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re: Can you recommend any good/great WW2 movies that...
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:23 pm to stateofplay
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:23 pm to stateofplay
Flying Tigers
Battle of Britain
Bridge on the River Kwai
Empire of the Sun
Run Silent Run Deep
The Fighting Seabees
Battle of Britain
Bridge on the River Kwai
Empire of the Sun
Run Silent Run Deep
The Fighting Seabees
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Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:31 pm to blueridgeTiger
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of local children, try to make their getaway aboard a rattletrap, creaky bus.
Underappreciated movie which successfully combines action and romance
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Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:38 pm to stateofplay
Memphis Belle - about a B-17 Bomber in WWII that has one mission left before the crew gets to go home (they had to complete 25 missions before being discharged).
It isn't the exact true story of the real B-17 named Memphis Belle, but it is still a great movie.
It isn't the exact true story of the real B-17 named Memphis Belle, but it is still a great movie.
This post was edited on 2/25/19 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:43 pm to stateofplay
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:44 pm to stateofplay
A Bridge Over the River Kwai.
It's more than a little dishonest to add drama. None of the British POWS quislinged like in the movie. Pretty much all the POWS sabotaged the project as much as slaves could through the introduction of termites, shoddy workmanship, and other destruction of material.
It's more than a little dishonest to add drama. None of the British POWS quislinged like in the movie. Pretty much all the POWS sabotaged the project as much as slaves could through the introduction of termites, shoddy workmanship, and other destruction of material.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:48 pm to stateofplay
I really like The Great Raid, although it's not in the European Theater or in the middle of the war. I feel like it's overlooked.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:53 pm to ZappBrannigan
quote:Supposedly most POWs who worked on the bridge IRL hated the film
Bridge Over the River Kwai.
It's more than a little dishonest to add drama. None of the British POWS quislinged like in the movie. Pretty much all the POWS sabotaged the project as much as slaves could through the introduction of termites, shoddy workmanship, and other destruction of material.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:57 pm to stateofplay
In case you War Movie buffs didn't see the 31 Days of Oscar thread, tomorrow TCM is showing nothing but War movies.
Tuesday, February 26
War
2:15 am Glory (1989)
4:30 am Sergeant York (1941)
6:45 am They Were Expendable (1945)
9:00 am Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
11:30 am The Young Lions (1958)
2:30 pm The Dirty Dozen (1967)
5:00 pm The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Favorite Best Actress Win: Ingrid Bergman
7:00 pm Gaslight (1944)
vs
9:15 pm Anastasia (1956)
Favorite Conrad L. Hall Western Cinematography
11:15 pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) vs
1:15 am The Professionals (1966)
31 Days of Oscar on TCM
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Wednesday night we get:
Favorite Military Romance
11pm From Here to Eternity (1953)
vs
1:15 am A Farewell To Arms (1932)
Times are all Central.
Tuesday, February 26
War
2:15 am Glory (1989)
4:30 am Sergeant York (1941)
6:45 am They Were Expendable (1945)
9:00 am Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
11:30 am The Young Lions (1958)
2:30 pm The Dirty Dozen (1967)
5:00 pm The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Favorite Best Actress Win: Ingrid Bergman
7:00 pm Gaslight (1944)
vs
9:15 pm Anastasia (1956)
Favorite Conrad L. Hall Western Cinematography
11:15 pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) vs
1:15 am The Professionals (1966)
31 Days of Oscar on TCM
----------------------------------------------------
Wednesday night we get:
Favorite Military Romance
11pm From Here to Eternity (1953)
vs
1:15 am A Farewell To Arms (1932)
Times are all Central.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:59 pm to stateofplay
quote:
Can you recommend any good/great WW2 movies that aren't about invading Normandy/France, D-Day, Italy or even Stalingrad?
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:03 pm to Kafka
Women POWs
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:04 pm to finchmeister08
quote:
good/great
quote:
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:09 pm to stateofplay
If you feel like being an inconsolable mess for a few hours:
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:13 pm to stateofplay
Land of Mine; The film is inspired by real events and tells the story of German prisoners of war sent to clear land mines in Denmark after World War II. It is estimated that over 2,000 German soldiers, including numerous teenagers, were forced, against the regulations of the Geneva Conventions, to remove mines, with nearly half of them either getting killed or losing their limbs to explosions. (Amazon Prime)
The Resistance Banker; The film is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall, who financed the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. (Netflix)
The Resistance Banker; The film is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall, who financed the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. (Netflix)
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:21 pm to stateofplay
quote:
Can you recommend any good/great WW2 movies that aren't about invading Normandy/France, D-Day, Italy or even Stalingrad?
Windtalkers starring Nic Cage and Elizabeth Warren
This post was edited on 2/25/19 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:22 pm to gumbo2176
quote:
Tora, Tora, Tora
Came on here to post this...
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:38 pm to Kafka
They did, even the actors like Guinness were more in it for a paycheck.
It's one of those fantastic things. The writer was a Frenchman, Pierre Boulle, who was very honest that the Guinness character was based on an amalgamation of French officers. So basically it was a way for him to call out his fellow countrymen while keeping the blame foreign. Of course the British don't see it that way.
He later gave us the short story basis of Planet of the Apes, so made up for it a little.
It's one of those fantastic things. The writer was a Frenchman, Pierre Boulle, who was very honest that the Guinness character was based on an amalgamation of French officers. So basically it was a way for him to call out his fellow countrymen while keeping the blame foreign. Of course the British don't see it that way.
He later gave us the short story basis of Planet of the Apes, so made up for it a little.
This post was edited on 2/25/19 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:40 pm to stateofplay
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:50 pm to Kafka
it was a joke
Posted on 2/25/19 at 4:02 pm to stateofplay
Patton is more about Patton himself than the war. All time classic.
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