Greatest 24 War Movies Fan Favorites from 1966

Several ordinary Frenchmen go on an epic voyage through the occupied country to the free zone as they help British pilots avoid German captivity. Explore Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II. More about Battle of the Bulge / IMDB / YouTube

In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China. Read about The Sand Pebbles / IMDB / YouTube

An apprentice train dispatcher looks for love while aiding his colleagues in their resistance against the Nazis. More about Closely Watched Trains / IMDB / YouTube

Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed. Explore The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming / IMDB / YouTube

A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed Aryan controller of a Jewish widow's store. Details on The Shop on Main Street / IMDB / YouTube

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles Chinese Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier). Explore Khartoum / IMDB / YouTube

A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. Find out about The Blue Max / IMDB / YouTube

August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it. Details on Is Paris Burning? / IMDB / YouTube

In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah. Info on Cast a Giant Shadow / IMDB / YouTube

In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, the army rounds up suspects and jails them in an isolated fort. The authorities do not have the identity of the guerilla leaders, who are supposed to be present among the prisoners. . Look into The Round-Up / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans. Get info on Triple Cross / IMDB / YouTube

During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers. Get info on Alvarez Kelly / IMDB / YouTube

A veteran Republican fighter's ardent dedication to overthrow of Franco's regime is challenged. He realizes that the center of political struggle has shifted away from him, and is forced to make choices about his life and political ideals. Look into The War Is Over / IMDB / YouTube

French Army colonel Raspeguy leads his paratroopers in battle against the Communist Viet Minh in Indochina and against Algerian guerrillas during the Algerian War. See more about Lost Command / IMDB / YouTube

In World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting. Details on What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? / IMDB / YouTube

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families. Info on War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky / IMDB / YouTube

The Dacian kingdom lies at the eastern border of the Roman Empire.Only the river Danube separates the two mortal enemies.The Dacian king Decebalus knows that soon the vastly superior Roman legions will cross the river and attack Dacia. Get info on The Dacians / IMDB / YouTube

Natasha Rostova, a young Russian aristocrat, meets prince Andrey Bolkonskiy at a ball and immediately falls in love with him. Get info on War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova / IMDB / YouTube

In 1940, Germany invades Britain and transforms it into a Fascist state where some Britons collaborate and others resist. In 1944, Pauline, an apolitical Irish nurse becomes a reluctant player in the fight between the two sides. Explore It Happened Here / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, just before the liberation of France, a beautiful lady finds herself in the midst of bizarre doings from her admirers. Look into A Matter of Resistance / IMDB / YouTube

A WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate. Learn about Carriage to Vienna / IMDB / YouTube

1941. A little town in the Jura is cut in half by a river that forms the border between German-occupied France and the free zone. Explore Line of Demarcation / IMDB / YouTube

A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guerrillas. Find out about Ambush Bay / IMDB / YouTube