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[struth]

Tonight its Kelly's Heroes (1970), starring Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and scene stealer Carroll O'Connor. Filmed in and around Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia etc by Gabriel Figueroa who also did Two Mules with Eastwood, and directed by Brian Hutton who also did Where Eagles Dare.
This film follows the escapades of a group of soldiers, lead by Kelly(Eastwood) and Big Joe(Savalas), as they deviate slightly from the grand war strategy and take a detour behind enemy lines to steal a bankload of gold, believing that if they are gonna get shot at and killed, they may as well make some cash out of it. Hey, Business is business I hear Macca saying ... and OPur own Anto saying I dig those positive waves man



Man, this is a good film

[struth]

Woof, Woof, Woof!! a fabulous film, with some great ad libs from Sutherland....

[walpurgis]

There's a classic just started on 'TRUE' channel. The Fallen Idol with Ralph Richardson from 1948. Brilliant film!

[struth]

Dont think I get that channel

[m10]

A Night to Remember (1958) Stars Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe and Laurence Naismith. William MacQuitty's production of Walter Lord's book is by far the best one imo, and is directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Filmed at Pinewood, and also in Ruislip Lido in London for the sea scenes. more played Second Officer Lightoller, the hero of the film, who went on to serve with distinction in World Wars I and II, rescuing many men at Dunkirk. He died in 1952. Lightoller's son advised Kenneth More on how to play his father and his widow visited the set (and More) to observe the filming.



Watching the restored Blu-Ray version tonight Certainly a film to remember too

I haven't seen this in years, and certainly not since I installed my big screen. Time to revisit I think. Excellent movie.

[walpurgis]

I remember them filming that at Ruislip Lido when I was a kid. I lived quite nearby.

[Gazjam]

Oh...just caught this on IMDB

[struth]

Just watched




and now "Out of Africa"



Both from Amazon Prime

[struth]

George Cukor's "My Fair Lady" from 1964 is tonight's film. Not seen it for a while but listened to the soundtrack last week.

Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Jeremy Bret and Wilfrid Hyde-White Star in this fabulous musical, originally written as a play by G B Shaw and written for the screen by the great A J Lerner.
... Marni Nixon sang a fair amount of Hepburn's parts even though she was a good enough singer, but not all as some said; you can actually tell easily when you tune in your ear, and I actually preferred Hepburn's voice although she obviously didnt have the range.
Harrison was originally unamused that Hepburn got the role, as he wanted someone who was uncomfortable in the fancy ballroom scenes,(think Julie Andrews was his choice) stating the Hepburn has spent most of her life in ball-gowns, which is a stretch tbh. Still he did admit later that she was his favourite leading lady




A picture now f the waif-like Audrey; one of the most beautiful of leading ladies ever

[struth]

John Ford & Henry Hathaways' 1962 sweeping western saga; "How The West Was Won" starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, George Peppard and Debbie Reynolds as stand outs in a stand out cast of biblical proportions. Spencer Tracy I think did the voice overs and apart from the main cast there were more than 12,000 extras employed in the film.. Still holds its head hight today after 54 years.