Colditz Prison Escape Movie
599113
I loved the parts of Prison camps but this movie is not all about escaping the prision camp. Its about love, deceit and all other things I don't care about :-)
1604446
The Secret Ways is a fast-moving, James Bond-style story set in Hungary just after the anti-Soviet uprising in 1956.  Having followed the events of that revolt as a child in a neighboring country, I can say that MacLean paints a fairly accurate picture of the grim aftermath of the revolt, when the Soviet-directed Hungarian security service dealt ruthlessly with survivors of the rebel movement.  The story follows a British intelligence officer's trip through Hungary in an effort to rescue a person held hostage by the state security.  It is Bond-like in its orchestration of movements and forces, but most entertaining.  Hungary in the bitter cold of winter is well shown.  The reader "feels" the cold, "feels" the profound relief of finding a warm place.
1100520
Some of the scenes between the prisoners on the ship are surprising for their day.  This is a very well made film that is somewhat unbelievable, except it is based on a true story.
3600526
This is one of my favorite WWII films of all time.  It has great stars, great special effects, great plot and most of all: the twists in strategy will keep you guessing whats next!
2946135
In 1944, German POWS escaped from a prison camp in Arizona. This real event provides the inspiration for this Lena Jones adventure. Was the escape related to the massacre of a family that occurred nearby at about the same time? Is the filming of a documentary about the escape triggering new murders? Can murders sixty years apart really be connected? Lena is working on the behalf of a man charged with a recent murder and to prove him innocent she must answer all of these questions while dealing with changes and problems in her own life. This is a complex and action packed mystery.
3820023
Classic movie about the last days of German occupation in 1944 before Paris was liberated. The German General was and is a Hero for not obeying the orders from A. Hitler in my opinion.
54893
There are no shortage of prison break films in the historic halls of filmmaking, but Escape from Alcatraz delivers a slick look at a classic premise.  In addition, Clint Eastwood and his co-stars deliver legitimate, yet understated performances that make this film larger than life.  While the escape scenes and dramatic tension make this movie enjoyable, it is Patrick McGoohan's memorable performance as a relentlessly cruel warden that set this film apart from the rest.
4618118
Prison Song was a great movie with a good cast and awesome music to go  along with the emotions of the characters.  I've been trying to find the soundtract to the movie but have had no luck. This is a type of movie you can watch over and over agian and still feel all the emotions of the characters.  It goes deep into the system and shows the violence within it.  The fight to stay inocennt is taking away with one second of wrong doing.
4405846
I like this poster of this is great submarine film set during WWII against a Nazi battleship. James Caan is good in the strong silent type lead of this secret mission. The film also has a lot to do with self-redemption and fighting overwhelming odds. Good stiff upper lip adventure. This poster is very colorful and reminds of when I first saw this movie.
2911961
A man falsely accused of a crime he did not commit tries to find a temporary place to stay after escaping from prison. He meets a young girl that is struggling through her own problems with addiction and forces her to give him temporary shelter.  They both learn from each other as a huge manhunt begins to capture him.  Very good story and well acted.  Parental guidance is suggested.  Good quality downstream.
104379
Red Tails, 2012 film

This movie was inspired by true events. It starts in the air war over Europe where P-51 fighters escort B-17 bombers. Some fighters are distracted by decoys so the main force of enemy fighters attack the bombers and shoot them down. Next four obsolete P-40s fly over Italy in 1944. One attacks a truck on a highway, then they attack a steam locomotive train. They return to base and read the news. There is a discussion in the Pentagon about this unit. The talk tells about the conditions. One pilot visits a local family. The pilots talk about combat. "Operation Shingle" will place them in support of a beach landing. They approach enemy fighters and fire on them. Four follow a fighter to attack an enemy airfield and destroy ME-109s on the ground. The colonel needs fighter escorts for the B-17s to reduce losses.

One pilot visits the officer's club and starts a fight. A DC-3 brings a colonel with news of new P-51 fighters for their group. Lt. Joe Little rejoins his unit. The Colonel explains why bombers must be defended. Their new fighters will have red tails (for easy identification). They begin to escort a hundred bombers through flak. This time no bombers are lost. One pilot is wounded. Another attacks a war ship. One plane crash lands. A captured pilot is sent to a POW camp. Film cameras recorded the attacks on that war ship. Bomber flyers thank them. They are warned about the German jet planes. The prisoners plan an escape from the POW camp. They will attack a tank factory on the outskirts of Berlin. The Red Tails will fly the first leg. But their replacement does not show up. ME-262's attack the mission with their faster speed. But the P-51's shoot them down (and take casualties).

They stay "on mission". Sophia gets the bad news. The Colonel talks to his men. The captured pilot returns alive. The Distinguished Unit Citation is given to the 332nd fighter group. They received 90 Distinguished Flying Crosses. Sixty were killed in action. The credits at the end thank the Czech Construction Crew. Production services provided by the Croatia Unit, and filmed at Prague Studios ; also Italy and Slovenia. This is worth watching once but it could have used a better script or story. "Flyboys" or "The Battle of Britain" were better movies.

"Double Victory" provides a history of the war from the viewpoint of African-Americans. The 1925 War College Report shows the attitudes of that era. The P-51 was the most advanced propeller-driven fighter in the war. The life expectancy of a fighter pilot was 15 to 22 missions. The ME-262 fighter was 100 mph faster than the P-51, but were shot down by P-51s (and Spitfires and Typhoons). [These propeller-driven fighters were more maneuverable with a shorter turning radius.]
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I saw a single episode of "Es Muss Nicht Immer Kaviar Sein" ("It Doesn't Always Have to be Kaviar") on TV while traveling in Germany long long ago.  I was captivated enough to acquire the book, and found it to be spell-binding.  I'd love to see the entire film or serialization, but would need to have it in a format playable on my US equipment.

The plot concerns a man who is coerced into becoming a spy for Nazi Germany and his efforts to minimize the damage that he is compelled to do.  In the episode that I saw, he escapes from a Portugese prison by forging release papers for his cellmate, then impersonating his cellmate.  When the authorities realize that they have released the wrong man, they release the cellmate (still on the forged papers).  But now the bad guys are looking for someone who matches the cellmate's description . . .

(The title derives from the fact that many chapters begin with a recipe and a note such as, "Over this meal, so-and-so told me such-and-such".)

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Es-Muss-Nicht-Immer-Kaviar-Sein/dp/3763213791/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Es Muss Nicht Immer Kaviar Sein</a>&nbsp;Link to the book
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Not just used for the Carlsberg beer advert (which is actually a scene directly from the movie!!! Fancy that!!) this movie captures everything you want in a Brit War flick -- Brit soldiers who know about trucks, nurses, double agents and Rommel-type German soldiers, death, love and stirring music that makes you feel very patriotic.  Ice Cold in Alex is a quintessential psychological thriller part action/drama, part chickflick with timeless social issues addressed (namely alcoholism and espionage)all rolled into a Good vs Bad with a twist adventure.

Without giving away the plot the setting is the 1942 Libyan war zone.  Sir John Mills is a British ambulance officer who together with his sergeant major driver and nurse (the love interest - Sylvia Sims) escape the German's seige of Tobruk and drive across the hot Western Desert in an ambulance.  In a race against time and the elements of the desert the objective is to get to the safety of Alexandria to meet up with the allies and,in true British fashion, have an "ice cold" beer at this little bar!!!  The gang get waylaid by Germans who tradeoff a South African officer (Anthony Quayle) for the trip (could he be a spy?)  After getting into a couple of scrapes and tight spots along the way all ends well for the group, or does it . . . well, you'll just have to watch the ending for yourselves.

Ice Cold in Alex is a brilliant WWII movie - a classic and my own all time fav - definitely a movie worth having in your collection.

NOTE:  Check out Amazon.co.uk. You can get this movie for about 4 quid but it'll be in PAL format not NTSC -- Hey, so watch it on your computer!!! It's worth it!
4582683
It is August 1961, Berlin is divided and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has decided that Western Imperialism and military aggression means that they have to protect East Berlin from the Capitalist wooing of the West. So they start to build a wall.

This is the story of Harry Melchior (Heino Ferch) who is a champion swimmer for the GDR but is one of the escapees who got out early when the wall was in its infancy. He has been imprisoned after the 1952 rising and has no love for the methods of East Germany. He has a sister and her family on the other side and once he gets to freedom, he joins a group of like minded Germans to get their friends and families out. They decide to go for the tunnel option as one of their number is an engineer and knows exactly how to do it.

This is quite an old film (2000) but I have only just got around to seeing it and it is one of those I should have seen yonks ago. The tension is palpable through out which is some achievement for a film that lasts 160 minutes. The acting is all superb and the claustrophobia of the tunnel is extraordinary.

There is also great attention to period detail from the cars to the music and I liked the queues for food that were typical of the Warsaw pact countries at this time, we also get references to the luxury of Trabant ownership!. With love interests, double crosses, action and bags of emotion this film has all points covered.  So for a great film set in Germany that is not about war (well not a warm one anyhow), you can't get much better than this, I thoroughly recommend.
1654636
this is a sad movie so beware, the story line takes you to the dark days of the camps in ww2. the movie will keep you interested all the way through . Over all a well made film .
4333760
Great WW2 movie. A bit dark but probably more true to life than many of the more popular movies of the same genre. Peter O'Tool is at his best in this movie and I consider this a "Watch more than once." type of movie. Strong characters and a great surprise ending.
2059852
I remember when this movie was first released, a friend saw it and afterward complained bitterly about how boring it was.  This was around 1965 and he was expecting something more along the lines of James Bond, Our Man Flint, Matt Helm or any of the other James Bond knockoffs going around back then.  But "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" was totally different.  No flashy fantasy picture here; this is stark, cold reality showing cold war espionage the way it probably really was.

The movie is shot in black and white adding to the stark reality.  The musical score is very subtle and low-keyed and used sparingly as the tension builds, but still manages to set the desperate mood of the story.  The acting is superb; Richard Burton and Oskar Werner give outstanding performances.  The tribunal and escape scenes toward the end of the movie are some of the most powerful you'll ever see as the many facets of the mysterious Operation Rolling Stone finally come together.

I really appreciate understatement and compactness in film and this is a good example of that.  There are absolutely no wasted scenes or dialog, no throwaway gag lines and no laughs.  Every minute of this serious film is vital to the story line.  The audience must pay close attention.  It must have been quite a challenge for director Martin Ritt to film such a complicated story, but he and the screenwriters pulled it off

A blurb in my copy of the book by John LeCarre says this is one of the best spy stories ever written and I totally agree.  The screenplay is generally faithful to the book.  The dialog is taken almost verbatim from the book in many of the most powerful scenes, and the story itself is a masterpiece of convoluted intrigue.  I've read the book and seen the movie each several times and I see different angles to the story each time.  This is one of the best spy films from the cold war era that you will ever see.