Rick came to Casablanca for the waters. He was misinformed. This week, the "Service on Celluloid" podcast panel informs your appreciation for "Casablanca" by exploring the WWII history behind the 1942 Warner Bros. classic.

Following our discussion of "Run Silent, Run Deep," hear from Billy Leibold and Jim Allen (pictured) who served in the silent service.

"You have to like submarine pictures to like 'Run Silent, Run Deep,' " wrote "New York Times" film critic Bosley Crowther when the film was released in 1958. Will the "Service on Celluloid" panelists agree?

Following our panel's discussion of "Sands of Iwo Jima," hear from veterans Dave Severance and James Goodrich (pictured) as they discuss the fighting and famous flag raising on Iwo Jima.

John "The Duke" Wayne landed an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of flawed Marine Sergeant John Stryker in 1949's "Sands of Iwo Jima," but how much does this propagandistic film get right about one of the most iconic battles of World War II? The "Service on Celluloid" panel knows.

This week's "Service on Celluloid" minisode follows on our discussion about 1970's "Patton" with oral history visits with two servicemembers—Fred Hirsekorn and Captain Abraham Baum (pictured)—who had memorable encounters with the film's legendary title character.

The 1970 blockbuster "Patton" was honored with multiple Academy Awards, including a Best Actor trophy for George C. Scott (who didn't attend the ceremony to accept), but how true is the film biography to the historical record and to its subject, General George S. Patton?

This week, our "Service on Celluloid" panel dives into the film for a lively conversation about its historical hits and misses as well as its standing among Hollywood's greatest WWII-set movies.

Following our episode about "Empire of the Sun," listen to oral histories from Howard Hart (a civilian internee) and Phillip Schweitzer (who helped liberate Los Baños internment camp).

This week we review "Empire of the Sun," a shenanigans-heavy coming-of-age story with artful cinematography and a swelling John Williams score—all the markings of a 1980s Steven Spielberg film—but how accurate is it?

Though World War II takes only a few minutes of screen time in "It's a Wonderful Life," the film has many links to the war and wartime America. Listen to learn why the holiday classic is the topic of conversation on a podcast dedicated to screen depictions of World War II.