Film - Landship

Started by fsn, 26 February 2026, 07:08:32 PM

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fsn

https://kaleidoscopefilmdistribution.com/films/landship/


Saw the film "Landship" is due out this year. I'm actually quite interested. Set in WWI it's a story about a British tank that gets bogged down and besieged by the Germans.

I'm guessing it's based on the tale of "Fray Bentos". Could be nice and claustrophobic.

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Haven't heard of either of the films mentioned as "From the producers of . . .". A quick search suggests they are a) extremely low budget and b) not very good. Spitfire Over Berlin at least gets a Wikipedia page, the other one doesn't even get that.

But, hey, it might be a gem.

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Looked at IMDb ratings and Rotten Tomato scores for the previous movies and they don't inspire confidence. Great genre however, willing to give it a try.
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Slightly off topic but I remember seeing a film on either Netflix or Prime. It comprised of several short stories. One was about a British Vickers MG teaming 1914, a collection of pals at the Somme and a British tank caught off from support. I remember it being very good. Can't recall the name however.
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Quote from: fsn on 26 February 2026, 07:08:32 PMI'm guessing it's based on the tale of "Fray Bentos". Could be nice and claustrophobic.

I think so.  He did such a film in 2013.  Given the small clique listed in film production I suspect widening his pool of associates would be beneficial.