WW2 PoW stuff: - Page 7

August · 11-21-14, 05:15 PM

That's a pretty neat collection. What's also interesting is out of all of them I could only find two matches to what I have. The PR Reid book and The Wooden Horse.

Lot's of material in this genre apparently.

Hope you are feeling better.

Eichhörnchen · 11-21-14, 06:06 PM

Thanks, August. I have got The Great Escape somewhere, plus a large format book featuring photos of the many and various fake items and equipment, disguises etc fabricated by prisoners in camps to aid their escapes.

I was remembering earlier today another POW film (British, black & white, 1950s) which I don't think got mentioned in this thread. I don't remember the name of it but it starred James Robertson Justice as a "boffin" (scientist) captured and interned either by the Germans or Italians after an aerial sortie went wrong. The prison camp inmates had to get him out because of important secrets he possessed.

Jimbuna · 11-22-14, 07:53 AM

Very Important Person (1961)

http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/revie...nt-person.html

Eichhörnchen · 11-22-14, 08:08 AM

That's the one; thanks for the link, Jim.

Jimbuna · 11-22-14, 09:47 AM

Your welcome matey.

Eichhörnchen · 11-22-14, 10:44 AM

On the first page I mentioned PoW escape games for the pc. These are the two I have, and as far as I know are the only two. I played them as playstation 2 games at first, then found them for the pc: much better to play some games in this way, as many people agree.

They may seem a bit dated by comparison with Bad Company 2 and suchlike games, but the graphics are still extremely good, giving a perfect sense of place, and your pursuers can still run fast and shoot straight.

In the game on the right you get to visit Colditz...

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 11-22-14, 10:55 AM

I too have both of those games. I really liked how The Great Escape game added a bit more depth to the characters by adding levels that told their story and gave some details into the preparations needed to even attempt to escape from a prisoner of war camp. As for Prisoner of War, the story line was a bit far fetched although it was plausible, I had always hoped that someone would make a second Prisoner of War game with maybe a mix of tales from Pat Reid's books on Colditz and from Bill Ash's book Under the Wire.

Eichhörnchen · 11-22-14, 11:50 AM

I never actually concluded the second game on PS2: I was unable, I seem to remember, to get hold of a camera with which to photograph the "traitor" in the Kommandant's office, which was the final task at the end.

I'm playing them both through on pc now, so hoping for better luck this time! Thanks so much for your feedback.

There is another PoW film I ought to mention: "Hart's War" starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. The US perspective on PoW life seems somewhat darker on film than the British (I'm thinking also of "Stalag 17", with William Holden) excepting of course the barmy comedy of "Hogan's Heroes", which inspired this thread in the first place.

Eichhörnchen · 11-22-14, 12:35 PM

August · 11-22-14, 07:28 PM

That was a surprisingly good movie. A POW escape movie that turns into a racial movie that turns into a courtroom drama that turns into a sabotage movie. Well done and the choice for camp commandant was excellent. A very Dracula like portrayal.

Eichhörnchen · 11-23-14, 03:57 AM

That's a great summary of the film, also I was wondering what it was about the Kommandant: a vampiric performance indeed. This guy is a top actor in Romania and he did look very familiar; I reckon he'd easily fill the jackboots of Anton Diffring, the classic "we need us a Nazi for this picture" actor of the 1960s and 70s.

Eichhörnchen · 11-23-14, 04:03 AM

August · 11-23-14, 05:22 PM

I think he could but unlike Diffring who was pretty much always a bad guy I think Iures could also do a more sympathetic role kinda like what this guy could do...
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Karl Michael Vogler

Eichhörnchen · 11-23-14, 06:05 PM

I agree with you on that.

And now a discovery I made only this morning, when one of those mail-order DVD booklets arrived. I've never even heard of this film, apparently an escape movie. Have to get it now and see it...

Eichhörnchen · 01-12-15, 03:25 PM

How did we forget this...?

11-21-14, 05:15 PM	#91
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's a pretty neat collection. What's also interesting is out of all of them I could only find two matches to what I have. The PR Reid book and The Wooden Horse. Lot's of material in this genre apparently. Hope you are feeling better. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-22-14, 07:53 AM	#93
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very Important Person (1961) http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/revie...nt-person.html __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-22-14, 09:47 AM	#95
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11-22-14, 10:44 AM	#96
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Esc on the PC: On the first page I mentioned PoW escape games for the pc. These are the two I have, and as far as I know are the only two. I played them as playstation 2 games at first, then found them for the pc: much better to play some games in this way, as many people agree. They may seem a bit dated by comparison with Bad Company 2 and suchlike games, but the graphics are still extremely good, giving a perfect sense of place, and your pursuers can still run fast and shoot straight. In the game on the right you get to visit Colditz...

11-22-14, 10:55 AM	#97
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I too have both of those games. I really liked how The Great Escape game added a bit more depth to the characters by adding levels that told their story and gave some details into the preparations needed to even attempt to escape from a prisoner of war camp. As for Prisoner of War, the story line was a bit far fetched although it was plausible, I had always hoped that someone would make a second Prisoner of War game with maybe a mix of tales from Pat Reid's books on Colditz and from Bill Ash's book Under the Wire. __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

11-21-14, 06:06 PM	#92
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks, August. I have got The Great Escape somewhere, plus a large format book featuring photos of the many and various fake items and equipment, disguises etc fabricated by prisoners in camps to aid their escapes. I was remembering earlier today another POW film (British, black & white, 1950s) which I don't think got mentioned in this thread. I don't remember the name of it but it starred James Robertson Justice as a "boffin" (scientist) captured and interned either by the Germans or Italians after an aerial sortie went wrong. The prison camp inmates had to get him out because of important secrets he possessed.

11-22-14, 08:08 AM	#94
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That's the one; thanks for the link, Jim.

11-22-14, 11:50 AM	#98
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Nice to hear from you again, Hellmut I never actually concluded the second game on PS2: I was unable, I seem to remember, to get hold of a camera with which to photograph the "traitor" in the Kommandant's office, which was the final task at the end. I'm playing them both through on pc now, so hoping for better luck this time! Thanks so much for your feedback. There is another PoW film I ought to mention: "Hart's War" starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. The US perspective on PoW life seems somewhat darker on film than the British (I'm thinking also of "Stalag 17", with William Holden) excepting of course the barmy comedy of "Hogan's Heroes", which inspired this thread in the first place.

11-22-14, 12:35 PM	#99
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0

11-22-14, 07:28 PM	#100
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That was a surprisingly good movie. A POW escape movie that turns into a racial movie that turns into a courtroom drama that turns into a sabotage movie. Well done and the choice for camp commandant was excellent. A very Dracula like portrayal. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-23-14, 03:57 AM	#101
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Marcel Iures That's a great summary of the film, also I was wondering what it was about the Kommandant: a vampiric performance indeed. This guy is a top actor in Romania and he did look very familiar; I reckon he'd easily fill the jackboots of Anton Diffring, the classic "we need us a Nazi for this picture" actor of the 1960s and 70s.

11-23-14, 04:03 AM	#102
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This geezer, remember?

11-23-14, 05:22 PM	#103
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think he could but unlike Diffring who was pretty much always a bad guy I think Iures could also do a more sympathetic role kinda like what this guy could do... . Karl Michael Vogler __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-23-14, 06:05 PM	#104
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I agree with you on that. And now a discovery I made only this morning, when one of those mail-order DVD booklets arrived. I've never even heard of this film, apparently an escape movie. Have to get it now and see it...

01-12-15, 03:25 PM	#105
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Von Ryan's Express How did we forget this...?