The 10 Best Performances in War Movies, Ranked
When operating at its best, war cinema is the most powerful and arresting film genre on account of its enormous spectacle, its inherent moral ambiguity, and the urgency it attains by exploring real events. Such is the scope and thematic heft of many war movies, a lot of the major stars can sometimes go, if not unnoticed, then overshadowed at the very least.
9 Robert De Niro as Staff Sergeant Mikhail Vronsky 'The Deer Hunter' In addition to being one of the most devastating war movies of all time, one that brilliantly explores the trauma suffered by soldiers after their service, The Deer Hunter also stands as one of the most incredibly acted movies ever made as well. As such, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep both could have featured on this list, but it is Robert De Niro’s starring role that truly grounds the harrowing drama.
7 Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley, Captain Lionel Mandrake & Dr. Strangelove 'Dr. Strangelove' As the centerpiece of Stanley Kubrick’s outstanding war comedy, Peter Sellers portrays not just one, but three key characters in Dr. Strangelove. The film explores the aftermath of a military catastrophe, with politicians and officers scrambling to undo a crazed American general’s efforts to launch a nuclear assault on the Soviet Union.
5 Kirk Douglas as Col. Dax 'Paths of Glory' While Full Metal Jacket and the aforementioned Dr. Strangelove mark Stanley Kubrick’s two more renowned forays into war cinema; 1957’s Paths of Glory might just be his most effective. Set during WWI, the film focuses on the trial of three soldiers who were part of a squad that refused to go in for a fruitless and suicidal advance. Kirk Douglas stars as Col.
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