My war film collection. What am I missing?

This Section is dedicated to all the Books and DVD's about Bomber Command & related subjects (Personal opinions are not necessarily those of the Stirling Aircraft Society).
Post Reply
User avatar
GuyMassey
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Posts: 249
Joined: Fri May 06, 2011 12:59 pm

My war film collection. What am I missing?

Post by GuyMassey »

Out of interest I have gone through my DVD's, tapes and other format films and extracted the war films. These are all films and NOT documentaries, which I have kept separate.
I am sure that I am missing many great films and would welcome any suggestions, particularly flying ones!
Please see the following list;

1930 - All Quiet on the Western Front (PG)
1941 - A Yank in the RAF
1942 - In Which We Serve (NR)
1942 - One of our Aircraft is Missing
1942 - The First of the Few.
1942 - The Flying Tigers (PG)
1942 - Went the Day Well
1943 - Action in the North
1943 - Bombardier
1943 - Road to Morocco
1943 - Sahara
1943 - The Life and Death of Colonel
1943 - We Dive At Dawn
1945 - The True Glory
1945 - They Were Expendable
1946 - A Matter of Life and Death
1949 - 12 o'clock High
1950 - The Wooden Horse
1951 - Appointment in London AKA Raiders in the Sky
1951 - The African Queen
1951 - The Flying Leathernecks
. 1952 - Angels One Five
1953 - Stalag 17
1953 - The Cruel Sea
1953 - They Who Dare
1954 - Seven Samourai (UR)
1955 - Above us the Waves
1955 - Les Grandes Manoeuvers (PG)
1955 - The Cockleshell Heros
1956 - A Town like Alice
1956 - D-Day the 6th June
1956 - Reach for the Sky
1956 - The Man Who Never Was
1957 - The Bridge On The River Kwai
1958 - Carve Her Name with Pride (U)
1962 - The Longest Day
1962 - The War Lover
1963 - The Great Escape
1964 - 633 Squadron
1965 - Operation Crossbow
1965 - Von Ryan's Express
1966 - The Blue Max
1969 - Mosquito Squadron
1969 - The Battle of Britain
1970 - Patton
1970 - Tora Tora Tora
1976 - The Eagle Has Landed
1977 - Cross of Iron
1978 - Force 10 from Navarone (15)
1981 - Das Boat
1981 - Escape to Victory
1989 - Bomber Harris
1993 - Schindlers List
1995 - The Tuskegee Airmen
1998 - Saving Private Ryan
2002 - Harts War (PG)
2007 - Passchendaele (15)
2008 - Defiance (15)
2012 - Red Tails (12A)
"The purpose of life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave with a well-preserved body, but rather to Slide in Sideways, completely used up, yelling and screaming, what a ride!" anon.
User avatar
K4KittyCrew
Air Chief Marshal (RAAF)
Air Chief Marshal (RAAF)
Posts: 3635
Joined: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:55 am
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland - Australia

Re: My war film collection. What am I missing?

Post by K4KittyCrew »

Great collection, Guy ................ ever thought of opening up your own video store?
Seriously though, that is some collection and the only thing I could suggest ( which you've probably already done ) is look at the current selection from 'you-tube' relating to Bomber Command.
Whatever is out there is probably found on there.
Cheers,
John
K for Kitty Crew - Winthorpe, 1661 HCU's - stirlingaircraftsoc.raf38group.org/
630 Squadron - East Kirkby
" There is nothing glorious about war with the exception of those who served us so valiantly"
User avatar
GuyMassey
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Posts: 249
Joined: Fri May 06, 2011 12:59 pm

Re: My war film collection. What am I missing?

Post by GuyMassey »

Hi John, thank you for the suggestion. Like my father, I have always had trouble sleeping so tend to watch a film or two in the middle of the night, so I guess the collection grew from there. :lol: In total I think I have about 1,200 films. Most I have digitized so I can watch them off a hard drive via my Tablet, so the originals are all boxed up and put away in the attic, much to my wife's relief!
Now she is so poorly, the collection has come into its own because I can plug the hard drive into the TV and she has always got something that she can watch.
I do particularly enjoy films about flying, and am always on the lookout for any that I have not seen. Most of the YouTube films tend to be documentary, although there are a few classics out there.
All recommendations are welcome. :D
"The purpose of life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave with a well-preserved body, but rather to Slide in Sideways, completely used up, yelling and screaming, what a ride!" anon.
Post Reply