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War Movie Mondays Again: Battle of Britain

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Douglas Barnett

Last time on War Movie Mondays Again we featured the film Kelly’s Heroes. This time it’s the 1969 Guy Hamilton directed classic Battle of Britain. This film depicts the valiant struggle of Great Britain’s Royal Air Force against the onslaught of … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the Tony Richardson 1968 remake of The Charge of the Light Brigade which tells the story of a British expeditionary force sent to the Crimean peninsula in 1854 to halt the spread of Russian dominance over … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Von Ryan’s Express’

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick bring us back to my favorite of all the wars, World War II. The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra leads an all star cast in Von Ryan’s Express (1965) which tells the story of a massive … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Battle of Britain’

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1969 Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, Force 10 From Navarone) directed classic Battle of Britain, which depicts the valiant struggle of Great Britain’s Royal Air Force against the onslaught of the numerically superior German Luftwaffe during the … Continue reading →

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