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About This Quiz
Do you count "Legends of the Fall" and "Lawrence of Arabia" among your favorite films? Are you an expert on the events at Gallipoli, the Somme, Verdun and Ypres? If so, you may have what it takes to ace this WWI films quiz.
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. Exactly five years later, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. In the years in between, the world fought one of the largest and bloodiest wars in the history of civilization, with 70 million people going to battle, 10 million soldiers killed and another 20 million wounded.
While it's impossible for anyone to recreate the horror and devastation of WWI, with its lonely trenches, poisonous gases and deadly technology, there are no shortage of films set during this period that attempt to recreate the savagery of the Great War.Â
Hollywood was still in its infancy as WWI came to a close, and the war provided plenty of inspiration for the big screen in the decades to follow. The Great War was so monumental in the timeline of history and the lives of people around the world that films are still being made about it to this day.
Think you know all there is to know about the films featuring the Allies and Central Power? Take our quiz to show your skills.
A&E Home Video
Can you name this WWI film?
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"The Lost Patrol"
"The African Queen"
"The Lost Battalion"
The 2001 film “The Lost Battalion†was inspired by the true story of the 77th Infantry Division, which ended up lost in France’s Argonne Forest during the war. A silent 1919 version of the film featured many of the soldiers playing themselves, while the 2001 remake starred Rock Schroder.
tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"Kings and Country"
"Joyeux Noel"
“Joyeux Noel†was shown at Cannes in 2005. The film, which told the story of the WWI Christmas truce of 1914, starred Ian Richardson and Diane Kruger.
"And Quiet Flows the Don"
"Legends of the Fall"
Warner Bros.
Can you name this WWI film?
"For Me and My Gal"
"120"
"Sergeant York"
Alvin York was a poor farmer from Tennessee when he was drafted –very unwillingly – into WWI. He went on to become one of the biggest heroes of the war, and was later awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1941 film “Sergeant York†starred Gary Cooper as the legendary soldier.
"The Lost Patrol"
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Arts Council of England
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Lost Battalion"
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"War Requiem"
"The Trench"
The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest WWI battles, involving three million men – a million of whom were killed or wounded. The 1999 film “The Trench,†which starred Daniel Craig, told the story of this infamous battle.
2003 Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"A Very Long Engagement"
In “A Very Long Engagement,†French film star Audrey Tautou plays a woman named Mathilde, who plans to wait for her fiancé as he goes off to fight in WWI. Instead, he tries to escape from the army and ends up being sentenced to death.
"Kings and Country"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"The African Queen"
Little Bear
Can you name this WWI film?
"Doctor Zhivago"
"Captain Conan"
“Captain Conan†is based on a real French infantry squad that was left fighting on the Bulgarian border after WWI had officially ended. The 1996 film was based on a 1934 novel by Roger Vercel
"Legends of the Fall"
"Joyeux Noel"
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tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"For Me and My Gal"
"And Quiet Flows the Don"
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
“All Quiet on the Western Front†pits the romanticism and idealism of war about the true horror and destruction on the battlefield. A 1930 version of the film starred Lew Ayres, while the 1979 version featured Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine.
"Admiral"
Rhombus Media
Can you name this WWI film?
"Passchendaele"
Passchendaele was a key WWI battle that took place in Belgium in 1917. The 2008 film “Passcendaele†tells the story of a group of Canadian soldiers fighting this battle on the western front.
"War Requiem"
"The Water Diviner"
"Legends of the Fall"
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Great War"
The 1959 film “The Great War†paired comedy with horror. It featured an “odd couple†pairing of a duo of soldiers from Rome and Milan who served as message runners – and were later executed for spying.
"Doctor Zhivago"
"Company K"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
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tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"Paths of Glory"
Staneley Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory†was released in 1957, and starred Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax. After his men abandoned a mission that was sure to end in suicide, the Colonel was left to defend the troops, who were accused of cowardice and desertion.
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"Legends of the Fall"
"Doctor Zhivago"
BBC
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Lost Battalion"
"Behind the Lines"
The 1998 film "Behind the Line" was inspired by the story of real-life WWI hero Siegfried Sassoon. In the film, which was called "Regeneration" in the UK, a group of British Army officers end up meeting at a War Hospital.
"The African Queen"
"Legends of the Fall"
Waterfront Pictures Corporation
Can you name this WWI film?
"All the King's Men"
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"The Blue Max"
"Company K"
The 2004 flick "Company K" was inspired by a WWI Marine named Arthur William March, who released a book about his war experience in the 1930s. In the movie, veteran Joe Delaney is trying to record the history of his battle company while dealing with PTSD and other issues.
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Fukushima Minposha
Can you name this WWI film?
"A Very Long Engagement"
"The Ode to Joy"
The Japanese film "The Ode to Joy," which was also known as "Baruto No Gakuen," told the story of a group of German soldiers sent to a Japanese POW camp. It was based on the story of the real Bando POW camp, where soldiers were imprisoned from 1917 to 1920.
"War Requiem"
"Doctor Zhivago"
Posta Tanitim Hizmetleri
Can you name this WWI film?
"And Quiet Flows the Don"
"Sergeant York"
"120"
The 2008 film "120" was a huge hit in its native Turkey. It's based on the true sad story of 120 children who were selected to carry ammunition for the Turkish Army. All 120 of them ended up being killed during the Battle of Sarikamish.
"The Water Diviner"
tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"Kings and Country"
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"Legends of the Fall"
The 1994 film "Legends of the Fall" starred Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn. It told the story of three Montana brothers who head off to fight in WWI, with only two of them making it home.
"For Me and My Gal"
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Lenfilm
Can you name this WWI film?
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"Joyeux Noel"
"The Lost Patrol"
"Moonzund"
The Germans and Russians clashed at the Battle of Moon Sound during WWI. The 1987 Soviet film "Moonzund" commemorated the 1917 naval battle.
Australian Film Commission
Can you name this WWI film?
"Captain Conan"
"Gallipoli"
The battle of Gallipoli took place in modern-day Turkey, and was a major battle of WWI. The 1981 movie "Gallipoli" starred Mark Lee and a young Mel Gibson as a pair of Australian soldiers taking part in the bloody battle.
"The Water Diviner"
"Legends of the Fall"
ApolloMedia Distribution
Can you name this WWI film?
"Deathwatch"
"Deathwatch" combines a traditional war movie with the horror genre. It tells the story of a group of British soldiers who are pursued by evil, otherworldly forces while trapped in the German trenches.
"The Lost Battalion"
"Legends of the Fall"
"The Great War"
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Film Direction
Can you name this WWI film?
"Company K"
"Admiral"
The 2008 Russian film "Admiral" was as much a love story as a war film. It told the story of a Russian admiral working to fight the Bolsheviks and return the Czar to power during the 1917 Revolution.
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"120"
Lucky Country Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"Company K"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"Sergeant York"
"Beneath Hill 60"
"Beneath Hill 60" told the story of a miner named Oliver Woodward who worked for the Australian Tunneling Company. In the 2010 film, Woodward was chosen to tunnel under German barracks and plant explosives to take out the enemy. The movie was inspired by a true story.
Prima Cinematografica
Can you name this WWI film?
"Legends of the Fall"
"Many Wars Ago"
The 1970 film "Many Wars Ago" takes place on the Italian Front between 1916 and 1917. In the movie, a group of Italian troops attack Austria, only to rise up in mutiny when they suffer setbacks.
"The Great War"
"Flyboys"
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Australian Film Commission
Can you name this WWI film?
"War Requiem"
"A Very Long Engagement"
"The Lighthorsemen"
The 1987 movie "The Lighthorsemen" was inspired by the true story of the 1917 Battle of Beersheba. It tells the tale of a group of mounted Australian soldiers fighting as part of a squad called the Light Horse Brigade.
"For Me and My Gal"
Twentieth Century Fox
Can you name this WWI film?
"The African Queen"
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"Joyeux Noel"
"The Blue Max"
"The Blue Max" is the story of an obsessed pilot -- played by George Peppard -- who will stop at nothing to win a military medal known as the Blue Max. Peppard plays a German fighter pilot named Bruno Stachel who stoops to war crimes to prove his flying skills.
World Entertainment
Can you name this WWI film?
"Johnny Got His Gun"
The 1971 film "Johnny Got His Gun" just might be one of the most horrific war films ever made. It tells the story of a soldier named Joe Bonham who goes to war, only to lose all four limbs and most of his senses when he's struck by an explosive. Unfortunately, he survives, but later wishes he hadn't.
"All the King's Men"
"And Quiet Flows the Don"
"Many Wars Ago"
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Ãâzen Film
Can you name this WWI film?
"Beneath Hill 60"
"The Last Ottoman"
"The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali" was a 2007 Turkish film set in the years just after WWI. It told the story of a Navy sergeant named Ali who's determined to protect his country during an attack on the city of Istanbul.
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
Trademark Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Lighthorsemen"
"Kings and Country"
"The Lost Battalion"
"The Wipers Times"
In 1916, British solders near Ypres, Belgium discovered an abandoned printing press, and starting printing a trench newspaper called "The Wipers Time." The 2013 TV movie "The Wipers Times" was inspired by this war-time publication. The name "Wipers" was used because soldiers had trouble pronouncing the actual name of the town -- Ypres.
Dreamworks Studios
Can you name this WWI film?
"Beneath Hill 60"
"Many Wars Ago"
"War Horse"
In the 2011 film "War Horse," a young boy named Albert is devastated when his father sells his horse Joey to British soldiers. The film tells of Albert's journey across dangerous battlefields to recover his beloved horse.
"Captain Conan"
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S. Benjamin Fisz Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"Legends of the Fall"
"War Requiem"
"The Lost Patrol"
"Aces High"
The 1976 film "Aces High" starred Malcolm McDowell and Christopher Plummer. The film tells the tale of a group of English pilots and their first week fighting in the war.
Fear of God Films
Can you name this WWI film?
"Sergeant York"
"The Water Diviner"
Russell Crowe played an Australian farmer in the 2014 movie "The Water Diviner." In the film, Crowe's character has three sons who head off to fight in Gallipoli, but never return.
"Doctor Zhivago"
"The Trench"
BBC Films
Can you name this WWI film?
"Testament of Youth"
English nurse Vera Brittain wrote a deeply moving memoir about her experience in WWI. The 2014 film "Testament of Youth" tells her story, which includes losing her fiance, brother and best friend in the war.
"Joyeux Noel"
"Many Wars Ago"
"A Very Long Engagement"
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The Movie DB
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"The African Queen"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"Lawrence of Arabia" not only ranks among the top WWI movies, but is routinely named among the top movies of any genre. The 1962 film is inspired by the life of British archaeologist and military officer T.E. Lawrence, who served on the Arabian Peninsula during WWI. The film stars Peter O'Toole as Lawrence, and went on to win 10 Oscars.
"All the King's Men"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1965)
Can you name this WWI film?
"For Me and My Gal"
"Doctor Zhivago"
The 1965 film "Doctor Zhivago" is set in Russia during WWI, the Russian Revolution and the resulting civil war. It stars Omar Sharif as Yuri Zhivago, with Julie Christie playing his love interest.
"Legends of the Fall"
"The Trench"
Electric Entertainment
Can you name this WWI film?
"Flyboys"
Even before the U.S. entered WWI, some Americans were fighting in the war on the side of some U.S. allies. "Flyboys" stars James Franco as an American rancher named Blaine Rawlings who heads off to fly and fight for France in 1917.
"The Lost Battalion"
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"Johnny Got His Gun"
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tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"Hell's Angels"
"War Requiem"
"Flyboys"
"Wings"
Clara Bow and Gary Cooper star in the 1927 film "Wings." Though the movie is silent, it won the very first Best Picture Oscar ever awarded in 1929.
The Caddo Company
Can you name this WWI film?
"Battle Ground"
"Kings and Country"
"Hell's Angels"
The 1930 film "Hell's Angels" was financed by Howard Hughes. While it was filmed in black and white, it ended up being one of the earliest films to feature sound, and also featured a very rare color scene of star Jean Harlow.
"A Very Long Engagement"
Dimitri Villard Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"Flyboys"
"In Love and War"
The 1996 film "In Love and War" was inspired by the novel "Hemingway in Love and War." The movie starred Chris O'Donnell and Sandra Bullock, and was based on Hemingway's experiences as an ambulance driver in WWI.
"Legends of the Fall"
"Lawrence of Arabia"
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24/7 Films
Can you name this WWI film?
"Battle Ground"
In the 2013 movie "Battle Ground," three British soldiers fighting on the western front find themselves trapped in "No Man's Land." A 1949 film of the same name featured a similar story line, but was set during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.
"The Lost Patrol"
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
"The Water Diviner"
MGM
Can you name this WWI film?
"Waterloo Bridge"
Vivian Leigh and Robert Taylor starred in the 1940 film "Waterloo Bridge." Leigh plays a ballerina who is led to believe her love interest, played by Taylor, is killed in the war.
"Sergeant York"
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
"The Great War"
tmdb
Can you name this WWI film?
"Waterloo Bridge"
"Legends of the Fall"
"A Farewell to Arms"
"A Farewell to Arms" began as a 1929 book by Hemingway. The story of an American officer who falls for a Red Cross nurse was made into a 1932 film, then 1957 remake starring Rock Hudson.
"Captain Conan"
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Accord Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"Oh! What a Lovely War"
When you're safe at home and well away from the battlefields, it can be easy to get caught up in the romanticism and patriotism of war. The Smith family learns this the hard war in the 1969 film "Oh! What a Lovely War," after four of their sons are sent off to fight.
"Joyeux Noel"
"The Great War"
"The Water Diviner"
MGM
Can you name this WWI film?
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"All the King's Men"
"For Me and My Gal"
Just three years after "The Wizard of Oz," Judy Garland starred opposite Gene Kelly in "Me and My Gal." The duo play a vaudeville act who are forced to part ways after Kelly's character gets drafted into WWI.
"Kings and Country"
Anglo International Films
Can you name this WWI film?
"Doctor Zhivago"
"War Requiem"
The 1989 film "War Requiem" was based on a 1963 soundtrack by Benjamin Britten. The film, which features an elderly soldier recounting his war experiences, was the last onscreen performance by Laurence Olivier.
"The Blue Max"
"The Lost Battalion"
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Irving Asher Productions
Can you name this WWI film?
"The Water Diviner"
"The Spy in Black"
The 1939 film "The Spy in Black," which was originally called "U-Boat 29," features a British soldier who falls for a German spy -- who later turns out to be a British double-agent.
"120"
"Legends of the Fall"
Getty & Fromkess Corporation
Can you name this WWI film?
"Legends of the Fall"
"The African Queen"
"Admiral"
"Zeppelin"
Set in 1915, the 1971 film "Zeppelin" tells of a fictional attempt by Germany to invade England in an airship -- to steal the Magna Carta -- which of course, is hidden in an ancient castle.
Madison Motion Pictures
Can you name this WWI film?
"Johnny Got His Gun"
"And Quiet Flows the Don"
"And Quiet Flows the Don" is an epic Russian novel written in the 1920s. It's had at least three movie adaptions, in 1931, 1957 and a modern version released in 2006. These films tell the tale of Don Cossacks living in southern Russia during WWI and through the Revolution and Civil War.
"Doctor Zhivago"
"Flyboys"
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Horizon Pictures Romulus Films Ltd[
Can you name this WWI film?
"The African Queen"
Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn teamed up to star on the 1951 classic "The African Queen." The film told the story of a missionary, played by Hepburn, who befriends a riverboat captain as she attempts to escape from a dangerous region of Africa.
"Captain Conan"
"Flyboys"
"A Very Long Engagement"
Sixteen Films
Can you name this WWI film?
"Sergeant York"
"The Great War"
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
The 2007 film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is set in County Cork during the Irish War for Independence. It tells the story of two brothers who join the IRA to fight against the UK. The title comes from a traditional 1798 Irish rebellion tune.
"Joyeux Noel"
RKO Radio Pictures
Can you name this WWI film?
"Legends of the Fall"
"The Lost Patrol"
A remake of a 1929 silent film, John Ford's 1934 movie "The Lost Patrol" focused on a mounted patrol that gets lost in the desert during WWI. After their leader is killed by a sniper, the men -- who have no knowledge of their mission -- are forced to fight for survival.
"The Lost Battalion"
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
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Madison Motion Pictures/Arts Council of England/Accord Productions