Ah well....
Does anyone know if a definitive guide to old British war movies has been printed yet?
I remember asking in my local Waterstones a few years ago, and after the assistant ferretted but came up empty-handed, he commented about how surprising it was.
I've seen quite a few (courtesy of having an old man who saw them first time round ), but I would still like to get my hands on THE authoritative guide to the genre.

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Not sure whether you'd call it a definitive guide, Gordon - but the best I've come across so far is 'British Cinema And The Second World War' by Robert Murphy ( Continuum, 2000 ).

It's perhaps more a work of scholarly discussion, but nonetheless it's thorough ( ie it includes 'The Dam Busters', '633 Squadron' and 'Where Eagles Dare' ! ) and is a fascinating read.

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Cheers Martin!
I'll keep an eye out for it.

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Gordon
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Some good stuff available on DVD like the Danger UXB series from Thames Television.

Also, go here for the British War Collection
http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_ite...item_id=662775
If it doesn't load for you just seach for British War
This DVD collection includes:
The Cruel Sea
The Ship That Died Of Shame
Went The Day Well
The Dam Busters
The Colditz Story

Due for release on March 22

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Ah, BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!
Got all those on video, but the tapes are a couple of decades old

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Gordon
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my 2 favourite british made ww2 movies are 'A bridge too far' and 'Enemy at the gates'(everyone has an english accent so i presume its english made).

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Being picky here, but 'A Bridge Too Far' was a joint USA/UK production ( with US money - MGM ) and 'Enemy At The Gates' was actually a joint USA/German/Ireland/UK production ( with the money from Paramount ).

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Rank shot this movie on the ruins of Arnhem in 1946 with the original Arnhem vets as themselves....In my opinion you don't get a more striking English made movie about WW2 than that one....

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'On the fiddle' with a young Sean Connery. I Used to see a lot of these old films when I was studying in Aberdeen.

' I pity the man who hears the pipes and isna scotsman ' Classic line from the red beret.

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