Lesser known war films

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Wacky Racer

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246 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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When we have had previous threads about WW1 and WW2 war films, the usual stuff has been mentioned, The Dambusters, Das Boot, Battle of Britain, The Cruel Sea etc, all excellent films, but how about some mention of off beat or lesser known films with a war theme...

Such as:-

Carve her name with pride
Hangmen also die (Fritz Lang 1942.... The assassination of SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich)
Angels one five
San Demetrio, London
The Tin Drum
Went the day well?
The Halfway House (1944)
The Wooden Horse
Green for Danger


Any recommendations?

Blib

43,789 posts

196 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.

vixen1700

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269 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Beati Dogu

8,861 posts

138 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Stalag 17 is excellent.

William Holden won an Oscar for best actor for this film.

vixen1700

22,661 posts

269 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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9th Company is well worth seeing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/

Brads67

3,199 posts

97 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Blib said:
Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.
Read the thread title smile

P5BNij

15,763 posts

105 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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'The Hill' from 1965 with Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Roy Kinear and Ian Hendry, about a British POW camp for insubordinate British soldiers. Well worth a look....





Edited by P5BNij on Sunday 2nd February 15:25

AJB88

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170 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Der Untergang

Veeayt

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204 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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vixen1700 said:
9th Company is well worth seeing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/
Totally fake though

DamienB

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218 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Dark Blue World perhaps?

Dr Jekyll

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260 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Thirty seconds over Tokyo.

FourWheelDrift

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283 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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The Battle of Neretva.

Blib

43,789 posts

196 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Brads67 said:
Blib said:
Ice Cold in Alex.

A bit dated but I like the conceit.

ETA: Kelly's Heroes. I love that film.
Read the thread title smile
Well, I've never heard of 'em.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Blib said:
Well, I've never heard of 'em.
You've not heard of films you proposed? wobble

BryanC

1,107 posts

237 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Canterbury Tale - was on Freeview last night
Other favourites...
The Big Red One
Cross of Iron
Young Lions
The Victors

cuprabob

14,414 posts

213 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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The Blue Max

Mazinbrum

929 posts

177 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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I enjoyed The Man With the Iron Heart on Amazon.

Wacky Racer

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38,099 posts

246 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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BryanC said:
Canterbury Tale
I know "A Canterbury Tale" is very highly regarded, but I've seen it several times and don't "get" the appeal.

What's so special about it? (I really like the opening scene with the Spitfire)


https://smokingbrush.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/a-ca...

Halmyre

11,147 posts

138 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Just finished on BBC2 - The Train. 50 year old Burt Lancaster prototyping Bruce Willis in Die Hard and doing all his own stunts.

peterperkins

3,147 posts

241 months

Sunday 2nd February 2020
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San Demetrio is a great film.

Of it's time and cheaply made with dogy model shots but a good cast and story..

We owe a huge debt to the men from the Merchant Navy.

Sailing across the stormy freezing Atlantic in a rusty tub full of petrol waiting to be torpedoed took a special courage.