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November 24, 2014: Highlander (1986)

Nov24 by iggyfh

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Based on a TV Show, Epic, Fantasy, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Swashbuckler, Sword and Sorcery Tagged bad accents, Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Freddie Mercury, Kurgan, MacLeod, Queen, Scotland, Sean Connery, sword duels, there can be only one, who wants to live forever

July 13, 2014: The Mission (1986)

Jul13 by iggyfh

The Mission (1986)

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Fight Film, Homefront, Issue Film, Last Stand, Movie of the Day, Tragedy, War Movies Tagged Brazil, Colonialism, Jeremy Irons, Jesuits, Liam Neeson, Missionaries, native americans, Robert DeNiro, Roland Joffe, slave trade, World Cup Week

June 5th, 2014: The Longest Day (1962)

Jun5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Airborne Operations, Based on a Book, Black and White, Campaign History, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "Cast of Thousands", 20th Century Fox, amphibious landing, Atlantic Wall, before they were famous, Bernard Fox, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Effects-Best Special Effects, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Bob Steele, Cornelius Ryan, Curd Jurgens, D-Day, Darryl F. Zanuck, Eddie Albert, Edmond O'Brien, Fabian, France, Frank Finlay, George Segal, Gert Frobe, Henry Fonda, Jeffrey Hunter, John Wayne, Maurice Jarre, Mel Ferrer, Nazis, Normandy, parachute jump, paratroopers, Paul Anka, Peter Lawford, Peter van Eyck, Ray Danton, Red Buttons, Richard Burton, Richard Dawson, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Robert Wagner, Rod Steiger, Roddy McDowell, Sal Mineo, Sean Connery, Steve Forrest, Stuart Whitman, The Resistance, U.S. Army Rangers, World War Two

May 5th, 2014: The Right Stuff (1983)

May5 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged astronauts, Barbara Hershey, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Effects, Best Effects Sound Effects Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Chuck Yeager, Cold War, David Clennon, David Gulpilil, Dennis Quaid, Donald Moffat, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Harry Shearer, Jeff Goldblum, John Dehner, John P. Ryan, Kathy Baker, Kim Stanley, Lance Henriksen, Levon Helm, Mary Jo Deschanel, NASA, O-Lan Jones, Pamela Reed, pilots, racism, racists, rocket launch, rockets, Royal Dano, Sam Shepard, scientists, Scott Glenn, Scott Wilson, sound barrier, space exploration, space race, test pilots, The Ladd Company, The Marines, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Navy, Veronica Cartwright

April 21, 2014: Ben-Hur (1959)

Apr21 by bellabone

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Biblical Epic, Drama, Epic, Movie of the Day, Naval, Period Film, Revenge, Sword and Sandals Tagged Best Actor, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Effects-Best Special Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, best writing nominee adapted screenplay, chariot race, Charlton Heston, galley slave, Jesus, leper colony, Rome, William Wyler

March 9, 2013: The English Patient (1996)

Mar9 by bellabone

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Romance, Tragedy, War Movies Tagged 1930s, adultery, affair, Africa, amnesia, Anthony Minghella, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, best music original dramatic score, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress, best writing nominee adapted screenplay, Colin Firth, desert, double agent, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, mistaken identity, morphine, Naveen Andrews, nurse, Ralph Fiennes, thief, unexploded bombs, Willem Dafoe, World War Two

March 4, 2014: Troy (2004)

Mar4 by bellabone

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Poem, Drama, Epic, Revenge, Sword and Sandals, War Movies Tagged Achilles, Brad Pitt, CGI, epic, Eric Bana, Greece, Hector, Homer, Iliad, Julie Christie, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Priam, Sean Bean, Trojan War, Troy, Warner Brothers, Wolfgang Petersen

September 26th, 2013: A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Sep26 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Airborne Operations, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "A Galaxy of Stars", "Cast of Thousands", Anthony Hopkins, Arnhem, Ben Cross, Cornelius Ryan, Denholm Elliott, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Hardy Kruger, James Caan, John Ratzenberger, Laurence Olivier, Liv Ullmann, Maximilian Schell, Michael Caine, Nazis, Operation Market Garden, paratroopers, Richard Attenborough, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Sean Connery, United Artists, William Goldman, World War Two

September 15th, 2013: The Battle of Britain (1969)

Sep15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Air Operations, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged "A Galaxy of Stars", "Cast of Thousands", "David and Goliath", Battle of Britain, Bf109, Britain, Christopher Plummer, Curd Jurgens, Germany, Guy Hamilton, Harry Andrews, Harry Saltzman, He111, Hurricane, Ian MacShane, Jack Gwillim, Laurence Olivier, Michael Bates, Michael Caine, Michael Redgrave, Nigel Patrick, pilots, Ron Goodwin, Spitfire, Susannah York, Trevor Howard, United Artists, World War Two

July 6th, 2013: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Jul6 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Britain, Claude Rains, David Lean, Great War, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Michael Wilson, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Robert Bolt, T.E. Lawrence

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