Post by london777 on Apr 15, 2017 5:55:45 GMT
Before his movie career he was a real-life war hero. His "behind enemy lines" work won him the DSC. James Bond is said to have been partly modelled on him.
Battle of Britain is very good. One of the few films where I like Olivier. Biggest defect is the unnecessary love story. I like the way it ends on a whimper. The number of airworthy planes assembled formed the eighth largest airforce in the world, although few were the correct types as insufficient had survived. The flying sequences are unique. Best watched with the original score by Sir William Walton. Not often that film scores become part of the concert hall repertoire. West Side Story and Copland's Red Pony are two more.
Battle of Britain is very good. One of the few films where I like Olivier. Biggest defect is the unnecessary love story. I like the way it ends on a whimper. The number of airworthy planes assembled formed the eighth largest airforce in the world, although few were the correct types as insufficient had survived. The flying sequences are unique. Best watched with the original score by Sir William Walton. Not often that film scores become part of the concert hall repertoire. West Side Story and Copland's Red Pony are two more.