One of the reasons the village looks so lovely is, I believe, because the film was shot during the legendary British summer of 1976. There's never been another like it in my lifetime and those of us who remember it still bore people about it today. I think it was Bill Bryson who wrote that even a dump like Los Angeles looks great in the sunshine. Also RIP Donald Sutherland, Treat Williams and Jeff Conaway (who plays one of the Rangers). Oh yes - WHISKEY - sorry, I'm not a drinker, me.
Whiskey- The book that this film is based on starts with the author, Jack Higgins, finding some concealed German graves in an English graveyard. He then interviews the locals and discovers 'the plot' to kidnap Churchill, which very much plays into the fact that this could have been a true account!
Hi Alexa, I saw the film three times during college in Manila, two hours from home. After the film was finally shown in the rural areas like my hometown, I saw it everyday during the week it was shown. To this day, Allied paratroopers and the German Fallschirmjager have been a major part of my work as an illustrator and sculptor. For last year’s 80th anniversary of the Battle of Ortona, Italy, I am sculpting Canadian troops and German paratroopers in the streets of Ortona. Like you, this film upset and saddened me. I still feel it to this day. It still haunts and inspires me in my work. Very impressed with your observations on the detail of this film. I bought the novel and from what I remember, the fallen paratroopers’ final resting place were in that cemetery. The locals still bring flowers because of the one who died saving the child. Whiskey.
Jenny Agutter was lovely as always. And I had forgotten Jean Marsh was in this film. Over the decades she played multiple roles in classic Dr. Who. Most notably she was Sara Kingdom, who was or wasn't a companion of the first doctor, depending on who you ask. She was also in the original Twilight Zone.
This was the great John Sturges' last film and a solidly entertaining sign-off. Hagman once again showed what a talented and scene-stealing actor he was, managing to stand out even in a cast so filled with fine actors/actresses.
From what I've read Sturges' heart was never in it, and as soon as shooting wrapped he was gone. It was the film editor that made a silk purse out of a sows ear. Michael Caine was not impressed with Sturges, who told him early in the shoot that he'd rather be fishing. From Caines' autobiography, "The picture wasn't bad, but I still get angry when I think about what it could have been with the right director. We had committed the old European sin of being impressed with someone just because they came from Hollywood".
@@nicksykes4575 Yes, I've heard of Sturges' personal issues on this and several of his last films. All the same, Sturges was functioning well enough to produce the raw material for the film. At his best he was one of the most talented directors/producers of that era.
Take My Love, Take My Land, Take Me Where I Cannot Stand, I Don't Care, I'm Still Free, But Jayne has no grenades for me. (Sorry Alexa, couldn't resist after your little Firefly snippet).
This film had an all-star cast. Total A-list headed by Michael Cane, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall, and even pre-Dallas Larry Hagman Of course, you have to be sympathetic for Oberstleutnant Steiner and his men. They were already dead men walking all because they were decent human beings. And they had seen the horrors of war on the Eastern Front. They were just on the wrong side of history. You should read the original novel by Jack Higgins. Also, there is a second novel, The Eagle Has Flown. The church in the film is the Church of St. Margaret, in Mapledurham, Berkshire. The rest of the English locations were shot in Cornwall.
The book fleshes out the characters much more,, Caine character is doing the mission to try to save his father who is a guest of the Gestapo, the soldier who lost his life saving the girl had lost his entire family to a British air raid. There are no villains here, only victims of war.
I really enjoy your totally unique reactions. I have to admit I had a bit of a chuckle when you were dating the grave stones during the battle scene. May I congratulate you on your marvellous eye for detail, especially using the codeword 'Whiskey' as opposed to 'Whisky' in tribute to the Irish origins of the spy.
Good guess! Mapeldurham Oxfordshire. You might like to try 'Went The Day Well' 1942 black and white. Made during the war before the outcome of the war was known. Whiskey!
Did I boringingly already tell you my Donald Sutherland story? Laugh at me, if I did. Almost 40 years ago, while I was wearing a tuxedo with tails at a Westwood McDonalds during the 1984 Olympics, I was inexplicably setting up one booth with fabric napkins, real silverware, appropriate glasses, a tape-recorder ready to play Sibelius, when DONALD SUTHERLAND and three of his suns entered the scene. Mr. Sutherland was immediately amused by what I was doing and watched as I set up the booth for my friend's date. It happened to be APRIL 1. So, when Mr. Sutherland's 2 sons had already gone out to their red convertible Cadillac, I went up to him and saId, "Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Elliott Gould?" He crumpled, his son was pissed(!), and I said, "April Fools. Sorry, Mr. Sutherland, can I please have your autograph for my friend's date?"
This movie was an excellent reminder that there are degrees of evil, and that being honourable doesn't necessarily mean being good. It actually made me think of a Finnish education video on TH-cam, which showcases Finnish kids being taught critical thinking, and how recognise the agendas behind different media platforms. (I learned similar skills much later, in University Philosophy classes.) In my own life, I was dumbfounded to realise that an online acquaintance genuinely thought all Irish descended people in the UK supported the IRA (whereas as my British Army Para, Irish descendant atheist Dad would say: " A pox on all terrorists, of any religion, cause or country.)
They put some effort into the production. The Eastern Front railway scene was shot in Finland. The armored vehicles under tarpaulins on the flatbed cars in the background was real, WW2 vintage German StuG III assault guns. Most other productions wouldn't have bothered with that, but his one did. Also, when the German paratroopers embark the C-47, they hold the parachute release lines between their teeth, just like it was done. Steiner's second in command, Hans, was played by Swedish troubadour and actor , Sven-Bertil Taube, who lived in London in the 1970s.
The majority of the film, including the church, was shot in the village of Mapledurham near Reading Berkshire. Reading is 40miles East of London, whereas Oxford is 60miles North East of London, and it's 26miles North North East from Reading to Oxford. The parachuting was done by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers parachute display team, and the shots of them landing in the surf were shot at Holkham Beach Norfolk, more famous as the beach where the horses of the Household Cavalry spend their summer holidays.
Whiskey. A truly great reaction Alexa. Sincerely from the use of "Danse Macabre" as your intro theme to your truly beautiful little speech in that made up your outro, you are certainly one of the best reactors it has been my pleasure to watch. Thank you for such wonderful content. P.S. I know you probably get a lot of recommendations all the time, and I certainly wouldn't want to overwhelm you, but might I be so bold as to suggest checking out "Whistle Down the Wind" (1961) and "FairyTale: A True Story (1997) if you haven't seen them already? Both fantastic films which I believe you truly enjoy. Thank you.
Thank you! One of my favorite ballet pieces when I was younger used ”Danse Macabre” - I was never cast in it, but it stuck with me! I can still remember some of the choreography.
I think I saw this movie in the theater, which is surprising for me to think about now because I would have been 10 years old at the time. There's a line from (the opening monologue of?) Patton (1970) - something like, "I don't want you to die for your country, I want you to make the other guy die for his!" Maybe that was Treat Williams' character's attitude about death in war.
Great cast of actors. Saw this years ago and loved it. RIP Donald Sutherland. Your reactions are always very interesting. I would love to suggest The Innocents 1960.
That was much more than just a film reaction, Alexa. As ever you made it far more thought-provoking. Definitely worth another watch...probably with a WHISKEY 😉 Hope you are feeling well these days. ❤️
I noticed some silly irony here. in 1969, Robert Duvall was the villain toward the end of the John Wayne film True Grit. Wayne wore an eye patch throughout the entire film. Now Robert Duvall is wearing an eyepatch throughout his entire film. Copy Cat hoping to get an Oscar like John Wayne lol.
My preferred Whiskey is a good Single Malt Scotch. I agree Alexa, it may be uncomfortable, but movies like this are important to show the enemy are human too. It is all too easy to be blinded by propaganda, but the "enemy", whether real or perceived, are just people and like all people, there is good and bad there.
There is no such thing as a good Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. However, finding a good Single Malt Scotch Whisky is very easy. Whiskey, with an "e" is Irish. Whisky, on the other hand, is Scotch, though in Scotland we just call it whisky. 😉
I remember seeing this one in the theater when I was 9 years old. Movies like this are one of the reasons I enlisted at age 17. Airborne Infantry. The reality of the job is a very nasty affair.
Each army had their flipped out crazies within its ranks. It happens in all wars. Robert Redford starrred in a good Korean war film where he deals with a shell shocked psycho that crossed enemy lines at night only to kill off Chinese troops in a personal war within himself. "War Hunt"
I've always liked it. The novel by Jack Higgins is even better with a lot more in it. Liam Devlin doesn't match the book's description greatly but Sutherland gets the character right. Devlin appears in other Higgins novels - The Eagle Has Flown (not adapted as yet), Touch the Devil, and Confessional. I asked Higgins in an interview 30 years ago why two characters were killed in the film but had survived in the novel but he didn't know either! Michael Caine made some interesting comments in his autobiography, saying director John Sturges, whose last film this was, wasn't as committed to projects as he had been in early days, eg he wasn't interested in post-production jobs like supervising editing. He just apparently took his fee as soon as he'd finished shooting and flew back to California for his deep-sea fishing. Caine felt that the film could have been that much better if Sturges had stuck around. Sturges did a great job on Bad Day at Black Rock which I remember you covered. Whiskey!
this was my favourite Jack Higgens book pleased to see it made into a decent film. the village is real i dont remember the real location but you can look it up. the director was only on this film for the money had the dvd and the making of the film and lots of other xtras on there a 2 disc set, I grew up with Jenny Agutter starting with the tv series of the railway children and then 3 films i think you reacted to the second film when she was the mother but she was at her best playing Miss Roberta. Cheers Eye of the Needle 1980ish would be worth a watch.
This was pretty much the last in the long tradition of great British war movies, the UK film industry being in decline by the time it was made. Great photography, great script and a fantastic cast, even including the small roles. If you haven't seen them already - and if you can find them - there are a couple of older movies that I think you'd enjoy watching - "Went The Day Well?" and "It Happened Here". I won't say anything more about them, apart from saying that they're both minor classics.
This is the film that made me a lifelong fan of Donald Sutherland. Your choice of films is impressive, avoiding just the "greatest hits" and watching some underrated classics!
Have you seen the movie Charge of the Light Brigade, the 1968 one. Well worth a reaction, particularly if you've studied the battle or the Crimean war. And it's history and period correct.
By the way, Michael Caine (Steiner) made this film the same summer that he filmed his part in Holland in A Bridge Too Far as the British tank column leader!
Loved this movie from when it first came out - and the stellar cast in particular. I also made a point of visiting Mapledurham, near Reading, Berkshire - used for the fictional village, with its waterwheel and the church and Mapledurham House, all used in the movie.
Your reviews of Jerry Anderson productions have been mentioned on Jamie Anderson's YT channel for the second time. Chris Dale gave you a glowing endorsement near the beginning of today's (11.08.24) podcast. He's the person that mentioned you a few months ago and one of the people who left a comment asking you to watch "Sapphire & Steel". I'm putting it here because the comments are turned off on your latest "New Captain Scarlet" video.
@@alexachipman You're very welcome. I'm surprised that they haven't asked you to be interviewed on their weekly podcast & participate in "The Randomiser". The latter is when Chris Dale watches an episode of a Gerry Anderson production & makes comments about it. Or did they & you said no as you don't want spoilers? You've said before that you don't visit websites & watch YT channels like Fanderson, Century 21 Films & Gerry Anderson (run by Jamie Anderson) because you don't want spoilers.
@@simoncurry5336 I haven't heard from them :) although as you said I also avoid anything other than siloed areas like say Space: 1999 Facebook groups where there won't be spoilers from shows I have not watched yet.
@@alexachipman Chris Dale left a comment in your should I watch Sapphire & Steel video and saying that he would like you to watch it (and so do I). Though you wouldn't have known it was him as he used his alter ego Chris Dalek. He has a YT channel of his own (called Chris Dalek) which is well worth watching.
Whiskey. I think being from a country that has not been subject to invasion or conquest within the past few centuries has possibly left the British with a more insulated, less nuanced and slightly complacent view of history. I think, when you travel to eastern Europe or the Middle East, the picture becomes much more complex, the ebb and flow of history, the movement of populations still everyday currency, and moral clarity increasingly blurred.
7:24, 😂 did you say Symmetry or... Cemetery. In hind sight probably the former. Sounded weird in my head "Look at the cemetery! No, a graveyard."... or did I miss a difference?
Jenny Agutter was not fat at all in this film. She was gorgeous as always and with that cut-glass upper class accent. ❤❤❤
One of the reasons the village looks so lovely is, I believe, because the film was shot during the legendary British summer of 1976. There's never been another like it in my lifetime and those of us who remember it still bore people about it today. I think it was Bill Bryson who wrote that even a dump like Los Angeles looks great in the sunshine.
Also RIP Donald Sutherland, Treat Williams and Jeff Conaway (who plays one of the Rangers).
Oh yes - WHISKEY - sorry, I'm not a drinker, me.
Whiskey- The book that this film is based on starts with the author, Jack Higgins, finding some concealed German graves in an English graveyard. He then interviews the locals and discovers 'the plot' to kidnap Churchill, which very much plays into the fact that this could have been a true account!
That is awesome, very Outlander!
One of the best novel adaptations also
Hi Alexa, I saw the film three times during college in Manila, two hours from home. After the film was finally shown in the rural areas like my hometown, I saw it everyday during the week it was shown. To this day, Allied paratroopers and the German Fallschirmjager have been a major part of my work as an illustrator and sculptor. For last year’s 80th anniversary of the Battle of Ortona, Italy, I am sculpting Canadian troops and German paratroopers in the streets of Ortona. Like you, this film upset and saddened me. I still feel it to this day. It still haunts and inspires me in my work. Very impressed with your observations on the detail of this film. I bought the novel and from what I remember, the fallen paratroopers’ final resting place were in that cemetery. The locals still bring flowers because of the one who died saving the child. Whiskey.
Jenny Agutter was lovely as always. And I had forgotten Jean Marsh was in this film. Over the decades she played multiple roles in classic Dr. Who. Most notably she was Sara Kingdom, who was or wasn't a companion of the first doctor, depending on who you ask. She was also in the original Twilight Zone.
This was the great John Sturges' last film and a solidly entertaining sign-off. Hagman once again showed what a talented and scene-stealing actor he was, managing to stand out even in a cast so filled with fine actors/actresses.
From what I've read Sturges' heart was never in it, and as soon as shooting wrapped he was gone. It was the film editor that made a silk purse out of a sows ear. Michael Caine was not impressed with Sturges, who told him early in the shoot that he'd rather be fishing. From Caines' autobiography, "The picture wasn't bad, but I still get angry when I think about what it could have been with the right director. We had committed the old European sin of being impressed with someone just because they came from Hollywood".
@@nicksykes4575 Yes, I've heard of Sturges' personal issues on this and several of his last films. All the same, Sturges was functioning well enough to produce the raw material for the film. At his best he was one of the most talented directors/producers of that era.
Take My Love, Take My Land,
Take Me Where I Cannot Stand,
I Don't Care, I'm Still Free,
But Jayne has no grenades for me.
(Sorry Alexa, couldn't resist after your little Firefly snippet).
@@simonoleary9264 Thanks, missed her point of reference in the video.
New Film Recommendations - Went the Day Well ? (1942) & It happened here (1964)
This film had an all-star cast. Total A-list headed by Michael Cane, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall, and even pre-Dallas Larry Hagman
Of course, you have to be sympathetic for Oberstleutnant Steiner and his men. They were already dead men walking all because they were decent human beings. And they had seen the horrors of war on the Eastern Front. They were just on the wrong side of history.
You should read the original novel by Jack Higgins. Also, there is a second novel, The Eagle Has Flown.
The church in the film is the Church of St. Margaret, in Mapledurham, Berkshire. The rest of the English locations were shot in Cornwall.
The book fleshes out the characters much more,, Caine character is doing the mission to try to save his father who is a guest of the Gestapo, the soldier who lost his life saving the girl had lost his entire family to a British air raid. There are no villains here, only victims of war.
I really enjoy your totally unique reactions. I have to admit I had a bit of a chuckle when you were dating the grave stones during the battle scene. May I congratulate you on your marvellous eye for detail, especially using the codeword 'Whiskey' as opposed to 'Whisky' in tribute to the Irish origins of the spy.
I was wondering if anyone would catch the e reference! 🥃
@@alexachipman Slainte!
Good guess! Mapeldurham Oxfordshire. You might like to try 'Went The Day Well' 1942 black and white. Made during the war before the outcome of the war was known. Whiskey!
Did I boringingly already tell you my Donald Sutherland story? Laugh at me, if I did. Almost 40 years ago, while I was wearing a tuxedo with tails at a Westwood McDonalds during the 1984 Olympics, I was inexplicably setting up one booth with fabric napkins, real silverware, appropriate glasses, a tape-recorder ready to play Sibelius, when DONALD SUTHERLAND and three of his suns entered the scene. Mr. Sutherland was immediately amused by what I was doing and watched as I set up the booth for my friend's date. It happened to be APRIL 1. So, when Mr. Sutherland's 2 sons had already gone out to their red convertible Cadillac, I went up to him and saId, "Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Elliott Gould?" He crumpled, his son was pissed(!), and I said, "April Fools. Sorry, Mr. Sutherland, can I please have your autograph for my friend's date?"
He laughed in a big grin of relief and said, "You're very funny." He signed the napkin "Best April Fool's Wishes, Donald Sutherland."
This movie was an excellent reminder that there are degrees of evil, and that being honourable doesn't necessarily mean being good. It actually made me think of a Finnish education video on TH-cam, which showcases Finnish kids being taught critical thinking, and how recognise the agendas behind different media platforms. (I learned similar skills much later, in University Philosophy classes.) In my own life, I was dumbfounded to realise that an online acquaintance genuinely thought all Irish descended people in the UK supported the IRA (whereas as my British Army Para, Irish descendant atheist Dad would say: " A pox on all terrorists, of any religion, cause or country.)
I never thought all Irish descended people supported the IRA, though when I was in university, I thought all English people thought that.
They put some effort into the production. The Eastern Front railway scene was shot in Finland. The armored vehicles under tarpaulins on the flatbed cars in the background was real, WW2 vintage German StuG III assault guns. Most other productions wouldn't have bothered with that, but his one did. Also, when the German paratroopers embark the C-47, they hold the parachute release lines between their teeth, just like it was done. Steiner's second in command, Hans, was played by Swedish troubadour and actor , Sven-Bertil Taube, who lived in London in the 1970s.
The majority of the film, including the church, was shot in the village of Mapledurham near Reading Berkshire. Reading is 40miles East of London, whereas Oxford is 60miles North East of London, and it's 26miles North North East from Reading to Oxford. The parachuting was done by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers parachute display team, and the shots of them landing in the surf were shot at Holkham Beach Norfolk, more famous as the beach where the horses of the Household Cavalry spend their summer holidays.
Reading is west of London and Oxford north-west of London.
@@chrisgibbings9499 Oops, my sense of direction just took a 180 U-turn, a bit worrying for me as I used to drive for a living.
@@nicksykes4575 I think we've all done it! Thanks for filling in details anyway; good to know.
Whiskey.
A truly great reaction Alexa. Sincerely from the use of "Danse Macabre" as your intro theme to your truly beautiful little speech in that made up your outro, you are certainly one of the best reactors it has been my pleasure to watch. Thank you for such wonderful content.
P.S. I know you probably get a lot of recommendations all the time, and I certainly wouldn't want to overwhelm you, but might I be so bold as to suggest checking out "Whistle Down the Wind" (1961) and "FairyTale: A True Story (1997) if you haven't seen them already? Both fantastic films which I believe you truly enjoy. Thank you.
Thank you! One of my favorite ballet pieces when I was younger used ”Danse Macabre” - I was never cast in it, but it stuck with me! I can still remember some of the choreography.
I think I saw this movie in the theater, which is surprising for me to think about now because I would have been 10 years old at the time. There's a line from (the opening monologue of?) Patton (1970) - something like, "I don't want you to die for your country, I want you to make the other guy die for his!" Maybe that was Treat Williams' character's attitude about death in war.
Great cast of actors. Saw this years ago and loved it. RIP Donald Sutherland. Your reactions are always very interesting. I would love to suggest The Innocents 1960.
Whiskey - The Assassination Bureau 1969
Thank you!
good choice
That was much more than just a film reaction, Alexa. As ever you made it far more thought-provoking. Definitely worth another watch...probably with a WHISKEY 😉
Hope you are feeling well these days. ❤️
I noticed some silly irony here. in 1969, Robert Duvall was the villain toward the end of the John Wayne film True Grit. Wayne wore an eye patch throughout the entire film. Now Robert Duvall is wearing an eyepatch throughout his entire film. Copy Cat hoping to get an Oscar like John Wayne lol.
My preferred Whiskey is a good Single Malt Scotch.
I agree Alexa, it may be uncomfortable, but movies like this are important to show the enemy are human too.
It is all too easy to be blinded by propaganda, but the "enemy", whether real or perceived, are just people and like all people, there is good and bad there.
There is no such thing as a good Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. However, finding a good Single Malt Scotch Whisky is very easy. Whiskey, with an "e" is Irish. Whisky, on the other hand, is Scotch, though in Scotland we just call it whisky. 😉
@@sirderam1
Such a pedant!
A person after my own heart 😁
Yes, the movie does an excellent job of humanizing the characters.
Finally, someone reviews this movie!!
I'm going to recommend Whisky Galore! (1949). The 2016 remake is also good, but i have fond memories of the original.
I remember seeing this one in the theater when I was 9 years old.
Movies like this are one of the reasons I enlisted at age 17.
Airborne Infantry.
The reality of the job is a very nasty affair.
Each army had their flipped out crazies within its ranks. It happens in all wars. Robert Redford starrred in a good Korean war film where he deals with a shell shocked psycho that crossed enemy lines at night only to kill off Chinese troops in a personal war within himself. "War Hunt"
I've always liked it. The novel by Jack Higgins is even better with a lot more in it. Liam Devlin doesn't match the book's description greatly but Sutherland gets the character right. Devlin appears in other Higgins novels - The Eagle Has Flown (not adapted as yet), Touch the Devil, and Confessional. I asked Higgins in an interview 30 years ago why two characters were killed in the film but had survived in the novel but he didn't know either! Michael Caine made some interesting comments in his autobiography, saying director John Sturges, whose last film this was, wasn't as committed to projects as he had been in early days, eg he wasn't interested in post-production jobs like supervising editing. He just apparently took his fee as soon as he'd finished shooting and flew back to California for his deep-sea fishing. Caine felt that the film could have been that much better if Sturges had stuck around. Sturges did a great job on Bad Day at Black Rock which I remember you covered. Whiskey!
Also, the fictional village in the movie was Mapledurham, Berkshire England and that is the Church of St. Margaret. Great reaction 👏😊
this was my favourite Jack Higgens book pleased to see it made into a decent film. the village is real i dont remember the real location but you can look it up. the director was only on this film for the money had the dvd and the making of the film and lots of other xtras on there a 2 disc set, I grew up with Jenny Agutter starting with the tv series of the railway children and then 3 films i think you reacted to the second film when she was the mother but she was at her best playing Miss Roberta. Cheers Eye of the Needle 1980ish would be worth a watch.
Whiskey! Well said, Alexa. A message for our times, on both sides of the Atlantic.
So happy somebody has reacted to this movie, love this flm
This was pretty much the last in the long tradition of great British war movies, the UK film industry being in decline by the time it was made. Great photography, great script and a fantastic cast, even including the small roles.
If you haven't seen them already - and if you can find them - there are a couple of older movies that I think you'd enjoy watching - "Went The Day Well?" and "It Happened Here". I won't say anything more about them, apart from saying that they're both minor classics.
the novel is well worth a read
This is the film that made me a lifelong fan of Donald Sutherland. Your choice of films is impressive, avoiding just the "greatest hits" and watching some underrated classics!
You have patreon to thank for that - they choose the films!
Whiskey, The filming location is on the South coast of England, but it's very secretive.
Favourite scene is the look on the American officer's face when Michael Caine walks out of the church in German uniform.
Mapledurham, Oxfordshire was the location.
It is absolutely gorgeous!
This was the first movie I went to see after I earned my driver's license. Excellent cast.
Have you seen the movie Charge of the Light Brigade, the 1968 one. Well worth a reaction, particularly if you've studied the battle or the Crimean war. And it's history and period correct.
By the way, Michael Caine (Steiner) made this film the same summer that he filmed his part in Holland in A Bridge Too Far as the British tank column leader!
Loved this movie from when it first came out - and the stellar cast in particular. I also made a point of visiting Mapledurham, near Reading, Berkshire - used for the fictional village, with its waterwheel and the church and Mapledurham House, all used in the movie.
Your reviews of Jerry Anderson productions have been mentioned on Jamie Anderson's YT channel for the second time. Chris Dale gave you a glowing endorsement near the beginning of today's (11.08.24) podcast. He's the person that mentioned you a few months ago and one of the people who left a comment asking you to watch "Sapphire & Steel". I'm putting it here because the comments are turned off on your latest "New Captain Scarlet" video.
How lovely, thank you for letting me know. Yes, I had to turn off comments due to bad behavior from a large group of New Captain Scarlet fans alas!
@@alexachipman You're very welcome. I'm surprised that they haven't asked you to be interviewed on their weekly podcast & participate in "The Randomiser". The latter is when Chris Dale watches an episode of a Gerry Anderson production & makes comments about it. Or did they & you said no as you don't want spoilers? You've said before that you don't visit websites & watch YT channels like Fanderson, Century 21 Films & Gerry Anderson (run by Jamie Anderson) because you don't want spoilers.
@@simoncurry5336 I haven't heard from them :) although as you said I also avoid anything other than siloed areas like say Space: 1999 Facebook groups where there won't be spoilers from shows I have not watched yet.
@@alexachipman Chris Dale left a comment in your should I watch Sapphire & Steel video and saying that he would like you to watch it (and so do I). Though you wouldn't have known it was him as he used his alter ego Chris Dalek. He has a YT channel of his own (called Chris Dalek) which is well worth watching.
Great review 😊
I... think you'll like "Eye of the Needle"?
Oh, film suggestions,
"The Cruel Sea" 1953
"Battle of Britain" 1969
"633 Squadron" 1965 (I think)
Whiskey. I think being from a country that has not been subject to invasion or conquest within the past few centuries has possibly left the British with a more insulated, less nuanced and slightly complacent view of history. I think, when you travel to eastern Europe or the Middle East, the picture becomes much more complex, the ebb and flow of history, the movement of populations still everyday currency, and moral clarity increasingly blurred.
The dog at 6:40 is - of course - an Irish Wolfhound.
Cinematography was by Anthony Richmond bsc
I second the person who said The Assassination Bureau (1969 film)
Great watch
The channel island they were on was Alderney all the channel islands are of course British
Indeed, thus the pause to explain that piece :)
Great film
Try Eye of the Needle, 1981
Outside the box Alexa ....KATE BURSH CLOUDBUSTING OMV 1985 ....When is a film not a film RIP Odd Ball
Movie is good, but book is even better!
Oh a classic 🫡
7:24, 😂 did you say Symmetry or... Cemetery. In hind sight probably the former. Sounded weird in my head "Look at the cemetery! No, a graveyard."... or did I miss a difference?
Cemetery = burial ground of more than 5 not associated with a church
Graveyard = burial ground next to and associated with a church
The Passage, 1979
I wonder if you would watch The Ninth Confuration someday. If I already asked this aorry. Thanks.