Frenchy Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 The Jim Belushi movie I believe was an HBO version. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 The Bogart version is a classic, of course, but I thought the Belushi version was pretty good too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Bluebottle Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I always enjoyed David Niven's film on the East Africa campaign, "The Best of Enemies". Very funny and you get to see lots of British Armoured Cars (of course, the wrong ones for the period but what the hey, normally you never see Daimlers and Humbers). Filmed in Israel IIRC. Niven, of course, as usual, being Niven - that pre-war British Army experience always came in handy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aco4bn187inf Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 How about marlon Brando in The Young Lions? Not much of a movie for anyone interested in technical accuracy, but definitely worth it for Brando's hilarious fake German accent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Actually one of the best movies set during the Mediterranean campaign must be the classic A Walk in the Sun. [ October 30, 2003, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Firefly ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 A few German flicks: "The Green Devils of Monte Cassino:" Made in the fifties. Only in German "The Star of Africa" It's about Hand joachim Marsialles, the top desert ace. Should be available from IHF or belle and Blade Recently re-released on video is also the obscure britich "Desert Rat's" which had some good combat scenes. In addition I believe Desert Fox with James Mason and Richard Burton ha sbeen rereased. There's a self titles Afrika Korps documentary released by the Germans in WW2 available through IHF. History of Fallschirmjager Pt's 1 and 2 available through Chronos has tons of good Crete and Italy footage. There are also two Through Enemy Eyes"(German newsreel episodes) with stuff on Kos and Leros, as well as a ton on other Med stuff. Don't forget Capra's "Battle of San Pietro" which has some vivid and gruesome combat footage. Los [ October 30, 2003, 02:48 PM: Message edited by: Los ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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