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Old June 17th, 2003, 05:32 PM
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It's definitely on DVD - a restored print has just been made available for the 60th Anniversary.

It's just a great British film - with real flying in real Lancasters, with real Merlins on the soundtrack..mmmmmmmmmmm !!

What's neat is that half the film is quite slow, all about designing the bomb etc - and then the 'go-ahead' is given and we see Harris deciding to create a 'special squadron'.

Cochrane says :
'Have you anyone in mind to lead it ?'
Harris replies :
'Yes... Gibson! '
Immediate cut to a Lancaster banking to land and the tempo of the film picks up...

Great stuff !

[ 17. June 2003, 12:35 PM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]
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