The best Paul Picerni’s war movies

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

01/12/1922- 12/01/2011
Today we present the best Paul Picerni’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Paul Picerni’s movies.
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Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena
5.6/10
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific
6.6/10
During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother.

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High
7.7/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 21/12/1949
  • Character: Bombardier (uncredited)
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 24/10/1958
  • Character: Lt. Burt Fisher
A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back
7.1/10
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
5.2/10
Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelve convicts on a suicide mission deep into occupied France to destroy the secret factory where the poison is made.

Operation Secret

Operation Secret
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 05/11/1952
  • Character: Capt. Armand Dubois
After assisting the French Underground during WWII, an American Officer is later accused of murder and subversive activities by former colleagues. Based on the actual exploits of Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ortiz.

Force of Arms

Force of Arms
6.5/10
During the winter of 1943, the German army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful...

The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming
6.1/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 31/10/1951
  • Character: Danny Kolowicz
An American tank crew fights its way into Germany in World War II.

Breakthrough

Breakthrough
6.7/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 17/11/1950
  • Character: Edward P. Rojeck
Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.

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