What is the last WW2 Film or Series you saw?

My last was the HBO mini-series "The Pacific". Really fantastic stuff, even better than Band of Brothers", and that's saying something!

 

Flags of our Fathers has actually been a great and interesting movie that I quite soaked into my mind but nevertheless one of the best movies connected to the WWII and the Nazi Regime for me still is and will always be American History X. I can never get over the deep emotions and deep raw image of this movie.

 

Land Girls!Also watched Band of Brothers

 

Dig 1940
First time I have seen excavators doing the sifting not a trowel in sight
very good hope the follow up is just as interesting.

 

am sitting here on the sick nothing on the tele so watching the great series THE WORLD AT WAR ;MORNING JUNE-AUGUST 1944 what a brilliant series and that theme tune (bloody haunting)

 

just watched a cracking Australian film called THE 39th BATTALION in my opinion a really good film

 

Tonight on DVD been watching War of the Century, the BBC documentary on the German invasion of Russia. Just fantastic t.v

 

just watched a cracking Australian film called THE 39th BATTALION in my opinion a really good film

It was released in Australia as KOKODA

 

YouTube - Mrs Miniver Clip


Mrs Miniver Clip
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William Wyler, who was originally slated to direct Casablanca (1941), made no efforts to hide the fact that Mrs. Miniver was a propaganda film. "I was a warmonger," he said in regard to his own political persuasion. "I was concerned about Americans being isolationists. Mrs. Miniver was obviously a propaganda film."[3] The vicar's sermon was so inspiring that it was reprinted in such national magazines as Time, Look and P.M.. President Roosevelt ordered it broadcast over the Voice of America and leaflets of it dropped across Europe. Winston Churchill described the film as "propaganda worth a hundred battleships"[4] and "more powerful to the war effort than the combined work of six military divisions."[5]

Mrs. Miniver exceeded all expectations in terms of reception, grossing $5,358,000 in North America (the highest for any MGM film at the time) and $3,520,000 abroad. In Britain, it was named the top box office attraction of 1942.[6] The film drastically impacted the isolationist temperaments of its 1940s American audience. Although there was not a single battle scene in this war film, through its portrayal of the hardships suffered and overcome by a middle-class English family during the Blitz, Americans came to sympathize with the English, and support for American involvement in the European war rose dramatically.

 

A Town Called Alice with Peter Finch, was on telly today.

 

Finally got around to seeing "The King's Speech".

As someone who was "around" in the times portrayed I was mainly interested in seeing how the notables were portrayed and frankly none of the characters were even remotely like their counterparts.

Having said that, the film itself was immensely enjoyable and well deserved it's acclaim.

Ron

 

Watched The Brotherhood last night, Korean movie about the Korean War.

It is like a Korean version of Saving Private Ryan. Worth a look.

 

Watched The Brotherhood last night, Korean movie about the Korean War.

It is like a Korean version of Saving Private Ryan. Worth a look.

watched a Korean film myself the other day called 71 into the fire. a very good film aswell if you get the chance watch it

 

Watched the Alan Bleasdale film of the "The Sinking of The Laconia" , the 2 x disc produced by the BBC just out.

The extras include a photo galley , interviews with the survivors, biography information on the "main men" and a listing of the crew and passenger manifesto which I have yet to look at - this is viewable via your PC.

 

Buffalo Soldiers 44.

The juries out voting at the moment.

A little different than the norm.

Regards
Tom

 

the re run of Colditz

 

I have several favourites, including The Battle of Britain and The Wooden Horse, but for sheer "close to home-ness", it has to be:

The Great Escape

I watch it at least once or twice a year.

Marc

 

Looking forward to this coming out! Here is a sneak preview, maybe ye have already seen it?? check the link below
Into The Wind - TRAILER (A Documentary by Steven Hatton) on Vimeo

 

I have eventually gotten round to seeing WWII: Lost Films. We are a bit backward here and it takes a while for new stuff to arrive.

I enjoyed it. Never knew that American won the war by themselves.

 

Band of Brothers - brilliant
A Bridge to Far - watch it every time it's on - think I could play every part if they wanted - a cracking film to watch and never get bored with it.