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Walleye

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4. The original, with Lew Ayers is one of the best movies ever made

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 22, 2023, 12:00 PM

Jan 2023

IMO. Certainly the best with an antiwar message. It blows me away this this was made such a short time after the actual war. It didn’t have to be sensationalized to show the senseless destruction, horror and inhumanity. I would be interested in seeing the new one just for comparison

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Or the book? TreasonousBastard Jan 2023 #2

IMHO, No CanonRay Jan 2023 #3

The original, with Lew Ayers is one of the best movies ever made Walleye Jan 2023 #4

I agree. It's on TCM once in awhile. yorkster Jan 2023 #6

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