Michael Emrys Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Originally posted by flamingknives: Working panzers are very rare - I can't think of a film with a real Panzer in it. At least some use actual German halftracks (or similar derivative) rather than M3s Years ago on late night tv I caught the last twenty minutes or so of a movie I think is called "The Battle of the River Drava" or something like that. It was set in Yugoslavia and concerned fighting between the Germans and Partisans late in the war. The Soviets must have gotten into it somehow too because I remember some T-34/76s. I recall Orson Wells was one of the stars. The reason I bring this up is that I was astonished to see what looked very much like an authentic working Tiger in it. There were also some obviously faked German tanks as well, but in this one scene it looked very real to me at the time. I'd love to see this flick again, all the way through this time, because it looked like a good flick, but also to check and see if I was right about that Tiger. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu1 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 They made a modern remake of Sahara that wasn't bad. It used an M3 at least and was quite entertaining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 The modern remake of Sahara is appaling The M3 is playing the part of a German halftrack, although it does have an MG42 mounted. The Germans are portrayed as tacticless savages whose default attack mode is "human wave". The original is a far better film on almost every level, including the chance to predict when and how the next member of the team cops it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beorix Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 i remember a french film ,called "La neige et le feu" (Snow and fire ) who used authentic panzers , coming directly from Musée des blindés of Saumur : a Panther and a tiger B( running !) , and some half tracks and shermans (dont remember the type) it's the story of 2 friends from Paris, into free french forces , 2d Armored Division :confused: ,who were engaged in heavy fighting in Alsace ,near Strasbourg . Sorry for my poor english ,im french too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanok Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 The local PBS station in my area just aired "Perilous Fight: America's World War." In this documentary that is available on DVD, they showed some of the war in Africa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by flamingknives: while the Panzers and Stugs in Band of Brothers are built on the chassis of FV 432s (British equivalent of M113). au contraire - an IFV is not the equivalent of an APC.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfatwosix Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I recently saw one with Michael Caine. Basically they were sent behind German lines to blow up a fuel depot.... Spoiler allert! They end up being shot by the British troops in the cofusion of the street battle around Tobruk... Darned, can't remember the name of the movie now... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by flamingknives: while the Panzers and Stugs in Band of Brothers are built on the chassis of FV 432s (British equivalent of M113). au contraire - an IFV is not the equivalent of an APC.... </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 I think the movie, "The Young Lions" starts out in the desert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Puppchen Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Ummm don't kill me for this but don't forget about "The English Patient". They show the Germans taking Tobruk in 1942 and there do seem to be some semi-realistic support weapons around. Don't know about that aircraft he was flying but the AA gun seemed authentic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Thunder Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Originally posted by Alfatwosix: I recently saw one with Michael Caine. Basically they were sent behind German lines to blow up a fuel depot.... Spoiler allert! They end up being shot by the British troops in the cofusion of the street battle around Tobruk... Darned, can't remember the name of the movie now... It was mentioned a bit earlier in the thread, the movie you are thinking of is "Play Dirty." A few other desert warfare movies for the list are: "Raid on Rommel" starring Richard Burton, and M48s standing in for Panzers. Commandos allow themselves to be captured so they can then take over the prisoner convoy and discover and destroy Rommels secret fueling depot. "Five Graves to Cairo" starring the director/producer Erich von Stroheim as Rommel. A wounded British soldier cutoff from his lines disguises himself a desert hotel's employee and spies the the German command post setup there. "The Steel Lady" starring Rod Cameron and Tab Hunter who find a tank buried in the Arabian desert during WWII, and proceeds to attack the arabs with it. "Gallipoli" starrring Mel Gibson about the WW1 battle against the Turks. "Lawerence of Arabia" starring Peter O'Toole. "The Best of Enemies" starring David Niven, a hilarious comedy of errors between British troops with Italian prisoners trying to avoid capture by Germans in Libya. If you can find a copy rent or buy it. "The Immortal Sargent" starring Henry Fonda, meets up with a tough sargent and his quirky outfit, who do considerable damage to the Germans on their trek through the desert. "The Desert Rats" starring Richard Burton. "Desert Victory" documentary using newsreel footage of the battle in the desert around El Alamein. "Destination Gobi" starring Richard Widmark as a naval CPO in charge of a naval weather station in Mongolia during WW2. They befriend local mongols with a gift of saddles for the mongolian horses and fight the Japanese. "Lion of the Desert" starring Anthony Quinn as a Libyan muslim fighting against the Italian occupation of Libya during WW2. "Death Race" starring Doug McClure as an American P40 pilot trying to keep his crippled fighter moving along the ground as a German panzer pursues. (Made for TV, 1973.) "Beau Geste" any version, but the one with Gene Hackman as the commander is probably the most watchable for modern movie viewers. [ January 22, 2004, 09:05 AM: Message edited by: Captain_Thunder ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Originally posted by Captain_Thunder: "Lion of the Desert" starring Anthony Quinn as a Libyan muslim fighting against the Italian occupation of Libya during WW2.Allow me to second that recommendation. This is a seriously good movie. If you get a chance to see it, don't pass it up. Among other things, it has a good portrayal of Graziani. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfatwosix Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 "Lawrence of Arabia", yes it is kind of great to be able to walk in his footsteps now that I am based in Jordan.... Aqaba, Wadi Rum, The Hejaz railroad.... all been there, done that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Goetz Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Thought I'd add one to the list, with a qualification. It is a war movie, set in the Western Desert during World War II, but has no combat scenes in it. It is "The Hill", starring Sean Connery as a British tank sergent sent to a military prison for punishment. If you want to see the 8th Army against the Afrika Korps, you'll be disappointed, but this is a very good film that deals with a different side of the desert war. I caught it by accident late one night, and my father and I stayed up late to finish it - I was captivated. The hill in the title is part of the punishment in the prison camp - I will leave it at that. This movie is available on video, but I don't think it is on dvd yet. Well worth watching if you get a chance, even without any battle scenes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leather Suitcase Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Another vote for The Immortal Battalion, known in Blighty as The Way Ahead. Top stuff. Ice Cold in Alex also was superb, and now available on DVD compilation. Grogs will want to have a bucket handy or avoid it completely though, due to the 3-second shot which features a Land Rover in the background. Sylvia Syms is simply divine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Emrys: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Andreas: I was to smitten with whats-her-name to notice the uniforms.You were smitten with what's-her-name? You have weird taste. I don't think they even let her make movies any more. Michael </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by Kanonier Reichmann: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Michael Emrys: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Andreas: I was to smitten with whats-her-name to notice the uniforms.You were smitten with what's-her-name? You have weird taste. I don't think they even let her make movies any more. Michael </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Hunter Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Come on, dont forget "Ice Cold In Alex" I once stayed up till 4am to answer a drunken bet as to whether the glasses at the end actually had "Carlsberg" etched onto them or if it was just an effect added by the Carlsberg Ad company. It may have lacked hard core battle scenes but still managed a certain cult status He He, the worlds longest beer advert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micheal Wittman Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 You can check this site's catalog, I have ordered a few movies from there. They seem to have a good selection. Hope this helps. http://www.warshows.com/StoreFront.bok CheerZ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Well...there is a French movie starring Jean-Paul Belmondo which takes place in North Africa. Les Morfalous It's not a war movie though, it's a comedy about rogue French Foreign Legion soldiers who want to steal gold from a bank before the Germans get to it. The movie features one of those fake German tank which is clearly something out 70s with a cross painted on it. [ January 28, 2004, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: Omi ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshik Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 FYI- The creppy "It Happened Here" features an honest-to-god actual Jagdpanther within the first five minutes of the film. (as well as other assorted German supply trucks, kubelwagens, etc...) Kewl! :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by Paco QNS: Found this article War in the Sahara, Bogart-Style by Kenneth Koyen. Oh yes... Bogart's Sherman. It was clearly a Lee/Grant in the movie. And in the picture found at the link Who said vets could not identify tanks long after the war? I really liked the simple idea of the movie. Dig in your immobile Grant and the Jerries will attack towards its front... facing the 75mm and all of the MGs. It does not work in CMAK! BCF fix it or sumfink! Gruß Joachim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Thunder Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by Omi: Well...there is a French movie starring Jean-Paul Belmondo which takes place in North Africa. ... The movie features one of those fake German tank which is clearly something out 70s with a cross painted on it. Judging by the unique turret the tank used was a french AMX-13. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 A series/film on Dunkirk is being produced by the BBC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabidbvr Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 ref to Dunkirk will be showing in the not to distant future have seen adverts on BBC2 for it press release from last year here http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/09_september/02/dunkirk.shtml Take happy hunting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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