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164. Henry V (1944)

Posted on July 3, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 69 in C4 Top 100 War Films A play within a play, but this isn’t Hamlet, but Laurence Olivier’s film of Henry V, with its combination of occasionally bawdy stage play mixed with action shots of Henry V’s greatest … Continue reading →

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121. Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Posted on May 19, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 51 in C4 Top 100 War Films I have to admit to knowing nothing much about this film apart from the Prokofiev score. It looked interesting on paper – a film about a Russian hero from the middle ages … Continue reading →

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47. Birth of a Nation (1915)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 24 in C4 Top 100 War Films The South shall rise again! Well, actually, thankfully, no it won’t… Basically telling the stories of two families, the Stonemans, who are Unionists, and the Camerons, who represent the old south, DW … Continue reading →

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