Greatest 28 War Movies Worth Watching Released in 1957

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it. Details on The Bridge on the River Kwai / IMDB / YouTube

A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack. Info on Paths of Glory / IMDB / YouTube

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from a German prison in France. Check out A Man Escaped / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another while hoping for a rescue, as they try to avoid capture by the Japanese. Learn about Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison / IMDB / YouTube

In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement. Get info on Kanal / IMDB / YouTube

A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk. Info on The Burmese Harp / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. Spig Wead. Get info on The Wings of Eagles / IMDB / YouTube

A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War. See more about Raintree County / IMDB / YouTube

During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon. Read about The Pride and the Passion / IMDB / YouTube

During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief. See more about Men in War / IMDB / YouTube

An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit. Details on A Farewell to Arms / IMDB / YouTube

Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR. Check out Jet Pilot / IMDB / YouTube

A cocky German fighter pilot is shot down over England in 1940 and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again. Details on The One That Got Away / IMDB / YouTube

A commander receives a citation for an attack on Erwin Rommel's headquarters, which is actually undeserved, as the commander is unfit for his job. On top of that, unbeknownst to him, his wife is having an affair with one of his officers. Check out Bitter Victory / IMDB / YouTube

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers. See more about Night Ambush / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, nine members of the Norwegian Resistance are trapped by the Germans in a deadly ambush. Only one escapes, and a fierce hunt through the ice desert has begun. Get info on Nine Lives / IMDB / YouTube

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself. See more about Johnny Tremain / IMDB / YouTube

Union Army deserter, Lt. Hewitt, trains a ragtag band of all-female homesteaders to defend themselves against a Comanche tribe on the warpath. Check out The Guns of Fort Petticoat / IMDB / YouTube

During WWII, unmarried New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater. Learn about Until They Sail / IMDB / YouTube

During the Korean War former prisoner of war, Major Harry Cargill admits to having collaborated with the enemy but military investigator Colonel William Edwards wants the details. More about Time Limit / IMDB / YouTube

In post-WWII France, U.S. Army hospital Private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit each other on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances, and influencing their C.O. Find out about Operation Mad Ball / IMDB / YouTube

A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War. Learn about Battle Hymn / IMDB / YouTube

In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides. Learn about Something of Value / IMDB / YouTube

The daring exploits of a submarine commander whose mission is to chart the minefields in the waters of Japan during World War II. Get info on Hellcats of the Navy / IMDB / YouTube

Sgt. Chuck Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to - Jim is dating his daughter, Lois. Get info on Bombers B-52 / IMDB / YouTube

In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot. See more about China Gate / IMDB / YouTube

On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty. Read about Don't Go Near the Water / IMDB / YouTube

In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, British warship H.M.S. Amethyst sails up the Yangtse river but on the return trip, finds its way blocked by a barrage of fire from the Communist Chinese shore batteries. Check out Battle Hell / IMDB / YouTube