Top Favorite WORLD WAR I Movie and Television Productions
July 28 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. Below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about the war:
TOP FAVORITE WORLD WAR I MOVIE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
1. "Paths of Glory" (1957) - Stanley Kubrick directed Kirk Douglas in this highly acclaimed anti-war film about French soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack. Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou and George Macready co-starred.
2. "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) - David Lean directed this Oscar winning film about the war experiences of British Army officer T.E. Lawrence. The movie made stars of Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif.
3. "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) - Lew Ayres starred in this Oscar winning adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel about the experiences of a German Army soldier during World War I. Lewis Milestone directed.
4. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992-1993) - George Lucas created this television series about Indiana Jones' childhood and experiences as a World War I soldier. Sean Patrick Flannery and Corey Carrier, George Hall
and Ronny Coutteure starred.
5. "Gallipoli" (1981) - Peter Weir directed this acclaimed historical drama about two Australian soldiers and their participation in the Gallipoli Campaign. The movie starred Mark Lee and Mel Gibson.
6. "The Dawn Patrol" (1938) - Errol Flynn and David Niven starred in this well made, yet depressing remake of the 1930 adaptation of John Monk Saunders' short story, "The Flight Commander". Directed by Edmund Goulding, the movie co-starred Basil Rathbone.
7. "La Grande Illusion" (1937) - Jean Renoir co-wrote and directed this highly acclaimed war drama about French prisoners-of-war who plot to escape from an impregnable German prisoner-of-war camp. Jean Gabin starred.
8. "Shout at the Devil" (1976) - Lee Marvin and Roger Moore starred as two adventurers in this loose adaptation of Wilbur Smith's novel, who poach ivory in German controlled East Africa on the eve of World War I. Directed by Peter Hunt, the movie co-starred Barbara Parkins.
9. "Biggles: Adventures in Time" (1986) - Neil Dickson and Alex Hyde-White starred in this adventure fantasy about an American catering salesman who inadvertently travels through time to help a British Army aviator during World War I. John Hough directed.
10. "A Very Long Engagement" (2004) - Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote and directed this very long romantic war drama about a young French woman's search for her missing fiancé who might have been killed in the Battle of the Somme, during World War I. Audrey Tautou starred.