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Second World War, 1939 - 1945
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| Das Boot (1981) | | Second World War, 1939 - 1945 |
Based on the book "Das Boot" by Lothar G. Buchheim, which was based on his 1941 experience as a journalist on the German submarine U-96.
| Saving Private Ryan | | Second World War, 1939 - 1945 |
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks
| The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | | Second World War, 1939 - 1945 |
Fiction but borrows from the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942-43 for its historical setting.
| The Great Escape (1963) | | Second World War, 1939 - 1945 |
Based on a true story which was the basis of the book by Paul Brickhill - "The Great Escape". Brickhill was one of the great escapees.