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Subject: WWII Movies?
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:44:08 -0600


I thought it might be interesting to find out what WWII movies you have
enjoyed/ been moved by the most.
My top choices are:
In Which we serve
The Cruel Sea
Gregory Peck in Twelve o'clock High
Dangerous Moonlight (featuring the Warsaw Concerto) It was called
Suicide Squadron in the USA.
I enjoy Hope and Glory (a more recent movie) because it reminds me so
much of our streets in London and the kids climbing through all the
rubble; evacuation to the country etc.
I disliked: Mrs. Miniver because it was so unrealistic. She never had a
hair out of place even the midst of a bombing raid and her clothes were
magnificent, unlike our war-time clothes. I also find her English accent
to be a bit too posh (refined).
We laughed at the John Wayne WWII movies during the war because they too
were quite unrealistic - galloping through the ocean on a torpedo boat etc.
Would you like to add to the list or make comments?
Hazel



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