Hundreds of World War II movies have been made over the years with the very best ranked in our recent Top 10 that saw Saving Private Ryan miss out on No 1.

Yet occasionally a classic goes under the radar despite critical acclaim and the most underrated of recent years is Terrence Malick’s three-hour epic set in Nazi Germany.

2019’s A Hidden Life is based on the true story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector who refused to fight for Hitler.

This beautiful and…