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“ The BBC stopped having actors using heavy non-English accents about 15 years ago, unless the Character is speaking accented English. Said that some accents were more comic than dramatic. Think of it, the characters would be speaking in relatively accent-free tones, except for regional differences in their native tongue ." [prroh/#267] Hmmm…Pat…good thing too. I was reminded of this just recently as I...

Best version of "Das Boot" was with English subtitles. Ole

Quote: Originally Posted by Me-109 Jagdfleiger The best movies on WW2 Germany in my opinion are Das Boot (Directed by Wolfgang Petersen), Schindler's List (Directed by Steven Spielberg), and Der Untergang/ Downfall here in the states (Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel)... In my opinion Downfall is the best one to date, It portrays the final days of the Third Reich and the acting and Scenery is supurb, Bruno Ganz's the actor who...

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Quote: Originally Posted by SerjeantWildgoose I read very little fiction, so when I do I try to make sure its worth it. I have just read Hemmingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and it most certainly was. Sadly, in a moment of madness, I picked up Michael White's Soul Catcher and it wasn't. When I want to let my head go, I will read Tom Sharp. If you have never read the anarchic fiction that this lunatic South African manages to...

Indeed both of those are good films too

I'll disagree with Karen on this one, Valkyrie is pretty good.

I have not as yet seen either of the Churchill visuals as yet. The following title is informative as to the background of events. I'm interested in the characterization of Ralph Wigram in the films. Assize of Arms: The Disarmament of Germany and Her Rearmament (1919-1939) , J.H. Morgan, New York, Oxford University Press, 1946

I just watched Valkyrie a few days ago. Tom Cruise is terrible in it. He plays a Nazi officer and does not even speak with a German accent. In fact, I don't remember any of the other actors speaking with German accents either. It really spoiled the movie. Don't bother.

Can movies be included too? Just finished watching both Winston Churchill movies ( The Gathering Storm w/Albert Finney and Into the Storm w/Brendan Gleeson). Both REALLY good! Fascinating person...Churchill. Quote: Special features are on Into the Storm ; none are on The Gathering Storm (bummer). 'Gathering' is the front end of the war (before he became prime minister). 'Storm' is actually after the war, but includes...