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WW2 film quiz thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    No pictures this time, but give me the link from howard to Gibson


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,053 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Pegasus Bridge > Dambusters


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    No pictures this time, but give me the link from howard to Gibson

    Not sure I follow - do you mean trevor howard to Mel Gibson ? If so it's Mutiny on the bounty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    Seeing as no one is putting pics up, I am going to jump the queue.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Tomohawk


    B is it " A matter of Life and Death"

    A haven't an clue...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    Tomohawk wrote: »
    B is it " A matter of Life and Death"

    A haven't an clue...

    Yes it is, I am not giving any clues to A and that the long and the short of it:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,578 ✭✭✭jonniebgood1


    marienbad wrote: »
    Yes it is, I am not giving any clues to A and that the long and the short of it:)

    The longest day


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    The longest day

    No, wrong theatre


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    Would it be Merrill's marauders again?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    Would it be Merrill's marauders again?

    No, There is a ''disguised '' clue in post 367


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    The long the short and the tall.:o:o:o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    The long the short and the tall.:o:o:o

    Yes indeed - Called Jungle Fighters in the US I believe.

    Over to you rednik


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    rednik wrote: »
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    First one looks like Martin Balsam from Catch 22.

    The second one I haven't a clue, looks like something from the pacific campaign?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
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    Is that To Hell And Back with Audie Murphy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    That is indeed Martin Balsam from Catch 22.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    marienbad wrote: »
    Is that To Hell And Back with Audie Murphy

    No not Audie.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    No not Audie.

    The guy on the left looks like Elisha Cook, is that correct ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    marienbad wrote: »
    The guy on the left looks like Elisha Cook, is that correct ?

    Ah here I may as well give you the name of the movie.:p:p:p

    Ok the guy you are talking about has appeared in many WWII movies, never as a star always in a supporting role but always very good. He appeared in The Dirty Dozen.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    Ah here I may as well give you the name of the movie.:p:p:p

    Ok the guy you are talking about has appeared in many WWII movies, never as a star always in a supporting role but always very good. He appeared in The Dirty Dozen.


    Ok,Ok, Richard Jaekel in Battleground


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    Wrong movie.;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    Wrong movie.;)

    Ah Jeez, must be Attack ! so


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    marienbad wrote: »
    Ah Jeez, must be Attack ! so

    Wrong again, to save you going through all his films, this movie is based on a very famous novel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    rednik wrote: »
    Wrong again, to save you going through all his films, this movie is based on a very famous novel.

    The Naked and the Dead , great movie, ahead of its time


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    marienbad wrote: »
    The Naked and the Dead , great movie, ahead of its time

    All yours.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    It too me long enough to get though. Anyway here are two more


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    B is Charlotte Gray.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


    A is Dark Blue World.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    Brilliant, I though Dark Blue World would be a bit harder than that, another great movie, interesting to see the smaller countries persprctive on WW 2

    Over to you


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,220 ✭✭✭rednik


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