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The best war films of the 1950s

The top 3 according to 35 votes from people: A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) · Paths of Glory (1957) · Senso (1954). (Updated Mar 17, 2023.)

Paths of Glory, The Cranes Are Flying, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, Forbidden Games, The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Bridge: the 1950s war films rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

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Top 14

  1. 1

    A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

    Douglas Sirk.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  2. 2

    Paths of Glory (1957)

    Stanley Kubrick.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    Senso (1954)

    Luchino Visconti.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Stalag 17 (1953)

    Billy Wilder.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  5. 5

    Forbidden Games (1952)

    René Clément.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    The African Queen (1951)

    John Huston.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Attack (1956)

    Robert Aldrich.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    The Caine Mutiny (1954)

    Edward Dmytryk.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Violent Summer (1959)

    Valerio Zurlini.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    The Young Lions (1958)

    Edward Dmytryk.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

    Michail Kalatosow.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  12. 12

    The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    David Lean.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  13. 13

    The Bridge (1959)

    Bernhard Wicki.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  14. 14

    Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

    John Huston.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 3

    -1

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