Topic: What's Your Favorite POW Movie?

Charge 7 · February 15th, 2005

Per request in the Branch Specific movie thread, here's the what's your favorite POW thread.

While "The Great Escape" quickly comes to mind and is about a gnat's eyebrow from being first, I'll have to go with "Stalag 17". It has it all. Action, suspense, and a good deal of humor. You can't beat that.

03USMC · February 15th, 2005

I'm gonna have to say Stalag 17 also. With Bridge on the River Kwai a close second.

LIPS · February 15th, 2005

Harts War (Bruce Willis) would have it for me and comming in a very close second would be The Great Escape mainly for its all star cast of the time.

Skinny · February 16th, 2005

Stalag 17. I never get tired of it, especially because of Shultz.

Warwick · February 19th, 2005

In order of preference:
The great escape
Bridge on the river Kwai
Stalag 17
Harts War.

Most hated, the reacent pacific themed ones like Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and the ridiculous one with a very healthy looking Keifer Sutherland in it.

Redleg · February 20th, 2005

The Bridge over the river Kwai is a real classic..
Who doesn't know the whistle tune from that one.....

Charge 7 · February 20th, 2005

Damn! You _would_ have to mention that! Now I can't get it out of my head _again_.

chewie_nz · February 20th, 2005

there's escape from sobibor (spelling) too
grey Zone (god that was depressing)

and would you count uprising? about the warsaw ghetto uprising?

Missileer · February 21st, 2005

Hart's War - Bruce Willis
Von Ryan's Express - Frank Sinatra

Charge 7 · February 22nd, 2005

None of the movies you listed are about POWs, Chewie, so none of them count. Those were all about the Holocaust either in the death camps or the Warsaw Ghetto. By "POW" we're expecting by definition a uniformed combatant taken prisoner by the opposing side.

February 15th, 2005	Post 1
Charge 7 Master Gunner	Post; What's Your Favorite POW Movie? Per request in the Branch Specific movie thread, here's the what's your favorite POW thread. While "The Great Escape" quickly comes to mind and is about a gnat's eyebrow from being first, I'll have to go with "Stalag 17". It has it all. Action, suspense, and a good deal of humor. You can't beat that. __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

February 15th, 2005	Post 2
03USMC Milforum Moderator Gear	I'm gonna have to say Stalag 17 also. With Bridge on the River Kwai a close second. __________________ The only people I like besides my wife and children are MARINES. Col. Oliver North USMC

February 15th, 2005	Post 3
LIPS Tribuni Angusticlavii	Harts War (Bruce Willis) would have it for me and comming in a very close second would be The Great Escape mainly for its all star cast of the time. __________________ Some more words of wisdom from LIPS

February 16th, 2005	Post 4
Skinny Optio	Stalag 17. I never get tired of it, especially because of Shultz. __________________ Who? - Airborne How Far? - All The Way

February 19th, 2005	Post 5
Warwick Centurion	Post; Best POW movie In order of preference: The great escape Bridge on the river Kwai Stalag 17 Harts War. Most hated, the reacent pacific themed ones like Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and the ridiculous one with a very healthy looking Keifer Sutherland in it.

February 20th, 2005	Post 6
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	The Bridge over the river Kwai is a real classic.. Who doesn't know the whistle tune from that one.....

February 20th, 2005	Post 7
Charge 7 Master Gunner	Damn! You _would_ have to mention that! Now I can't get it out of my head _again_.

February 20th, 2005	Post 8
chewie_nz Banned	there's escape from sobibor (spelling) too grey Zone (god that was depressing) and would you count uprising? about the warsaw ghetto uprising?

February 21st, 2005	Post 9
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	Hart's War - Bruce Willis Von Ryan's Express - Frank Sinatra __________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill

February 22nd, 2005	Post 10
Charge 7 Master Gunner	None of the movies you listed are about POWs, Chewie, so none of them count. Those were all about the Holocaust either in the death camps or the Warsaw Ghetto. By "POW" we're expecting by definition a uniformed combatant taken prisoner by the opposing side.

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