I just watched 1612 yesterday enjoyed it a lot once I had paused the film and looked up Russian history at this time

Ok
84 charley mopic " Vietnam"
The Beast "Afghanistan"
Assembly " Chinese war film"
Tali hasi 44 "Finish war film" even has real stug's and Kv 1's
Max manus "Norway ww2"
39th Battalion "koda trail"

And many others

You intrigue me Sir!

I have not dipped my toe in the Nordic war film. I have "Ambush 1941" on my Amazon wish list. I shall take your recommendation and try it.

"84 Charley Mopic" is an odd film - bit like "Blair Witch Project" meets "Platoon", but gripping for all that. "39th Battalion" is just harrowing, but like many Australian films well put together.   

"The Bedford Incident" with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. A  gripping cold war film of hunter and hunted

Quote from: Dickie255 on 13 May 2013, 05:49:01 AM
"The Bedford Incident" with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. A  gripping cold war film of hunter and hunted

Looks good! Same sort of tension as "the Enemy Below"?

Cromwell

Richard Harris as Cromwell was a bit mind boggling, but Alec Guiness was great as Charles and Timothy Dalton was a believable fop as Rupert.

I also miss/enjoy Full Metal Jacket which doesn't seem to have been on TV for ages!

Quote from: Nosher on 13 May 2013, 03:57:25 PMI also miss/enjoy Full Metal Jacket which doesn't seem to have been on TV for ages!

We have it on DVD Haven't watched it for ages, though

Quote from: mart678 on 12 May 2013, 05:50:47 PM

Tali hasi 44 "Finish war film" even has real stug's and Kv 1's

I think it also shows a very brief glimpse of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle. Which, as anti-tank rifles go, is a bit of a beast.

Quote from: fsn on 12 May 2013, 06:19:05 PM
You intrigue me Sir!

I have not dipped my toe in the Nordic war film. I have "Ambush 1941" on my Amazon wish list. I shall take your recommendation and try it.

Tali-ihantala 44 is a good film. Especially with the armour. Ambush 41 is also good, but I think the best Continuation War film is 'Beyond Enemy Lines' about the Swedish speaking Finns. The one that is critically acclaimed, but I have yet to see, is 'The Unknown Soldier': the black and white 1956 version rather than the 1985 remake.

LM

"Cockleshell Heroes" and "Went the day well", both splendid flicks. 

Quote from: Nosher on 13 May 2013, 03:57:25 PM
Cromwell

Richard Harris as Cromwell was a bit mind boggling, but Alec Guiness was great as Charles and Timothy Dalton was a believable fop as Rupert.

WORST historical movie on record (tho' I wouldn't kick Timothy Dalton out of bed either).

Ice Cold in ALex.....
The Duellist not the best uniforms for French cavalry but still a jolly good romp (well it is from memory anyway)
Letters from IWO JIMA
Lets not forget the Longest Day, Overtaken by Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers... but still a good one
The Long and the Short and the Tall... With Ronald Reagan
Platoon and then Hamburger Hill has it's moments
Yeah Downfall - not a nice film, but some good acting, wished I hadn't seen it for about two weeks afterwards
will think of some more tomorrow...sleep beckons

I'd also go for Tora Tora Tora, brilliant battle scenes. The Longest Day also ranks high in my collection. Hardly forgotten, though.

Paths of Glory is one of my favourites

Though I suppose not a war film in the traditional sense ' A very long engagement' is good as well

Quote from: Dickie255 on 13 May 2013, 05:49:01 AM
"The Bedford Incident" with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. A  gripping cold war film of hunter and hunted

Thank you Dickie255 for this film. I have just watched it whilst sitting at home with men replastering a wall in another room! Fantastic, captures the Cold War so well. You didn't mention the supporting cast - James McArthur, Martin Balsom, Ed Bishop, Donald Sutherland and a magnificently brooding Eric Portman as an ex-U-boat captain.

Brilliant!

I was watching "War of the Dead" in which a platoon of Finnish & American soldiers in 1941 attack a Russian bunker that produces zombie super soldiers.

The Yanks were wearing the wrong helmet, the Finns were using the PPSH41, and they were fighting with the Finns when  a) the Yanks didn't join in until late '41 and b) the Finns were on the "wrong side".

Moaned about this for ages, totally ignoring the obvious plot flaw that the Russian didn't create zombie super soldiers.