Talk:List of World War II films

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[edit] Help Required

Hey guys any help would be fantastic. I also refer to developing stronger restrictions. --Spud85 14:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Are war films that came out during the war purposely left off this list (or in other words, why does the list start in 1946?) MikeBriggs 13:21, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I just add some films to the list, and i was thinking about two films from Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov : The Sun and Moloch.

Also, Spud85, i'm ready for any help you need ! I think MikeBriggs bring an interesting question about adding the films that were made during the war. --Kakihara2046 15:13, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I've started on the war time films, in table format. Eventually I think the whole thing should go to table, but not quite yet. I have tried to be discrminating in what I list, excluding spy films, documenties, shorts, and cartoons, and leaving it to feature narritive films. OK with ya'll?--Dudeman5685 04:39, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What to leave in, what to exclude?

I getting into a bit of a crisis of conscience as to what to include under films made during the war. I had already said that I would exclude spy films, or things that do not directly concern the war, however the line is difficult to draw. On the one hand films made during the war, but not technically speaking, "war" films include things like Caseblanca or Rosie the Riveter, which have a degree of artistic and historical value, even though they are about spies or the Home Front.

On th other, I don't want somebody adding Indiana Jones to the list on this basis. Perhaps it would be better to create another list for movies made during the war?--Dudeman5685 19:18, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

- You did a very good job, Dudeman ! Adding the films made during the war is in a way "our duty" =) In my opinion, this page has to list all the films related to World War II (made during and after the war), including :

- "pure" war films - films about the causes and the consequences of the war (like Germania anno zero) - films related to an important personnality of the war - films about the Holocaust - spy / resistance films

I don't totally agree with this part of your contribution : " Excludes non-fictional documenteries, shorts and animation. " There are animation films who are strongly related to war (Hotaru no haka, or Der Fuehrer's Face during the war) and who should be considered "films" too! Also, non-fictional documentaries could be interesting .. but maybe in another section (List of WW2 related footages ?) I agree that the Indiana Jones have not really something to do with the war .. It's quite difficult to define in which category each film need to be put, and if they really belong to this section. If you want to discuss which films you want to put or to erase, let's go !^^ --Kakihara2046 15:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I've been considering creating a seperate category for "official" Allied propaganda films made in WW2. Of course many Hollywood movies from that period are propaganda, but I think that the ones commission by government and semi-governmental agencies (Why We Fight, Your Job in Germany etc.) are sufficiatly disticnt to have list of their own.

Possibly other categories that could have their own list: Holocaust films (a large genre, but a good, narrow definition); films depicting the Third Reich (Swing Kids, Sound of Music).

Not sure were to put animated films.--70.112.236.174 20:33, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I add some directors' names on the 50's films, and i made a table for the 60's films. Very good work done for the others films !

How can we define movies like Where Eagles dare or The dirty dozen ? Spy movies ? Something like " British and American infiltration on Germany" or "Operations behind enemy lines" ?

Also, i don't know how to put all the dates (1960s : 1960-1961-1962..) in one group, with the little "+" and the Javascript code. It would be more presentable !

About the categories, there're all on this page > [1]

The best thing will be to merge all the categories together : a link to this page (List of World War II films) on the Category of World War II films, then erasing all the films listed on the page. I wanted to do it, but i don't know how to edit the page ..

And for the animated films, i put them on the same level of "real snapshots" films, so i think we can put them into the list too. --Kakihara2046 15:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure what you mean about the "categories" perhaps there was a miscomunication. I beleive we should keep the wiki categories as they are; but I think at least two seperate new lists shuld be created: Official Allied Propaganda films and Holocaust films. These two are distict enough to be put on a seperate list.

I have frankly come to the conclusion that most spy films should probably get on THIS list, as the intelligence war and resistence were inseperable component of the war itself.

Lastly: I blelieve that full length animated films, like Mometaros Devine Sea Warriors, should be put on this page, but shorts like "Der Fuhrers Face" and "Private Snafu" should get their own page as those also form a disticnt genre.Thanks for your kind words and help on this page--Dudeman5685 01:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I've begun the prelimenries for the official alleid propaganda here List of Allied Propaganda Films of World War 2, and I'll start another one for the Holocaust films eventually, once that is done.--Dudeman5685 04:55, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Three possible additions to the list are Hope_and_Glory, Empire_of_the_Sun and Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence The first is set in blitz era london, the second two are set in WW2 detention camps.Mark1512 00:48, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Added Flags

I added the flags of the respective countries of origin for the films discussed. No real reason, just thought it would add a little color.--Dudeman5685 01:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Ionly used the Olympic flags because they were the only place I knew were to get them. I might have to use them again for the correct WWII era Italian flag, with the Savoy shield.--Dudeman5685 20:39, 20 January 2007 (UTC)