The Best Navy Movies of All Time. No surprise: with great heat, I'm instinctively drawn to the water, and preferably the sea. Fueled by this seemingly ever- present longing these days, I decided to explore the rich sub- genre of Navy movies. Throughout history, sea power has shaped the power of nations in wartime and in peace, with the Royal Navy's critical role in building the British Empire an obvious example. Over the years, a slew of outstanding Navy- themed films have furnished us with a variety of salty celluloid adventures worth catching. The following dozen titles comprise my own personal favorites: Mutiny on the Bounty (1. In late 1. 8th- century Great Britain, sadistic Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) commands the HMS Bounty on a long voyage to Tahiti to collect food supplies. When Bligh's cruelty towards his crew goes beyond reasonable limits, second- in- command Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) faces the fateful decision of whether to seize control of the ship. But never mind - - this is still grand, sweeping entertainment, suitable for the whole family. The Merchant Navy has been in existence for a significant period in British history, owing much of its growth to British imperial expansion.The condition of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), the World War II-era cruiser preserved for 72 years at the bottom of the sea, has so far proved to be most. It ought to have a decent run at art houses in select cities after that. Shop from the world's largest selection and best deals for Original WW II British Collectibles. Shop with confidence on eBay! Complete World War II in Europe timeline with photos and text. Over 100 links! Fueled by this seemingly ever-present longing these days, I d. And Laughton is truly brilliant in the most unsympathetic of roles. In Which We Serve (1. With Britain in the pit of the Second War, playwright Noel Coward was desperate to develop a morale- boosting film, and this was the inspired result. Based on the wartime exploits of his friend Lord Mountbatten, co- director/writer Coward (in a most atypical role) plays Captain Edward Kinross, commander of the destroyer HMS Torrin, which is sunk by the Nazis. As Kinross and his small remaining crew cling to a small raft in hope of eventual rescue, we experience the recent lives of each survivor via flashback; notably, Kinross himself and one Seaman Shorty Blake (John Mills). His daring mission: to plant his sub right smack in Tokyo Bay, get a landing party ashore, and bring back vital intelligence vital to the success of a major upcoming air engagement. Notwithstanding some explicit anti- Japanese sentiment, crew roughhousing and longings for home that feel a trifle sappy in today's more unsentimental world, Destination stands as a first rate propaganda picture, released at a time when we needed it most. Grant is fabulous playing against his usual well- tailored image in a modern war movie, one of his few. His Cassidy is steady but human - - a born leader. His crew is also tops, with young star- to- be John Garfield a standout as a female- crazed sailor aptly dubbed . They Were Expendable (1. This is the story of the PT boats in the tough, early days of World War II in the Pacific. Can't get enough of movies and TV shows that scare up a good fright? Check out Scary Good, IMDb's Horror Entertainment Guide. Enter if you dare. For foreign films click the Topic threads include general discussion of the war, research guides, weapons, books and publications, theaters of operations, alternate history, and related. H.31 (Lt F B Gibbs+), December 1941, North Atlantic in Bay of Biscay - 'overdue, presumed lost'. Sailed from. Skipper John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and his right hand man, Rusty Ryan (John Wayne), have difficulty convincing the navy brass of the PT boats' value to the war effort. They must work to prove it, and do. Eventually, these nimble craft will play a vital role in turning the tide in the Pacific, allowing General Mac. Arthur to fulfill his famous promise to return there in glory. Montgomery (father of Elizabeth from TV's Bewitched, and an actual decorated PT boat captain during the conflict) is superb as the embattled but stoic Brickley, and the Duke is also in fine form as Ryan. Donna Reed makes for a bewitching love interest as the nurse who falls for Rusty. One of Ford's more under- exposed gems. The Caine Mutiny (1. Based on Herman Wouk's sprawling novel, this film centers on the neurotic, inflexible Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart), a career naval officer whose men relieve him of command when Queeg supposedly falters in guiding his ship through a perilous typhoon. Once on terra firma, Queeg ensures the men get court- martialed for mutiny, and as the trial progresses, the sad truth is gradually revealed. But is justice really done? Edward Dmytryk's stunning production remains one of our best war films - - and (incidentally) courtroom dramas. A trio of outstanding performances distinguish it: an Oscar- nominated Bogart in one of his best turns as the embattled Queeg; Jose Ferrer, who almost steals the picture as whip- smart defense lawyer Barney Greenwald; and finally, Fred Mac. Murray, poignant in the unsympathetic part of a cowardly lieutenant. All hands on deck for this one. Mister Roberts (1. Adapted from Joshua Logan's Broadway hit, this service drama tells of Lt. Doug Roberts (Henry Fonda), an officer on a WWII cargo ship, desperate to see action, who instead has to cope with irascible, by- the- book Captain Morton (James Cagney). Roberts is frustrated by life aboard the S. S. Reluctant, but thankfully Ensign Pulver (Jack Lemmon) - - . Young Lemmon must have been humbled by the cast line- up for this film: Fonda, Cagney, and the legendary William Powell (as a philosophical ship doctor) all on the same boat! Yet his manic energy was ideal for Pulver, winning Lemmon that year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Also notable as Powell's last screen appearance. Run Silent, Run Deep (1. In veteran director Robert Wise's tense, trim Run, an aging but vigorous Clark Gable plays Commander Richardson, a career Navy officer who wrangles one last submarine command a year after his last sub was torpedoed in Japan's perilous Bungo Straits. His second in command is Lt. Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster) who'd been in line to helm the sub. Crew unrest grows as Richardson drills the crew mercilessly on maneuvers (! Wise creates just the right mood of simmering hostility via some pointed Gable/Lancaster by- play, and various telling incidents with the crew, including a young Jack Warden and Brad Dexter. Produced by Lancaster's own production company, Run remains not only a riveting war film, but one of mega- star Gable's last shining moments. Set during the Napoleonic Wars at the end of the eighteenth century, Captain Crawford (Alec Guinness) runs a tight ship, the H. M. S Defiant, even bringing on his young son as apprentice crewman in his pursuit of the French at sea. What the fair- minded Crawford doesn't count on in his latest voyage is his new second- in- command, First Lieutenant Scott- Padget (Dirk Bogarde), a young martinet in the making with friends in high places back at the admiralty. The cruel Padget undermines Crawford's more humane instincts at every turn, turning a crew already disgruntled at deplorable conditions and treatment on- board into a mutinous horde. Meanwhile, there's a war on, and French ships to sink. Director Gilbert (who'd go on to direct the original Alfie and three Bond entries) shows a sure hand here, with first- class actors Guinness and Bogarde crossing verbal swords with gusto, while the always- reliable Anthony Quayle organizes the men below. The denouement is worth waiting for, with stunning color footage recreating these beautiful ships in full battle mode. As period war movies go, you'll find this Defiant ship- shape indeed. The Last Detail (1. Hal Ashby's seminal '7. Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) escorting a younger, convicted enlistee named Meadows (Randy Quaid) from Virginia to New Hampshire for an eight- year sentence in the stockade. Taking pity on the na. But are they really doing it for Meadows, or to ward off their own feelings of imprisonment? This gritty, wildly profane movie is equal parts funny and tragic, a tricky balance director Ashby sustains throughout. Quaid is wonderfully dim and pathetic as perennial loser Meadows, but Nicholson's Oscar- nominated performance as Buddusky is a revelation, easily up to his more widely recognized work in Carnal Knowledge and Chinatown. This Detail is definitely worth enlisting for. Das Boot (1. 98. 1) - Chronicling one German U- Boat's perilous search- and- destroy mission as the tide has turned toward the Allied cause in the Second War, Wolfgang Peterson's brilliant Das Boot has a claustrophobic immediacy. We observe the tense faces of young, inexperienced men doing their duty, most of whom realize that even if they cheat death, Germany's defeat is inevitable. German actor Jurgen Prochnow turns in an intense portrayal of the boat's desperate captain. The film's other star - - director Peterson's camera - - roves through the sub fluidly, never allowing the viewer a breath of escape or boredom. The Hunt for Red October (1. When a Russian nuclear sub goes off its intended course and heads directly for the United States, CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) must decipher whether its crew's intention is to attack America or stage a mass defection. With only Soviet captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery) knowing the answer, tension mounts on both sides until the nail- biting finish. The first and best of the Tom Clancy film adaptations, Hunt is a sharp, nerve- jangling doomsday thriller. With the peerless Connery joined by Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill (particularly good here as Ramius's loyal second- in- command), and directed by John Mc. Tiernan (fresh off his classic actioner Die Hard), Red October delivers high- octane, high testosterone adventure, packed with stars we know and love. How can you lose? Master and Commander (2. During the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century, Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) commands the British frigate, HMS Surprise. Aubrey's mission is to track down, engage and sink the Acheron, a much larger and better- equipped French ship. Even as ship and crew endure the destruction of an enemy sneak attack and the ravages of inclement weather, Aubrey is unwavering in his duty. You can practically smell the salt air and taste the rum. Crowe makes an assured, compassionate hero, and his friendship with ship doctor and scientist Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), who'd like Aubrey to slow down so he can collect samples of unknown species, provides some interesting character by- play between the full- bore battle sequences. In all, a flavorful, bracing adventure, suitable for family viewing. Looking for good movies to watch? Top movie recommendations? For over 2,4. 00 of the best movies on DVD, visit Best Movies by Farr. See John's videos for WNET/Channel 1. Follow John on Facebook. Add John Farr to your Google+ Circles. Bay State Militaria - For Sale. The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline. Timeline with Photos. Text. Jump to: 1. November 1. 1- World. War I ends with German defeat. April 2. 8 - League of Nations founded. November 8/9 - Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch. July 1. 8 - Hitler's book . October 2. 9 - Stock Market on Wall Street. September 1. 4 - Germans elect Nazis making. Germany. 1. 93. 2November 8 - Franklin Roosevelt elected President. United States. 1. January 3. 0 - Adolf. Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. February 2. 7 - The. German Reichstag burns. March 1. 2 - First. Oranienburg outside Berlin. March 2. 3 - Enabling. Act gives Hitler dictatorial power. April 1 - Nazi. boycott of Jewish owned shops. May 1. 0 - Nazis. Germany. In June - Nazis open Dachau concentration camp. July 1. 4 - Nazi Party declared Germany's only. October 1. 4 - Germany quits the League. Nations. 1. 93. 4June 3. The. Nazi . August 2 - German President Hindenburg. August 1. 9 - Adolf. Hitler becomes F. September 1. 5 - German. Jews stripped of rights by Nuremberg Race Laws. February 1. 0 - The German Gestapo is placed. March 7 - German troops occupy the. Rhineland. May 9 - Mussolini's Italian forces. Ethiopia. July 1. Civil war erupts in Spain. August 1 - Olympic games begin in Berlin. October 1 - Franco declared head of Spanish. State. 1. 93. 7June 1. Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins. Red Army generals. November 5 - Hitler. Hossbach Conference. March 1. 2/1. 3 - Germany. Anschluss' (union) with Austria. August 1. 2 - German military mobilizes. September 3. 0 - British Prime Minister. Chamberlain appeases Hitler at Munich. October 1. 5 - German. Sudetenland; Czech government resigns. November 9/1. 0 - Kristallnacht. The Night of Broken Glass. See also: The History Place - Holocaust. Timeline. January 3. Hitler. threatens Jews during Reichstag speech. March 1. 5/1. 6 - Nazis take Czechoslovakia. March 2. 8, 1. 93. Spanish Civil war. May 2. 2, 1. 93. 9 - Nazis sign 'Pact of. Steel' with Italy. August 2. 3, 1. 93. Nazis. and Soviets sign Pact. August 2. 5, 1. 93. Britain and Poland. Mutual Assistance Treaty. August 3. 1, 1. 93. British fleet mobilizes. Civilian evacuations begin from London. September 1, 1. 93. Nazis invade Poland. September 3, 1. 93. Britain, France, Australia. New Zealand declare war on Germany. September 4, 1. 93. British Royal Air Force. German Navy. September 5, 1. United States proclaims. German troops cross the Vistula River in Poland. September 1. 0, 1. Canada declares war. Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins. September 1. 7, 1. Soviets invade Poland. September 2. 7, 1. Warsaw surrenders to Nazis; Reinhard. Heydrich becomes the leader of new Reich Main Security Office (RSHA). See also: The History Place - Biography of Reinhard Heydrich. September 2. 9, 1. Nazis and Soviets. Poland. In October - Nazis. Germany. November 8, 1. Assassination attempt. Hitler fails. November 3. Soviets attack Finland. December 1. 4, 1. Soviet Union expelled. League of Nations. January 8, 1. 94. Rationing begins in. Britain. March 1. Finland signs a peace. Soviets. March 1. Germans bomb Scapa. Flow naval base near Scotland. April 9, 1. 94. 0 - Nazis invade Denmark. Norway. May 1. 0, 1. Nazis invade France. Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British. Prime Minister. May 1. Holland surrenders. Nazis. May 2. 6, 1. Evacuation of Allied. Dunkirk begins. May 2. Belgium surrenders. Nazis. June 3, 1. Germans bomb Paris; Dunkirk evacuation ends. June 1. 0, 1. 94. Norway surrenders. Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France. June 1. 4, 1. 94. Germans. enter Paris. June 1. 6, 1. 94. Marshal P. June 1. Hitler. and Mussolini meet in Munich; Soviets begin occupation of the Baltic. States. June 2. 2, 1. France signs an armistice. Nazi Germany. June 2. Hitler tours Paris. June 2. 8, 1. 94. Britain recognizes. General Charles de Gaulle as the Free French leader. July 1, 1. 94. 0 - German U- boats attack. Atlantic. July 5, 1. French Vichy government. Britain. July 1. 0, 1. Battle of Britain. July 2. 3, 1. 94. Soviets take Lithuania. Latvia and Estonia. August 3- 1. 9 - Italians occupy British. Somaliland in East Africa. August 1. 3, 1. 94. German bombing offensive. England. August 1. Air battles and daylight. Britain. August 1. Hitler declares a. British Isles. August 2. First German air raids. Central London. August 2. First. British air raid on Berlin. September 3, 1. 94. Hitler plans Operation. Sea Lion (the invasion of Britain). September 7, 1. 94. German. Blitz against Britain begins. September 1. 3, 1. Italians invade Egypt. September 1. 5, 1. Massive. German air raids on London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and. Manchester. September 1. United States military. September 2. 7, 1. Tripartite (Axis). Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. October 7, 1. 94. German troops enter. Romania. October 1. Germans postpone Operation. Sea Lion until Spring of 1. October 2. 8, 1. 94. Italy invades Greece. November 5, 1. 94. Roosevelt re- elected. U. S. November 1. Torpedo bomber raid. Italian fleet at Taranto, Italy. November 1. 4/1. 5 - Germans bomb Coventry. England. November 2. Hungary joins the. Axis Powers. November 2. Greeks defeat the. Italian 9th Army. November 2. 3, 1. Romania joins the. Axis Powers. December 9/1. British begin a western. North Africa against the Italians. December 2. 9/3. 0 - Massive. German air raid on London. January 2. 2, 1. 94. Tobruk in North Africa. British and Australians. February 1. 1, 1. British forces advance. Italian Somaliland in East Africa. February 1. 2, 1. German General Erwin. Rommel arrives in Tripoli, North Africa. February 1. 4, 1. First units of German. Afrika Korps' arrive in North Africa. March 7, 1. 94. 1 - British forces arrive. Greece. March 1. 1, 1. President Roosevelt. Lend- Lease Act. March 2. A coup in Yugoslavia. Axis government. April 3, 1. Pro- Axis regime set. Iraq. April 6, 1. Nazis invade Greece. Yugoslavia. April 1. Rommel attacks Tobruk. April 1. 7, 1. 94. Yugoslavia surrenders. Nazis. April 2. 7, 1. Greece surrenders. Nazis. May 1, 1. 94. German attack on Tobruk is repulsed. May 1. 0, 1. 94. 1 - Deputy F. See also: The History Place - Biography. Rudolph Hess. May 1. Heavy German bombing. London; British bomb Hamburg. May 1. 5, 1. 94. 1 - Operation. Brevity begins (the British counter- attack in Egypt). May 2. 4, 1. 94. 1 - Sinking of the British. Hood by the Bismarck. May 2. 7, 1. 94. 1 - Sinking of the Bismarck. British Navy. June 4, 1. Pro- Allied government. Iraq. June 8, 1. 94. Allies invade Syria. Lebanon. June 1. 4, 1. United States freezes. German and Italian assets in America. June 2. 2, 1. 94. Germany attacks Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa begins. In June - Nazi. SS- Einsatzgruppen begin mass murder. June 2. 8, 1. 94. Germans capture Minsk. July 3, 1. 94. 1 - Stalin calls for a. July 1. 0, 1. 94. Germans cross the. River Dnieper in the Ukraine. July 1. 2, 1. 94. Mutual Assistance. British and Soviets. July 1. 4, 1. 94. British occupy Syria. July 2. 6, 1. 94. Roosevelt freezes. Japanese assets in United States and suspends relations. July 3. 1, 1. 94. G. August 1. 4, 1. Roosevelt. and Churchill announce the Atlantic Charter. August 2. 0, 1. 94. Nazi siege of Leningrad. September 1, 1. 94. Nazis. order Jews to wear yellow stars. September 3, 1. 94. First experimental. Auschwitz. September 1. Nazis take Kiev. September 2. Nazis murder 3. 3,7. Jews at Kiev. October 2, 1. Operation. Typhoon begins (German advance on Moscow). October 1. 6, 1. 94. Germans take Odessa. October 2. 4, 1. 94. Germans take Kharkov. October 3. 0, 1. 94. Germans reach Sevastopol. November 1. 3, 1. British aircraft carrier. Ark Royal is sunk off Gibraltar by a U- boat. November 2. 0, 1. Germans take Rostov. November 2. 7, 1. Soviet troops retake. Rostov. December 5, 1. German attack on Moscow. December 6, 1. 94. Soviet Army launches. Moscow. December 7, 1. Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler. Night and Fog decree. December 8, 1. 94. United. States and Britain declare war on Japan. December 1. 1, 1. Hitler declares war on the United States. December 1. 6, 1. Rommel begins a retreat. El Agheila in North Africa. December 1. 9, 1. Hitler takes complete. German Army. January 1, 1. Declaration of the. United Nations signed by 2. Allied nations. January 1. Germans begin a U- boat. USA. January 2. 0, 1. SS. Leader Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference to coordinate the . January 2. 6, 1. 94. First American forces. Great Britain. In April - Japanese- Americans. April 2. 3, 1. 94. German air raids. Britain. May 8, 1. German summer offensive. Crimea. May 2. 6, 1. Rommel begins an offensive. Gazala Line. May 2. SS Leader Heydrich. Prague. May 3. 0, 1. First thousand- bomber. British air raid (against Cologne). In June - Mass murder of Jews by. Auschwitz. June 4, 1. Heydrich dies of wounds. June 5, 1. 94. 2 - Germans besiege Sevastopol. June 1. 0, 1. 94. Nazis liquidate Lidice in reprisal for Heydrich's. June 2. 1, 1. 94. Rommel captures Tobruk. June 2. 5, 1. 94. General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives. London. June 3. 0, 1. Rommel reaches El. Alamein near Cairo, Egypt. July 1- 3. 0 - First Battle of El Alamein. July 3, 1. 94. 2 - Germans take Sevastopol. July 5, 1. 94. 2 - Soviet resistance. Crimea ends. July 9, 1. Germans begin a drive. Stalingrad in the USSR. July 2. 2, 1. 94. First deportations. Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps; Treblinka extermination. August 7, 1. 94. 2 - British General Bernard. Montgomery takes command of Eighth Army in North Africa. August 1. 2, 1. 94. Stalin and Churchill meet in Moscow. August 1. 7, 1. 94. First all- American air attack in Europe. August 2. 3, 1. 94. Massive German air. Stalingrad. September 2, 1. Rommel driven back. Montgomery in the Battle of Alam Halfa. September 1. 3, 1. Battle of Stalingrad. October 5, 1. 94. A German eyewitness observes SS mass murder. October 1. 8, 1. 94. Hitler orders the. British commandos. November 1, 1. 94. Operation. Supercharge (Allies break Axis lines at El Alamein). November 8, 1. 94. Operation. Torch begins (U. S. November 1. 1, 1. Germans and Italians. Vichy France. November 1. Soviet counter- offensive. Stalingrad begins. December 2, 1. 94. Professor Enrico Fermi. Chicago. December 1. Rommel withdraws from. El Agheila. December 1. Soviets defeat Italian. River Don in the USSR.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
September 2017
Categories |