World War I on the Big Screen

La Grande Illusion is widely regarded as a masterpiece of French cinema and is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made. 

The Blue Max (1966) brings a new complexity to the flying ace protagonist. 

Gallipoli sets a classic tale of innocence lost in war during the World War I (WWI) Gallipoli Campaign against the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey).

“The Millionaires’ Unit” was a moniker given to group of wealthy Yale students who formed a private air militia in 1916. 

A Cold War era treatment of an earlier conflict, Paths of Glory explores injustice within the ranks during World War I.

The Eagle and the Hawk was one of the best World War I dramas of the 1930s. It explores the cumulative effects on those who fought in the skies.

All Quiet on the Western Front was the first significant anti-war movie, exploring the war’s physical and psychological impact on a generation lost to war.

Hell’s Angels is considered one of the three great early aviation films that defined the genre. 

The Fighting 69th explores the story of the American Expeditionary Force’s arrival in France in World War I. 

With its dramatic aerial combat scenes and heroic and tragic pilot figures, The Dawn Patrol is the father of all military aviation films.