Favorite WWII POW / Concentration Camp Movie

[Njaco]

Haven't done one of these in awhile. Simple: Whats your favorite POW movie or Concentration camp movie.

I'll leave this multiple choice! and if I missed a movie, let me know and I'll add it.

 

[tyrodtom]

How about Empire of the Sun ?

I'm not saying it was the best, but it was from a unusual perspective, and even had some aviation aspects to it.

 

[Marcel]

What about Colditz? The series were great, the movie was fine also.

 

[bobbysocks]

for me a toss up between the great escape and stalag 17.

 

[T Bolt]

The Great Escape way up front followed by VonRyan's Express and Stalag 17 a close second and third. My father was in a German POW camp and he loved Stalag 17 so I guess it was pretty accurate as far as conditions or I'm sure I would have heard about it.

 

[buffnut453]

I can't decide between The Great Escape, Bridge Over the River Kwai and Stalag 17.

Question is where are King Rat and The Wooden Horse?

 

[Torch]

After thinking about it all those stink The best has to be Hogan's Hero's

 

[Maximowitz]

After thinking about it all those stink The best has to be Hogan's Hero's

"I hear nothing, I see nothing..."

Like me, you must be of a certain age. The youngsters here will have no idea what we are talking about..

 

[RabidAlien]

After thinking about it all those stink The best has to be Hogan's Hero's

Cast my votes, in no particular order: "Great Escape", "Great Raid", "Schindler's List", "Stalag 17". I'm also throwing in my two cents for "Colditz".

 

[T Bolt]

After thinking about it all those stink The best has to be Hogan's Hero's

"I hear nothing, I see nothing..."

Like me, you must be of a certain age. The youngsters here will have no idea what we are talking about..

It's still on TV here in Chicago every day on one of the channels that shows the oldies.

 

[Maximowitz]

My God! And to think I always complain about the number of repeats on the BBC.... that show must be 45 years old!

 

[BikerBabe]

Schindler's List.

 

[tyrodtom]

You need to take a poll on which movie pissed the real POWs off the most .

That would have to be The Bridge over the River Kwia.

A totally, totally made up story. Thousands of POWs died building that raiway, they co-operated with the Japanese 0%.

 

[Marcel]

The great escape is also not very historical inaccurate.

 

[Torch]

Yeah but Steve McQueen just about made that movie with the last scene with him on the bike.

 

[Wayne Little]

Stalag 17, The Great escape and Von Ryan's Express for me although The One that got away with hardy Kruger alway gets watched when it comes on the box....

 

[T Bolt]

The great escape is also not very historical inaccurate.

I read the non fiction book back when I was in high school and found it pretty close, although some things were changed, the biggest being the Steve McQueen part being a conglomeration of many people in the book, and the whole motorcycle part made up.... for which I am not objecting at all.

 

[Thorlifter]

I voted for Stalag 17 and Schindler's List. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I just don't like The Great Escape. Heck, I'd rather watch Victory than that movie.

 

[bobbysocks]

now the POW with the easiest life had to be Fuji in McHale's Navy....

 

[Njaco]

I tried adding "Coldlitz" and "Empire of the Sun" but can't seem to do it at the moment. Sorry.