Top 25 British War Films
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"We could argue all day about the definition of a British War Film and what the best means but for this entirely unscientific list, the definition of a British War Film is one that is largely British in character. They may have been directed by non-British directors, have non-British actors and may even have been made in Hollywood or elsewhere, but they retain that element of Britishness that we all understand. So no Das Boot, Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now or other such great films.
The judging criteria do not include historical accuracy, whether the correct buttons and rank insignia were worn, or whether the film is a ‘visceral and worthy portrayal of the realities of war’ or some other such artsy bollocks, instead, it is simply enjoyability for a wet Sunday afternoon in. So, it is not a list for the film buff, historian or the yoghurt-weaving wheatgrass smoothy types for them to bemoan the inhumanity and pointlessness of war.
Most of these have a back story that is as good as, if not better, that the film."
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Zulu
1964, in 8 top lists Check -
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Guns at Batasi
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Carry on Up the Khyber
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kajaki
2014 — a.k.a. Kilo Two Bravo, in 1 top list Check -
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A Bridge Too Far
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ice Cold in Alex
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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An Ungentlemanly Act
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Warriors
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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Went the Day Well?
1942, in 6 top lists Check -
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Who Dares Wins
1982 — a.k.a. The Final Option, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Great Escape
1963, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Wild Geese
1978, in 1 top list Check -
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The Way Ahead
1944, in 1 top list Check -
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Where Eagles Dare
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Cruel Sea
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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My Boy Jack
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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Battle of Britain
1969 — a.k.a. The Battle of Britain, in 1 top list Check -
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hannibal Brooks
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Guns of Navarone
1961, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Dam Busters
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Heroes of Telemark
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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'Breaker' Morant
1980 — a.k.a. Breaker Morant, in 5 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 3, 2018; source