The best Roy Roberts’s war movies

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

19/03/1906- 28/05/1975
We present our ranking of the best Roy Roberts’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Roy Roberts.

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 22/12/1948
  • Character: Wandamme, a Burgundian Captain
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen years old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army and conquers Orleans.

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary
6.6/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 01/01/1943
  • Character: Capt. Jame Cross
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 21/06/1945
  • Character: Col. W.W. Middleton - Provost Marshal
Director Henry King's WWII drama about American soldiers occupying a tiny Italian village stars John Hodiak, Gene Tierney, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Glenn Langan, Harry Morgan and Eduardo Ciannelli.

Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning
6.1/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 18/02/1950
  • Character: Maj. Gen. Hewitt
Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans
7.5/10
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.

The Last Command

The Last Command
6.3/10
During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans.They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen,married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence.After serving as president for 22 years,Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant.He rules Mexico with an iron fist and he would not allow Texas to self-govern.Bowie sides with the Texans in their bid for independence and urges a cautious strategy,given Santa Anna's power and cunning.Despite the disagreement between the Texicans and Bowie regarding the right strategy they ask Bowie to lead them in a last ditch stand, at Alamo, against General Santa Anna's numerically superior forces.

Battles of Chief Pontiac

Battles of Chief Pontiac
5.7/10
In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.

Tampico

Tampico
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 10/04/1944
  • Character: Crawford (uncredited)
Robinson plays the role of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues Katherine Hall (Bari) when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat.

The Tanks Are Coming

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

The Glory Brigade

The Glory Brigade
5.9/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 20/05/1953
  • Character: Sgt. Chuck Anderson
During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines. Due to his Greek heritage Pryor is initially proud to accompany the Greek contingent but his feelings change to scorn and mistrust when what he believes is cowardice shown by the Greek soldiers and their leaders results in the near annihiliation of his own platoon. An uneasy alliance is maintained between the US and Greek troops as the enemy's true objective is learned.

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard
6.4/10
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.

The Strike

The Strike
6.2/10
  • Genre: TV MovieWar
  • Release: 07/06/1954
  • Character: Chaplain Walker
Major Gaylord grapples with a vexing command in the Korean War. Aired by Studio One in Hollywood, sponsored by Westinghouse.

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