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Subgenre Sampler

 
Murphy's WarMurphy's War (1971)
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Sian Phillips, Philippe Noiret
Shipwrecked off the coast of Venezuala by a U–Boat near the end of WWII, Peter O'Toole decides to recuperate a derelict seaplane and mount a…
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Richard Burton, John Colicos, Wolfgang Preiss
In 1942 Libya, a German–speaking British Intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret…
McKenzie Break, TheMcKenzie Break, The (Escape) (1970) Recommended
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry
Mostly engrossing, and certainly unusual and authentic, this is a WWII POW escape yarn with a difference – here, it's Germans attempting to…
Too Late The HeroToo Late The Hero (Suicide Run) (1970)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen
An impressive WW2 actioner from one of the experts, dir. Aldrich (ATTACK) investing a dangerous mission in the Pacific with a certain moral…
Battle of BritainBattle of Britain (1969)
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard
Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier head an ensemble cast of British old boys for this extravagant re–enactment of the famous aerial battle that…
Bridge at Remagen, TheBridge at Remagen, The (1969)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara
One of the tougher, smaller 60s Hollywood depictions of war in a period otherwise dominated by epic clunkers. In the later stages of WW2, George…
Probability Zero (1969)
Dir. Maurizio Lucidi
Feat. Henry Silva
AnzioAnzio (1968)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy
Robert Mitchum and Peter Falk lead an international cast for this ropey war epic – an Italian–American co–production about…
Charge of the Light BrigadeCharge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Trevor Howard, John Gielgud, David Hemmings
Updated version of the Mid–Victorian battle made in the sardonic spirit of the swinging sixties. Trevor Howard, John Gielgud and David Hemmings…
Devil's Brigade, TheDevil's Brigade, The (1968)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards
Efficient actioner with an American colonel tasked with creating a special forces unit from Canadian troops and a ragtag group of American misfits.

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