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Patriotic Movies: World War II
The Longest Day (1962) 

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Allied forces prepare for a massive D-Day assault upon the beaches of Normandy during World War II.

  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 2h 58m
  • Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton
Schindler's List (1993) 

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Steven Spielberg addresses the Holocaust in a profound Oscar-winner.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 3h 15m
  • Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 

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Thirty-six days, 21,000 Japanese and 6,800 Americans dead, and the course of a world war and of global history changed.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 20m
  • Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Shido Nakamura
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 

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Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 49m
  • Cast: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper
Midway (1976) 

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This gripping film interweaves the stories of the soldiers who fought the Battle of Midway, which took place six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was a turning point for the U.S.

  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 2h 12m
  • Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn
Band of Brothers (2001) 

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[HBO] This landmark ten-part HBO miniseries recounts the remarkable achievements of an elite team of U.S. paratroopers in World War II.

  • Rating: 18+
  • Runtime: 9h 54m
  • Cast: Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg
In Harm's Way 

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In Harm's Way, based on James Bassett's novel Harm's Way, has enough plot in it for four movies or a good miniseries. On the morning of December 7, 1941, a heavy cruiser, commanded by Captain Rockwell Torrey (John Wayne), and the destroyer Cassidy, under acting commander Lieutenant (jg) William McConnell (Thomas Tryon), are two of a handful of ships that escape the destruction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Rating: 13+
  • Runtime: 2h 47m
  • Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) 

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[HBO] High-flying drama about the 'fighting 99th'--the first squadron of African American U.S. Army Air Corps combat fighter pilots in WWII.

  • Rating: 18+
  • Runtime: 1h 46m
  • Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The Dirty Dozen (1967) 

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Oscar-winner Lee Marvin leads a group of 12 hardened convicts on asuicide mission deep into Nazi Germany.

  • Rating: 13+
  • Runtime: 2h 29m
  • Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
The Final Countdown (1980) 

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The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Rating: 18+
  • Runtime: 1h 42m
  • Cast: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross
Patton (1970) 

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A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight Academy Awards (Including Best Picture), Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. George Patton was the only allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Charismatic and flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. He out-maneuvered Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe.

  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 2h 51m
  • Cast: Frank Latimore, George C. Scott, Karl Malden
The War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 

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THE WAR tells the story of WWII through the accounts of people from 4 American towns. It explores the intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

  • Rating: 13+
  • Runtime: 2h 4m
  • Cast: Keith David, Tom Hanks
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) 

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With sweat-dripping realism, this taut drama stars Clark Gable as a single-minded sub commander who must contend with a tough executive officer (Burt Lancaster) and attacks from enemy forces.

  • Rating: 7+
  • Runtime: 1h 33m
  • Cast: lark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden