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The whole country's got Oppenheimer fever (and heatstroke)! Yes as Christopher Nolan's biopic enters theaters with surprising fanfare, World War II M…
3 years, 3 months ago
77. "Schindler's List" (1993)
World War II Movie Night returns with what's considered one of the greatest, best, and most revered movies ever made, Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's…
3 years, 4 months ago
76. "The Colditz Story" (1955)
World War II Movie Night returns to old-school, black-and-white British WWII movies with 1955's "The Colditz Story." Officer prisoners from different…
3 years, 5 months ago
75. "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988)
Tonight we have not only a Japanese production but also our first animated movie. Since "Grave of the Fireflies" appeared in the late '80s, it has st…
3 years, 5 months ago
74. "Halls of Montezuma" (1951)
Tonight World War II Movie Night covers the 1951 Marines-tribute, "Halls of Montezuma." The men have to take an unnamed Pacific island from the Japan…
3 years, 6 months ago
73. "Black Book" (2006)
What happens when the guy who made "Robocop," "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls" makes a World War II movie in his native Netherlands? Tonight we find …
3 years, 7 months ago
72. "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949)
World War II Movie Night goes up and away yet again with 1949's "Twelve O'Clock High." Regarded as a darker take on the war, compared to more optimis…
3 years, 8 months ago
71. "Biloxi Blues" (1988)
World War II Movie Night goes back to the comedy well with Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" a 1988 movie based on his play of the same name. Matthew Brode…
3 years, 9 months ago
70. "Tora Tora Tora" (1970)
Tonight we conclude our Pearl Harbor series with 1970's "Tora Tora Tora," a perennial favorite of World War II-movie sticklers. The producer of "The …
3 years, 9 months ago
69. "Pearl Harbor" (2001)
Happy (?) Dec. 7! To mark the anniversary World War II Movie Night finally gets to the only movie to bear the event's name, 2001's "Pearl Harbor." A …
3 years, 10 months ago