Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast!

John Mills and Donald Sinden take to the depths to try and sink the Tirpitz in experimental craft in 1955's Above Us The Waves. So naturally the boys also somehow get onto the topic of 1970s tinned sausage rolls and go over your guilty pleasure war films.Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look back on the career of Donald Sutherland who recently passed away aged 88. He cemented himself into war movie folklore with his roles in Kelly's Heroes, M*A*S*H and The Eagle Has Landed. The boys share their favourite roles and scenes from Donald's six decades of work within the industry along with listener's favourite moments.Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cease Fire is an obscure 3D war film made in 1953, filmed in Korea around the time of the real-life cease-fire in July '53. The cast is made up of serving soldiers undertaking a routine patrol. The result is one of the more realistic and grounded films we have covered on the show. Join the boys as they talk flak vests, British representation in Korean War cinema and more...Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Hemsworth stars in the 2012 remake of the Cold War classic Red Dawn, in this modernised reboot the Wolverines face off against the North Korean People's Army which somehow invades America. Does the film hold a candle to its predecessor? Join the boys as they talk Subway, plot armour, Tec-9s and more...Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hit the beaches this week with special guest Paul Woodadge, better known as WW2TV. To tackle one of the 60's most beloved and ambitious war movies, 1962's The Longest Day. Darryl F. Zanuck's Operation Overlord epic is chock full of stars and shows the 1944 invasion of Normandy from all (almost) sides of the fighting. From John Wayne to Richard Todd, the boys talk cast, and production and go into just why this film is such a well-known classic!Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the ever popular 'Show & Tell' returns and the boys explore two pieces of media for your delectation, Matt talks 2001's The Lost Battalion and Robbie dives into the 1959 TV series The Four Just Men. There's also the Large Question and the boys muse over Tom Hanks, Private Upham, and more...Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Land Of Bad stars Russell Crowe as a USAF drone operator keeping a watchful eye over a Delta Force mission that goes awry in the Philippines. Crowe stars along side not one but two Hemsworth brothers in this low-budget but well-made Action thriller, join us to find out more!Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a tribute to Robbie's late father, this week the boys look back at his favourite film - the 1953 Ealing Studios masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea'. Often cited as one the the best war movies from that golden age of 1950s British cinema. Directed by Charles Frend, based on Nicholas Monsarrat's book and starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, and Denholm Elliot, the film documents the wartime service of a Royal Navy corvette and her crew during the battle of the Atlantic. Brutal, hard-hitting, and timeless, join us to find out why we love this film so much.Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more!We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we zip up our vault suit and venture out into the wastelands, as we cover Amazon Prime's smash hit 'Fallout' series. Based on the very popular series of games. We talk Sterling SMGs, Power Armour, and go gaga over Goggins!Use the code FoF20 at check out at warfaremedia.net for a huge 20% discount on Cold War posters!Check out our website at www.fightingonfilm.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we finally get round to finishing our review of Masters of the Air, we discuss the show's finale and share our thoughts on the series as a whole. Will it have the same impact as Band of Brothers did 20 years ago? Will there be more shows like this? We also read out some of our wonderful listener's takes on the series and see if they lined up with our thoughts! Join us as we pull on our bomber jackets one last time!Check out our website - www.fightingonfilm.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.