Best black and white war films.....

[motco]

dontlookdown said:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Lew Ayres' one, of course

[nicanary]

Appointment in London. Contains genuine footage of a Bomber Command raid including the recordings of the pathfinder crews. Very harrowing when one of them goes silent.

[FourWheelDrift]

Malta Story
Angels One Five
The First of the Few
The Desert Fox

[55palfers]

smileymikey said:

Another vote for Ice Cold in Alex and The Cruel Sea.

....and another.

[TR4man]

Mrs Miniver.

Made during the war as propaganda but makes me imagine an England that probably never actually existed.

[P5BNij]

'The One Who Got Away', Hardy Kruger on the run in the home counties, he turns up at Gerrards Cross station of all places.

Ice Cold In Alex, Dunkirk and The Colditz story all previously mentioned but I could watch all three repeatedly. I'd add 'The Hill' as well, a much overlooked film from '65 with Sean Connery, Ian Hendry, Roy Kinnear, Harry Andrews etc, well worth seeking out.

[dontlookdown]

motco said:

dontlookdown said:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Lew Ayres' one, of course

As far as I'm concerned there is no other!

[dontlookdown]

Wacky Racer said:

dontlookdown said:

Went the Day Well - propaganda but done well.

http://www.carlcorway.cc/apps/photos/

According to that link the Vicar of Dibley was filmed in the same village. Rather incongruous...

[FourWheelDrift]

dontlookdown said:

According to that link the Vicar of Dibley was filmed in the same village. Rather incongruous...

Probably one of the most used - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Turvill...

[Wacky Racer]

Am I alone in thinking A Canterbury Tale was a load of ****?

I have seen it a few times, and can't see why it is rated so highly.

[dontlookdown]

FourWheelDrift said:

dontlookdown said:

According to that link the Vicar of Dibley was filmed in the same village. Rather incongruous...

Probably one of the most used - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Turvill...

They must do well out of the location fees!

[Motorrad]

Plus one for the 'The Cruel Sea'

Denholm Elliot, Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden etc, classic Ealing studios movie based on a book by Nicolas Monsarrat. The novel is better than the film IMO as it's bleaker but still a classic.

49th Parallel- classic propaganda movie by Powell and Pressburger


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3HrDhTZOrw

Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey and Leslie Howard amongst others. A hard to beat 'let's lick 'em movie' produced at a time when it wasn't clear at all we'd best the Nazis. A fantastic film.

Edited by Motorrad on Sunday 26th February 18:18

[red22]

The Square Peg. Perfect rainy afternoon viewing.

[Halb]

Went The Day Well.

The Goose Steps Out
Bell Bottom George

Edited by Halb on Sunday 26th February 19:41

[bingybongy]

Sea of Sand

I haven't seen it for years but last time I saw it I thought it was great.

Not forgetting 'snorkers good oh'

[THP150]

In which we serve.
Whisky Galore

Already mentioned:
Ice Cold in Alex
Angles One Five
The way to the Stars
Mrs Miniver

[Wacky Racer]

Halb said:

The Goose Steps Out

The scene on the train when the German high command are discussing invasion tactics was one of the funniest scenes ever...