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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Mr Skrunts on 09 January 2010, 18:15:07
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As per usual nothing of great interest on tonight.
Rather peed off to the fact I just missed this film. Hope it gets REPEATED. Cant see a listing at the moment tho. :-/
Battle of Britain (1969)
During World War Two the German Luftwaffe launches a campaign of aerial attacks against Britain in a plan to gain control of the skies in preparation for invasion. The RAF, under the leadership of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, mounts a determined defence over the summer and autumn of 1940, despite being massively outnumbered. Drama, starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw and Christopher Plummer
Category Adventure/War
Director Guy Hamilton
Cast
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding Laurence Olivier (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Canfield Michael Caine (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Skipper Robert Shaw (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey Christopher Plummer (IMDB)
Senior civil servant Harry Andrews (IMDB)
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park Trevor Howard (IMDB)
Gp Capt Baker Kenneth More (IMDB)
Baron von Richter Curt Jurgens (IMDB)
Section Officer Maggie Harvey Susannah York (IMDB)
Certificate PG
Film4 +1 3:40pm-6:10pm (2 hours 30 minutes) Sat 9 Jan
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Good film. We won and became poor. Germans lost and had all their industry rebuilt ( by us) and became rich but you probably know that already.
It will be repeated, worth looking out for.
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I just watched 1408 on sky movies. Was looking forward to a good horror story, especially as it was based on a short story by Stephen King.
Load of codswallop. I didn't sh!t my self once, and I dont usually last the whole afternoon without doing it. ;D
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As per usual nothing of great interest on tonight.
Rather peed off to the fact I just missed this film. Hope it gets REPEATED. Cant see a listing at the moment tho. :-/
Battle of Britain (1969)
During World War Two the German Luftwaffe launches a campaign of aerial attacks against Britain in a plan to gain control of the skies in preparation for invasion. The RAF, under the leadership of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, mounts a determined defence over the summer and autumn of 1940, despite being massively outnumbered. Drama, starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw and Christopher Plummer
Category Adventure/War
Director Guy Hamilton
Cast
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding Laurence Olivier (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Canfield Michael Caine (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Skipper Robert Shaw (IMDB)
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey Christopher Plummer (IMDB)
Senior civil servant Harry Andrews (IMDB)
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park Trevor Howard (IMDB)
Gp Capt Baker Kenneth More (IMDB)
Baron von Richter Curt Jurgens (IMDB)
Section Officer Maggie Harvey Susannah York (IMDB)
Certificate PG
Film4 +1 3:40pm-6:10pm (2 hours 30 minutes) Sat 9 Jan
same here by the time id seen it were on it were well into it
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the opening scene of the messershmits sweeping in low to shoot up the airfield is always best listened to in surround sound with the volume cranked well up! :y
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the opening scene of the messershmits sweeping in low to shoot up the airfield is always best listened to in surround sound with the volume cranked well up! :y
I've got a neighbour like you. We dont speak. Guess why.
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the opening scene of the messershmits sweeping in low to shoot up the airfield is always best listened to in surround sound with the volume cranked well up! :y
I've got a neighbour like you. We dont speak. Guess why.
only if done in an isolated house with no neighbours ! joking aside i can sympathise with you -in our old house the lad next door used to bring his mates home from the pub late at night for a session on the guitars! what a tw*t
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I have watched BB now well over 20 times (I have it on DVD, and CD for the soundtrack, along with the historical record of the event in the book The Narrow Margin) and it will always be classed as my favourite film. The music and well as the tremendous photography, with a real (Spanish) squadron of WW2 era Heinkel HE111 type bombers and ME109 type fighters, along with Spitfire's and Hurrican's make it a real classic. At the time the world's 35th largest air force! :D :D
But it was in the West End my boyfriend took me to see it in 1969 when first released, and on wide screen it is extra special!! :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
However if you want a full day by day account of the great battle, I would always thoroughly recommend The Battle Of Britain Then And Now 5th Edition Ramsey, G. (Editor) After The Battle (2006)
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It was the 1st film my Dad ever took me to see at the pictures. I was 8 years old sat in front of a massive screen for the 1st time ever and there were Spitfires shooting the Germans down. Loved it. :y :y :y
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It was the 1st film my Dad ever took me to see at the pictures. I was 8 years old sat in front of a massive screen for the 1st time ever and there were Spitfires shooting the Germans down. Loved it. :y :y :y
Now you are making me feel old Skruntie!! ::) ::) :D :D :D ;)
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Got the DVD
The German aircraft are all post WW2 SPanish built and fitted wiht of all things - Merlins
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Yf5B6GbYk
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It was the 1st film my Dad ever took me to see at the pictures. I was 8 years old sat in front of a massive screen for the 1st time ever and there were Spitfires shooting the Germans down. Loved it. :y :y :y
Now you are making me feel old Skruntie!! ::) ::) :D :D :D ;)
................just how old is Lizzie.....has she reached three figures yet?. ::) ::) ::) ;)
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................just how old is Lizzie.....has she reached three figures yet?. ::) ::) ::) ;)
:o Oh dear-Lord; you can`t say that! :o
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................just how old is Lizzie.....has she reached three figures yet?. ::) ::) ::) ;)
:o Oh dear-Lord; you can`t say that! :o
He just did. Have to watch myself here......... ;D
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