Flyboys (movie)

Title: Flyboys

Directed by: Tony Bill

Year/production: 2006/UK/USA

Cast: James Franco, Philip Winchester, Tyler Labine, David Ellison, Jean Reno, ...

Runtime: 140 min.

First World War, USA still not in war in Europe but some American boys volunteered French army before USA entered War. They were trained in France and they fought with German pilots over France and Germany.

There is action, drama, love and spectacular fight scenes. There is not that many movies about First World War, specially about war in the air so it is worth to see this movie but maybe not that often as Platoon or Black Hawk Down :)

All Quiet on the Western Front (movie)

Title: All Quiet on the Western Front

Directed by: Delbert Mann

Year, production: 1979, USA

Cast: Richard Thomas, Ian Holm, Ernest Borgnine, Dominic Jephcott, Paul Mark Elliott, David Bradley, ...

Runtime: 150 min

Based on the novel by German writer by Erich Maria Remarque. It is World War I, German army fights with French. The movie shows absurdity of this war and how it changed people (boys who just graduated from secondary school). I must say that I didn’t like this movie maybe because it is Tv production but it trays to show brutality and psychological aspect of that war. I like more movie “The Last Battalion” but that is a different kind of movie http://allwars.blogspot.com/2006/09/lost-battalion-movie.html.

The Lost Battalion (movie)

Title: The Lost Battalion

Year, production: 2001, USA/Luxembourg

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy

Cast: Rick Shroder, Phil McKee, Jamie Harris, Adam James, Daniel Caltagirone, Andre Vippolis, ...

Runtime: 92 min.


This movie based on facts.
American battalion is in trap made by germans in forest Argonne. It was in October the 1918 France just before the end of the First World War.

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This movie is a must. I haven't seen many movies from I World War but I think this one is great.