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Carnahan

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Are there any conflicts or campaigns you'd love to see that haven't been represented on the big screen? For me it would be an epic re-telling of the French-Indochina War and a film about the Congo Crisis.
 
A decent high budget American Revolution epic (that atleast tries to be historically accurate) would be welcome! :cool:
 
Cornwallis said:
A decent high budget American Revolution epic (that atleast tries to be historically accurate) would be welcome! :cool:
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I can recommend "The Crossing", M'Lud, starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington. It's based on a historical novel about Washington's Crossing, so some of the dialog is fictional, but in the main, it's accurate and a good movie. But otherwise, I agree with you. While I've come to enjoy "The Patriot", it's hard, because of the inaccuracies.

Prost!
Brad
 
I would like to see the Battle of Snow Shoes or the Raid on St. Francis...

both French Indian War genre movies...
 
Matt mate,
Do you remember seeing the Long Tan movie in the Theatrette at the AWM when we visited last year with Brett, Andy and Helen. It brought tears to my eyes seeing young Aussies being killed like that. But when the Cavalry arrived at dusk (8 X M113A1s line abreast, lights on and .50 cal blazing) my heart was pounding. Memories.
After that you may have noted I got Andy outside and introduce him to the Centurion parked outside. Got many photos and suggested a K&C Aussie Vietnam Centurion Mk5 would be a nice addition to the range. I think the soldier in Andy agreed but the businessman inside him said NO.
Louis liked the idea of a new range "Aussies In Vietnam" but I know it would not sell worldwide.
The best Aussie movie still around is The Lighthorsemen.
Cheers Howard
 
Northgate Woods said:
Matt mate,
Do you remember seeing the Long Tan movie in the Theatrette at the AWM when we visited last year with Brett, Andy and Helen. It brought tears to my eyes seeing young Aussies being killed like that. But when the Cavalry arrived at dusk (8 X M113A1s line abreast, lights on and .50 cal blazing) my heart was pounding. Memories.
After that you may have noted I got Andy outside and introduce him to the Centurion parked outside. Got many photos and suggested a K&C Aussie Vietnam Centurion Mk5 would be a nice addition to the range. I think the soldier in Andy agreed but the businessman inside him said NO.
Louis liked the idea of a new range "Aussies In Vietnam" but I know it would not sell worldwide.
The best Aussie movie still around is The Lighthorsemen.
Cheers Howard
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You bet I remember, one of the best exhibits imo, I was actually talking to Wayne about it recently, his late Father was in Vietnam.

I doubt we will see K & C Aussies in Vietnam or the Jungles of WWII for that matter. Apart from the expanding ALH range I guess our best chance is some more Aussie sets in the 8th Army range, let's lobby for more of them ;)
 
Northgate Woods said:
Matt mate,

The best Aussie movie still around is The Lighthorsemen.
Cheers Howard
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Agree with you there. Also worthy of mention is the TV mini series "Anzacs" which I have on DVD. As usual the Brits are all depicted as cartoon type idiots but that to one side it is a brilliant depiction of WW1.
 
Ragnar said:
How about the Eureka stockade.
http://www.ballarat.com/eurekastockade.htm
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I saw thr Brian Brown version. It was no "Alamo."

"Eureka Stockade (1907)

A black and white silent film Directed by Arthur and George Cornwell, Produced by the Australasian Cinematograph Company.[25]

The surviving 7 minute fragment (original length unknown) shows street scenes of Ballarat is believed to be part of the 1907 film, the second feature film made in Australia (after the 1906 production, The Story of the Kelly Gang). The film was first screened in the Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne on the 19th of October 1907. The film impressed critics of the time and was found to be a stirring portrayal of the events surrounding the Eureka Stockade, but failed to connect with audiences during the two weeks it was screened. Other scenes in the lost reels of the film were believed to have included gold seekers leaving London, issuing of licenses, license hunting, diggers chained to logs and rescued by mates, diggers burning Bentley's Hotel, the Rebellion, building the stockade, troops storming the stockade and the stockade in ruins.[26]

The surviving 307 feet of the 35mm film (5 mins @ 18fps) is stored at the National Film and Sound Archive.
[edit] Eureka Stockade (1949)

A British film made in Australia in 1949 starring Chips Rafferty focused on Peter Lalor and Rafaello Carboni. Directed by Harry Watt, Produced by Leslie Norman and written by Walter Greenwood, Ralph Smart and Harry Watt.[27]

The cast included Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Gordon Jackson, Peter Finch and Sydney Loder.

An abridged version of the film was release in the United States of America under the title, Massacre Hill.[28]
[edit] Eureka Stockade (1984)

An Australian two-part mini-series that aired on the Seven Network in 1984 [29] starring Bryan Brown as Peter Lalor. Directed by Rod Hardy, Produced by Henry Crawford and written by Tom Hegarty.[30]

The cast included Bryan Brown, Carol Burns, Bill Hunter and Brett Cullen."
 
Now THAT would be a movie. They would have to take really good care with 18th Century clothes and hair. If the actors don't get right into looking period AND cool (Brotherhood of the Wolf for example) it'll look like a TV Mini Series (The Rebels and the other John Jakes series)
The original North West Passage movie Hollywood-ized the Rangers kit to appeal to 1930s audiences who expected a Western. Good movie though.
 
Thanks for the info Scott i do remember the 1949 version but did not know about the others.
 
The story needs more "cleavage". Even John Wayne put that in The Alamo.
 
I would like to see a decent budget Hi Def Penisular Wars epic. Sharpe would be a bonus but not essential since there are more than sufficient real stories in those many battles.:cool:
 
mikemiller1955 said:
I would like to see the Battle of Snow Shoes or the Raid on St. Francis...

both French Indian War genre movies...
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I'm with you mike, another french and indian war movie is due, i like your recommendations, but I'll add a movie that follows edward braddock up to his defeat, with a full scale battle, the documentaries of this just doesn't do it for me.
 
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