World War 1 Films

[LeedsRhinos]

Why have there been so few (if any, I can't think of one) films made about WW1 when there has been many many films made about WW2?

[stevie-p]

They died with their boots on?
All quiet on western front?..i think they are ww1

[maxi29]

Gallipoli
Oh, what a lovely war
Paths of Glory
Regeneration
Hedd Wyn
Dawn Patrol

..I'm sure there are many more.

There are more about WW2 but I think that's because the medium was more developed then.

[COFFINJOE]

Dawn Patrol
Aces High
Deathwatch a WW1 horror film.
Probably one of the best things made about WW1 was the TV series Blackadder Goes Forth. By the way They Died With Their Boots On is about the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.

[Mortartube]

All quiet on the wstern front is available on DVD in some larger post office shops at �5.99. I watched it last night, the best film with an anti war message as far as I'm concerened.

[osprey]

Sorry stevie-p, "They died with their boots on" is a film from 1941 with Errol Flynn and is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through the American Civil War, and finally to his death at Little Big Horn. The battle against Chief Crazy Horse is portrayed as a crooked deal between politicians and a corporation which wants the land Custer gave to the Indians.

[Big Al1st]

Try here ( if it works)
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_I_films

[Haggisdj]

Gallipoli was a good film... and a tragic event

[Mikeyd2]

" The Blue Max " . A good aerial dogfight film (and Ursula Andrews)....Not bad ..and did I mention Ursula Andress?

Oh and "Hells Angels" which was made by Howard Hughes.

[Ramsbottom]

Probably becasue WW2 was later and more people can remember about it.

According to Wikipedia there were:
28 WW1 films
186 WW2 films

So yes thre were some WW1 films but lots more WW1 films.