Very rare on german TV (seems like the directors have more interest in WWII and the stuff that belongs to it... sells better, i guess). No idea!!! But they showed "Im Westen nichts Neues" ("All quiet on the western front") at ARTE (sometimes the best thing you can see here... my two pence) some weeks ago... both versions, the german one from 1930 (?) and the US-one from the 50s(?) a few days later. Great differences between those two films? Damned, i missed both of them (at least i am sorry for the german one). Should take a look at Amazon.
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The Trench (2000) Director William Boyd For King and Country (1950s) starring Dirk Bogarde Regeneration (1998?) based on Pat Baker novels All Quiet on the Western Front (1930s version) Paths of Glory (1956?) Kirk Douglas Gallipoli - Mel Gibson Light Horsemen Lawrence of Arabia ANZACs - TV series Blackadder goes forth.
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Yes The Trench is the one with the lad from Eastenders. I thought it was a reasonable effort. Not brilliant. Strangley my wife really liked it - she said she had never really thought about how young the boys were or what happened to them in battles like The Somme. My list wasn't in any order by the way - its no my favourite. All Quiet or Gallipoli would have to fight that one out! Regeneration is based on the time the war poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet in a wartime hospital recovering from war neuroses. Rober t Graves also makes any appearance. Well worth seeing. Aces High is another great film - made in the 1970s and starring Malcom MacDowell of Clockwork Orange fame. It's based on the R C Shariff play Journeys End. Incidentally if you live in or near London Journeys End is still on at the theatre and you won't see anything better (I believe it was made into film in the 1930s too). The film Aces Hign is set in an RAF squadron but the play is set in an infantry frontline dugout days before the 1918 spring offensive. It had most of the audience in tears when I saw it and my teenage nephews ay it twice!!
There's also Lord of the Rings - a lot of its based on Tolkiens experiences in WW1...
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All quiet on the western front (german version ) with english dubbing is great! Another fun one is James Cagney in Captian Flagg. Larence of Arabia,Dawn patrol , the Blue Max All ok. I dont think there is a really great WWI movie though?
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My vote is for ANZACS though I only saw the VHS cut released in the US. Been seriously thinking of getting a code free DVD player and getting the 3 DVD set from OZ.... .....Is it OK to buy yourself presents for Xmas?
1. Frauline Doctor Omar Sharriff 2. Sgt. York Gary Cooper 3. Blue Max George Peppard 4. How I Won the War (think that's the name) John Lennon
Mentioned Sgt York cause its probably the most mainstream WW1 movie from the U.S., and not mentioned elsewhere.
Frauline Doctor (might be Doktor) fascinating film 1969 forget lead actress, she plays a German spy out to steal secret gas from allies that isn't prevented by wearing masks. Sharriff plays German officer that loves her but comes to see her for the evil that she is/causes.
Blue Max, best airplane movie about the war. Great flight/fight scenes, good story.
How I Won the War (again, think that's the name) also about 1969 stars include cameo by ex-Beatle John Lennon playing (what else) British soldier during Great War. Movie is surreal splicing musical numbers with bloody battle scenes, contrasting patriotic fever with the actual cost of war. May be hard to find, but worth the look.
Also remembered, Fighting 69th with Jimmy Cagney and Pat O'Brien, Cagney is tough-talking street private that runs in battle. O'Brien gets his head straight.
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Not a lot of action in it, but there was a Masterpiece Theater presentation about a company/battalion? formed from workers at the King's Sandringham estate that was pretty good. They were wiped out in the Dardanelles.
Duoamont(sp?):Die Holle von Verdun is good (from IHF) Don't forget Fighting 69th w/ Cagney. Am currently watching the French flick (dvd) Captaine Conan Good so far.
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My repy about Lost Battalion movie in that posting...
Have to agree, the 'look' was awful, the production was bad, the script worse. It's a real shame because it's a terrific story and now no one will touch it again.
My favorite WWI movie by the way is - "The Big Parade" 1925 silent (King Vidor). It's out on VHS at least. The acting of course gets a bit melodramatic at the stories' climax - it was a silent after all, but there is enough gritty realism in it to show that war ain't fun and it really changes people. The story is intriguing and well done and I love the cast. Also the musical score is great as a period piece. It was written by a WWI vet (Laurence Stallings) who lost his leg at Belleau Wood, and I believe the story is really a fantasy about his experiences.
It may not be for todays generation who can't even bear a B/W movie, but it's a great classic. Check it out at this web site http://www.filmsite.org/bigp.html
Laurence Stallings also wrote John Fords' "What Price Glory" 1952 (and the 1926 original). It was a corny movie, but I loved the inter-action between Capt Flagg (James Cagney) and Sgt Quirt (Dan dailey). And the supporting cast was great.
Oh, and I almost forgot - another beauty is the 'off the wall' British film "OH What A Lovely War!" 1969 - Sir Richard Attenborough. Surreal yes, but a must see. You Brits out there must be familiar with it.
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Finally got my all region DVD player and got the full miniseries "ANZACS" - really loved it. Also picked up another region 4 flick, "THE LIGHTHORSEMEN". Great cavalry charge at Beersheeba in 1917. Gooood flick. Funny thing: ordered a flick from Ottawa (400 miles away) and Australia about the same time - got the one from Australia about 3 days before the one from Canada.
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Finally got my all region DVD player and got the full miniseries "ANZACS" - really loved it. Also picked up another region 4 flick, "THE LIGHTHORSEMEN". Great cavalry charge at Beersheeba in 1917. Gooood flick. Funny thing: ordered a flick from Ottawa (400 miles away) and Australia about the same time - got the one from Australia about 3 days before the one from Canada.
He he he...what does that say about mail delivery from Canada?
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Not a lot of action in it, but there was a Masterpiece Theater presentation about a company/battalion? formed from workers at the King's Sandringham estate that was pretty good. They were wiped out in the Dardanelles.
That was good.
David Jason (Only fools and horses)starred in it.
Still noone else has mentioned Regeneration.
I have A Very Long Engagment and Paths of Glory on DVD, will watch this week.
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"All the Kings Men" was the David Jason TV movie about the Sandringham Estate Pals, I only saw it once
Gallipoli has to be my fave all around WWI film. Probably as I have seen it so many times. You get a real sense of the patriot whirlwind that draw ordinary men in serving their contry and how they bore their duty with humour and resignation. One of the most moving parts is just before the diggers infantry go over the top they left letters to loved ones and even their wedding rings as they did not expect to come back.
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