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  • What is the name of the 2008 war movie directed by Clint Eastwood that tells the story of a Japanese general who defends Iwo Jima during World War II?

    Letters from Iwo Jima

  • Which 1986 war movie stars Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor, a young soldier who serves in Vietnam?

    Platoon

  • What is the name of the 2016 war movie directed by Mel Gibson that tells the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic during World War II?

    Hacksaw Ridge

  • What is the name of the 1978 war movie directed by Michael Cimino that follows a group of friends from a Pennsylvania steel town who serve in Vietnam?

    The Deer Hunter

  • Which 1989 war movie stars Denzel Washington as Pvt. Trip, a former slave who serves in the Union Army during the Civil War?

    Glory

  • Which actor portrayed Colonel Kurtz in 'Apocalypse Now'?

    Marlon Brando

  • What is the name of the 2019 war movie directed by Sam Mendes that tells the story of two British soldiers during World War I?

    1917

  • Which 2006 war movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard as Marines during the Gulf War?

    Jarhead

  • What is the name of the 2011 war movie directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the story of a horse named Joey who serves in World War I?

    War Horse

  • Which 1995 war movie stars Mel Gibson as William Wallace, a Scottish warrior who leads a rebellion against English rule?

    Braveheart

  • In 'Braveheart', who plays the role of Robert the Bruce?

    Angus Macfadyen

  • Which war film is based on the Battle of Stalingrad?

    Enemy at the Gates

  • What is the name of the 2017 war movie directed by Christopher Nolan that tells the story of the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II?

    Dunkirk

  • What is the name of the 1998 war movie directed by Steven Spielberg that follows a group of soldiers during World War II?

    Saving Private Ryan

  • What is the nickname given to the British soldiers in 'Zulu'?

    Redcoats

  • Which actor played Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in 'Apocalypse Now'?

    Robert Duvall

  • What year was the film 'Das Boot' released?

    1981

  • Which 1984 war movie stars Patrick Swayze as Jed Eckert, a high school student who leads a group of teenagers in fighting back against a Soviet invasion of the United States?

    Red Dawn

  • Which country does the film 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' depict attacking Pearl Harbor?

    Japan

  • What is the name of the 2014 war movie starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL sniper?

    American Sniper

  • Which 2000 war movie stars Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who seeks revenge against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family?

    Gladiator

  • Which 1989 war movie stars Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett, a lawyer who sues his former employer for discrimination?

    Philadelphia

  • Which 2014 war movie stars Brad Pitt as a tank commander during the final days of World War II?

    Fury

  • What is the name of the village in 'The Guns of Navarone'?

    Mandhraki

  • What is the name of the German tank commander in 'Fury'?

    Hauptmann Klaus Müller

  • In 'Three Kings', what do the protagonists find hidden in the Iraqi bunkers?

    Gold bullion

  • Which 1986 war movie depicts the story of a young soldier who becomes paralyzed in Vietnam and later becomes an anti-war activist?

    Born on the Fourth of July

  • Which 2001 war film features a battle at the Russian embassy?

    Behind Enemy Lines

  • Which war movie stars Tom Hanks as the captain of a U.S. Navy destroyer during World War II?

    Greyhound

  • Which 1998 war movie stars Jim Caviezel as Pvt. Witt, a soldier who goes AWOL during the Battle of Guadalcanal?

    The Thin Red Line

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to blow up a bridge during the Korean War?

    The Bridges at Toko-Ri

  • In 'Jarhead', what is the name of the Marine Corps Scout Sniper played by Jake Gyllenhaal?

    Anthony Swofford

  • Which war movie stars Charlie Sheen as a soldier who fights in the Vietnam War?

    Platoon

  • What is the name of the submarine in 'The Hunt for Red October'?

    Red October

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to recover stolen art during World War II?

    The Monuments Men

  • In 'We Were Soldiers', who plays Lieutenant General Hal Moore?

    Mel Gibson

  • Which 2009 war movie is set during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993?

    Black Hawk Down

  • In which year was the classic war movie 'The Great Escape' released?

    1963

  • Which war movie stars Brad Pitt as a tank commander during the final days of World War II?

    Fury

  • In 'Apocalypse Now', what song is played during the helicopter attack scene?

    Ride of the Valkyries

  • Which war movie stars Sean Connery as a British officer who leads a group of prisoners of war in a daring escape from a German camp during World War II?

    The Great Escape

  • Who composed the score for 'The Thin Red Line'?

    Hans Zimmer

  • Which 2008 war movie stars Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins, a mother whose son goes missing in Los Angeles in 1928?

    Changeling

  • Which 1993 war film was directed by Steven Spielberg?

    Schindler's List

  • In 'Black Hawk Down', what was the main objective of the mission?

    Capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid's top lieutenants

  • Who directed the 1986 Vietnam War movie 'Platoon'?

    Oliver Stone

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of British prisoners of war who plan an escape from a German camp during World War II?

    The Great Escape

  • What is the name of the 1993 war movie directed by Steven Spielberg that follows the crew of a B-17 bomber during World War II?

    Empire of the Sun

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who discover a Nazi plot to create super-soldiers during World War II?

    Overlord

  • Which actor starred as Lt. Aldo Raine in 'Inglourious Basterds'?

    Brad Pitt

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of U.S. soldiers who go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper during World War II?

    Saving Private Ryan

  • What is the name of the 1964 war movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that satirizes the Cold War arms race?

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • In 'Saving Private Ryan', how many brothers does James Francis Ryan lose?

    3

  • Which war movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009?

    The Hurt Locker

  • What is the name of the 1957 war movie directed by David Lean that tells the story of British prisoners of war who are forced to build a bridge for their Japanese captors?

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to assassinate a German general during World War II?

    The Devil's Brigade

  • What is the name of the main character in 'All Quiet on the Western Front'?

    Paul Baumer

  • What is the name of the 2012 war movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow that tells the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden?

    Zero Dark Thirty

  • What is the name of the 1987 war movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that follows a Marine Corps recruit through boot camp and his service in Vietnam?

    Full Metal Jacket

  • What is the name of the 2002 war movie directed by Roman Polanski that tells the story of a pianist who struggles to survive in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II?

    The Pianist

  • Which 1997 war movie stars Nicolas Cage as Sgt. Joe Enders, a Marine who is assigned to protect Navajo code talkers during World War II?

    Windtalkers

  • Which 1993 war movie stars Harrison Ford as President James Marshall, who fights back against terrorists who hijack Air Force One?

    Air Force One

  • In 'Paths of Glory', what crime are the three French soldiers accused of?

    Cowardice

  • What is the name of the 2001 war movie directed by Ridley Scott that follows a group of soldiers during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993?

    Black Hawk Down

  • 'Letters from Iwo Jima' is a companion piece to which other Clint Eastwood film?

    Flags of Our Fathers

  • Which war movie stars Clint Eastwood as a Marine who fights in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II?

    Flags of Our Fathers

  • In 'Platoon', who plays Sergeant Elias?

    Willem Dafoe

  • What is the name of the 2017 war movie directed by Nicolai Fuglsig that tells the story of a group of soldiers who are sent to Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks?

    12 Strong

  • Which actor played Captain Miller in 'Saving Private Ryan'?

    Tom Hanks

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to capture a Japanese general during World War II?

    Merrill's Marauders

  • Which war movie stars Michael Caine as a British officer who leads a group of soldiers on a mission to destroy a German gun during World War II?

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • What is the name of the sniper in 'Enemy at the Gates'?

    Vasily Zaytsev

  • Which famous director made a cameo appearance in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?

    David Lean

  • What is the name of the 1979 war movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola that explores the horrors of the Vietnam War?

    Apocalypse Now

  • What is the name of the movie about the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II?

    Enemy at the Gates

  • Which 1995 war movie stars Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, a farmer who leads a militia during the American Revolution?

    The Patriot

  • What is the name of the movie that tells the story of a Jewish pianist who struggles to survive during World War II?

    The Pianist

  • In the film 'Glory', which regiment does Colonel Robert Gould Shaw command?

    54th Massachusetts Infantry

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of Allied soldiers who are trapped on a beach in France during World War II?

    Dunkirk

  • Which 2016 war movie is based on the true story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic during World War II?

    Hacksaw Ridge

  • What is the title of the 2019 Sam Mendes war film that takes place in real-time?

    1917

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to kill a Nazi general during World War II?

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Which war movie stars Nicolas Cage as a U.S. Army sergeant during the Gulf War?

    The Siege of Jadotville

  • Which war movie stars Alec Guinness as a British officer who leads a group of prisoners of war in building a bridge for their Japanese captors during World War II?

    Bridge on the River Kwai

  • What is the name of the fictional island in the movie 'Dunkirk'?

    Moonstone

  • Which war movie stars Gary Cooper as a U.S. Army officer who leads a group of Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese during World War II?

    Back to Bataan

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War?

    The Steel Helmet

  • Which actor portrayed Desmond Doss in 'Hacksaw Ridge'?

    Andrew Garfield

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who fight against a horde of Nazi zombies during World War II?

    Dead Snow

  • Which 1987 war film was directed by Stanley Kubrick?

    Full Metal Jacket

  • Which war movie stars George C. Scott as General George S. Patton during World War II?

    Patton

  • Which war movie stars John Wayne as a Marine who fights in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II?

    Sands of Iwo Jima

  • In 'Dr. Strangelove', what is the name of the bomber pilot played by Slim Pickens?

    Major T.J. 'King' Kong

  • Who directed the 1962 film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

    David Lean

  • What is the name of the 2017 movie about the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II?

    Dunkirk

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to rescue a group of hostages during the Gulf War?

    Courage Under Fire

  • Which war film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009?

    The Hurt Locker

  • Which war movie stars Mel Gibson as a pacifist who serves as a medic during World War II and becomes a hero without firing a shot?

    Hacksaw Ridge

  • Which war movie stars Matthew McConaughey as a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War?

    Free State of Jones

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to retrieve a scientist during World War II?

    The Train

  • What is the name of the movie about a group of American soldiers who are sent on a mission to capture a German general during World War II?

    The Big Red One

  • Which war movie stars Denzel Washington as a Union Army sergeant during the American Civil War?

    Glory
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