Top 21 War Movies Award-Winning Released in 1961

Fictionalized depiction of the 1947 Judges' Trial, the third of twelve trials of Nazi war criminals conducted by the American occupying forces in Nuremberg, Germany, in which former judges of Nazi Germany were tried for their actions. Look into Judgment at Nuremberg / IMDB / YouTube

A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. Get info on The Guns of Navarone / IMDB / YouTube

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. See more about El Cid / IMDB / YouTube

As World War II and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Soviet forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland. Details on Ashes and Diamonds / IMDB / YouTube

In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war. Explore Two Women / IMDB / YouTube

The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors. Learn about Exodus / IMDB / YouTube

In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers. Learn about The Bridge / IMDB / YouTube

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals. Get info on The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity / IMDB / YouTube

Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest. Read about Léon Morin, Priest / IMDB / YouTube

While holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents. Look into The Colossus of Rhodes / IMDB / YouTube

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home. Look into Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, French commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert. Get info on Taxi for Tobruk / IMDB / YouTube

Sent to destroy a German petrol dump in the North African desert, a British commando team unexpectedly discovers a large German tank unit, and must inform headquarters in time. Read about Desert Patrol / IMDB / YouTube

Tony Curtis plays an Indian (Nicknamed Chief by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima. Explore The Outsider / IMDB / YouTube

In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone. More about Jungle Fighters / IMDB / YouTube

Twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city. Details on Duel of the Titans / IMDB / YouTube

At the time of the invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British general in order to confuse German spies and assassins in London. Find out about On the Double / IMDB / YouTube

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome. Learn about Constantine and the Cross / IMDB / YouTube

In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians. See more about Battle at Bloody Beach / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1950s Sasha Lvova reminisces about the WW2 years when she fell in love with Soviet fighter pilot Aleksei Astakhov. Look into Clear Skies / IMDB / YouTube

How Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi led a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquered Sicily and Naples. See more about Garibaldi / IMDB / YouTube