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Gregvan · 9 August 2006, 10:57 PM

Hi,

Not an aviation film, but one of my favorites is the 1936 movie, "The Road to Glory", starring Fredric March, Warner Baxter and Lionel Barrymore. It's a very realistic depiction of the French Army and trench warfare, directed by Howard Hawks and co-written by William Faulkner (pretty good credentials); supposedly based on a previous French movie. Not available on DVD or VHS, but if you're lucky you might catch it on TCM; TNT used to show it occasionally. It has a very nasty attack across No-Man's Land, and a good look at life in the trenches. It even has a scene of French Poilus nervously listening to Germans tunneling underneath their dugout to plant a mine - the only depiction of this WWI tactic I've ever seen in a movie.

In many ways it follows some of the same themes as "Paths of Glory" and "A Very long Engagement".

Greg

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Gregvan Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Charles, Iowa Posts: 3,823	Hi, Not an aviation film, but one of my favorites is the 1936 movie, "The Road to Glory", starring Fredric March, Warner Baxter and Lionel Barrymore. It's a very realistic depiction of the French Army and trench warfare, directed by Howard Hawks and co-written by William Faulkner (pretty good credentials); supposedly based on a previous French movie. Not available on DVD or VHS, but if you're lucky you might catch it on TCM; TNT used to show it occasionally. It has a very nasty attack across No-Man's Land, and a good look at life in the trenches. It even has a scene of French Poilus nervously listening to Germans tunneling underneath their dugout to plant a mine - the only depiction of this WWI tactic I've ever seen in a movie. In many ways it follows some of the same themes as "Paths of Glory" and "A Very long Engagement". Greg __________________ Greg VanWyngarden