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December 10th, 2011, 02:39 AM
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#21 | | Academician
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 76 |
Channel One (Russia) and "Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S" presents new russian historical movie - Admiral Kolchak (2008).
Release date: November 2008 (Russia)
Cast:
Konstantin Khabensky (Admiral Kolchak)
Barbara Brylska
Egor Beroev
Sergei Bezrukov
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (1874 -- February 7, 1920) was a Russian naval commander, polar explorer and later head of part of the anti-Bolshevik "White forces" during the Russian Civil War.
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December 10th, 2011, 04:16 AM
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#22 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 4,015 |
Does anyone remember a film called (I think) "Johnny Went to War"?
It was about an American boy who gets terribly mutilated, loses his arms and legs, as well as his sight and eventually manages to fid a way to ask the nurse to kill him (by rhythmic breathing in Morse code). I saw it very long ago, but still remember it as probably the most horrifying film I've ever seen.
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December 10th, 2011, 04:40 AM
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#23 | | Lecturer
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 314 | Quote:
Originally Posted by antonina  Does anyone remember a film called (I think) "Johnny Went to War"?
It was about an American boy who gets terribly mutilated, loses his arms and legs, as well as his sight and eventually manages to fid a way to ask the nurse to kill him (by rhythmic breathing in Morse code). I saw it very long ago, but still remember it as probably the most horrifying film I've ever seen. |
I do remember the name, although I have not watched it yet, it is called "Johnny got his gun".
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December 10th, 2011, 06:32 AM
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#24 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 4,015 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Karlo I do remember the name, although I have not watched it yet, it is called "Johnny got his gun". | Yes, that was it, thank you! I'm not sure if I recommend watching it.
It's an excellent war film, though.
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December 10th, 2011, 03:11 PM
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#25 | | Historian
Joined: Jan 2011 From: South of the barcodes Posts: 3,257 | Quote:
Originally Posted by antonina Does anyone remember a film called (I think) "Johnny Went to War"?
It was about an American boy who gets terribly mutilated, loses his arms and legs, as well as his sight and eventually manages to fid a way to ask the nurse to kill him (by rhythmic breathing in Morse code). I saw it very long ago, but still remember it as probably the most horrifying film I've ever seen. |
As a point of trivia the film was pinched by metallica who used it as the background to 'one' from '...and justice for all' album | | | |
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December 11th, 2011, 10:15 AM
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#26 | | Citizen
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 37 |
A Very Long Engagement is a very good movie. It doesn't depict events of the war quite as well as other mentioned here (although it spare nothing when it comes to the brutality of the war) but it tells a great story and the whole thing is just pure art. It's less a war movie about WW1 than it is a movie set during WW1 but it's worth a look. | | | |
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December 12th, 2011, 07:27 AM
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#27 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 4,015 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemowork As a point of trivia the film was pinched by metallica who used it as the background to 'one' from '...and justice for all' album | You're right, I recognize these scenes. Don't think I want to watch it again.
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December 12th, 2011, 04:29 PM
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#28 | | Archivist
Joined: Nov 2011 From: Inpenetrable Couch Fort Posts: 190 |
Watched All quiet on the western front last night, fantastic movie. I read a little about it and found out because of it's pacifist views it was banned in Germany until the mid 50s and the lead actor was boycotted for years.
The bunker scene is now one of my favorite moments of cinema.
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December 12th, 2011, 05:18 PM
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#29 | | ou solitaire
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Athens, Greece Posts: 3,733 | Quote:
Originally Posted by antonina Does anyone remember a film called (I think) "Johnny Went to War"?
It was about an American boy who gets terribly mutilated, loses his arms and legs, as well as his sight and eventually manages to fid a way to ask the nurse to kill him (by rhythmic breathing in Morse code). I saw it very long ago, but still remember it as probably the most horrifying film I've ever seen. | Though a great film, it's perhaps the most depressing one I've ever watched.
It also gave me the idea to invent the "Johnny scale", useful for measuring how miserable a film was, when discussing it with friends.  | | | |
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