I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on WWII movies, please, especially in the Pacific theater and involving flying or pilots in some way. My pilot lessons are making me think of my late Uncle Bill, who flew wildcats for the Navy. I'd love to chat with him about his experiences, but as that's impossible, it might be fun to watch some movies about that sort of thing.
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Calli - Feb 05, 2010 9:47:13 am PST #6669 of 30000
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Kathy A - Feb 05, 2010 10:00:56 am PST #6670 of 30000
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Memphis Belle is good, but it is the Europe theater.
Isn't Twelve O'Clock High the Pacific theater?
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 10:05:19 am PST #6671 of 30000
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I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on WWII movies, please, especially in the Pacific theater and involving flying or pilots in some way.
From Here to Eternity, of course. Deborah Kerr! Hubba Hubba!
There are a bunch of John Wayne movies about Marines in the Pacific.
Here's an Amazon list of movies on the Pacific Front.
Guadalcanal Diary is supposed to be very good.
The Fighting Seebees (my grandfather was a Seebee).
Flat Top would be good for aircraft carriers and navy pilots.
Connie Neil - Feb 05, 2010 10:08:28 am PST #6672 of 30000
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I'm so pissed with myself that I never asked Daddy questions about his time in the Army. I was such a lump.
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 10:10:25 am PST #6673 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
An overarching wikipedia list of WWII films.
You can search on "Pacific" to find the ones of interest.
Calli - Feb 05, 2010 10:13:53 am PST #6674 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I knew this was the right place to ask.. Thanks, y'all!
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 10:18:07 am PST #6675 of 30000
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Isn't Twelve O'Clock High the Pacific theater?
No. Eurpoean theater, dealing with the US Army Air Corps and their bombing campaign against Germany. Lots o' Flying Fortresses.
Kathy A - Feb 05, 2010 10:42:39 am PST #6676 of 30000
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Not really a feature film, and only involving the bombers stationed at Tinian for military action, but for anyone wanting to see a fascinating look at the end of WWII/Pacific, I can recommend Hiroshima, a Showtime movie from 1995 with Kenneth Walsh as Truman. It was co-directed by a Brit and a Japanese director and shares the story equally between both sides. Koji Takahashi is amazing as General Anami. Oh, and there's a great scene with Saul Rubinek as Leo Szilard trying to get Jimmy Byrnes to convey to Truman the objections many physicists had to the nuclear bomb.
Daisy Jane - Feb 05, 2010 1:03:20 pm PST #6677 of 30000
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Not Pacific, but def. flying "Catch-22."
§ ita § - Feb 06, 2010 9:24:32 am PST #6678 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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