Favourite War films

[Tim Marlow]

Ealing films in general Gerry.....the prime example being “the ladykillers”.....

[Tim Marlow]

...and “The dead of night”....which shows that terrifying scenes in films don’t need blood and gore.

[GerryW]

Ealing films in general Gerry.....the prime example being “the ladykillers”.....

One of my favourites :thumb2:

[GerryW]

...and “The dead of night”....which shows that terrifying scenes in films don’t need blood and gore.

Can't place that one, but might have seen it - if I get a chance at the stick and there's a Ealing on, usually try to watch it (better than the usual rubbish that's on the idiot lantern)

[Steve-the-Duck]

Now that the old ones are coming in - can't remember the title, but remember seeing it the once - a Norman Wisdom film where he plays a double role - a British squaddie and a German officer

The Square Peg - probably the only time Norman wisdom actually got to ACT inone of his films

[Steve-the-Duck]

Can't place that one, but might have seen it - if I get a chance at the stick and there's a Ealing on, usually try to watch it (better than the usual rubbish that's on the idiot lantern)

If you'd seen it you'd know - It's the one with Michael Redgrave (Barnes Wallis in Dambusters) and the ventriloquist dummy - makes me shiver just thinking about it

To get back on track, anyone else remenber Michael Redgrave as a Czech or Pole who takes the identity of a British officer in a PoW camp, is nearly lynched as a spy because he talks a bout being in a machine-gun company (which the Brits say we don't have, even tho' we did) and ends up writing to the dead man's wife - The Captive Heart?
Another obscure one, wartime propaganda remake of, I guess a Soviet film - Gregory Peck, I think, as a Russian partisan defending a bunker - all the cast quote the communist manifesto at the end, though they're drowned out by tanks and explosions - sure I saw it on Channel 4 years ago

[GerryW]

If you'd seen it you'd know - It's the one with Michael Redgrave (Barnes Wallis in Dambusters) and the ventriloquist dummy - makes me shiver just thinking about it.........

NOW I remember it!!!!

[Steve Jones]

I'm a big fan of All this and WWII. It's a film made up of old film clips charting WWII and set to Beatles music sung by other artists ie Tina, Elton Bee Gees etc. I saw it on the BBC in the late 70s and spent years trying to get hold of a copy which l did in the early noughties. The double album is well worth getting as well.

[rtfoe]

Anybody remember Target for tonight ? Percy Pickard an actual pilot who acted in it and was involved in the both the Bruneval and Ammiens raids. Apart from bombing sorties he also flew Lysanders dropping and picking up spies in occupied France.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Gettysburg with the defence of little round top and the charge down the hill is quite inspiring.

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve-the-Duck]

Just discovered the partisan film I was talking about is the first film starring Gregory Peck, and was called 'Days of Glory.' How many films have that name? No wonder I could never find it...

[Tim Marlow]

Anybody remember Target for tonight ? Percy Pickard an actual pilot who acted in it and was involved in the both the Bruneval and Ammiens raids. Apart from bombing sorties he also flew Lysanders dropping and picking up spies in occupied France.

Cheers,
Richard

I think they mostly bomber crew, apart from the rear gunner Gordon Jackson. It was made in 1941. Unfortunately most of those that were real crew didn’t survive the war. Great Docudrama though.

[Tim Marlow]

Yes, gett

Gettysburg with the defence of little round top and the charge down the hill is quite inspiring.

Cheers,
Richard

Gettysburg is a good film, especially Pickett’s charge and round top. Don’t bother with the prequal, Gods and Generals, though. It lacks so much narrative that if you don’t know the battle tolerably well you’ll never know what’s going on.

[minitnkr]

Will never forget in the Hurt Locker when he pulls on the wire & reveals all the 155 rounds.
I remember The Battle of the River Plate, great battle scenes.
Surprised by War Horse

[Lee Drennen]

“Heartbreak Ridge” is my top Clint Eastwood War Movie. My oldest Daughter likes the movie “Major Payne” starring Damon Wayans.