10 Historical Films That Were Actually Accurate (1 Viewer)

[BLReed]

http://www.answers.com/article/1191327/10-historical-films-true-to-history?param4=ob-us-de-enter&param1=58747#slide=23

Downfall
Lincoln
Milk
12 Years a Slave
Master and Commander: Far Side of The World
Saving Private Ryan
Das Boot
Band of Brothers
A Night To Remember
The Lion in Winter

 

[theBaron]

I would add, "Tora! Tora! Tora!", "The Longest Day" and "A Bridge Too Far".

Prost!
Brad

 

[trooper]

Also "Glory" and "Gettysburg", Trooper

 

[jazzeum]

There were a few quibbles about Lincoln but by and large it was accurate.

 

[gk5717]

Don't forget my favorite all time movie, Battle of the Bulge with Henry Fonda. I remember reading in history books about part of the battle being fought in the desert and the rolling balls of fire, what a historical movie this was!
Gary

 

[bradleyl30]

There were a few quibbles about Lincoln but by and large it was accurate.

What about Lincoln as the vampire slayer? That was accurate, right?{sm3}

 

[jazzeum]

Definitely! I enjoyed that movie. Great fun.

 

[arnhem44mad]

Don't forget my favorite all time movie, Battle of the Bulge with Henry Fonda. I remember reading in history books about part of the battle being fought in the desert and the rolling balls of fire, what a historical movie this was!
Gary

With the exception of the fact that EVERY tank was either a pershing or a chaffee?

Scott

 

[The Military Workshop]

Don't forget Kelly's Heroes and The Dirty Dozen {sm4}

 

[maddadicus]

Also "Glory" and "Gettysburg", Trooper

Glory was a great movie, but the 54 did not lead the charge. Several regiments had gone in before. Michael

 

[aujj65]

"Zulu" deserves a mention as it was reasonably accurate.

Jeff

 

[damian]

If you want accuracy watch a documentary
A movie must entertain

 

[theBaron]

Glory was a great movie, but the 54 did not lead the charge. Several regiments had gone in before. Michael

Yep, so that's at least a point off for inaccuracy.

Prost!
Brad

 

[theBaron]

If you want accuracy watch a documentary
A movie must entertain

I can agree, but the premise of the statement was to identify ten historical films that were accurate, and implied is which are more accurate than others, so, we're pitching our examples.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Dragoon]

CULLODEN, by Peter Watkins - a great BBC film if you can find it. Made in the mid 1960's, shot in black & white. It's done as if a TV news crew was present during the event.
Very similar in style to actual news coverage of the Viet Nam war seen on the nightly news. The film Culloden was a big inspiration for John Jenkins to do his great Jacobite Rebellion series of figures.

 

[Warrior]

Glory was a great movie, but the 54 did not lead the charge. Several regiments had gone in before. Michael

Correct; also, the ocean was to their right, not their left......................and the Irish sergeant did not actually exist.

That said, it was a great movie, in my all time top five, I watch it every chance I get.

The 54th was mustered and trained ten minutes from my boyhood home and I attended Robert Gould Shaw middle school in West Roxbury.

 

[maddadicus]

Correct; also, the ocean was to their right, not their left......................and the Irish sergeant did not actually exist.

That said, it was a great movie, in my all time top five, I watch it every chance I get.

The 54th was mustered and trained ten minutes from my boyhood home and I attended Robert Gould Shaw middle school in West Roxbury.

What carried the movie for me was some great acting ( especially from all the african american side ), super dialogue, dynamic music and the dramatic, stirring deaths of Shaw and Denzel...Might be said that this movie's success allowed for Gettysburg to be made.Michael

 

[Warrior]

What carried the movie for me was some great acting ( especially from all the african american side ), super dialogue, dynamic music and the dramatic, stirring deaths of Shaw and Denzel...Might be said that this movie's success allowed for Gettysburg to be made.Michael

Couldn't agree more Mike; Broderick, Elwes, Freeman, Washington and Braugher were all brilliant in this film, as was the Boys Choir of Harlem and the soundtrack. And yes, this movie and it's success paved the way for Gettysburg; Glory had about a 18 million dollar budget and grossed over 26 million, not great, but good enough...................

 

[trooper]

Australian films are usually accurate. My particular favourites, The Overlanders, The Lighthorsemen, Breaker Morant and the tv series Anzacs. Trooper

 

[johnnybach]

How about "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" ??????

Well................I liked it. jb