The biographical war film follows the exploits of British lieutenantT.E.

It stands asDavid Leans definitive masterpiece, even surpassing other war epics likeThe Bridge on the River KwaiandDoctor Zhivago.

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Sometimes the absurdity of war cant be adequately explored in dramatic storytelling.

That is where the peculiar marriage of war themes and comedic cinema can prove to be so effective.

There is no greater example of this genre clash working to such great a degree asDr.

T.E. Lawrence raising his hand in the desert in Lawrence of Arabia

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There is perhaps no film that enunciates this point quite likeCome and See.

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Benjamin sneaks through a muddy brook with his face camouflaged in paint in Apocalypse Now

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A group of soldiers on the trenches in Paths of Glory

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The main squad from Saving Private Ryan standing in a ruined town and look above the camera

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A little girl in a red coat walking alone in Schindler’s List

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Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove smiling widely in Dr. Strangelove

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Seita and Setsuko walk in a field of flowers and fireflies in Grave of the Fireflies

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Das Boot

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Flyora Gaishun stares at the camera looking horrified, a soldier holds his shoulder in Come and See

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Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) look longingly into each other’s eyes as they bid farewell in ‘Casablanca’ (1942).

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