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10 Best Movies Like Soldato Semplice

If you loved Soldato Semplice, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#2
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#3
The Great War

The Great War

1959★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army....

#4
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army....

#5
Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago

1970★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casual...

#6
Rainbow: A Private Affair

Rainbow: A Private Affair

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Soldato Semplice for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Summer 1943, Piedmont, Italy. Milton loves Fulvia who plays with his love: she only likes the depth of his thought and the letters he writes to her. One year later, Milton has join...

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