Your favorite Movie - Leadership themes

What is your favorite movie (leadership themes)? especially true stories that you learn and inspire you to lead, making a difference and so on. This movie shows the struggle of training, overcoming obstacles, winning the hearts and minds of your men and accomplishing the mission.

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Okay.... guys..

I would like to add modify my original post.... Sometimes movies did not show the training part...but shows the end result of hard work, discipline and so on.

Thanks Tony.

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Permalink Reply by Jim on July 8, 2009 at 3:06pm

How about Clint Eastwood as Gunnery Sgt. Highway in "Heartbreak Ridge"?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Vito on July 8, 2009 at 8:28pm

Oh yeah, I've watched that movie too. That's a good example of leadership theme. from training of the platoon to the actual comabat. Thanks Jim.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Russell on July 8, 2009 at 8:58pm

Patton or Midway

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Permalink Reply by Todd on July 8, 2009 at 9:01pm

That's what first came to my mind.

If you liked the miniseries you need to read "Beyond Band of Brothers:The War Diaries of Major Dick Winters"

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Permalink Reply by Michael Vito on July 8, 2009 at 9:59pm

Thanks Todd.

Okay, for those who haven't bought the book "Beyond Band of Brothers." Check out this his short reflections by Maj. Dick Winters http://www.historynet.com/dick-winters-reflections-on-the-band-of-b... I hope you enjoy reading it especially who already watched the mini-series.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Vito on July 21, 2009 at 5:35am

I just watched for the second time of this movie: U-571 starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton. Matthew's character was not recommended to be given a command of his own boat. Because his skipper played by Bill Paxton is not satisfied with Matthew's leadership ability. Until they were given a mission to disguise their submarine as a German U-boat in order to capture the enigma commo code machine. Unfortunately, their own boat was sunk in the process and Matthew has to take over command of the captured German U-boat and there experience first hand to make a tough call.