War
Apocalypse now
The horror. Colonel Kurtz has turned unsound and must be terminated with extreme prejudice.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando.
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The boat
After scoring a hit on some British ships an U-boot is attacked by Allied destroyers. Depth charges slam into U-96 while they try to escape.
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Starring Jürgen Prochnow and Herbert Grönemeyer.
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Downfall
The story of Hitler’s final days as told through the eyes of his personal secretary and confident Traudl Junge.
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Starring Bruno Ganz and Alexandra Maria Lara.
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Dr. Strangelove
A deranged general orders a nuclear attack on Russia because of his belief that the Communists are polluting his bodily fluids.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Sterling Hayden.
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The guns of Navarone
A group of British soldiers who work together to take over the Greek Island of Navarone, which is controlled by German soldiers helming heavy guns.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn.
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Indiana Jones and the last crusade
In a quest for the holiest of holy items, Indiana Jones, his father and a host of Nazis embark on a quest through Eurasia to find the Holy Grail.
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery.
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The longest day
The Allied landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944. The movie shows the grand-scale drama and personal stories of D-Day.
Starring Sean Connery, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum and John Wayne.
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Paths of Glory
During WWI, a French general orders his men on a suicidal charge; when they fail, he picks three soldiers to be tried and executed for cowardice.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Kirk Douglas.
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Patton
Legendary general Patton is followed through his triumphs in North Africa, Italy and the Ardennes, as well as relate his rivalry with British Field Marshal Montgomery.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring George C. Scott and Karl Malden.
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Platoon
Chris Taylor quickly discovers in Vietnam that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger.
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Raiders of the lost ark
Archeologist and university professor Indiana Jones must retrieve the mythic Lost Ark of the Covenant before the it gets into the hands of Adolf Hitler.
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Harrison Ford.
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Saving private Ryan
Captain Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. But why are 8 men risking their lives to save just one?
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon.
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Schindlers list
Oskar Schindler is a German businessman who becomes a lifesaver when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews.
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley.
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Spotlight
Robert Duvall
Movie news:
This week 5 years ago Secondhand lions premiered (September 5, 2003)
Born:
January 5, 1931
Born as:
Robert Selden Duvall
Duvall made a memorable film debut in To kill a mockingbird (1962). In 1970, he appeared in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, a year after his performance in The Rain People 1969) which marked the beginning of a lengthy association with director Francis Ford Coppola, for whom he starred in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
In 1983, he finally took home an Oscar, winning Best Actor for his performance as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies . Many years later he produced, directed, wrote, starred and won an Oscar nomination in The apostle (1997).
Academy awards
1999 Nominated Supporting Role for: A Civil Action (1998)
1998 Nominated Leading Role for: The Apostle (1997)
1984 Won Oscar Leading Role for: Tender Mercies (1983)
1981 Nominated Leading Role for: The Great Santini(1979)
1980 Nominated Supporting Role for: Apocalypse Now (1979)
1973 Nominated Supporting Role for: The Godfather (1972)
Selected Movies:
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Sling Blade (1996)
- MASH (1970)