The Lost Battalion
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The Lost Battalion

2001Movie1 h 32 min

DramaHistory
69
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IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.1/5Rotten Tomatoes–79%
69
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.1/5Rotten Tomatoes–79%

Summary

Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • You want something quiet and calm

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  • Puts you on the battlefield.
  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Teaches you something.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Badass Armyin 170 titlesMaj. Whittlesey: aside from being more or less fearless, this guy bum-rushed a German soldier with a flamethrower, dove beneath the jet of flame, and then stabbed the guy with his bayonet.General Ripperin 284 titlesGen. Alexander, who commands the 77th Division (of which the 308th Infantry is part), seems to be a self-aware version of this trope.All 46 tropes

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