![]() ![]() There's The Thin Red Line (1998), which focuses on the conflict at Guadalcanal, and Idi i smotri (1985) "Come and See", a Russian film set in Byelorussia. Similarly, in The Guns of Navarone (1961), British and Greek soldiers attempt to destroy two powerful German guns on the island of Navarone that are preventing the escape of British troops from a neighboring island. ![]() If you like WW2 films in general, you might try The Dirty Dozen (1967), in which 12 military prisoners, all with death sentences, are recruited to raid a German R&R center. Three other "great escape" films include The Colditz Story (1955), The Wooden Horse (1950), and The Password Is Courage (1962). In Saving Private Ryan (1998), US soldiers attempt to rescue a paratrooper behind enemy lines. In Von Ryan's Express (1965), an American POW attempts to lead British soldiers from a German camp in Italy. One WW2 escape film strongly recommended by those who have seen The Great Escape is Stalag 17 (1953), in which POWs search for a traitor in their midst. ![]()
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