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Stephanie Camello Ranks the Best WW1 & WW2 Movies

Throughout the years following the World Wars there have been hundreds of movies made about all aspects of war. Some movies detail the lesser known true heroic stories about those who fought for their country. Now, Stephanie Camello takes a look at the best movies that portray inspirational examples of true humanity, courage and sacrifice that people displayed in the darkest times of war.

    
WW1
1) All Quiet on the Western Front
2) Paths of Glory
3) War Horse
4) 1917
5) The Red Baron
6) The Blue Max
7) Tolkien
8) Flyboys
9) Sarajevo
10) The Trench

 
WW2
1) Schindler's List
2) Downfall
3) The Pianist
4) The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
5) Unbroken
6) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
7) Saving Private Ryan
8) Pearl Harbor
9) Miracle at Midnight
10) Dunkirk
11) Midway (1976)
12) Defiance
13) Red Tails
14) Greyhound
15) Hacksaw Ridge
16) Inglorious Basterds
17) The Zookeeper's Wife
18) The Monuments Men
19) The Book Thief
20) The Imitation Game

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