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Battle of Britain (1969)
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There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its grandiose manipulation. Maybe because it recounts the greatest air battle in history, achieving the greatest aerial battle in film history. Maybe because it has such a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, and Edward Fox). Maybe because it's so technically well-made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. Or maybe because there is...
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| Battle of Britain Movie Review by Xavier (3/14/2007) |
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There was an era of film making that centred heavily on the Second World War. However, most of the content of such films either featured around Naval or ground based areas of the conflict. BATTLE OF BRITAIN is slightly different. Set primarily in England in the summer of 1940 when the Nazi war machine attempted to prepare...
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