jboothmillard Review of The 100 Greatest War Films

The 100 Greatest War Films (2005 TV Movie)

The 100 Greatest War Films

[9/10 · 12 December 2005]

My brother has a big interest in anything to do with war, so it was pretty obvious that he would watch this very interesting documentary. It was basically another 100 Greatest countdown based on past and popular war films, including: The Eagle Has Landed, Cold Mountain, The Birth of a Nation, Regeneration, El Cid, Cromwell, Gone with the Wind, Ride with the Devil, Oh! What a Loveley War, Enigma, The English Patient, From Here to Eternity, Troy, Three Kings, A Matter of Life and Death, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Patton, Empire of the Sun, Lawrence of Arabia, Henry V, The Last of the Mohicans, Kelly's Heroes, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Pianist; Good Morning, Vietnam, Casablanca, Enemy at the Gates, Spartacus, Gladiator, MASH, Where Eagles Dare, The Longest Day, Born on the Fourth of July, Dr. Strangelove, The Thin Red Line, Braveheart, The Deer Hunter, The Dam Busters, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Black Hawk Down, Zulu, A Bridge Too Far, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Schindler's List, The Great Escape, Apocalypse Now and deserved winner Saving Private Ryan. Narrated by Sean Pertwee and with contributions by Lord Sir Richard Attenborough, Juliette Binoche, Edwina Currie, R. Lee Ermey, Ralph Fiennes, Mark Hamill, Guy Hamilton, Ian Hart, Dennis Hopper, Karen Krizanovich, Sir Ridley Scott, Martin Sheen, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Christopher Walken and Edward Woodward. Very good!