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British war epic films

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Oppenheimer (film)

Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film dramatizes Oppenheimer's studies, his direction of the Los Alamos Laboratory and his 1954 security hearing. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, alongside Robert Downey Jr. as the United States Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis Strauss. The ensemble supporting cast includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.

2019 film by Sam Mendes

2023 film directed by Ridley Scott

The Killing Fields

1984 film by Roland Joffé

A Bridge Too Far

1977 film by Richard Attenborough

Tristan & Isolde

2006 film directed by Kevin Reynolds

Battle of Britain

1969 British film by Guy Hamilton

1964 film directed by Cy Endfield

1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson

2011 film directed by Jonathan English

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 British film by Tony Richardson

2017 film by Aigars Grauba

2018 film directed by David Blair

Ironclad: Battle for Blood

2014 film by Jonathan English

The Battle of Waterloo

1913 British film