WWII+Movie+Recommendations

=Ms. Ludwig's Movie Recommendations= While no movie is ever completely historically accurate, Hollywood movies do bring history alive. Here are some movies I recommend. Check ratings to make sure your parents approve

=World War II:=



Swing Kids
Story of Nazi Resistance in Germany before WWII.



Hope and Glory
A Family survives the Battle of Britain during WWII.



Pearl Harbor
Hidden throughout the love story is a good rendition of the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor attack & battles with the Japanese during WWII.



Saving Private Ryan
Depicts the D-Day invasion as well as many other battles scenes in France during WWII.



Band of Brothers
This 10 part HBO mini series is a movie from the book by the same name. The book and movie follow a Company throughout the war in Europe, from D-Day to V-E Day. The stories are real and the men who survived are interviewed before each episode.



Flags of Our Fathers
The movie depicts the Pacific War with such infamous battles as Iwo Jima and much more.

The Pacific
Another HBO miniseries following the marines in the Pacific Front. While I have not yet seen this miniseries, I am told it is a accurate depiction of the Pacific War.

=Schindler's List=

A hard story that discusses the Holocaust. Graphic scenes, get parental approval to watch.

=Life is Beautiful= This Italian movie with subtitles takes a look at an Italian family's struggle to survive a Nazi Death Camp.

=The Pianist=

A Jewish Polish musician struggling to survive the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.

=The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas=

This adaptation of the book with the same title, depicts a fictional story of a young German boy who befriends a Jewish boy locked up in a Concentration Camp. While I have never seen the movie the book was a good read.