What is your favourite historical or war film/television show???
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Oh, and for my favourite historical television show it would have to be Deadwood.
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Some great ones have already been mentioned, but I'll add a few of my faves that I haven't seen listed here:
A Man For All Seasons
Lawrence of Arabia
The Lion In Winter
The Grand Illusion
A Bridge Too Far
A Bright, Shining Lie
Apocalypse Now
The Big Red One
The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Sand Pebbles
The Killing Fields
The first one is on my list of all-time best movies, period. Simply stunning. It's not a war film, but it is simply one of the best historical films I've ever seen.
Another film that shouldn't be left out:
The Battle Of Britain
You can even see a young Ian McShane in it, if you're a Deadwood fan. :) And what could be better than skies full of Spitfires and Hurricanes?
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Last of the Mohicans, easily. It has been my favorite movie since I was like 7 (about 13 years ago...ack!).
I also grew up as a big fan of Gettysburg and Dances With Wolves. And I remember loving Midway...although I'm fairly certain I had no idea what was going on other than "cool planes!" I had strange taste in movies for a little girl...
I love a lot of newer movies like Gladiator, but you just can't replace the emotional attachment of growing up with a movie. Last of the Mohicans is MY movie:)
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Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down, Gallipoli, Breaker Morant, Gone with the Wind, Last of the Mohicans, just off the top of my head...
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Originally posted by Jonus:
Gladiator, definitely. I love that stuff. I love that era in history. Wish I was there.
That was what I thought too, until I saw 'Rome'. After that I thought that living in that era maybe wouldn't be so much fun after all, and that watching Firefly while in my comfy chair is much better amusement than watching people killing each other in an arena. It's still a fascinating part of human history, and I really did enjoy Gladiator (although not necessarily for its historical content, which I remember thinking was very wrong in some places).
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There are so many good ones. Rome was my favorite show for the duration that it was on. I’m hoping they come out with a second season, though I suspect they will not, sadly.
I liked Gladiator as well, and it has some very authentic stuff in it, but I’ve never considered it a historical film. It’s purely fictional. I loved the first part of Gladiator. The beginning scenes where the Roman Legion fought the Marcomanni is very well presented, but the tactics, I wonder about.
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Does Monty Python's "Holy Grail" count? If so, I liked that one. 
Seriously though, lots of well done films in this genre.
I really didn't expect to like Black Hawk Down, but I was quite surprised. Saving Private Ryan--again very compelling regarding some of the horrors of war. Shindler's List--again compelling and important for people to always remember.
The Killing Fields
Good Night and Good Luck (very important history IMHO)
I like the series "American Experiences" on PBS as well.
Edit: I don't have cable, but I do live in South Dakota. Deadwood just received several feet of snow this week. A previous post mentioned liking sword and sandle movies and liking Deadwood. I couldn't help but picture no sandals in Deadwood this week, and shovels, not swords, will be in hand.
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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
There are so many good ones. Rome was my favorite show for the duration that it was on. I’m hoping they come out with a second season, though I suspect they will not, sadly.
They are making a 2nd season of it, it's just that it takes a long time to shoot, understandably. They shoot it in Rome actually, or at least outside the city proper. Here's a news story about the 2nd season
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060420c.php
Oh and I definitley count both The Holy Grail and Life of Brian as historical films, albeit satires. They're hilarious.
I forgot Lawrence of Arabia, that's a brilliant film too, one of my all-time favourites.
Ps I didnt mean to confuse Deadwood with sword'n'sandals epics, there's defintely none of those in Deadwood. I'm waiting anxiously for the 2nd season to arrive in the post.... Any day now:)
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Quote:That’s awesome news. The second part of the story is where things get good. Marc Antony and Octavius crush the remaining supporters of the republic and then fight each other for supremacy.
Originally posted by werealljustfloating:
They are making a 2nd season of it, it's just that it takes a long time to shoot, understandably. They shoot it in Rome actually, or at least outside the city proper. Here's a news story about the 2nd season
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060420c.php
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HBO also has plans on making Rome into a full blown television series (albiet only 10 to 12 episodes per season) that chronicles the rise, decline and fall of the western Roman empire.
If it goes on long enough, they plan on taking it all the way to when Odoacer overthrew the "last" Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus in A.D. 476. That is going to be sweet .
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