Yes it is so shocking how low the Messerschmidt's appear right out of nothing with blazing guns. Look at the horizon. They make their approach and you can literally see them just in the last moment - when it is too late already.
I can (almost) quote this film word for word.. as can you who’s reading this, otherwise, why are you here? 😉 Fantastic film that still stands up against more recent interpretations..
I do tend to agree with you, but I am interested in RAF and World War II history, Unfortunately, this film suffered due to antiwar sentiments over actions in Vietnam. I suspect much of the criticism that was levied against the film was to undermine its potential use as a propaganda recruiting piece. This is unfortunate, because films like this one often lead a portion of the audience to eventually learn details in strategy and tactics that the cycle of time shows us will once again become necessary.
I really love the part of the Frenchman just kind of looking on helplessly and the pilot from New Zealand offers him a ride by scrooching down into the cockpit of the Hurricane.
The scene is one of the most remarkable of any war movie, long as it is and pre-credits too. It perfectly evokes the Allied collapse and German onslaught during the final stages of the Battle of France.
yes agree best airplane movie scene . based on real life .. have to stop and ask ... would you take to the ski if your homeland was under attack.. answer is yes... Battle of France is over Battle of Britian about to begin
I don't care what any car enthusiasts say, there is nothing more goose bump inducing than the sound of 1940s war birds at full throttle. God this movie holds up well over time.
His professionalism, breadth and good nature are all demonstrated here, in the Sound of Music and in Star Trek VI. He will be missed and also welcomed when we see him again. th-cam.com/video/H0GJY5tBDRU/w-d-xo.html
Indeed. Always loved him in this. He plays the combination of being under pressure and leadership very well. I do wish they provided closure on his character beyond the scene when his wife is told that he was shot down. The implication from his last scene and her story is that he survives but is severely burned. I think they do her wrong too, by implying that she will be too horrified by his appearance to remain with him. I know this happened, but it seems wrong to portray it that way.
Samuel, this is such an excellent comment and I wish the channel would receive more like these. The searchable term for what you are referencing is the distinctive Rolls-Royce "Merlin Cough" associated with the negative G's of certain combat maneuvers. It would be Beatrice Shilling OBE PhD who designed and developed a fuel flow restrictor for the carburetor of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. The solution came to be known as Miss Shilling's Orifice. Thank you for checking in and I hope you have a good week.
@@royalhero4608 John Cleese will go down as a planetary treasure based on his contributions over time. I have many teaching clips from his works that I normally only share privately because of the backlash I received in the southern United States. I think I will continue to upload more in a tribute section. th-cam.com/video/P5PQTagTouc/w-d-xo.html
My one gripe about this movie is how the bullets impacted after the 109s flew by... but considering I've seen this movie at least 40 or 50 times, id say its not a big deal
Unless of course, someone earlier provided that equipment to a newly established government they were hoping to build-up to peacefully manage its own affairs... say back in the first decade of the 2nd millennium.
One of the best films about World War II, great script and the battles in the air are impressive, as they were filmed in the late 60s with the technological resources of the time.
I tend to agree with you. I very much liked the film, but there are others who are not as appreciative as we... the lesser few. Chuckle. Thank you for checking in.
Slight timing error at 5:15. Enemy plane in center makes strafing run but no bullet spashes on the ground. Later, enemy plane strafes from right, Hurricane explodes but now there are bullet splashes along the flight path of the first enemy plane.
I was just watching this movie again for the ? Well I don't rightly know how many times I have watched this movie . But I always wondered . Did they blow up real planes in this scene or were they models ? I hope they were only models . Anyone know for sure ?
"To recreate airfield scenes in the film, with the limited number of period aircraft available for the film, large scale models were used. The first requirement was for set decoration replicas. Production of full-size wood and fibreglass Hurricanes, Spitfires and Bf 109s commenced in a sort of production line set up at Pinewood Studios. A number of the replicas were fitted with motorcycle engines to enable them to taxi. Although most of these replicas were destroyed during filming, a small number were made available to museums in the UK." Source: page 35 of Rudhall, Robert. "The Battle of Britain: The Movie, Part two: Lights, Camera's,(sic) Action." Warbirds Worldwide, Number 6, Volume Two, No. 2, August 1988.
@@alcodie1558 real enough to reel us in, yes! Thank you so much for checking in. This film has received some negative press for its repetitive aerial scenes, but this is before CGI and those SO FEW deserved a tribute while they were still alive.
@@Al-kk4pf I know that dude! I'm just saying that the supercharger on THOSE 109s is awesome. Merlin of Daimler-Benz, supercharged on prop planes sound amazing
Ray, I appreciate the comment, but I'm not fully convinced that is the case... mostly because of the exhibit that the RAF Museum presents plus another separate link. I'm open to any supporting evidence you'd like to provide. th-cam.com/video/LZfHsNw1C_Y/w-d-xo.html www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/online_exhibitions/ac71-17-15-page-2LG.jpg
@@TomOwensUAP Please read "Battle of Britain: The Making of an Epic" by Leonard Mosley. The book about the making of the film. Came out contemporaneously with the movie's release. Lots of inside stories, including what happened when the very elderly Dowding was taken to a special pre-release screening of the movie.
@@raypurchase801 yes, I actually have that book in my collection having acquired it from my father at his passing. For your excellent comment, I spend a little time to render the two scenes here: th-cam.com/video/tdAu6zEDJNo/w-d-xo.html
@@TomOwensUAP An excellent source of further info is the special edition DVD, with the audio commentary. Hear what REALLY happened when Goering's train pulled out of the station.
At 5:12 they screwed up the timing of the straffing Messerschmitt so that the bullets he fired don't hit the ground and the plane for 5 whole seconds. I love this film but I wish someone could use CGI just to correct for that one thing.
I like this comment. Very similar to how I think, I want to be respectful of event and the film... but some errors can be irritating and we do have the technology now to fix them. That's when I also consider the fact that there may be a higher level purpose for some errors and this is why they are left as is.
@@111gerbil You do realise that the first "strafing Bf 109" was not actually firing bullets? The muck splashes you see after the pane has passed overhead are in fact pyrotechnic special effects to replicate the muck splashes of bullets impacting the ground that should have happened as the aircraft approached the camera. Its simply a matter that the special effects man, for whatever reason (electrical fault maybe?) failed to synchronise the pyrotechnic muck splashes with the "strafing Bf109" passing overhead. A simple "digital editing" of the mistiming would remove a small error that has obviously irked other people as much as it has myself since I first watched the movie over 50 years ago. But on the other hand I do get your point. Modern day editors would more than likely not be able to control their revisionist impulses and would wade willy nilly through the film changing scenes and "reimagining" lots of the subtle touches that were intentionally included in the film out of this masterpiece.
This is not CGI, the Spanish pilots of the Buchons really flew that low.
Great comment.
Yes it is so shocking how low the Messerschmidt's appear right out of nothing with blazing guns. Look at the horizon. They make their approach and you can literally see them just in the last moment - when it is too late already.
I can (almost) quote this film word for word.. as can you who’s reading this, otherwise, why are you here? 😉
Fantastic film that still stands up against more recent interpretations..
I do tend to agree with you, but I am interested in RAF and World War II history, Unfortunately, this film suffered due to antiwar sentiments over actions in Vietnam. I suspect much of the criticism that was levied against the film was to undermine its potential use as a propaganda recruiting piece. This is unfortunate, because films like this one often lead a portion of the audience to eventually learn details in strategy and tactics that the cycle of time shows us will once again become necessary.
I really love the part of the Frenchman just kind of looking on helplessly and the pilot from New Zealand offers him a ride by scrooching down into the cockpit of the Hurricane.
The scene is one of the most remarkable of any war movie, long as it is and pre-credits too. It perfectly evokes the Allied collapse and German onslaught during the final stages of the Battle of France.
Good summary of the intro.
yes agree best airplane movie scene . based on real life .. have to stop and ask ... would you take to the ski if your homeland was under attack.. answer is yes... Battle of France is over Battle of Britian about to begin
Well to honest mate it was actually near the beginning of the Battle of France, but a good summary besides.
I don't care what any car enthusiasts say, there is nothing more goose bump inducing than the sound of 1940s war birds at full throttle. God this movie holds up well over time.
i've always liked it. I may post more out takes soon.
Jamie, give your brain a chance.
"Who the 'ell's he tryin' to kid?"
RIP Christopher Plummer
His professionalism, breadth and good nature are all demonstrated here, in the Sound of Music and in Star Trek VI. He will be missed and also welcomed when we see him again.
th-cam.com/video/H0GJY5tBDRU/w-d-xo.html
Indeed. Always loved him in this. He plays the combination of being under pressure and leadership very well. I do wish they provided closure on his character beyond the scene when his wife is told that he was shot down. The implication from his last scene and her story is that he survives but is severely burned. I think they do her wrong too, by implying that she will be too horrified by his appearance to remain with him. I know this happened, but it seems wrong to portray it that way.
I like the little engine choke as it did a flip. That was a problem early spitfirea had if they flew upside down or under negative G's.
Samuel, this is such an excellent comment and I wish the channel would receive more like these. The searchable term for what you are referencing is the distinctive Rolls-Royce "Merlin Cough" associated with the negative G's of certain combat maneuvers. It would be Beatrice Shilling OBE PhD who designed and developed a fuel flow restrictor for the carburetor of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. The solution came to be known as Miss Shilling's Orifice. Thank you for checking in and I hope you have a good week.
It's no use, they'll be here in half an hour, alright forget your kit let's move
2:18 that's Basil Fawlty on the other end of the phone, once again asking Andre to prepare a duck surprise (that's duck without orange or cherry)
and... "if you don’t like the duck, then you’re rather stuck, hahah."
@@TomOwensUAP Lmao yes!!!
@@royalhero4608 John Cleese will go down as a planetary treasure based on his contributions over time. I have many teaching clips from his works that I normally only share privately because of the backlash I received in the southern United States. I think I will continue to upload more in a tribute section.
th-cam.com/video/P5PQTagTouc/w-d-xo.html
A brilliant film.
My one gripe about this movie is how the bullets impacted after the 109s flew by... but considering I've seen this movie at least 40 or 50 times, id say its not a big deal
Someone of great importance should have watched this, to learn what you're supposed to do with equipment you leave behind. ;)
Unless of course, someone earlier provided that equipment to a newly established government they were hoping to build-up to peacefully manage its own affairs... say back in the first decade of the 2nd millennium.
One of the best films about World War II, great script and the battles in the air are impressive, as they were filmed in the late 60s with the technological resources of the time.
I tend to agree with you. I very much liked the film, but there are others who are not as appreciative as we... the lesser few. Chuckle. Thank you for checking in.
I believe the ground crew Warrant Officer (directing the burning of the unserviceable aircraft) actually served as ground crew in the RAF during WW2 ?
Are you talking about the man shown at 4:50?
Slight timing error at 5:15.
Enemy plane in center makes strafing run but no bullet spashes on the ground. Later, enemy plane strafes from right, Hurricane explodes but now there are bullet splashes along the flight path of the first enemy plane.
I was just watching this movie again for the ? Well I don't rightly know how many times I have watched this movie . But I always wondered . Did they blow up real planes in this scene or were they models ? I hope they were only models . Anyone know for sure ?
"To recreate airfield scenes in the film, with the limited number of period aircraft available for the film, large scale models were used. The first requirement was for set decoration replicas. Production of full-size wood and fibreglass Hurricanes, Spitfires and Bf 109s commenced in a sort of production line set up at Pinewood Studios. A number of the replicas were fitted with motorcycle engines to enable them to taxi. Although most of these replicas were destroyed during filming, a small number were made available to museums in the UK."
Source: page 35 of Rudhall, Robert. "The Battle of Britain: The Movie, Part two: Lights, Camera's,(sic) Action." Warbirds Worldwide, Number 6, Volume Two, No. 2, August 1988.
@@TomOwensUAP That is awesome ! Thank you for the info .
I'm glad they didn't destroy any authentic planes .
They sure did look reel eh : )
@@alcodie1558 real enough to reel us in, yes! Thank you so much for checking in. This film has received some negative press for its repetitive aerial scenes, but this is before CGI and those SO FEW deserved a tribute while they were still alive.
Replicas. See BoB museum Hawkinge. Unlike 633 Squadon in which they did I believe, unforgivably destroy real Mosquitos.
However horrible their intent was, you gotta love the supercharger on those 109s
MW-50
Except that the 109s are Hispano Buchons powered by Merlins!
@@Al-kk4pf for the film yes. Franco did get that licensing agreement from Messerschmidt AG.
@@Al-kk4pf I know that dude! I'm just saying that the supercharger on THOSE 109s is awesome. Merlin of Daimler-Benz, supercharged on prop planes sound amazing
Un film di oltre 50 anni fa e fa letteralmente a pezzi quelli di adesso
Sì. Sono d'accordo con lei, signore.
Old Winston from John Wick looks young in this
Ian McShane, yes. He has to deliver the sad scene with the church.
0:09
I must know what the height was over the fence was.... 😱they can't be higher than 50 feet on the second sweep 🤔
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If you would like to see a low Spitfire pass watch this
FUN FACT: The letter shown is the real actual letter, retrieved from the archives for this shot.
Ray, I appreciate the comment, but I'm not fully convinced that is the case... mostly because of the exhibit that the RAF Museum presents plus another separate link. I'm open to any supporting evidence you'd like to provide.
th-cam.com/video/LZfHsNw1C_Y/w-d-xo.html
www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/online_exhibitions/ac71-17-15-page-2LG.jpg
@@TomOwensUAP Please read "Battle of Britain: The Making of an Epic" by Leonard Mosley. The book about the making of the film. Came out contemporaneously with the movie's release. Lots of inside stories, including what happened when the very elderly Dowding was taken to a special pre-release screening of the movie.
@@raypurchase801 yes, I actually have that book in my collection having acquired it from my father at his passing. For your excellent comment, I spend a little time to render the two scenes here:
th-cam.com/video/tdAu6zEDJNo/w-d-xo.html
@@TomOwensUAP An excellent source of further info is the special edition DVD, with the audio commentary. Hear what REALLY happened when Goering's train pulled out of the station.
@@raypurchase801 The Collector's Edition, yes.
That victory roll got Jamie sent to the wall. Did anyone else recognise Joer Mormont?
Not one more fighter...
your obedient servant, H.C.T. Dowding
John brown
At 5:12 they screwed up the timing of the straffing Messerschmitt so that the bullets he fired don't hit the ground and the plane for 5 whole seconds.
I love this film but I wish someone could use CGI just to correct for that one thing.
I like this comment. Very similar to how I think, I want to be respectful of event and the film... but some errors can be irritating and we do have the technology now to fix them. That's when I also consider the fact that there may be a higher level purpose for some errors and this is why they are left as is.
@Stuart Russell I will look and get back to you soon.
Use CGI to change something that's real? Congratulations on summing up the failings of your entire generation.
@@111gerbil You do realise that the first "strafing Bf 109" was not actually firing bullets? The muck splashes you see after the pane has passed overhead are in fact pyrotechnic special effects to replicate the muck splashes of bullets impacting the ground that should have happened as the aircraft approached the camera. Its simply a matter that the special effects man, for whatever reason (electrical fault maybe?) failed to synchronise the pyrotechnic muck splashes with the "strafing Bf109" passing overhead. A simple "digital editing" of the mistiming would remove a small error that has obviously irked other people as much as it has myself since I first watched the movie over 50 years ago.
But on the other hand I do get your point. Modern day editors would more than likely not be able to control their revisionist impulses and would wade willy nilly through the film changing scenes and "reimagining" lots of the subtle touches that were intentionally included in the film out of this masterpiece.