Favourite War Movies - last time I wrote about this was an exchange of letters with Journalist
Peter Worthington Toronto Sun - both of us are well over 60, so my choices are a bit different.
I agree that virtually all the films listed are first rate. Question about "Cross of Iron" directed by
Sam Peckeninpah, based on the book by German Army veteran Willi Heinrich. Good cast, well
structured film, very accurate, but Peckinpah ran out of money. "The Eagle Has Landed" with
Michael Caine, Robert Duval, great story. There are classics "The Cruel Sea" based on the book
by Nicholas Monsarrat, a British journalist who served in Corvette's and Frigates on the North
Atlantic convoy runs, has a Canadian connection in Halifax and Ottawa as a post war UK PR.
"The Dam Busters" based on the book by Paul Brickhill, with Richard Todd as Group Captain
Guy P.Gibson VC, DSO,DFC - outstanding photography for the era (1956) and "Das Boot" I saw
episodes of this German made film on TV in Germany while on business, and later bought the
German VCR version - again, an excellent film, actually based on two books, one by former UBoat
Captain Wolfgang Ott, "Sharks and Little Fish" and the other "Das Boot" by a German author.Have
always found "A Bridge Too Far" one of the best World War II Films, along with "Saving Private Ryan"
of course. MacLeod