Three epic World War 2 films are on TV this weekend and they couldn’t be more different.
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In the 80 years since the defeat of Hitler, countless films have been made. And it turns out that three that couldn’t be more different are on the and ITV this weekend. One is a drama, another a comedy and the third an action epic. Check out what they are and when they’re on TV below.
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
This biographical drama charts the real-life World War 2 experience of a German-born Jewish girl hiding with her family from the Nazis. George Stevens, who directed Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, was involved in filming evidence of concentration camps during the war. The film would go on to win three Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters, and it’s on BBC Two this Saturday at 12:30pm.
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Dad’s Army (2016)
This World War 2 comedy is based on the BBC sitcom of the same name, with modern actors cast in the original roles. Set in 1944, the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard is deceived by Catherine Zeta-Jones’ German spy, pretending to be a journalist reporting on their aging platoon. Dad’s Army is on ITV1 this Sunday at 4:20 pm
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg’s action epic stars Tom Hanks as US Captain John H Miller, tasked with locating Matt Damon’s Private Ryan to have him sent home because his three other brothers had been killed in action. Upon its release in 1998, World War 2 veterans found the combat scenes, including the opening sequence of D-Day, incredibly realistic of their own experiences with some even unable to continue watching. . Considered one of the greatest films of all time, Saving Private Ryan won five Oscars. And in a 2015 poll of Academy votes, given another opportunity, they would have voted for the film to be Best Picture. The film is on BBC Two this Sunday at 10pm.
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