Author Topic: Favorite Classic Obscure War Movie? (Read 1849 times)

ravells · « **Reply #60 on:** December 02, 2003, 06:19:33 AM »

'Operation Daybreak.'

Based on the book 'Seven men at Daybreak' it tells the true story about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, who was widely tipped to be Hitler's nominated successor. Heydrich was in charge of Czechoslovakia at the time of the assassination. The British trained Czechs in commando school to do the task and parachuted them in to carry out the job which they succeeded in doing.

After the assassination the German retribution was swift and terrible. A Panzer division wiped a Czech town off the map (Lidice) with the men inside it (the women and children were taken to concentration camps) and posted up a large reward for the capture of the assassins.

The assassins were finally betrayed and cornered by the Germans in a church in Prague where they were all killed.

The courage of the local czech men, women and children in the local resistance was amazing.

This film, for me, is the best film about the second world war that was ever made.

Ravs

more about the events here: http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/prague.html

more about the film here: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075019/

Dune · « **Reply #61 on:** December 02, 2003, 07:48:16 AM »

Lost Battalion

Odd Angry Shot

Southern Comfort

pugg666 · « **Reply #62 on:** December 02, 2003, 08:52:33 AM »

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Whats the one, I think it had Lee Marvin in it (terrible memory), which finishes with the guy dragging a torpedo off the beach and dropping it from his crane on the back of the barge onto the disabled submerged U-boat ??

Sparks that's Murphies war with Peter O'toole

good movie.

gofaster · « **Reply #63 on:** December 02, 2003, 09:05:46 AM »

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Originally posted by wrag
Then there is that Boggie classic with the Tank in the desert keeping the Germans from the well.

"Sahara". A great film. One of Bogart's best. And the "German" soldiers were actually members of the US Army's 4th Armoured Divisionassigned to work on the film.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #64 on:** December 02, 2003, 09:55:16 AM »

Sahara above was one of my favs as a kid.

84 charlie mopic is awsome but really hard to find.

greentail · « **Reply #65 on:** December 02, 2003, 07:26:21 PM »

The Bedford Incident

"I'll fire one if he fires one."

Oops.

Ozark · « **Reply #66 on:** December 02, 2003, 09:01:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Raubvogel
"A Midnight Clear"

About a unit in the Ardennes during Christmas 1944. They have a snowball fight with the Germans across the line. Pretty good flick.

I agree, it was different but a pretty good movie.

rpm · « **Reply #67 on:** December 03, 2003, 01:00:38 AM »

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Originally posted by wrag

Does anyone remember "They were Expendable"? Think that was the name. Was about PT boats?

"They Were Expendable" was an EXCELLENT film...and the title said it all. Story of a PT Squadron near Corregador that sacrificed everything. Robert Montgomery, John Wayne and Donna Reed. Yep, The Duke took second billing because Montgomery was an actual Naval Reserve Officer that saw combat.

Naso · « **Reply #68 on:** December 03, 2003, 04:24:51 AM »

If you want a "different" war movie, try

"Mediterraneo"

and

"El alamein"

Both Italian.

The first one is... particular, and oscar winner.

gofaster · « **Reply #69 on:** December 03, 2003, 08:33:09 AM »

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Originally posted by greentail
The Bedford Incident

"I'll fire one if he fires one."

Oops.

I caught this one on Turner Classic Movies one night. I missed the beginning of it but saw the dramatic conclusion. The scenario it presented was scaringly plausible. I haven't seen it on since then, which is a shame because it was very well done. Hopefully it will be shown again before falling back into obscurity.

AKCasca · « **Reply #70 on:** December 03, 2003, 09:20:37 AM »

funny you should mention The Bedford Incident, picked it up last month and is a nice addition to the collection

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #71 on:** December 03, 2003, 10:07:10 AM »

RPM371
They where expendable was really good. It was also based on the guy who got MacA out of the Philippines.

The guy went on to become an admiral. he commanded Gitmo in Cuba when Castro took over. Castro accused him of stealing water and not paying for it, so he called reporters and had them watch as he cut the water main open. It was bone dry! lol.

This guy was a character... Right out of Annapolis, before the war started, he saw the Japanese ambassador and a bunch of Japanese admirals leaving the Norfolk naval base. He figured they where spying, so he stole the diplomats briefcase and dove over the side of the ferry they were on. He then swam to shore and hitched back to his base and turned the papers into the office of Naval intelligence! He got shipped to China in semi disgrace. I will look the book up. Fantastic read.

Nod · « **Reply #72 on:** December 03, 2003, 10:12:35 AM »

I liked Catch 22

LePaul · « **Reply #73 on:** December 03, 2003, 10:30:47 AM »

I know this is corny but the movie has a good plot, etc..

Red Dawn

Wolverines!

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #74 on:** December 03, 2003, 10:33:43 AM »

Lepaul.
LOL I just watched that last weekend.

Not a bad movie really.

The Russian tanks look damn good. I can not tell what they really are. hehe