Sunday, November 11, is not only Veterans Day. It’s also the 101st anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918, when the Allies and the Central Powers signed the Armistice to put an end to the “war to end all wars.” Nine million combatants (including 116,708 American soldiers) and seven million civilians died as a direct result of World War I.
Here is MOVIEGUIDE®’s list of some of the best movies that beautifully honor veterans and/or beautifully commemorate “the Great War.”
Editor’s Note: There are many other movies about World War I or about the sacrifices that soldiers make during wartime. Some of the best ones include the 1930 and 1938 versions of THE DAWN PATROL, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, the French movie GRAND ILLUSION, PATHS OF GLORY starring Kirk Douglas, GETTYSBERG and GODS AND GENERALS, GALLIPOLI, BATTLEGROUND, THE PURPLE HEART, SANDS OF IWO JIMO, ACT OF VALOR, THE BIG PARADE, FLYBOYS, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, FORT APACHE, AIR FORCE, and THEY WERE EXPENDABLE. Some of the more recent movies listed above contain strong subject matter, so caution or extreme caution is warranted, but all of them offer something redemptive and worthwhile for moviegoers.
