Article by Dan Clark of Movie Revolt
Well it’s that time again, time for another installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure. With Memorial Day weekend upon us America is about to officially start the summer. Barbeques, beers, and beaches will surely take up much of our time this weekend, however let us not forget the purpose behind this day as we celebrate the glory that is a three day weekend. In all seriousness it is a time to honor our Veterans and current soldiers for the remarkable sacrifices they make. No matter what political stance you may take I feel that is one thing we can all get behind. With that in mind I dedicated this installment to all things military as I look at military centric films currently available on Netflix Streaming.
The Longest Day
Directed By: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, and Darryl F. Zanuck
Written...
Well it’s that time again, time for another installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure. With Memorial Day weekend upon us America is about to officially start the summer. Barbeques, beers, and beaches will surely take up much of our time this weekend, however let us not forget the purpose behind this day as we celebrate the glory that is a three day weekend. In all seriousness it is a time to honor our Veterans and current soldiers for the remarkable sacrifices they make. No matter what political stance you may take I feel that is one thing we can all get behind. With that in mind I dedicated this installment to all things military as I look at military centric films currently available on Netflix Streaming.
The Longest Day
Directed By: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, and Darryl F. Zanuck
Written...
- 5/30/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Prolific novelist best known for 633 Squadron, his book that was turned into a classic second world war film in 1964
The film 633 Squadron (1964) is a classic among second world war movies, despite what many see as wooden acting from its leads, Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris and Maria Perschy. Frederick E Smith, who has died aged 93, wrote the book upon which it was based. He did not consider it to be among his best novels, but acknowledged that it was the one with which his name would always be associated.
In the 1956 novel, the (fictional) air squadron is sent to aid the efforts of the Norwegian resistance, originally flying Douglas Boston bombers before they are re-equipped with the Mosquitos that were to become a striking aspect of the film. The squadron undertakes a doomed mission to bomb a well-protected German hydro-electric plant at the head of a Norwegian fjord, the novel ending...
The film 633 Squadron (1964) is a classic among second world war movies, despite what many see as wooden acting from its leads, Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris and Maria Perschy. Frederick E Smith, who has died aged 93, wrote the book upon which it was based. He did not consider it to be among his best novels, but acknowledged that it was the one with which his name would always be associated.
In the 1956 novel, the (fictional) air squadron is sent to aid the efforts of the Norwegian resistance, originally flying Douglas Boston bombers before they are re-equipped with the Mosquitos that were to become a striking aspect of the film. The squadron undertakes a doomed mission to bomb a well-protected German hydro-electric plant at the head of a Norwegian fjord, the novel ending...
- 5/29/2012
- by Steve Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
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