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Adler sounds like you're talking about Von Ryan's Express. Jersey boy there too!
Your top 10 favorite WW2 movies
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Adler sounds like you're talking about Von Ryan's Express. Jersey boy there too!
ccheese
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Adler sounds like you're talking about Von Ryan's Express. Jersey boy there too!
No.... Adler's talking about U-571. "Von Ryans Express" was good. Frank
Sinatra could act ! Made a lot of good movies..
Charles
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You know.... it's strange that no one has mentioned the early submarine
movies of WW-II. "Clear The Bridge", "Down Periscope" or "Torpedo Alley".
These movies had the "he-men" of the '40's... Burt Lancaster, Dana Andrews,
Clark Gable, and others....
The "Brits" had some good movies too...."Sailor of The King" and the one
about the midget subs, and another about the squadron of Mosquitoes
"633 Squadron" or something like that.
Geeze.... I can't remember them all !!
Charles
movies of WW-II. "Clear The Bridge", "Down Periscope" or "Torpedo Alley".
These movies had the "he-men" of the '40's... Burt Lancaster, Dana Andrews,
Clark Gable, and others....
The "Brits" had some good movies too...."Sailor of The King" and the one
about the midget subs, and another about the squadron of Mosquitoes
"633 Squadron" or something like that.
Geeze.... I can't remember them all !!
Charles
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CCheese - your memory's not that bad! 
It was, indeed, 633 Sqn (and the music was pretty damn good too) and I think that the midget sub film might have been "Above us, the waves"
I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Run Silent, Run Deep" which wasn't a bad Sub movie either - Filmed on a real Boat it conveyed the claustrophobic atmosphere very well; the cameramen HATED filming it as there was literally no room to work.
It was, indeed, 633 Sqn (and the music was pretty damn good too) and I think that the midget sub film might have been "Above us, the waves"
I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Run Silent, Run Deep" which wasn't a bad Sub movie either - Filmed on a real Boat it conveyed the claustrophobic atmosphere very well; the cameramen HATED filming it as there was literally no room to work.
model299
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Air Force
In Harm's Way (A damn fine war movie in my opinion.)
Saving Private Ryan
Both of Clint's Iwo Jima movies
Task Force
Sargent York
The McConnell Story (If you can get past June Allyson)
Men Of The Fighting Lady
And, although there's no combat action per-se:
Strategic Air Command
A fine aircraft film, once again, if you can get past June "The Whiner" Allyson.
It features one of my all time favorite actors James Stewart. (Also star of one of my favorite westerns "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance") Incredible air to air photagraphy. And the start-up and take-off sequence is great! The B-47 action is great also. I'd love to see a wide screen version of this, instead of the pan and scan version I own.
Operation Petticoat is pretty good too!
"We sank a truck!"
In Harm's Way (A damn fine war movie in my opinion.)
Saving Private Ryan
Both of Clint's Iwo Jima movies
Task Force
Sargent York
The McConnell Story (If you can get past June Allyson)
Men Of The Fighting Lady
And, although there's no combat action per-se:
Strategic Air Command
A fine aircraft film, once again, if you can get past June "The Whiner" Allyson.
It features one of my all time favorite actors James Stewart. (Also star of one of my favorite westerns "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance") Incredible air to air photagraphy. And the start-up and take-off sequence is great! The B-47 action is great also. I'd love to see a wide screen version of this, instead of the pan and scan version I own.
Operation Petticoat is pretty good too!
"We sank a truck!"
ccheese
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CCheese - your memory's not that bad!
I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Run Silent, Run Deep" which wasn't a bad Sub movie either - Filmed on a real Boat it conveyed the claustrophobic atmosphere very well; the cameramen HATED filming it as there was literally no room to work.
Wasn't that a Clark Gable sub movie.... about him hearing morse code
from another sub, while he's chasing a Q-boat ?
Sailor Of The King was a good (British) movie. The movie I'm thinking about
was probably "Cockelshell Hero's"... These guys has canoes or kayaks.
Some days I can't remember what I had for breakfast ! Other times I can
go back forty years.... or more....
Charles
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Run silent, run deep is a great film. Some other sub movies were, Operation Pacific with John Wayne, Crash dive (in beaut colour), hell cats of the Navy, above us the waves.
ccheese
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Hellcats of the Navy.... wasn't that Ronald Reagan ? What was the
submarine movie where Ward Bond played the part of Lcdr Gilmore, who
was mortally wounded on deck and he told his exec to "take 'er down" ?
I'll bet Eric knows....
Charles
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That's the one
Dunno, this happened to Ward Bond in Operation Pacific, but his character was Cmdr "Pop" Berry.
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Another good one I haven't seen yet is Catch 22
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Escape of the Birdmen.
ToughOmbre
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Should have put this on my list of favorite WW II movies; actually it's my all-time favorite movie...
CASABLANCA
The very symbolic scene where Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) commands the band in Rick's Cafe to play La Marseillaise to drown out the Germans singing Die Wacht Am Rhein is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history.
TO
CASABLANCA
The very symbolic scene where Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) commands the band in Rick's Cafe to play La Marseillaise to drown out the Germans singing Die Wacht Am Rhein is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history.
TO
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Hmmmmm... maybe I have my characters mixed up. It really did happen to
Howard W. Gilmore, LCDR, USN, and they named a Subtender after him. It
was based here at NOB, Norfolk for eons..... Never got underway !
Charles
ccheese
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TO: How about at the very end, after Ilsa's (Ingrid Bergman) plane has
taken off, and Victor Rick are walking away. Victor says something
about the two of them working together, and Rick say's It would make a
beautiful friendship (or words to that effect). It was a great movie.
I understand Bogart never did actually say, "Play it again, Sam".
Charles
taken off, and Victor Rick are walking away. Victor says something
about the two of them working together, and Rick say's It would make a
beautiful friendship (or words to that effect). It was a great movie.
I understand Bogart never did actually say, "Play it again, Sam".
Charles
ToughOmbre
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Yes Charles, a classic in every way...
Rick says, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
And you're right, Bogie never said "Play it again, Sam". The scene went something like this...
Rick: You know what I want to hear.
Sam: No, I don't.
Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me!
Sam: Well, I don't think I can remember...
Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!
TO
ccheese
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TO:
You do good work !
Charles
You do good work !
Charles
