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The most famous war movies reflect the American public’s continuous fascination with World War II and the Vietnam War．Many movies of this kind have been well–received when they were first shown, but few of them have enjoyed lasting fame and popularity．The films on the list of the five most famous war movies still remain fresh and are popular among many people．

The Longest Day

An all-star cast recreates D-Day and the Normandy attack, the greatest landing and aerial（空中的） invasion in history．This is probably the most famous war movie because of the large number of big stars who have roles in the film．

Apocalypse Now

This is a famous war movie because of its description of the Vietnam War and excellent performance from Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall．The film, full of memorable scenes and quotes, is widely viewed as a masterpiece of movie making．

The Dirty Dozen

      Lee Marvin, playing an officer who thinks and acts independently, is appointed to train twelve prisoners, most of whom have been sentenced to death, to go on a suicide mission to kill several Nazi generals．If any of the men makes it back, they may get a pardon．This is one of the most popular war movies ever made．

 Platoon

 This famous war movie is the fictional account of a platoon（排） in Vietnam that is divided into two competing groups．The plot is partly based on the director Oliver Stone’s real life experience．

 Midway

     This is probably the most famous war movie ever made about navy．It’s based on the battle between Japanese and American aircraft carrier groups near Hawaii in World War II that resulted in a decisive American victory．

21．What are the most important themes of the movies mentioned above?

A．World War II and the Vietnam War．           

B．Competitions in the Vietnam War．

C．Fights between Nazi generals and soldiers． 

D．D-Day landing and the Normandy attack．

22．The text is meant to _____．

A．describe five most famous movie posters

B．choose the best war movie among the five

C．introduce five masterpieces of American films

D．celebrate the success of the five American films

23．What can we infer from the underlined sentence?

A．The prisoners will be punished if they fail．

     B．The prisoners might be willing to have a try．

     C．The prisoners might be scared and run away．

D．The prisoners have to take Nazi generals back．

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