The Big Red One - The Reconstruction (2004)

This week we pull up at the Drive in, to cover 1959's Paratroop Command. A classic 50s B movie, directed by cult 50's director William Witney. The film follows a squad of U.S Paratroops from North Africa to Italy during the 2WW who have to deal with the aftermath of one of their squad making a fatal mistake. We also talk about your desert island war films! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Red One - The Reconstruction was debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It was a reworked version of the late Samuel Fuller's 1980 passion project 'The Big Red One' with additional footage added. We take a look at the updated film and talk about the film's themes and shortcomings in its 20th anniversary year. The boys also round up your most disappointing war films.Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'LEE' stars Kate Winslet as the revered model-turned-war correspondent Lee Miller, in this new biopic from Sky Cinema. The boys were lucky enough to watch an advanced screening of the film and give their thoughts ahead of its full theatrical release on the 13th September in the UK. From Miller's time in France pre-war to her time at the front in 1944. The film shows Lee's work with care and respect for not only her craft but the people she captured with her trusty Rolliflex.Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Konvoi (The Arctic Convoy) is a new Norwegian war film that charts the journey of a Norwegian merchant vessel and her crew on a convoy run to Murmansk in the summer of 1942. Interpersonal conflicts between the crew and the dispersal of the convoy, only add to the tension. The boys also go through some our your most overrated war films and even fit in a tangent or two...Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we explore the incredible career of the brilliant and prolific British character actor Percy Herbert. Chances are if you've seen some of the all-time classic war movies of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s then you'll recognise Percy Herbert. We are thrilled to be joined by his daughter Katrina Wood, Katrina shares some incredible stories about her father and the many films he worked on. With over 90 film and TV appearances he became one of Britain’s most recognisable supporting actors with roles in Cockleshell Heroes, A Hill In Korea, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sea of Sand, Tunes of Glory Guns at Batasi, Tobruk and The Wild Geese.Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting a discussion at We Have Ways Festival 2024 about the making of the classic war film A Bridge Too Far with the fantastic Sebastian Abineri. Seb was a member of Attenborough's Private Army (APA) the film's specialist supporting cast. Seb regaled us with stories from the making of the film and answered some audience questions. The talk was kindly recorded by the brilliant crew at We Have Ways Fest 2024 [www.wehavewaysfest.co.uk].Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we take a look at Guy Ritchie's latest war movie - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Loosely based on Operation Postmaster the film stars Henry Cavil, Alan Ritchson and Eiza González. Ritchie and a commando adventure story - it should be a match made in heaven... shouldn't it?Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we cover 1972s 'Young Winston' with historian and author Peter Caddick Adams, who has recently published a biography of Winston Churchill. The film, directed by Richard Attenborough, charts Winston's life from an early age up to his time as a POW in the Boer war and his election to Parliament. A true '70s epic with an all-star cast!Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'We Have Ways' Festival may be over for another year but the boys reminisce about the fantastic talks and amazing kit they saw at the event in this episode recorded on their the way home! During the festival they also asked some of the speakers and attendees a very important question: 'what is your least favourite war film?' Tune in to hear answers from Al Murray, James May, and many more...Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by historian Jack Bowsher, to talk through the 1945 documentary feature 'Burma Victory', Jack's debut book 'Forgotten Armour' covers the often overlooked heroism and exploits of tanks in the far east. The boys explore the staggering bravery and bitter fighting shown in the film. We also cover some of your favourite tank scenes from the war movie genre...Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.