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The Battle of Britain: For 'the few'

Advantages: Great aerial photography, stirring score, fine all-star cast
Disadvantages: Some subplots are a bit dire....

During a 15-year period (1962-1977), the all-star cast recreation of major World War II battles was an expensive sub-genre of the action-adventure/war film category. Undoubtedly spurred by the success of 20th Century-Fox's 1962 mega hit The Longest Day an ...

alexdg1 30.06.2005 · Read full review
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The Battle Of Britain

Advantages: A good five star film
Disadvantages: none

The Battle Of Britain is an absolute wartime classic. Even to this day, it acting, music, special effects and story are unbeaten. The film starts in France. The British are retreating to Dunkirk and a RAF tempory base is evacuated as the German offensi ...

seadevil 04.09.2007 · Read full review
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Advantages: Real Aircraft, Stunning Photography
Disadvantages: Marital sub plots

I bought this DVD some months ago mainly because the kids were doing WW2 as a project at school and I remember it being a good film of my youth. Needless to say I rediscovered the quality of the film and as a bonus the kids loved it which kept them quiet ...

Senter104 07.06.2007 · Read full review
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