Tonight's Movie Is 'The Enemy Below'

WNU Editor: The Dutch subtitles are a nuisance .... but this is a great film. From Wikipedpia .... The Enemy Below is a 1957 war film which tells the story of the battle between the captain of an American destroyer escort and the commander of a German U-boat during World War II. The movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt Jürgens and was directed and produced by Dick Powell. T

Tonight's Movie Is 'The Missiles Of October' (1974)

From YouTube: William Devane and Martin Sheen star in this 1974 made-for-TV docu-drama about the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.

Tonight's Movie Is 'The Recruit'

From Wikipedia: The Recruit is a 2003 American-German spy thriller film, directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Al Pacino, Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan. James Clayton (Colin Farrell), a computer programming expert at MIT, is offered an interview by senior Central Intelligence Agency instructor Walter Burke (Al Pacino) for a position with the Agency. After witnessing a demonstration of Clayton's skills, Burke tests Clayton with a puzzle encoded on the sports page of a newspaper. Clayton agrees to be recruited because he wants information about his missing father, whom he suspects was a CIA agent.

Tonight's Movie Is Gorky Park (1983)

WNU Editor: Moscow in the early 1980s .... sighhh ... the memories. As to the movie .... what can I say .... Moscow, the KGB, unscrupulous U.S. businessman, murder, money and power.

The Wikipedia entry for this movie is here.

Tonight's Movie Is 'The Trench' (1999)

Form YouTube: A story about a group of soldiers last days before the battle of the Somme in 1916 it shows the conditions in the trenches during world war 1 and takes you into the minds of the soldiers.

Tonights Movie Is 'The Steel Helmet' 1951

WNU Editor: I was pleasantly surprised when I watched this Korean war film .... it caught my interest right away. Wikipedia's entry is here.

The Movie Tonight Is 'The Red Beret' (1953)

From Wikipedia: The Red Beret (retitled Paratrooper for the US release) is a 1953 British war film directed by Terence Young and starring Alan Ladd, Leo Genn and Susan Stephen. It is the fictitious story about an American who enlists in the British Parachute Regiment in 1940, claiming to be a Canadian. It is notable as the first film made by Irving Allen's and Albert R. Broccoli's Warwick Films, with many of the crew later working on various films for Warwick Films and Broccoli's Eon Productions. It is partly based on the 1950 non-fiction book with the same title, about the Parachute Regiment and its first operation, Operation Biting, in February 1942, written by Hilary Saint George Saunders.

The lead character was originally intended to be British, but when Richard Todd, who had been a paratrooper during the war, turned down the role because he felt it was "too far fetched",[2] Albert R. Broccoli offered it to the American Alan Ladd and the story was rewritten by Ladd's personal screenwriter Richard Maibaum to fit him in.

Tonight's Movie Is Attack! (1956)

From YouTube: Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American war film. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and starred Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc.

"A cynical and grim account of war", the film is set in the latter stages of World War II and tells of a front line combat unit led by a cowardly captain clearly out of his depth and a tougher subordinate who threatens to do away with him. As the official trailer put it: "Not every gun is pointed at the enemy!

Tonight's Movie Is 'Too Late the Hero' (1970)

From YouTube: A reluctant hero, American Lt. Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.

My Comment: This is actually an enjoyable film .... not a great film .... but enjoyable. A number of top stars in this film .... Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Ken Takakura, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Lance Percival, Ronald Fraser, Harry Andrews and Percy Herbert. .... which made it even more fun to watch.

Tonight's Movie: Hitler - The Rise of Evil

From Wikipedia: Hitler: The Rise of Evil is a Canadian TV miniseries in two parts, directed by Christian Duguay and produced by Alliance Atlantis. It explores Adolf Hitler's rise and his early consolidation of power during the years after World War I and focuses on how the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted state of German society following the war made that ascent possible. The film also focuses on Ernst Hanfstaengl's influence on Hitler's rise to power. The miniseries, which premiered simultaneously in May 2003 on CBC in Canada and CBS in the United States, received two Emmy awards, for Art Direction and Sound Editing.

Tonight's Movie Is Conspiracy (2001)

From YouTube: Conspiracy is a television film which dramatizes the 1942 Wannsee Conference. The film delves into the psychology of Nazi officials involved in the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" during World War II. It is an English-language adaptation of the German film The Wannsee Conference (1984) which is a must see for anyone who appreciates WW2, Holocaust historical films.

The movie was written by Loring Mandel (inspired after viewing a 1984 documentary on the subject), directed by Frank Pierson, and starred an ensemble cast, including Kenneth Branagh as Reinhard Heydrich and Stanley Tucci as Adolf Eichmann. Branagh won an Emmy Award for Best Actor, and Tucci was awarded a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Eichmann.

My Comment: This is the first time that I have seen this movie. Disturbing does not even come close to describing this film.

Tonight's Movie Is 'Breakthrough' With Richard Burton and Robert Mitchum (1979)

Tonight's Movie Is 'The Last Drop'

From YouTube: During Operation Market Garden, different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.

Tonights Movie Is 'The Patrol'

From Wikipedia: The Patrol is a 2013 British action drama film set in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006. It looks at the Afghan conflict through the eyes of British soldiers.[1] It won Film of the Festival (Feature) at Raindance Film Festival 2013.

Tonight's Movie Is 'All Quiet On The Western Front' (1979)

From YouTube: A remake of the WW I classic war film to deter future wars. Starring Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, and Donald Pleasance

Tonight's Movie Is '84 Charlie Mopic 1989'

Tonight's Movie Is 'Stalin'

My Comment: It is hard to believe that this man ruled the Soviet Union for decades.

Tonight's Movie Is 'The Bunker'

Tonight's Movie Is 'Sink The Bismarck' (1960)

My Comment: I have always enjoyed these old British war/navy films. "Sink The Bismark" is one of those classics.

Tonight Is Movie Night:Some Of The Best Clips Of Robin Williams

WNU Editor: An exception to the rule for this week's "Movie Night". What we will have instead are some Robin Williams clips. If you have one that you enjoy and want to share it with us, just put the link in the comments section, and I will be reposting it later tonight. Sighhh .... he will be missed but his humor will live forever in our hearts.