Best 22 War Movies Fan Favorites from 1960

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising. Look into Spartacus / IMDB / YouTube

Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter. Get info on The Cranes Are Flying / IMDB / YouTube

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas. Details on The Alamo / IMDB / YouTube

Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime. Find out about Ballad of a Soldier / IMDB / YouTube

The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship. Explore Sink the Bismarck! / IMDB / YouTube

A young Jewish girl leads an escape attempt from a concentration camp. Get info on Kapo / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2, Lt. Rip Crandall, who was a yachtsman before the war, takes command of the USS Echo, a sailing ship, for a secret mission in waters patrolled by Japanese warships. See more about The Wackiest Ship in the Army / IMDB / YouTube

In the 15th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is facing a hard struggle against the neighboring Teutonic Order.Frequent clashes between the two powers finally culminate in 1410 with the Battle of Grunwald. Check out Knights of the Teutonic Order / IMDB / YouTube

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. Bull Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal. Find out about The Gallant Hours / IMDB / YouTube

When his adoptive Japanese-American family is sent to Manzanar after Pearl Harbor, a young Chicano enlists in the marines to become a hero in the Battle of Saipan. See more about Hell to Eternity / IMDB / YouTube

An epic story of shattered lives of the Don Cossacks through chaos of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the following Civil War. Look into Quiet Flows the Don / IMDB / YouTube

During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army. Details on Hannibal / IMDB / YouTube

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. Explore The Giant of Marathon / IMDB / YouTube

A US Army Major stationed in East China in 1944 is ordered to blow up military installations in order to slow down the advancing Japanese Army. Find out about The Mountain Road / IMDB / YouTube

Another of Napoleon's adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz, where he had the greatest victory of his career, over the Russians. Learn about The Battle of Austerlitz / IMDB / YouTube

Father Arturo Carrera leaves the priesthood over the church's indifferent position during the Spanish Civil War, but finds himself attracted to beautiful entertainer Soledad. Info on The Angel Wore Red / IMDB / YouTube

In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape. Details on Breakout / IMDB / YouTube

The story of High school in Czechia (then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia) during occupation by Nazi Germany, where three students are arrested by Gestapo. Check out Higher Principle / IMDB / YouTube

During the Korean War, a platoon leader dies, leaving his inexperienced black Sergeant in charge of his squad of belligerent and racist white men. Check out All the Young Men / IMDB / YouTube

An American patrol has to cross behind enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is made harder by conflicts between the platoon's veteran sergeant and its inexperienced lieutenant and by constant attacks by pursuing German troops. More about Ski Troop Attack / IMDB / YouTube

Five Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fend for themselves. More about 5 Branded Women / IMDB / YouTube

Catholic nuns risk their lives to help Jewish children in an Italian internment camp escape to Palestine during World War II. Explore Conspiracy of Hearts / IMDB / YouTube