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The Best 70s War Movies

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List RulesVote up your favorite war films that were released in the 1970s.

One of the greatest decades for the genre, here is our ranked list of the best 70s war movies. There are epic battle films (Tora! Tora! Tora!, Midway) and riveting biographies (Patton, MacArthur), but the 70s also began to show a raising of the anti-war voice.

Among the top 70s war movies are the instant classics Apocalypse Now, M*A*S*H, Catch-22, and The Deer Hunter, all films which focus on the horror of war. You’ll also find the effecting drama Coming Home which focuses on the challenge of re-entering society after being at war.

Enjoy this list of great war movies from the '70s, vote up your favorites, and feel free to add any of your favorites that might be missing.

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Patton
George C. Scott, Karl Malden
Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical film about U.S. General George S. Patton during... more
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A Bridge Too Far
Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius... more
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Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford
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Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic adventure war film set during the Vietnam War. Produced... more
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Jason Robards Jr., Martin Balsam
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Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 AmericanJapanese film directed by Richard Fleischer and stars an... more
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The Deer Hunter
Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino... more
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Fred Zinnemann, Lew Ayres
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American epic film based on the Erich Maria Remarque... more
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Midway
Tom Selleck, Charlton Heston
Midway, released in the United Kingdom as Battle of Midway and in the US on video as The... more
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MASH
Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland
MASH is a 1970 American satirical black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by... more
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Catch-22
Martin Sheen, Orson Welles
Catch-22 is a 1970 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. In creating... more
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The Eagle Has Landed
Robert Duvall, Michael Caine
The Eagle Has Landed is a 1976 British film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael... more
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Waterloo
Orson Welles, Christopher Plummer
Waterloo is a 1970 Soviet-Italian film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De... more
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Cross of Iron
James Coburn, David Warner
Cross of Iron is a British-German 1977 film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn,... more
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Kelly's Heroes
Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland
Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 comedy film directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a group of WWII... more
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Overlord
Nicholas Ball, John Franklyn-Robbins
Overlord is a 1975 black-and-white film written and directed by Stuart Cooper. Set around the... more
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Zulu Dawn
Peter O'Toole, Bob Hoskins
Zulu Dawn is a 1979 film about the historical Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu... more
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Operation Daybreak
Timothy Bottoms, Joss Ackland
Operation Daybreak is a 1975 Second World War film based on the true story of Operation... more
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Force 10 from Navarone
Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach
Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 British produced film loosely based on Alistair MacLean's... more
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Barry Lyndon
Ryan O'Neal, Leonard Rossiter
Barry Lyndon is a 1975 British-American period drama film written, produced, and directed by... more
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Raid on Rommel
Richard Burton, John Colicos
Raid on Rommel is an American B movie from 1971, directed by Henry Hathaway and set in North... more
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The Tin Drum
Charles Aznavour, Mario Adorf
The Tin Drum is a 1979 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Günter Grass. It was... more
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The Execution of Private Slovik
Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen
The Execution of Private Slovik is a nonfiction book by William Bradford Huie, published in... more
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The McKenzie Break
Brian Keith, Ian Hendry
The McKenzie Break is a 1970 British war drama film directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Brian... more

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