Kiwi

You wouldn't believe it. Sod's law reigns supreme. Having just finished compiling the movie list I was given this address:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/nicosia/apcm_...ion_movies.htm
which is a huge list, including lots of almost unknown films (well to me anyway).
Enjoy!
Nev

Tim Tim

I don't have time right now to look through all the replies, and I'm new here anyway, but what about 'Where Eagles Dare'? You can't beat those opening titles with that JU52!

I know the book well, as it has the 'plane as a Lanc., but we're talking the film aren't we? And Eagles do fly, do they not? And land, of course.

Just my (newbie) thoughts.

Tim

Kiwi

I recall those opening titles, and the ones of a Bf 109 crash landing at the start of "The One That Got Away" about von Werra's escape. I didn't list them as I tried to restrict my list to films where aircraft were filling a much major role and formed an integral part of the story.
Nev

wonwinglo

Anyone remember the film 'I Have lived before ' ? this was about a W.1 pilot who was supposed to have re-incarnated as yes you have guessed it,another aviator ? plenty of flying footage,some belived to be left overs from 'Hells Angels'
( Did you know there was a stand in killed in this latter film when he was pouring out black soot from the rear of a Sikorsky big biplane ? he was supposed to exit by parachute but got carried away and spun in with the aircraft.) the large aircraft was supposed to represent a German Gotha bomber.

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One not on that list-'High Flight' Anthony Newley,great story about the Royal Air Force college,Cranwell.
Student gets off to a bad start when he flies in by Auster G-AOCR and gives his girlfriend a big hug,then she takes off on the peri track ! anyone remember it ? great flying shots of a Percival Provost flying low level along a canal,gets told off for low flying,builds a radio controlled flying saucer that gets out of control,what fun.

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wonwinglo

Did they finish 'The Bells of hell go ding-aling-aling' filmed at Old Warden.

Another one filmed at Old Warden was 'Crooks in Cloister's'

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Tim Tim

I do understand your point on this. Of course, in the book (Maclean) the plane is a Lancaster, whereas the film is a JU52. I like the way the plane kind of tops and tails the film.

Regards,

Tim

COL.KURTZ

theres two movies that come to mind as i have them both on vhs one is called ''failsafe'' starring george clooney,and the other one is '' by dawns early light '' starring lloyd bridges

Bluewavestudios

Howsabout "The Final Countdown" Where the aircraft carrier sails through a timewarp to just before Pearl Harbour and they had the chance to stop the attack happening. The flight scenes with the F14's and the Japanese zero's are superb...the zero pilots eyes are bulging out of their heads when they get strafed by the F14's...not that they had long before being taken out by a couple of sidewinders !!

Regards......Mark

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Gaz

Can't think of the name but it's about the first coloured squadron in WW2.