Ice station zebra (11 Viewers)

[dragon53]

My favorite Alistair MacLean movie is WHERE EAGLES DARE with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.
As I posted in the Movie/TV trivia before, Burton and MacLean are buried in the same cemetery in a small Swiss town.

Also, Howard Hughes' favorite movie was ICE STATION ZEBRA---Hughes bought a Las Vegas tv station so he could watch ICE STATION ZEBRA whenever he wanted to.

 

[Louis Badolato]

My favorite Alistair MacLean movie is WHERE EAGLES DARE with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.
As I posted in the Movie/TV trivia before, Burton and MacLean are buried in the same cemetery in a small Swiss town.

Also, Howard Hughes' favorite movie was ICE STATION ZEBRA---Hughes bought a Las Vegas tv station so he could watch ICE STATION ZEBRA whenever he wanted to.

I also love Where Eagles Dare! Another excellent interpretation of an Alistair MacLean novel!

 

[blaster]

I watched the Guns of Navarone with my son last night (his first viewing, and he loved it). Now that was a great Allister MacLean movie! Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven (the only casting choice that didn't match the book, Dusty Miller was supposed to by a tough mining explosive expert from Nevada, but it still worked). I was so disappointed by Force 10 from Navarone (despite the fact that the screen play was revamped by George MacDonald Frasier, my favorite author). Harrison Ford and Carl Weathers just couldn't save that terrible movie, which barely acknowledged the book.

Hi Louis

Absolutely agree with y on Guns of Navarone. I just watched Force 10 again and found it to be acceptable, not as bad as ice stn zebra.

Rgds Victor

 

[Louis Badolato]

Hi Louis

Absolutely agree with y on Guns of Navarone. I just watched Force 10 again and found it to be acceptable, not as bad as ice stn zebra.

Rgds Victor

Victor,

Force 10 is not terrible if you disregard the book. However, if you really want to enjoy a sequel to the Guns of Navarone, read MacLean's classic novel.

Regards,

Lou

 

[Barkmann]

Kevin,

I agree, the Battle of Britain was terrific and the Battle of the Bulge was the worst!

Agree, think the Battle of the Bulge was awful, historically, on a par with Braveheart and the Patriot. Love Last of the Mohicans, bit diff from the book, but still a classic, the music is stunning. Saving Private Ryan was a great film, showing the horror, premise of the whole film was excellent, if a little flawed in timeline. But it tells a great story and is a must watch film.

"Home and tea, for once you deserve it". Battle of Britain, for me best scene.