Yes, I 've seen a film version of Masada. For the medieval period, I one of my favourites is The Lion in Winter, with the great Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn. The acting is superb, and the intro with the theme music and the stone carvings is one of the best opening scenes I've seen (along with The Big Country). Jacobites: The Culloden 1964 film / documentary on YT is quite good. WWI: Kubrick's Paths of Glory, and also The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp. There are many great WWII films. I like Ice Cold in Alex with John Mills and the beautiful Sylvia Syms. Murphy's War is a lesser known film but also to be recommended.
Could you give a detailed analysis on Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral? (Rephrase for video title) I’m not a huge Marc Antony guy nor do I think he was a talented politician/general. But the speech is one of the greatest performances in ancient history. It swung Rome into being muderously against the liberators (if I recall right they hung a man with a similar name) Also it’s often misunderstood because of the “friends Roman countrymen” speech. I would love to hear your analysis of it and what you consider truth in the matter. Keep up the great work
I just add that in The Fall of Roman Empire there are the only III century helmets historically accurate in the whole history of cinema. It's the only movie in which you can see a reconstruction of Heddernheim type 2 cavalry helmet, or of legionary Italic helmets (more or less) type H. There is also a movie about Constantine the Great produced by HBO "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire series" with David Threlfall as Constantine, Danny Webb as Licinius and Charles Dale as Maxentius, there are nice intercisa type helmets even with crested version and the battle of Milvian Bridge is nice, as it nice the labarum and its supposed effects in the battle against Licinius.
The "Roughriders" miniseries was a fun watch with it's climax of the charge up San Juan and Kettle Hills during the Spanish American War. I bet the Spanish wish they had Maxim guns and German advisors like they did in the movie. Was directed by Hollywood maverick and history buff John Milius who also did the enjoyable boy's own adventure style "The Wind and the Lion," a highly fictionalized story of Theodore Roosevelt intervening in turn of the century Morocco. To quote another Milius' screenplay- "It's not the way it was, it's the way it should have been."
The banner was awarded by Napoleon as First Consul to the 8e Regiment Cavalrie which had been the only French heavy horse unit to continue to wear the cuirass after the Seven Years Wars and became the 1st Regiment of Cuirassiers when Napoleon as Emperor reduced the regiments to 12 and gave them all steel helmets and cuirasses.
Northwest Passage (1940) is an excellent adventure film set during the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War) telling the story of the Roger's Rangers raid on the French-allied Abenaki town of St Francis. It is surprisingly grim at parts for its age but many will find its views of Indigenous people problematic. Think it is on Tubi, my VHS recently bit the dust from repeat viewings.
That entire movie / story would make for a most excellent remake as a series or several hour movie, as long as we get some great production similar to The Revenant, etc I would love to see what those Roger's Rangers would have encountered on their adventures from wild animals to wild people.
It was like a guided tour through my own movie collection, there were only one or two I didn't own. Obviously, I consider Dr Goldsworthy to be a viewer of great sophistication and taste. 😁
I've seen that, and the battle scenes are indeed impressive. However, I found the acting rather stiff and too patriotically motivated. The BBC series from the 70s has much better acting and gives the characters more warmth, all on a much smaller budget.
@RickDeckard6531 The actors and actresses act just like Russians do. It was a Russian book written by a Russian. The window is to peer into Russia, not into Britain.
Two of the history movies that affected me a lot were (1) The story about an Egyptian (precise title forgotten) which I think was a Finnish made movie and (2) Taras Bulba which starred Tony Curtis. I've also enjoyed some Italian language history movies including a music biopic about the composer Toselli starring Rosanno Brazzi. I can never get Toselli's charming little "Serenade" out of my head especially having heard it at midnight played by Andre Rieu accompanied by the sounds of a nightingale!
The Finnish film might be "Sinnuhe The Egyptian"? The author Mika Waltari wrote several historical novels, including "The Etruscan", based in the ancient, classical period.
@@RickDeckard6531 Yes that's it -an absolutely wonderful movie and I've never forgotten the part where the parents tell their son "the few joys we had in life were because of you.' (to paraphrase)
The real problem for me in the "Eagle" is the ambush of the IX Hispana, which evidently occurs because the Roman legionary legate forgets to post his auxiliary cavalry scouts forward of his auxilia cavalry and on his flanks and the lack of pila, which had yet to be abandoned, the formation of static century squares instead of centuries drawing together into cohorts and taking the initiative to attack the ambush while the rearguard maneuvers on the enemy flanks. Sort of Teutoburger Forest all over again. Sort of projecting what happened to the IX during the revolt of Boadicea. Even after years of study of the Roman art of war, Hollywood still goes for the mass melee as a battle scene, when any Roman general worth his baton of command would never have allowed training and discipline to slide to a point where the centurions would allow their formations to break apart into man-on-man combat.
Great list. It includes some of my favorites. Unfortunately there has never been a film that realistically portrays Ancient Roman warfare. Here’s some further suggestions; Ty Power in Prince of Foxes (Borgia Italy) and Captain from Castille (Cortez expedition), El Cid (C. Heston again, great duel/joust), Paths of Glory (WWI French soldiers scapegoated and tried for failed operation much like Breaker Morant), WWII; Enemy at the Gates (Stalingrad snipers), Valkerie (Hitler assassination attempt), Downfall ( Hitler’s last days), Anthropoid (assassination of R. Heydrich), The Man Who Never Was (Operation Mincemeat), The Battle of the River Plate aka Pursuit of the Graf Spree (in US).
Mr.Goldworthy; perhaps when you cover camps/bases, can you touch on the logistical supply pack animals ( oxen. mules, etc.) ie; how and where were they kept when striking a marching camp...and how many pack animals might a legion require generally and how many in cases where they had to transport everything including fodder and water for all the animals when traversing extremely arid and barren regions.
Just found out you had a channel, thanks for the videos and all your books. I found the Vindolanda novels a few years ago when I was driving a truck and was listening to a ton of books. I know you tend to focus on the Mediterranean in the classical era/iron age but do you have any recommendations on where to learn more about ancient Armenia and Bactria?
Although not a “Movie” but I wonder your opinion of Son of the Morning Star, a Television Mini-Series. Far and away the best depiction of that battle put to film in my humble opinion. Thanx.
Totally agree with your assessment of "Son of the Morning Star." It had a VHS release in North America, but as far as I know has never had a DVD or Blu Ray release or appeared legally on a steaming service (sometimes can be found on TH-cam.) Think there is some problem with the rights.
excited for the prospect of both Roman military installations and Roman cavalry to receive treatment, I have asked in the comments previously to hear on both subjects, so I’m certainly looking forward to that. excited to see how the two topics overlap, Roman military fortresses and cavalrymen along the Limes is a topic I have closely enjoyed for over a decade.
Playing with your son's toys is very relatable. My wife and I had a good laugh when we realized we'd been playing with our daughter's blocks after she'd moved on to something else. I really think it's a shame early modern gets no love, at least in the English speaking world. Bring Kubrick back and have him show a Tercio. My Dad absolutely loves that Sarmatian King Arthur movie. But he also likes Hostess Donuts so that kinda makes sense.
I think the good Doctor has confused the withdrawal of the British gun crews to the squares as the French heavy cavalry closes in its charge. Could be wrong.
If i can make recommendation: "Pharaoh" movie form 1966 is adaptation of Sienkiewicz (also nobel prize winner for Quo vadis) book, is still the best movie about ancient Egypt. Great story about struggle over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers between young Pharaoh and clergy.
The Long Ships is based (very loosely! on the Swedish novel of the same name which is a superb historical novel. The novel is highly recommended and Dr goldsworthy might want to add it to his best historical novel list
1917: I pretty much agree with Prof. Goldsworthy's opinion of 1917. I'll just say that I thought it was quite well done, but it still bothers me how that message could have stayed dry and legible. Robin and Marian is probably my favorite cinematic take on the Robin Hood story. Such a wonderful cast all the way through - let us not forget Richard Harris as King Richard and a young and slender Ian Holm as Prince John.
He did for a couple of those. To save you going back, he said the greek stuff doesn't make it to he top of his ancient's films, but he mentioned Alexander and that he didn't care for Northman.
You can just about forgive Hollywood for exaggerations in the name of narrative reasons but not out and out lies. Without intent "historical" movies can draw people to the known historical periods to learn the known facts. A list that most can agree on.
Augustus is a beautiful kiddeh. You name yours after Roman Emperor's, Jon Parshall names his after the carriers of Kido Butai, I name my ferrets after Tolkien or Ancient - Viking Age personalities. I wonder what other historians name theirs after. No "A Funny Thing Happened The Way To The Forum"? As a "Viking" (I dislike the name) and 20th Century Military Historian, there is NO "Viking" movies I like. This I would agree. But I too like The Warlord. I hate the Russel Crowe Robin Hood though I like him. Those 13th century landing craft like D-Day... oh Gods... A funny fact; about 50 of us Danish Viking reenactors were contacted to do the fighting scenes. The movie company would only pay us rates of standard English extras, which is quite a bit below Danish minimal pay, and not sufficient for the thousands of hours we put into becoming good at what we do. KoH I hate. It is a left-wing preachy piece of propaganda that still manages to insert a "white savior" despite being left-wing, anti-west. Which is really sad, for his The Duellists was really good. I also hate the "Medieval Filter" all films use, where everything is grey and brown, when The Middle Ages were respelendent in colours. 1612 is definately Putolini warming up to attack Ukraine and Poland, but has some good rapier duels. But the very best swordfighting is in the Polish "The Deluge" That is realistic fighting. And you are right about Captain Alatriste, the duels in it are quite good as well. Last of The Mohicans, yes- yes, rather good. Waterloo, filmed in the USSR as well, good battle scenes. Master and Commander is masterful. As are the novels. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly has some good depictions of war, as it takes place amidst the Civil War. All Quiet is quite good- both the 1931 and 1979 versions. The 1931 naturally most realistic. The Blue Max is also a nice one. And for WW2 of course The Iron Cross. Stalingrad (1993) is really good (whereas Enemy at The Gates is uttter BS and Zaitsev's book is a bunch of Vranyo- which is sad for he does come across as a good soldier and nice guy), as is Das Boot and The Cruel Sea. "Come And See" is a very good and accurate depiction, which means I would not recommend it to most people- it is fully Nightmare Fuel. A Bridge Too Far is a classic, it is full of mistakes though and pins the blame for failure the wrong place (see Al Murray's and James Holland's detailed treatment in their podcast- or even TIK's in his from before he went insane). Thin Red Line is quite good. SPR and Fury are... best not mentioned in my presence. I dislike them. I used to think that the first ten minutes of SPR was good, but I have since learned better. Greyhound is awful. You reminded me of Battle of The Bulge, oh gods, I had repressed that. Now I need a beer or rum. Battle of Algiers is a GREAT depiction of the French Algerian War. Really good, and a very fair portrayal of the evil of both sides- it is better than many documantaries, and the only terror cell we ever had in Denmark used it as a blueprint for their organisation. I like Hamburger Hill and especially Full Metal Jacket, but not so much Platoon. It is okay, but not Oscar-worthy IMO. Happy new year.
If you look back at great movies and series you will find excellent ones made by national broadcasting companies such as BBC and RAI. In the past, with a gross budget a fraction of today's they were able to produce masterpieces that resonate also today. Why they lost such skill and love for the art?
Internet troll mashes his keyboard through another comment section. You do realise normal people would watch a little bit and think 'this is a bit boring, I will flick over to something else'? What is it about your character or psyche, that you feel compelled to spew your bile?
You're videos are the best thing to listen to when I'm at work thank you and i can't wait until you release more videos on HBO Rome
What a great Xmas treat - perfect indulgence for the dog end of the year.
It's cur-tailed!
@@SeverusFelix "he who would pun would pick a pocket."
If Hollywood had closed down after Flynn’s Robin Hood, it would forever be fondly remembered. So would Flynn.
Waterloo is probably my favorite, love to see it’s one of Adrian’s too. I’m going to try and watch the few of these I haven’t seen.
I really enjoyed watching this!
Looking forward to the tv shows one.
Also, i love the biggles movie they did.
I have to admire how you hold yourself back from certain historical subjects as you know you'll get hopelessly drawn in!
Yes, I 've seen a film version of Masada. For the medieval period, I one of my favourites is The Lion in Winter, with the great Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn. The acting is superb, and the intro with the theme music and the stone carvings is one of the best opening scenes I've seen (along with The Big Country). Jacobites: The Culloden 1964 film / documentary on YT is quite good. WWI: Kubrick's Paths of Glory, and also The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp. There are many great WWII films. I like Ice Cold in Alex with John Mills and the beautiful Sylvia Syms. Murphy's War is a lesser known film but also to be recommended.
Thanks for the reviews. Looking forward to cavalry week
Could you give a detailed analysis on Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral? (Rephrase for video title)
I’m not a huge Marc Antony guy nor do I think he was a talented politician/general. But the speech is one of the greatest performances in ancient history. It swung Rome into being muderously against the liberators (if I recall right they hung a man with a similar name)
Also it’s often misunderstood because of the “friends Roman countrymen” speech. I would love to hear your analysis of it and what you consider truth in the matter. Keep up the great work
What baffles me is why he decided to give that speech in English.
Clapperboard was great, had completely forgotten about it
Gussy looks appropriately glorious.
I just add that in The Fall of Roman Empire there are the only III century helmets historically accurate in the whole history of cinema. It's the only movie in which you can see a reconstruction of Heddernheim type 2 cavalry helmet, or of legionary Italic helmets (more or less) type H. There is also a movie about Constantine the Great produced by HBO "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire series" with David Threlfall as Constantine, Danny Webb as Licinius and Charles Dale as Maxentius, there are nice intercisa type helmets even with crested version and the battle of Milvian Bridge is nice, as it nice the labarum and its supposed effects in the battle against Licinius.
The "Roughriders" miniseries was a fun watch with it's climax of the charge up San Juan and Kettle Hills during the Spanish American War. I bet the Spanish wish they had Maxim guns and German advisors like they did in the movie. Was directed by Hollywood maverick and history buff John Milius who also did the enjoyable boy's own adventure style "The Wind and the Lion," a highly fictionalized story of Theodore Roosevelt intervening in turn of the century Morocco. To quote another Milius' screenplay- "It's not the way it was, it's the way it should have been."
The banner was awarded by Napoleon as First Consul to the 8e Regiment Cavalrie which had been the only French heavy horse unit to continue to wear the cuirass after the Seven Years Wars and became the 1st Regiment of Cuirassiers when Napoleon as Emperor reduced the regiments to 12 and gave them all steel helmets and cuirasses.
Northwest Passage (1940) is an excellent adventure film set during the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War) telling the story of the Roger's Rangers raid on the French-allied Abenaki town of St Francis. It is surprisingly grim at parts for its age but many will find its views of Indigenous people problematic. Think it is on Tubi, my VHS recently bit the dust from repeat viewings.
I love that movie! And I also belive it is still on Tubi, I just watched it again fairly recently
That entire movie / story would make for a most excellent remake as a series or several hour movie, as long as we get some great production similar to The Revenant, etc
I would love to see what those Roger's Rangers would have encountered on their adventures from wild animals to wild people.
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it very much. Hi to Augie!
It was like a guided tour through my own movie collection, there were only one or two I didn't own. Obviously, I consider Dr Goldsworthy to be a viewer of great sophistication and taste. 😁
What about that film about discipline problems in Admiralty Lindon in Spring 1941 called Sink the Bismarck with the German battleship backstory 😊
You named The Ship That Must Not Be Named! You must do penance!
You should watch War and Peace from 1967 made in the Soviet Union about the Napoleonic Wars. Most expensive film ever made with all the Soviet budget
I've seen that, and the battle scenes are indeed impressive. However, I found the acting rather stiff and too patriotically motivated. The BBC series from the 70s has much better acting and gives the characters more warmth, all on a much smaller budget.
@RickDeckard6531 The actors and actresses act just like Russians do. It was a Russian book written by a Russian. The window is to peer into Russia, not into Britain.
@@TomSeliman99 Then the RUs really are as stiff and robotic as they are in the soviet film?
@@RickDeckard6531 They aren't robotic in the film, but direct. But yes, Russians tend to not show expression unless they mean it authentically
This was fun, to go thru your thought process on what you like as far as movies. I agree on bunch of the movies you enjoy.
Two of the history movies that affected me a lot were (1) The story about an Egyptian (precise title forgotten) which I think was a Finnish made movie and (2) Taras Bulba which starred Tony Curtis. I've also enjoyed some Italian language history movies including a music biopic about the composer Toselli starring Rosanno Brazzi. I can never get Toselli's charming little "Serenade" out of my head especially having heard it at midnight played by Andre Rieu accompanied by the sounds of a nightingale!
The Finnish film might be "Sinnuhe The Egyptian"? The author Mika Waltari wrote several historical novels, including "The Etruscan", based in the ancient, classical period.
@@RickDeckard6531 Yes that's it -an absolutely wonderful movie and I've never forgotten the part where the parents tell their son "the few joys we had in life were because of you.' (to paraphrase)
@kaloarepo288 there was a decent , modern remake of Taras Bulba. I enjoyed it
The real problem for me in the "Eagle" is the ambush of the IX Hispana, which evidently occurs because the Roman legionary legate forgets to post his auxiliary cavalry scouts forward of his auxilia cavalry and on his flanks and the lack of pila, which had yet to be abandoned, the formation of static century squares instead of centuries drawing together into cohorts and taking the initiative to attack the ambush while the rearguard maneuvers on the enemy flanks. Sort of Teutoburger Forest all over again. Sort of projecting what happened to the IX during the revolt of Boadicea.
Even after years of study of the Roman art of war, Hollywood still goes for the mass melee as a battle scene, when any Roman general worth his baton of command would never have allowed training and discipline to slide to a point where the centurions would allow their formations to break apart into man-on-man combat.
Great list. It includes some of my favorites. Unfortunately there has never been a film that realistically portrays Ancient Roman warfare. Here’s some further suggestions; Ty Power in Prince of Foxes (Borgia Italy) and Captain from Castille (Cortez expedition), El Cid (C. Heston again, great duel/joust), Paths of Glory (WWI French soldiers scapegoated and tried for failed operation much like Breaker Morant), WWII; Enemy at the Gates (Stalingrad snipers), Valkerie (Hitler assassination attempt), Downfall ( Hitler’s last days), Anthropoid (assassination of R. Heydrich), The Man Who Never Was (Operation Mincemeat), The Battle of the River Plate aka Pursuit of the Graf Spree (in US).
I love Augustus the cat so much ❤
Mr.Goldworthy; perhaps when you cover camps/bases, can you
touch on the logistical supply pack animals ( oxen. mules, etc.)
ie; how and where were they kept when striking a marching
camp...and how many pack animals might a legion require
generally and how many in cases where they had to transport
everything including fodder and water for all the animals when
traversing extremely arid and barren regions.
Just found out you had a channel, thanks for the videos and all your books. I found the Vindolanda novels a few years ago when I was driving a truck and was listening to a ton of books. I know you tend to focus on the Mediterranean in the classical era/iron age but do you have any recommendations on where to learn more about ancient Armenia and Bactria?
Although not a “Movie” but I wonder your opinion of Son of the Morning Star, a Television Mini-Series. Far and away the best depiction of that battle put to film in my humble opinion.
Thanx.
Totally agree with your assessment of "Son of the Morning Star." It had a VHS release in North America, but as far as I know has never had a DVD or Blu Ray release or appeared legally on a steaming service (sometimes can be found on TH-cam.) Think there is some problem with the rights.
There was a decent series still on Prime Video about El Cid, frim Spain.
Also the Spanish language series Hernan about Cortez' expedition.
excited for the prospect of both Roman military installations and Roman cavalry to receive treatment, I have asked in the comments previously to hear on both subjects, so I’m certainly looking forward to that.
excited to see how the two topics overlap, Roman military fortresses and cavalrymen along the Limes is a topic I have closely enjoyed for over a decade.
Yes, I like most of those movies too.
Playing with your son's toys is very relatable. My wife and I had a good laugh when we realized we'd been playing with our daughter's blocks after she'd moved on to something else.
I really think it's a shame early modern gets no love, at least in the English speaking world. Bring Kubrick back and have him show a Tercio.
My Dad absolutely loves that Sarmatian King Arthur movie. But he also likes Hostess Donuts so that kinda makes sense.
What of Rob Roy, professor?
The biggest historical epic film based on the 11th century is "El Cid" (1961).
Yes, "The War Lord" is great too!
After watching The Vikings I also get the theme earworm and it drives my wife crazy.
For ww2 at sea... hard to beat "Das Boot." I put that in my top 5 greatest films list of any type.
I think the good Doctor has confused the withdrawal of the British gun crews to the squares as the French heavy cavalry closes in its charge. Could be wrong.
3:00 if he hadnt been such an absolute arse, I would say that Cato would be great name for a cat
If i can make recommendation: "Pharaoh" movie form 1966 is adaptation of Sienkiewicz (also nobel prize winner for Quo vadis) book, is still the best movie about ancient Egypt. Great story about struggle over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers between young Pharaoh and clergy.
The Long Ships is based (very loosely! on the Swedish novel of the same name which is a superb historical novel. The novel is highly recommended and Dr goldsworthy might want to add it to his best historical novel list
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Gussy face reveal! What he wants? His legions back of course!
1917: I pretty much agree with Prof. Goldsworthy's opinion of 1917. I'll just say that I thought it was quite well done, but it still bothers me how that message could have stayed dry and legible. Robin and Marian is probably my favorite cinematic take on the Robin Hood story. Such a wonderful cast all the way through - let us not forget Richard Harris as King Richard and a young and slender Ian Holm as Prince John.
Happy Holidays Prof G.!
What about Danton?
@@Whiteglovetoys great movie. Also the La Révolution française that the french made for the bicentenary was very good.
@ I’ll have to check that out!
@@Whiteglovetoys it's on TH-cam with subs
Surprised you didn’t give a honourable mention to Alexander (2004) Northman (2022) The King (2019) Fury (2014) to name a few.. Fun video by the way!
He did for a couple of those. To save you going back, he said the greek stuff doesn't make it to he top of his ancient's films, but he mentioned Alexander and that he didn't care for Northman.
@ not sure how I missed that!
@@samuelberg9196 haha, it's a long video so fair enough. Loved his dedicated video to Alexander, which led me to discover the Ultimate Cut
Everybody loves legos.
You can just about forgive Hollywood for exaggerations in the name of narrative reasons but not out and out lies. Without intent "historical" movies can draw people to the known historical periods to learn the known facts. A list that most can agree on.
Looking forward to 2025 installments. Many thanks yous.
Augustus is a beautiful kiddeh.
You name yours after Roman Emperor's, Jon Parshall names his after the carriers of Kido Butai, I name my ferrets after Tolkien or Ancient - Viking Age personalities. I wonder what other historians name theirs after.
No "A Funny Thing Happened The Way To The Forum"?
As a "Viking" (I dislike the name) and 20th Century Military Historian, there is NO "Viking" movies I like. This I would agree. But I too like The Warlord.
I hate the Russel Crowe Robin Hood though I like him. Those 13th century landing craft like D-Day... oh Gods... A funny fact; about 50 of us Danish Viking reenactors were contacted to do the fighting scenes. The movie company would only pay us rates of standard English extras, which is quite a bit below Danish minimal pay, and not sufficient for the thousands of hours we put into becoming good at what we do.
KoH I hate. It is a left-wing preachy piece of propaganda that still manages to insert a "white savior" despite being left-wing, anti-west. Which is really sad, for his The Duellists was really good.
I also hate the "Medieval Filter" all films use, where everything is grey and brown, when The Middle Ages were respelendent in colours.
1612 is definately Putolini warming up to attack Ukraine and Poland, but has some good rapier duels. But the very best swordfighting is in the Polish "The Deluge" That is realistic fighting. And you are right about Captain Alatriste, the duels in it are quite good as well.
Last of The Mohicans, yes- yes, rather good. Waterloo, filmed in the USSR as well, good battle scenes. Master and Commander is masterful. As are the novels. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly has some good depictions of war, as it takes place amidst the Civil War.
All Quiet is quite good- both the 1931 and 1979 versions. The 1931 naturally most realistic. The Blue Max is also a nice one. And for WW2 of course The Iron Cross.
Stalingrad (1993) is really good (whereas Enemy at The Gates is uttter BS and Zaitsev's book is a bunch of Vranyo- which is sad for he does come across as a good soldier and nice guy), as is Das Boot and The Cruel Sea. "Come And See" is a very good and accurate depiction, which means I would not recommend it to most people- it is fully Nightmare Fuel.
A Bridge Too Far is a classic, it is full of mistakes though and pins the blame for failure the wrong place (see Al Murray's and James Holland's detailed treatment in their podcast- or even TIK's in his from before he went insane). Thin Red Line is quite good. SPR and Fury are... best not mentioned in my presence. I dislike them. I used to think that the first ten minutes of SPR was good, but I have since learned better. Greyhound is awful.
You reminded me of Battle of The Bulge, oh gods, I had repressed that. Now I need a beer or rum.
Battle of Algiers is a GREAT depiction of the French Algerian War. Really good, and a very fair portrayal of the evil of both sides- it is better than many documantaries, and the only terror cell we ever had in Denmark used it as a blueprint for their organisation.
I like Hamburger Hill and especially Full Metal Jacket, but not so much Platoon. It is okay, but not Oscar-worthy IMO.
Happy new year.
for ww2, I the longest day, the boot, come and see (if you have not seen it its a must), Rzhev
Gustus Rex
I believe the correct phrase when mentioning Sophia Loren is, "There you go, can't be bad."
If you look back at great movies and series you will find excellent ones made by national broadcasting companies such as BBC and RAI.
In the past, with a gross budget a fraction of today's they were able to produce masterpieces that resonate also today.
Why they lost such skill and love for the art?
The Duelists > Barry Lyndon
Boring prof quacks his way through another boring lecture
Internet troll mashes his keyboard through another comment section. You do realise normal people would watch a little bit and think 'this is a bit boring, I will flick over to something else'? What is it about your character or psyche, that you feel compelled to spew your bile?