The nine best civil war movies of all time (2023)

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What is considered the most realistic war movie? ›

1. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, who successfully campaigned against the expansion of slavery in western territories. His election is considered a major factor in the onset of the American Civil War, as several southern states seceded afterwards.

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (1945)

Fifty years after the picture was taken, the Associated Press wrote that it may be the world's most widely reproduced.

The earliest footage of war that still exists was filmed on12 November 1899 by John Bennett (UK) during England's campaign at Orange River, South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902).

Who is the greatest soldier in American history? ›

Audie Murphy (1924–1971) was the most decorated soldier in US history, winning 24 medals from the Congressional Medal of Honor down. His exploits were the subject of To Hell and Back (USA, 1956), in which he starred as himself.

Augusta (1825-1890) Alexander Thomas Augusta was the highest-ranking black officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was also the first African American head of a hospital (Freedmen's Hospital) and the first black professor of medicine (Howard University in Washington, D.C.).

Avatar, directed by James Cameron, is the highest grossing movie of all time, having a lifetime gross of over $2.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro.

Fastest to $1 billion

Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in 74 days of release. The list below is restricted to the 10 who reached the milestone the fastest.

What movie has the most human deaths? ›

Titanic (1997) - 307 deaths

James Cameron's box-office breaking, Oscar-winning Titanic depicts one of the biggest disasters of the 20th century, and as such, it rather appropriately features the most on-screen deaths of any movie in that genre.

The longest war in history is believed to be the Reconquista (Spanish for Reconquest), with a duration of 781 years.

Mathew B. Brady is the most famous photographer of the American Civil War. Although best known for his photographs of the war, Brady had established himself as one of the country's preeminent photographers long before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter in 1861.

Cook captured what is likely and sometimes believed to be the world's first photographs of actual combat, during the Union bombardment of Confederate fortifications near Charleston – his wet-plate photographs taken under fire show explosions and Union ships firing at southern positions September 8, 1863.

The British issued an ultimatum to Khālid: either relinquish the throne by 9:00 am on August 27 or be at war with Great Britain. Khālid did not stand down, and the Anglo-Zanzibar War followed. Having lasted less than an hour before Khālid's forces surrendered, it is considered the shortest war in recorded history.

The little known Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 is generally considered to be the shortest war in history, lasting for a grand total of 38 minutes. The story begins with the signing of the Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty between Britain and Germany in 1890.

The first armed conflict in history recorded by eyewitnesses was the Battle of Megiddo in 1479 BCE between Thutmose III (r. 1458-1425 BCE) of Egypt and an alliance of former Egyptian territories under the leadership of the King of Kadesh.

Who is the best cameraman in the world? ›

1. Roger Deakins. There is no denying that Roger Deakins is one of the best cinematographers of all time. He's at the top of his game, and has been for the last 25 years.

North Minneapolis' Henry Mack, who lived to be 108, became a celebrity of service. Born into slavery in Alabama on July 4, 1838, Henry Mack escaped his master and later served as a soldier with the 57th U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War.

Albert Henry Woolson, the last verified veteran of the American Civil War, passed away #OnThisDay August 2, 1956, nearly 91 years after his discharge from the Union Army where he served as a drummer boy. Don J Smith and 1,001 others like this.

The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is the Lost Monument of Washington.

1) United States

The U.S. also leads the world with 39,253 armored vehicles, 91 Navy destroyers, and 20 aircraft carriers. It has an estimated 1,400,000 active personnel.

George Washington was truly the indispensable man of the American Revolution. He set the standard for what it means to be an American general and all who came after him have reverently done their best to follow in his footsteps.

According to Statista, the most powerful military in the world is the United States military. Statista uses an index with 50 different factors such as military might to budget to give each country a score. The top eight most powerful militaries as of January 2022: United States.

Who was the most famous female soldier in the Civil War? ›

One of the best-documented female soldiers is Sarah Edmonds—her alias was Frank Thompson. She was a Union soldier, and she worked for a long time during the war as a nurse.

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Widely considered one of the best movies of 1973 and one of the best martial arts movies of all time, Enter The Dragon is probably Lee's magnum opus. It's also the last complete film he appeared in before his death that same year.

1. "The Godfather" (1972) "The Godfather" (and its sequel) is just one of those perfect movies. The story, casting, and direction all work together to create onscreen magic.

Ernie Saftig was one of John Wayne's longest and closest friends.

1. "Whoa, take 'er easy there, Pilgrim." 2. "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

What is the most inspirational movie of all time? ›

No, I would need years and years of specific training just to fight." The answer to the question of whether Lee was a real fighter would require us to wrench him out of his context. Since the UFC debuted in 1993, mixed martial arts have undergone a dramatic evolution.

Besides being a film star who popularised kung fu globally, Lee was one of the fastest and most powerful martial artists of all time. Standing at 1.7 metres and weighing 61kg, he was clocked delivering a punch at 190km/h.

Wong Jack-man (born 1941 – December 26, 2018) was a Chinese martial artist and teacher. He was best known for his controversial duel with Bruce Lee in 1964.