pilou Asbæk) is playing Euron Greyjoy in GoT s6.
Otterhendrix
Fucking Stalag 17. A comedic take on American POW's. Like Hogans Heroes but much better.
elfpower
What the grey zone? That movie will destroy you and I think people forget about it
questionableanswers
you'll probably like grave of the fireflies or ivan's childhood if you liked the grey zone
elfpower
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check 'em out. Grave of the fireflies looks especially cool
vsamma
Estonian movies are probably not well known. In addition to 1944, Names Engraved in Marble is a good WW I movie and 1/2
vsamma
December heat is about a Communist coup attempt in Estonian capital Tallinn in 1924
FunksGoEYY
Names Engraves in Marble is not about WW I but about Estonian War of Independence
helpidontknowmyname
How? How do you watch? I can't do it. Real people. All of the horror and the terror and the gruesomeness happened to real people. I crash.
questionableanswers
Classics kids don't know these days: a bridge too far, das boot, longest day, cross of iron, river kwai, big red one...
Reoh
Bridge over the River Kwai... and now that whistle tune is stuck in my head.
Maudible
Comet, tastes like Lis-ter-een. Comet, makes your hair turn green. Comet, it makes you vomit, so get your Comet and vomit to-day!
KoreanViking
The book thief is one of my all time favourites! This was a good list.
gayswansRus
It's got a powerful narrative. A very powerful narrative.
ThoughtfulTortuga
But "underrated/unknown"? Reeeeeeally?
althgrea1
Oh god. If you havent already read the book. Mine is stained with tears i swear
Misa94
Does the movie live up to the book, though? Cause I love the book but I haven't dared to watch it yet in case it sucks :/
NinjaNunDevil
It actually does a really good job. Though of course there are small things you miss out on, they are hardly enough to detract from it.
WaywardScientist
I have never cried so much while reading in my life, snot and everything
MimzytheBun
For those who don't know, the novel is narrated in part by death. It is very well constructed.
KoreanViking
I was completely destroyed by the book :(
JAFIOI
Off topic, but I have to ask: Are you from Rand of Midnight Sun?
althgrea1
Wat
JAFIOI
KoreanViking. He from Rand of Midnight Sun. Why you no risten?
althgrea1
No idea what ur talking about. Sounds racist so "squinty eyes +1"
KoreanViking
Both of the midnight sun, and of the morning quiet :)
JAFIOI
Kudos, good sir. I shall buy you a stein of mead with a soju chaser.
KoreanViking
Will suddenly take you up on that :)
Talenheim
#1 WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT ME, YOU LITTLE SHIT? I'll HAVE YOU KNOW I HAVE OVER 300 CONFIRMED KILLS...
NKato
Shut your fucking copy-pasta piehole, assmunch.
IFuckingLoveGoldenRetrievers
Chill your pie hole it's a joke.
NKato
SO IT IS. I just knee-jerked because I assumed he was going to copypaste the ENTIRE DAMN THING IN HERE.
MagicButtcheeks
Oh yeah, because the complete thing totally fits in 140 characters. That's like trying to fuck a mouse with a horse dick.
NKato
Try splitting it all up into separate 140 character messages...imagine the madness that would inflict.
ICanSeeForever
Confirmed by the terribly inaccurate and propaganda ridden records of Stalin's era...
JoeYoHoe
Just like USA propaganda
SgtPancakes
http://imgur.com/leaJsv8
BTJK
http://imgur.com/61aN0bx
Cassiraa
JohnFloorwalker
I forgot what this meme is from originally. Guess that shows its age.
FlorecitaMcDuff
Not sure if I just know it well already, but I was pleasantly surprised to be able to read that.
PlsNoDownVoterino
Years of shit posting prepared me for this moment
gargabox
Not a kill... fascists.
ordohereticusinquisitor
I mean, they're dead fascists.
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
Still more human than communists ;)
warick
Seriously. After the war was over Patton said "We fought the wrong enemy", and he was right.
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
Yeah, going to oblivion anyway, but my point is that we need to stop glorifying the Soviet army as heroes, when per capita had 1/2
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
More war criminals than the Nazis did. Not saying they weren't horrible, just infuriating that they look up to the red devil.
DarKEspeon
You, sir, are a moron.
gargabox
Genocide is apparently more humane than publically shared means of production. What do you know?
Cipher3
You're confusing fascism with Nazis. Fascism was started in Italy and had the fasces as a symbol. Nazis were fascist, fascism isn't Nazism.
IamTheLegendaryTinyHippo
It's a holiday in cambodia
HipsterCommie
#7 that gif isn't from the 1993 German version. It's from the russian made 2013 version
brassbass
*Stealth is optional for this mission!
bornsleepy
Just finished watching the '93 version because of this post. This isn't a hero war film, much closer to the shit your pants reality. Savage.
cuteandcuddly
Exactly! And the Russian remake is a horse pile of CGI shit. Watch the original from Germany. Telling you as a Russian.
HipsterCommie
I liked Fortress of War a lot
cuteandcuddly
It's weird they translated it this way. The original title is Brest Fortress, which is located in Brest city at the very border. Good one.
raidleadergutts
Username checks out.
shootan
I thought that gif didn't look familiar at all.
kaakku
The 1993 version is such a great movie. Brutal and honest. Like Das Boot.
HipsterCommie
Das Boot was really good
TheBrownstain
Thomas Kretchman 4tw
Selerox
Watch the original. Forget the remake ever happened.
Koljamba
it's not exactly a remake, it's just a movie about the same battle with the same name... and it's also awful
HipsterCommie
The Russian version is just awful.
soso456
Just watched the 2013 version. I won't say it's a shitty movie but sadly it's close enough
Koljamba
no, it actually is shit
HipsterCommie
It's Russia's version of "300". Lots of CGI blood, not a lot if historical accuracy, the good guys are made to look like saints
Thakurdwara
If you talk about Flag of our Fathers, talk about the Japanese side movie. Letters from Iwo Jima.
thisisyourtime
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AhuizotlSkull
Why?
AdrianDunne
Thought Letters was the better film.
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
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FinallyRElephant
Iwo Jima was just on a list on the front page yesterday and many commented on Flags missing. That may or may not be why it didn't appear
FinallyRElephant
Iwo Jima was the better of the 2 and this is an underrated list
KeyokeRabbit
I think this guy did another one of these lists and it was mentioned on that one.
marcoyolo69
I'd also hardly call iwo Jima a turning point
JustWatcher
Not a turning point but it was the first island in which the Americans suffered serious losses compared to their other island hopping stuff.
H4J3
Flags of our Fathers was better honestly, but that's just me
GetBackToWorkYouFool
Have you guys seen "My Way?" It goes into Japanese occupation of Korea
robingal1
No, but I will look into it. thank you.
bender211
Best thing Eastwood ever did was show both sides of this battle. Fantastic and underappreciated film.
fuhsmc
Most folks know about Letters from Iwo Jima. Not anywhere near as many know Flags of our Fathers. Fewer still read the book.
jeffsweet
i rarely encounter americans who even about letters from iwo jima let alone having seen it
twohearteddoctor
My uncle was a driver for both movies! (Meaning he drove the director and other actors around)
manlyfucker
The soundtrack to letters is epic
shootan
I would also agree that Das Boot is another good one. It depicts the life of an average crew on a u-boat during WWII.
revolutionwillnotbetelevised
directed by wolfgang petersen. i watched it at least a 300 times. That and master and commander the far side of the world. 2 of my favs
OverlyCynicalImgurian
It's not underrated/unknown though.
Fluffboy
Both were made by the same person and had a lot of the same actual fighting footage
SpiderSpud
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Efreeti
It was listed in the other post like this from like 2 days ago (that had half of these in it)
InternetGoodGuy
I thought letters from Iwo Jima was the better off the two. Both good movies but flag of our fathers had some rough pacing
giveittomestraightlikeapearcidermadefrom100percentpears
Letters... Was the one nominated for best pic.. But i also agree. We rarely see things from the other peoples perspective, if ever.
Icannevercomeupwithagoodorwittyusernamepleasehelp
Actually just watch both yesterday, Flags is a great war flick, Letters is just a great flick, its kind cool to see where the two films meet
BiebelJuice3x
1/2:Look at the pacing as a direct relation to how war veterans suffer from their PTSD. Most of them do not have linear recollections of the
BiebelJuice3x
2/2: harrowing incidents that occurred. Instead they have flashbacks that resurface from different parts in time. Interesting to think about
OtherRichard
Both Eastwood's right?
ProfessorPancakes
Yes
dietderpsy
East and Westwood.
HeyOP
Eastwood meets Westwood?
Dwaynethejockronson
Excellent comment. Bravo.
TrueLegateDamar
It's an extremely rare Japanese PoV WW2 film or at least one done by a Western director.
Torenico
I know that one and "Japan's Longest Day" a 1967 Movie I can't find anywhere.
MotherOfFlagons
Clint is awesome
WeeJones
Letters wasn't very popular in Japan, if I remember correctly they found it to be condescending.
Patilistan
There'll always be (old) right wingers who reject parts of history.
zperson5
Actually it more successful in Japan than in the US. They liked how respectful Clintwood was of their side of the story.
maxiboyfm3a
Well they don't educate about the war, it's kinda swept under the rug. Some youth believe they were invaded by US aggressors.
Ayydrian272
Does anyone here know the atrocities done in Unit 731? If you don't then better google it and be ready for it.
Patilistan
we're discussing great WW2 movies, this isn't a debate of who knows more about japanese attrocities.
Ayydrian272
I mentioned this topic on the pretext of Japanese side movies in the comments. I haven't gone off topic.
Ayydrian272
If we don't study history then the civilization is bond to repeat it.
Ayydrian272
On the side note, i also want to apologize to people that were offended by this ( @Patilistan too ). I get sensitive with war topics.
Ayydrian272
I apologise for trying to spread knowledge. Keeping watching movies in which our ancestors are killing each other.
Ayydrian272
Majority war movies are documentaries to learn from. I have never found the topic of wars to be entertaining.
xzwai
Years ago I saw a movie about unit 731. Don't remember if the movie was good itself, but the things they did were horrible.
Greyeyes1973
Philosophy of a Knife. Utterly brutal film, but it really shows just how dark man can be.
Patilistan
If you're talking about the old chinese film, it was pretty poorly made with a LOT of exaggeration. Makes the true torture lessbelievable.
xzwai
Ah okey, I think it was Men Behind the Sun.
Patilistan
Now that's a good one.
itsjustadamnedname
Japan did horrible things: http://foxtalk.tistory.com/98
Ayydrian272
This one is in relation to the Rape of Nanking/Nanjing. There are many evidences to it.
torsionspace
The inhumanity is apalling.
asspickle
They sure fucking did
timster2014
I can't even finish it. cringing too much.
Chesho
My god. Thats horrifying..