Tag: World War I

Aces High (1976)

114 mins Action , Drama, War

Either "Aces High" is sublimely brilliant or seriously flawed and I can't make up my mind which it is. My trouble comes from how it comes across because here we have a movie which basically recaptures what life was like for p...

The African Queen (1951)

105 mins Adventure , Drama, Romance

To be frank "The African Queen" perplexes me, actually the movie itself doesn't perplex me but the countless plaudits from those who proclaim its greatness, and don't get me wrong as I do think it is a good movie but great do...

Gallipoli (1981)

110 mins Adventure , Drama, War

I'm a bit lost having watched "Gallipoli", not something I like to admit, but it is not the movie I was anticipating because whilst a war movie the actual war element is only the third act, before that we have 2 acts of male ...

Joyeux Noel (2005)

116 mins Drama, War

Joyeux Noel (2005) - dramatization of the events which happened on the frontline during the Christmas of 1914 when the men called a ceasefire and played football...

Legends of the Fall (1994)

133 mins Drama, Romance, War

"Legends of the Fall" feels like it wants to be an epic saga, a melodrama which spans decades in the life of one family the Ludlow's, taking in the turmoil's, the fights, jealousy and romances which befall them. And for the m...

Passchendaele (2008)

114 mins Drama, Romance, War

For many Paul Gross will always be remembered as Constable Benton Fraser in "Due South" but there is more strings to this Canadian actor's bow as he wrote, directed and starred in "Passchendaele" a movie which is not only per...

Private Peaceful (2012)

102 mins Drama, War

Every review I browsed as I looked for information on "Private Peaceful" mentioned the Michael Morpurgo novel it was based on and how good it was, even those who didn't think much of the movie mentioned how the book moved the...

Shout at the Devil (1976)

150 mins Action , Adventure , Drama

"Shout at the Devil" is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith with a few things changed in adaptation, Smith's novel is in turn loosely based on the sinking of the SMS K�nigsberg. What does that mean, well beneath various elements...

The Spy in Black (1939)

82 mins Thriller, War

In cinematic history "The Spy in Black" is important as it was the first collaboration of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who if you are unaware went on to give us such greats as "Black Narcissus" and "A Matter of Life ...

The Wipers Times (2013)

92 mins TV Movie, War

The true story on which "The Wipers Times" is the sort of thing, that British spirit which makes you smile that in the midst of war some men took it upon themselves to boost morale with a little satirical paper. And that side...