Most of these have a back story that is as good as, if not better, than the film. 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. 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 no Das Boot, Saving Private Ryan or Apocalypse Now, sorry lads. and may even have been made in Hollywood or elsewhere, but they retain that element of Britishness that we all understand. 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 in the cast. ![]() This is the Think Defence list of the Top 25 ![]() ![]() We could argue all day about the definition of Britishness in war films but we all know what it means.
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