|
|  |
 |
Members: 5,113
Threads: 16,633
Posts: 206,307
Online: 142
Newest Member:
dxspeedy |
|
|
| WWII Films & TV Any WW2 Movie is fair game |

May 21st, 2008, 08:33 PM
|
 |
Expert
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 13,830
|
|
Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
I recall watching this one many many years ago. The last time was probably when I was under the age of 15. Anyway, I remember it being a pretty good one, and having Sir Alec Guiness as Adolf Hitler-certainly does not hurt!
__________________
Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
|

May 21st, 2008, 11:41 PM
|
 |
Ace
|
|
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Where Iron Crosses grow
Posts: 6,799
|
|
Re: Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
I saw it again recently and it doesn't compare at all with Downfall, a waste of time really. And Guinness' tone of voice is completely wrong for the part.
|

May 22nd, 2008, 09:53 PM
|
 |
Expert
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 13,830
|
|
Re: Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
I admit, it looked good when I first saw it - which was at least a good 25 years ago, so I don't remember anything except that Sir Alec Guinness played Der Fuhrer. ;-))
Another film i'd like to see released and that I remember was very well made-but made for TV release only, was a movie that focused on Albert Speer and I THINK was played by Rutger Hauer? I think it was called something like: Hitler: The Whole Shocking Story??? That too was played well over 20 years ago.
__________________
Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
|

May 22nd, 2008, 10:37 PM
|
 |
WW2F Veteran
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Texas Ambassador to Ohio
Posts: 4,287
|
|
Re: Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
I thought Alec Guiness played Grofaz in 'The Bunker'. Hmmm. I may be mistaken. Also remember Za, US films are normally made for entertainment purposes and use 'A' list characters that bring in the crowds at the cost of accuracy, take the new film 'Valkyrie' with the no good Cruise.
__________________

American by birth, TEXAN by the grace of GOD!
|

May 23rd, 2008, 08:50 AM
|
 |
Ace
|
|
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Where Iron Crosses grow
Posts: 6,799
|
|
Re: Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
At the time "The Last Ten Days" wasn't really and entertainment film, it was dead serious, based if I'm not mistaken on Trevor-Roper's book of the same name. However it simply wasn't much of a movie, that's it.
I'd like to seek this Valkyrie, Cruise or no Cruise (though I liked him, he did make some good movies, like The Colour of Money with Paul Newman, Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman, etc.)
I never heard of that Speer film Carl, you made me curious
Another film that comes to mind was that one on the Wansee Conference, with a blonde Kenneth Branagh playing the dark haired Reinhard Heydrich 
|

May 24th, 2008, 09:24 PM
|
 |
Expert
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Posts: 13,830
|
|
Re: Hitler: The Last Ten Days, is finally being released to DvD.
Hi Miguel, the film with Rutger Hauer in it was well made. I think it was on the tube in the early 1980's if im not mistaken? One thing I also remembered about that film, is that Albert Speer was one of the technical advisors on that film. I also remember that at the end of the film, Rutger Hauer (as himself) showed off that famous model that was built that showed what the new Berlin was going to look like-which I thought as a mere Teenager, that that was one heck of a fantastic diorama-though I thought some of the buildings were grossly too big and cold looking.
Miguel, I just checked the IMDB for the movie name and it is: "Inside the Third Reich." He was Albert Speer and Sir John Gielgud and Trevor Howard were also in it. This movie is also only available on VHS tape-unfortunately.
__________________
Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 05:54 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0 Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5
Copyright © 2000 - 2007, the World War II Network, all rights reserved.Ad Management by RedTyger
|
 |