What is the last WW2 movie/series you saw? - Page 3

spidge · 10-04-2007, 02:54 PM

The Eagle has Landed...Michael Caine

marek_pk · 10-04-2007, 03:02 PM

The Devil's Brigade - William Holden and Cliff Robertson

spidge · 10-04-2007, 04:41 PM

Just finished watching "Above & Beyond" (mini 2006) on cable about Wing Commander Don Bennett who delivered the Hudson bombers across the Atlantic from Newfoundland with commercial pilots.

Only one shot fired in the entire movie! Very good show!

"Above and Beyond" (2006) (mini)

Gibbo · 10-04-2007, 06:45 PM

I'm just back from seeing Days of Glory (the English title for the French film Indigenes), which is about North African troops serving in the French army in 1943-5. it's an excellent film; parts of it resemble Saving Private Ryan but I think that this may be a deliberate ploy to contrast the treatment of Private Ryan with that of the North Africans. The film persuaded President Chirac to reverse a decision not to freeze the pensions of French colonial veterans when their countries were given independence.

somedorc · 11-04-2007, 09:33 PM

Hell in The Pacific

Ian S · 11-04-2007, 09:49 PM

Flags of our fathers was the last world war 2 film i seen

mf1941 · 12-04-2007, 02:55 PM

EL Alamein: I see why it won many awards in Italy.

Watched it while on my treadmill early this morning.
Tremendous movie, a different perspective (for me) & highly recommended.

Bodston · 12-04-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by marcus69x

That is most definately something I 'have' to see. Any shops you know that sell it? I don't like buying things over the net.

The last film I tried to watch was 'Stalingrad'. Bought it for a fiver from the local market, then was horrified to discover it jumps continously about half way through.

Before that it was 'The longest day'.

I still think band of Brothers is one of the best. But that's just my opinion.

I bought it from the gift shop at The Imperial War museum, I had never heard of it before. Marvellous stuff. Not 'gung ho' at all, the tone at the end is almost apologetic as it looks forward to rebuilding devestated Europe. I'll have to get it back from you sometime, Adam...

Cpl Rootes · 12-04-2007, 06:56 PM

My old faveorite, A Bridge too Far

the_historian · 13-04-2007, 12:33 AM

Watched Reach for the Sky this afternoon. Absolute classic.

10-04-2007, 02:54 PM	#21 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,761	The Eagle has Landed...Michael Caine __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 10-04-2007 at 02:58 PM.

10-04-2007, 04:41 PM	#23 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,761	Just finished watching "Above & Beyond" (mini 2006) on cable about Wing Commander Don Bennett who delivered the Hudson bombers across the Atlantic from Newfoundland with commercial pilots. Only one shot fired in the entire movie! Very good show! "Above and Beyond" (2006) (mini) __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

10-04-2007, 06:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
Gibbo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 306	I'm just back from seeing Days of Glory (the English title for the French film Indigenes), which is about North African troops serving in the French army in 1943-5. it's an excellent film; parts of it resemble Saving Private Ryan but I think that this may be a deliberate ploy to contrast the treatment of Private Ryan with that of the North Africans. The film persuaded President Chirac to reverse a decision not to freeze the pensions of French colonial veterans when their countries were given independence. __________________ Martin

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Cpl Rootes Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: With Puff the Magic Dragon, living by the sea Posts: 1,043	My old faveorite, A Bridge too Far __________________ Regards, Alex

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the_historian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bannockburn, Scotland Posts: 400	reply Watched Reach for the Sky this afternoon. Absolute classic. __________________ Regards, Gordon http://www.freewebs.com/thehistoryvault/ http://photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian/

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marek_pk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Middlesex, UK Posts: 155	The Devil's Brigade - William Holden and Cliff Robertson

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somedorc Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 14	Hell in The Pacific

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Ian S Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 137	Flags of our fathers was the last world war 2 film i seen

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mf1941 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Eastern Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 7	EL Alamein: I see why it won many awards in Italy. Watched it while on my treadmill early this morning. Tremendous movie, a different perspective (for me) & highly recommended.

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