16 military movies that used real-life veterans in active roles

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Still from Flags of our Fathers (Image via Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Still from Flags of our Fathers (Image via Warner Bros. Entertainment)

13.⁠ ⁠Patton (1970)

Still from the movie (Image via 20th-century studios)
Still from the movie (Image via 20th-century studios)

Starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, James Edwards, and others, this biographical war movie is directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and is based on the life of real-life US General George S. Patton, who served during World War II. The movie is an acclaimed war movie and even won the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Malden played General Omar Bradley, who was a consultant during the film’s production.

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