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In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards. Director Sidney Lumet Stars Sean Connery Harry Andrews Ian Bannen
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- 'The Great Escape' (1963) Director: John Sturges. The Great Escape’s title is a perfect one, because it’s all about an escape, and it’s an indisputably great movie.
- 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957) Director: David Lean. An adventure/war movie that won Best Picture, all the while also being an undeniably excellent epic, The Bridge on the River Kwai centers on a group of British prisoners forced to build a bridge by their Japanese captors during the Second World War.
- 'Devils on the Doorstep' (2000) Director: Jiang Wen. An incredibly underrated war movie that deserves a lot more attention than it gets, Devils on the Doorstep takes a unique approach to both the war genre broadly and the prisoner-of-war sub-genre more specifically.
- 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' (1983) Director: Nagisa Ōshima. Telling a story about a clash of cultures while being set almost entirely in a prisoner of war camp and partially qualifying as a Christmas movie, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence really does have it all.
May 3, 2024 · From The Deer Hunter to The Great Escape, here are 20 of the best prisoner of war movies ever made.
- The Great Escape. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough. 29 votes. In the riveting drama The Great Escape, a group of Allied prisoners, led by Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen), are confined in an ostensibly escape-proof German POW camp during World War II.
- Unbroken. Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund. 15 votes. As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics.
- Empire of the Sun. Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson. 13 votes. Set amidst the turmoil of World War II, Empire of the Sun is a captivating tale of survival and resilience.
- The Deer Hunter. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage. 8 votes. The Deer Hunter is a gritty war drama that explores the lives of three steelworkers whose existences are irrevocably shaken by the Vietnam War.
- The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) A classic in every sense, this is a satire on the unrighteousness of human nature using the construction of a bridge as a medium.
- The Great Escape (1963) Based on a real life incident of a mass escape of British prisoners from a German camp, is classic tale of dare and adventure.
- Empire Of The Sun (1987) Directed by the visionary Steven Spielberg, it is about the loss of innocence of a kid, during the times of war. A young Jamie (Played by a very young Christian Bale) gets separated from his parents during the Japanese invasion and forced to stay in a POW camp.
- Stalag 17 (1953) A prison camp where every details about the incarcerated POWs are spilled to the holding Nazi German authorities. Thinking that one of their own has betrayed them, the remaining prisoners start looking for the mole.
Apr 18, 2013 · 10 great prisoner-of-war films. By Sam Wigley. 10 great. Celebrating the endurance and ingenuity of soldiers in captivity, movies about prisoners of war make for compelling cinema. We round up 10 of the best. 18 April 2013. Captured (1959) Buy Captured on BFI dual format edition (Blu-ray/DVD)
A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder. Director Gregory Hoblit Stars Bruce Willis Colin Farrell Terrence Howard
