Can You Name the Movie From the Soldier?

By: Jacqueline Samaroo
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Name the Movie From the Soldier?
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About This Quiz

Are you ready to go to war against this quiz?

War isn't glamorous; it is just oftentimes necessary to ensure peace and stability. As a result of this, the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect us are some of the bravest people on the planet. While a lot of us will never know many of the individual names of the brave men and women who have fought in some of the world's greatest wars, their service is still commemorated in some way by the memorials, monuments and movies that we create in their honor! This quiz has 40 of the most iconic movies from various wars throughout history.

In the past century alone there have been countless war films that have been dedicated to depicting some of the largest and the most unforgettable wars in recent history, such as the Vietnam War (Platoon), World War II (Saving Private Ryan), and the American Civil War (Glory). However, out of the countless assortment of war films, some of them stand above the rest as a result of the actors who bring the soldiers to life on the silver screen! So, soldier, are you ready to prove that you have what it takes? Then take aim and let's see if you can beat this quiz!

The Great Escape 1
youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
Heartbreak Ridge
Crimson Tide
We Were Soldiers
The Great Escape
Hilts "The Cooler King" is one of the central characters in the World War II epic film The Great Escape. He is played by actor Steve McQueen.

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Patton
20th Century Fox
Which movie is this soldier from?
Sands of Iwo Jima
Kelly’s Heroes
Patton
Major General George S. Patton is one of the central characters in the epic biographical war film Patton. Patton is played by actor George C. Scott.
American Sniper

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The Green Berets (Mike Kirby)
Batjac Productions
Which movie is this soldier from?
Kelly’s Heroes
The Green Berets
Mike Kirby is one of the central characters in the American war film The Green Berets. He is played by actor John Wayne.
Fury
Stripes

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Full Metal Jacket
Natant,Stanley Kubrick Productions,Warner Bros.s via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Sergeant James T. "Joker" Davis is one of the central characters in the British-American war film Full Metal Jacket. Sergeant Davis is played by actor Matthew Modine.
Lone Survivor
American Sniper

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Columbia Pictures Corporation,Horizon Pictures (II)s via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Commander Shears is one of the central characters in the British-American epic war film The Bridge on the River Kwai. He is played by actor William Holden.
The Great Escape
Crimson Tide
The Longest Day

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Saving Private Ryan (Captain John H. Miller)
Paramount Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Valkyrie
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Captain John H. Miller is one of the central characters in the epic war film Saving Private Ryan. Miller is played by actor Tom Hanks.
Memphis Belle

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What do you know about the movie, The Patriot 1
Centropolis Entertainment Mutual Film Company
Which movie is this soldier from?
Black Hawk Down
Heartbreak Ridge
The Patriot
Benjamin Martin is one of the central characters in the epic historical fiction war film The Patriot. Mel Gibson plays Martin.
Tears of the Sun

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Stripes
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Which movie is this soldier from?
Three Kings
Fury
Gettysburg
Stripes
John Winger is one of the central characters in the buddy military comedy film Stripes. John is played by actor Bill Murray.

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Stalingrad (Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser)
Art Pictures Studio
Which movie is this soldier from?
Stalingrad
Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser is one of the central characters in the 1993 German war drama film Stalingrad. He is played by actor Dominique Horwitz.
The Great Escape
Memphis Belle
Hamburger Hill

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300
Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions
Which movie is this soldier from?
300
Leonidas, the King of Sparta is one of the central characters in the epic war film 300. Leonidas is played by actor Gerard Butler.
The Thin Red Line
The Hurt Locker
The Longest Day

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Movie- The Dirty Dozen (1967 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer); Athlete- Jim Brown
1967 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Which movie is this soldier from?
Full Metal Jacket
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. John Reisman is one of the central characters in the war film The Dirty Dozen. He is played by actor Lee Marvin.
Apocalypse Now
Three Kings

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Gettysburg (1993; Turner Pictures)
1993; Turner Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Stripes
Pearl Harbor
They Were Expendable
Gettysburg
James Longstreet is one of the central characters in the epic war film Gettysburg. Longstreet is played by actor Tom Berenger.

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Quiz. The Longest Day
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc.
Which movie is this soldier from?
Enemy at the Gates
300
In Harm’s Way
The Longest Day
Colonel Thompson is one of the central characters in the epic war film The Longest Day. He is played by actor Eddie Albert.

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Valkyrie
United Artists / Bad Hat Harry Productions
Which movie is this soldier from?
Valkyrie
Claus von Stauffenberg is one of the central characters in the historical thriller film Valkyrie. Claus von Stauffenberg is played by actor Tom Cruise.
The Great Escape
Glory
The Hurt Locker

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Heartbreak Ridge (Thomas Highway)
Malpaso Productions
Which movie is this soldier from?
Stalingrad
Heartbreak Ridge
Thomas Highway is one of the central characters in the 1986 American war film Heartbreak Ridge. Clint Eastwood plays the role.
The Patriot
The Great Escape

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Sands of Iwo Jima
Republic Pictures (I)
Which movie is this soldier from?
Gettysburg
Sands of Iwo Jima
John M. Stryker is one of the central characters in the 1949 war film Sands of Iwo Jima. Stryker is played by actor John Wayne.
Kelly’s Heroes
Hacksaw Ridge

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Battle of the Bulge (Warner Bros., 1965)
Warner Bros., 1965
Which movie is this soldier from?
Glory
Platoon
Battle of the Bulge
Lt. Col. Daniel Kiley is one of the central characters in the epic war film Battle of the Bulge. Kiley is played by actor Henry Fonda.
In Harm’s Way

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American Sniper
Warner Bros.,Village Roadshow Pictures,RatPac-Dune Entertainments via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
Lone Survivor
Full Metal Jacket
Hacksaw Ridge
American Sniper
Chris Kyle is one of the central characters in the biographical war drama film American Sniper. Chris Kyle is played by actor Bradley Cooper.

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Three Kings (Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin)
Warner Bros. Village Roadshow Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Gettysburg
Glory
The Dirty Dozen
Three Kings
Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin is one of the central characters in the satirical black comedy war film Three Kings. Elgin is played by actor Ice Cube.

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Tears of the Sun (Lieutenant A.K. Waters)
Revolution Studios
Which movie is this soldier from?
Patton
Tears of the Sun
Lieutenant A.K. Waters is one of the central characters in the action war drama film Tears of the Sun. Waters is played by actor Bruce Willis.
Hacksaw Ridge
The Patriot

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Platoon (PFC Taylor)
Hemdale, Cinema 86
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Green Berets
Battle of the Bulge
Platoon
Private First Class Chris Taylor is one of the central characters in the American anti-war film Platoon. Taylor is played by actor Charlie Sheen.
The Thin Red Line

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Glory
TriStar Picturess via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
Glory
Robert Gould Shaw is one of the central characters in the American war film Glory. Robert Gould Shaw is played by actor Matthew Broderick.
Black Hawk Down
Three Kings
Stalingrad

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Memphis Belle (Enigma Productions, 1990)
Enigma Productions, 1990
Which movie is this soldier from?
A Bridge Too Far
Pearl Harbor
Memphis Belle
Dennis Dearborn is one of the central characters in the British-American war drama film Memphis Belle. Dearborn is played by actor Matthew Modine.
Saving Private Ryan

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Kelly's Heroes (Avala Film, 1970)
Avala Film, 1970
Which movie is this soldier from?
Kelly’s Heroes
Private Kelly is one of the central characters in the war comedy film Kelly’s Heroes. Kelly is played by actor Clint Eastwood.
Tears of the Sun
Sands of Iwo Jima
Patton

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Fury
Columbia Pictures Corporation,QED International,LStar Capitals via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
Fury
Sgt. Don "Wardaddy" Collie is one of the central characters in the 2014 American war film Fury. He is played by actor Brad Pitt.
Patton
American Sniper
A Bridge Too Far

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Crimson Tide
Hollywood Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Memphis Belle
300
A Bridge Too Far
Crimson Tide
Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter is one of the central characters in the submarine film Crimson Tide. He is played by actor Denzel Washington.

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Lieutenant-General Frederick "Boy" Browning (A Bridge Too Far)
Joseph E. Levine Productions
Which movie is this soldier from?
Platoon
A Bridge Too Far
Frederick "Boy" Browning is one of the central characters in the epic war film A Bridge Too Far. Browning is played by actor Dirk Bogarde.
Jarhead
Crimson Tide

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We Were Soldiers
Icon Entertainment International
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Longest Day
We Were Soldiers
Colonel Hal Moore is one of the central characters in the American war film We Were Soldiers. Moore is played by actor Mel Gibson.
Saving Private Ryan
Enemy at the Gates

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Jarhead
Universal Pictures,Red Wagon Entertainment,Neal Street Productionss via youtube
Which movie is this soldier from?
In Harm’s Way
Hamburger Hill
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford is one of the central characters in the biographical war drama film Jarhead. He is played by actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Valkyrie

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Apocalypse Now
Zoetrope Studios
Which movie is this soldier from?
Apocalypse Now
Captain Benjamin L. Willard is one of the central characters in the American epic war film Apocalypse Now. Willard is played by actor Martin Sheen.
Glory
The Dirty Dozen
Black Hawk Down

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In Harm's Way (Rockwell W. Rock Torrey)
Paramount Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Fury
In Harm’s Way
Rockwell W. "Rock" Torrey is one of the central characters in the epic war film In Harm’s Way. Rockwell W. "Rock" Torrey is played by actor John Wayne in In Harm’s Way.
Glory
Battle of the Bulge

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The Hurt Locker
Voltage Pictures / Grosvenor Park Media / Film Capital Europe Funds
Which movie is this soldier from?
300
The Green Berets
The Hurt Locker
William James is one of the central characters in the American war thriller film The Hurt Locker. James is played by actor Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker.
Lone Survivor

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Pearl Harbor (Rafe McCawley)
Touchstone Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Thin Red Line
They Were Expendable
The Green Berets
Pearl Harbor
Rafe McCawley is one of the central characters in the romantic period war drama film Pearl Harbor. Ben Affleck plays the part.

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Hacksaw Ridge (Desmond Doss)
Summit Entertain
Which movie is this soldier from?
Full Metal Jacket
Bridge on the River Kwai
Hacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss is one of the central characters in the biographical war drama film Hacksaw Ridge. He is played by actor Andrew Garfield.
Sands of Iwo Jima

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Hamburger Hill
RKO Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
Enemy at the Gates
Jarhead
Stalingrad
Hamburger Hill
David Washburn is one of the central characters in the American war film Hamburger Hill. Washburn is played by actor Don Cheadle.

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Enemy at the Gates
Mandalay Pictures / Repérage Films
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Apocalypse Now
We Were Soldiers
Enemy at the Gates
Vasily Zaytsev is one of the central characters in the 2001 war film Enemy at the Gates. He is played by actor Jude Law.

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Lone Survivor (Marcus Luttrell)
Universal Pictures
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell is one of the central characters in the biographical war thriller film Lone Survivor. Luttrell is played by actor Mark Wahlberg.
Stripes
The Hurt Locker

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Black Hawk Down (SSG Matt Eversmann)
Revolution Studios
Which movie is this soldier from?
Heartbreak Ridge
The Dirty Dozen
Black Hawk Down
SSG Matt Eversmann is one of the central characters in the war film Black Hawk Down. Eversmann is played by actor Josh Hartnett.
Apocalypse Now

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They Were Expendable (1945)
n/a
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Hurt Locker
Pearl Harbor
They Were Expendable
Lieutenant John Brickley is one of the central characters in the 1945 American war film They Were Expendable. He is played by actor Robert Montgomery.
The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Thin Red Line
Fox 2000 Pictures / Phoenix Pictures / Geisler-Roberdeau
Which movie is this soldier from?
The Thin Red Line
Pvt. Robert Wit is one of the central characters in the American epic war film The Thin Red Line. Wit is played by actor Jim Caviezel.
Glory
The Patriot
Dunkirk

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You Got:
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