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AFI’s wartime duty roster

Of the 400 motion pictures presented by the American Film Institute to 1,500 voters, only 21 can be considered true American war movies. Here is an alphabetical list, with the ranking of those selected for the top 100 noted:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Apocalypse Now (28)

The Best Years of Our Lives (37)

The Big Parade

Born on the Fourth of July

The Bridge on the River Kwai (36)

Coming Home

The Deer Hunter (53)

The General (17)

Glory

The Great Escape

The Longest Day

M•A•S•H (54)

Paths of Glory

Patton

Platoon (86)

Saving Private Ryan (71)

Sergeant York

Stalag 17

Three Kings

Twelve O’Clock High

Sources: http://www.afi.com, Staff research