What battle do you want to see on film? - Page 4

ArmchairGeneral · 09-13-2006, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rifleman

Kings Mountain and Cowpens.

These ought to work, since Last of the Mohicans and The Patriot were both hits.

Beat me to it, dang you.

Ah, I know; how about Trafalgar? Also, I'm sure Waterloo has been covered, but I expect it's been a while, so that would be good too.

ArmchairGeneral · 09-13-2006, 01:18 AM

The Hunley vs the Housatonic, perhaps? Not much of an actual battle, but nonetheless a fascinating story.

**Parihaka** · 09-13-2006, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Beat me to it, dang you.

Ah, I know; how about Trafalgar? Also, I'm sure Waterloo has been covered, but I expect it's been a while, so that would be good too.

I haven't seen anything about Trafalgar since i was a wee nipper and even then it was ancient. Ican't recall ever having seen a movie of Waterloo. I'd like a decent one on Chunuk Bair as well.

ArmchairGeneral · 09-13-2006, 01:34 AM

Any of the Scottish vs British battles would be good. Culloden, perhaps?

cris29 · 09-13-2006, 10:44 AM

The best one wud be

Owain Glyndwr the last king of Wales defending north wales against then the largest Engllish army ever to be mobolised. Welsh were outnumbered 1:12, they still were defeated but they earned the respect fo the Englsih

Trajan · 09-13-2006, 20:10 PM

Battle of Sekigahara 1612, Japan

**TopHatter** · 09-13-2006, 20:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

The Hunley vs the Housatonic, perhaps? Not much of an actual battle, but nonetheless a fascinating story.

That was done as a made-for-TV movie The Hunley, starring Armand Assante as Lt. George Dixon and Donald Sutherland as General P.G.T. Beauregard.

The words "Made-for-TV movie" usually elicit a groan from me, but apparently it won and was nominated for a couple of awards.

I saw a few minutes of it here and there. The scenes inside CSS Hunley were very good at portraying the cramped conditions.

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-13-2006, 20:39 PM

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Originally Posted by parihaka

Ican't recall ever having seen a movie of Waterloo.

You cannot have missed this film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/

**TopHatter** · 09-13-2006, 20:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/

Good lord, look at that cast

**Parihaka** · 09-13-2006, 20:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

You cannot have missed this film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/

Cooool, I'm off down to the indie video shop, her indoors will just have to play tetris on the computer tonight......

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-13-2006, 21:47 PM

It's amazing when you have a cast of 2 Soviet divisions ... yes, they actually had 20,000 men doing the battle in that movie.

I think I'm going to my video store also.

Anon · 09-13-2006, 22:07 PM

Damn, never seen(nor even heard) of that one!

I doubt very much Blockbuster has this though, is it worth buying?

Here's a trailer for the new flick "Flyboys."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454824/...ay-E28469-10-2

And the details for "Flags of our Fathers", the new Iwo Jima movie. Directed by Clint Eastwood!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418689/

And the trailer...
http://mfile.akamai.com/17690/wmv/pa...ailer1_lrg.asx

**Officer of Engineers** · 09-13-2006, 22:33 PM

Let me see if I can find a torrent for you guys.

Anon · 09-13-2006, 22:45 PM

Heh, as long as it comes with instructions!

Canmoore · 09-13-2006, 23:24 PM

Am i alone in thinking that the battle of Kapyong would make an amazing movie?

09-13-2006, 20:10 PM	#51 (permalink)
Trajan Regular Join Date: 03-24-06 Posts: 108	Battle of Sekigahara 1612, Japan __________________ "No I do not. In the case of massacre: what difference will it make?"

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Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 1	Damn, never seen(nor even heard) of that one! I doubt very much Blockbuster has this though, is it worth buying? Here's a trailer for the new flick "Flyboys." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454824/...ay-E28469-10-2 And the details for "Flags of our Fathers", the new Iwo Jima movie. Directed by Clint Eastwood! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418689/ And the trailer... http://mfile.akamai.com/17690/wmv/pa...ailer1_lrg.asx Last edited by Anon : 09-13-2006 at 22:31 PM.

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