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💥NEW EPISODE!💥
We dish out a big helping of Macaroni Combat this week with the 1978 Euro War feature ‘The Inglorious Bastards’. This classic is part ‘Dirty Dozen‘ part ‘The Train‘, a relentless action film that never ceases to amaze.
Join us here -
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Very saddened to hear of the passing of David McCallum, best known for his roles in ‘The Great Escape” & Kuryakin in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
#DavidMcCullum
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Very saddened to hear of the passing of Carl Weathers aged 76. An actor perhaps best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky Franchise. Here at FoF we will always remember him for looking so cool in a Denison Smock in 1978s Force 10 from Navarone.
#CarlWeathers
#FilmX
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📢Finally! Masters of the Air will premier in January 2024!
The series will start streaming on Apple TV Plus on Friday January 26th with a 2 episode premier. Subsequent episodes will drop every Friday, culminating in the finale on March 15th.
#Mastersoftheair
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Edward Fox celebrates his 87th Birthday today, best known for his roles in ‘A Bridge Too Far’ and ‘Day of the Jackal’
#FilmX
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🚨GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨
We are very excited to announce we'll be joined by Dale Dye, who as a technical advisor has helped shape modern war movie filmmaking.
If you'd like to ask Dale a question then head over to our Patreon! 👉
#WarMovies
#guests
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Saddened to hear of the passing of Mike Sadler, the last surviving member of the original ‘L Detachment’ SAS formed in 1941, at the age of 103.
During press for SAS Rogue Heroes the BBC shared an interesting interview with him. 👇
#RIP
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We really like the look of this one! 🇳🇴
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✨First Look at SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2✨
Jack O’Connell, Connor Swindells, Sofia Boutella, and Dominic West return, with Gwilym Lee and Con O’Neill joining the cast!
Just look at those Smocks! 😌
Coming soon to BBC One and Iplayer!
#SASRogueHeroes
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🥳Happy 42nd birthday to Apocalypse Now!🥳
Coppola's Vietnam masterpiece was released on this day in 1979, after a troubled production the film has gone down as one of the greatest films of all time.
What do you think?
#OTD
#ApocalypseNow
#Coppola
#Vietnam
#warfilms
🪖🎥
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Very saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Sizemore, known his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and True Romance.
#tomsizemore
#RestInPeace
#FilmTwitter
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What is the best movie you've ever seen that is about friendship?
What is the best movie you've ever seen that is about friendship?
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Happy 94th Birthday to Gene Hackman who was born
#OTD
in 1930, The Oscar winning actor has appeared in some Great War movies down the years, including A Bridge Too Far, Bat21 & March or Die. One of the greats. 🥳
#GeneHackman
#HappyBirthday
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Robert Shaw, a great Oscar-nominated actor who appeared in a number of classic war movies, born in Lancashire in 1927, he died on this day in 1978, at the age of just 51.
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We are very sad to hear of the news of the passing of Donald Sutherland aged 88. Perhaps best known for his role as Oddball in 1970s ‘Kelly’s Heroes’. Rest in peace.
#DonaldSutherland
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Very sad to hear of the passing of André Braugher, best known for his role as Capt. Holt on Brooklyn 99. But he also appeared in a couple of military roles including The Court-martial of Jackie Robinson and the Tuskegee Airmen.
#AndreBraugher
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This week, 60 years ago, David Lean's masterpiece 'Lawrence of Arabia' was released.
What's your favourite scene?
#cinema
#warmovies
#Films
#movies
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This is a story you will tell your Grandchildren…
On June 15, 1977, “A Bridge Too Far” opened in theaters. With an ensemble cast, featuring Sean Connery, James Caan, Elliott Gould, Robert Redford among others, it would gross over $50 million.
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#OTD
in 1963 the beloved classic ‘The Great Escape’ premiered in London! From the effortless cool of McQueen to Jackson fluffing his lines at the worst moment. The film remains one of the most memorable from that golden age of war films
#greatescape
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Before becoming a military advisor in the film industry, Dale Dye served as in the USMC as a combat correspondent in Vietnam in 1965, 67-70. Here he is some time in the late 60s during one of his Tours.
#VietnamWar
#FilmTwitter
#History
#USMC
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Actor Michael Culver has died, his roles included Captain Needa in The Empire Strikes Back, the Vulcan pilot in Thunderball, Grp. Capt. Christie in Squadron and Major Brandt in Secret Army. He also appeared in the Professionals and The Bunker with Anthony Hopkins. He was 85.
#RIP
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The first proper look at 'Masters of the Air' comes with a new 2 minute teaser!
Lots to see here. Let us know what you think, are you excited?
#MastersofTheAir
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Sad to learn that Stuart Margolin, who played Little Joe in Kelly's Heroes, died on Monday. He was 82.
#RIP
#Movies
#KellysHeroes
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🌊One Word Review!🌊
This week we take to the seas and dodge the Uboat menace with 1953s The Cruel Sea! Leave your one word reviews below!
#FilmX
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Lewis Collins, star of cult TV show The Professionals and 1982 film 'Who Dares Wins', on exercise with 10 PARA (Territorial Army).
Check out or episode on 'Who Dares Wins' -
Any Professionals fans out there?
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Very sad news to hear of the passing of Ian Lavender, best known for his role as Private Pike in Dads Army.
#IanLavender
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All Quiet On The Western Front is out on
@netflix
today! Any FoF Fans seen it yet?
#AllQuietOnTheWesternFront
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🗣️LARRRRGGGEEEE QUESTIONNNN
Your favourite main character scene from 1977s ‘A Bridge Too Far’!
#Questiontime
#ABTF
#FilmX
🎬🌉
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This week we record our thoughts on SAS Rogue Heroes in a full series review. But it’s FoF Hypothetical time again!
You can recast the series leads of Stirling, Mayne and Lewes, but you can only use actors from the 50s and 60s war movie era!
Drop yours below!
#sasrogueheroes
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Some interesting news this afternoon. Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon will star in James Vanderbilt’s historical drama 'Nuremberg'. Crowe Wil play Goring and Malik will play psychiatrist Douglas Kelley. Filming starts in February.
#News
#Movies
#Warmovies
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🚨During our review of episode 3 of Master's of the Air, Matt mentioned finding a great diagram of B-17 evacuation routes, we promised we'd share it so here it is!
Don't forget to listen to the review here:
#MastersoftheAir
#Review
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Another Christmas War Movie... If you're in the UK, 1965's 'Heroes of Telemark' just started on BBC2!
#warfilms
#ChristmasTV
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#OTD
in 1910 Jack Hawkins was born, the legendary British actor is best remembered here at FoF for his role as Commander Ericson in 1953’s ‘The Cruel Sea’
#JackHawkins
#BritishActors
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This week we cover a classic for our 150th episode, with 1961s ‘The Guns of Navarone’! Get your one word reviews in below…
#FilmTwitter
#FilmX
#warfilms
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Very sad to hear the news of the passing of Jim Brown aged 87. He will be forever immortalised in ‘The Dirty Dozen’ along side his sporting achievements.
#jimbrown
#DirtyDozen
#RestInPeace
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#OTD
in 1977 ‘A Bridge Too Far’ was released! The star studded epic brought us many memorable quotes, including ‘BRING UP THE PIAT!’ 🎬
#FilmTwitter
#ABridgeTooFar
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Sad to hear of the passing of Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning British actor Tom Wilkinson aged 75.
He appeared in
#WarMovies
including Valkyrie, The Patriot, SAS: Red Notice and The Gathering Storm.
#RIP
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Radio operator. Has to have been the most dangerous job in the Wehrmacht. Huge casualty rates.
#WhereEaglesDare
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🗣️LARGE QUESTION TIME🗣️
Your favourite portrayal of special forces in a war film?
#Questiontime
💪🎬
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This week marks 70 years since the
#KoreanWar
armistice. It's about time we had another British war movie about the war.
It's 67 years since A Hill in Korea premiered. It's time some stories were told.
#Cinema
#History
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‘Zulu’ (1964) is on
@channel5_tv
at 2pm! See the new year out with a classic of the genre!
#Zulu
#michaelcaine
#60sfilm
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Tomorrow we record our thoughts on ‘The Dambusters’ with
@almurray
&
@James1940
! We want your one word reviews, drop them below…
#OneWordReview
#TheDambusters
#2ww
#FilmTwitter
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🎬Big News!🎙️
In March we will be reviewing 1955s The Dambusters, with special guests
@WeHaveWaysPod
hosts
@almurray
&
@James1940
! Who better to cover Micheal Anderson’s classic war film with on the pod?! 🤩
#TheDambusters
#OperationChastise
#Warfilms
#Podcasts
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Tonight we record our thoughts on The Cruel Sea, we want to thank the listenership at this difficult time for the FoF team. 🎬
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🚠One Word Review!🏔️
Tommorow we talk all things ‘Where Eagles Dare’ with author Geoff Dyer! Get your one word reviews in below! 👇🎬🪖
#whereeaglesdare
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Well, we are looking forward to hearing what you all thought of
#MastersOfTheAir
. Tomorrow we'll be calling for your thoughts on the show for the final episode of our special review series. It's been quite a ride.
In the meantime, what did you make of the finale?
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✨ONE WORD REVIEW TIME✨
We return on the 24th, with our take on ‘The Green Berets’ (1968) always we want your word! Drop them below 👇
#FilmX
#warfilms
#JohnWayne
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Tonight we record our first
#mastersoftheair
review, look our for our special review eps when the series drops on Jan 26 on
@AppleTV
#Podcasts
#reviews
#MOA
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We’re saddened to hear of the passing of actor James Caan, aged 82. He will be best remembered by us here at FoF for his role as S.Sgt Dohun in 1977’s A Bridge Too Far.
#jamescaan
#RIP
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Very sad to hear the passing of Alan Arkin, he will be remebered best here for his portrayal of Capt. Yossarian in 1970s ‘Catch 22’
#AlanArkin
#rip
#FilmTwitter
#Catch22
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✨FoF Announcement!✨
We have been kindly given an advance look at
#MastersOfTheAir
from
@AppleTV
! We will be producing a series of smaller weekly review episodes on the series, starting on Jan 26th. A show and FoF eps you will not want to miss, stay tuned…
#MOA
#AppleTV
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As promised in this week's show, here's a breakdown of all the small arms used by 317 Platoon!
Let's start with the MAT-49 submachine gun, France's post-wsr 9x19mm submachine gun, intriguing for its folding magazine well! 1/
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🎬One Word Review🎬
This week we look back at 1977s ‘The Duellists’, leave your OWR below!
#filmtwitter
#RidleyScott
#FilmX
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Came across this portrait of Caine, taken by Yousif Krash. In his Bromhead uniform. Stunning 📷
#MichealCaine
#Zulu
#FilmX
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✨Breaking News✨
Masters of the Air will premiere on January 26, 2024 on Apple TV!
#mastersoftheair
#appletv
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Tomorrow we drop our episode on ‘The Cruel Sea’ perhaps one of the most emotionally charged eps we have ever recorded. Thank you for sticking with us. Best, The FoF Team.
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We’re currently discussing next weeks film, can anyone guess from this still? 🤔🎬🪖
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Enemy Coast Ahead! This week we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Chastise as we look back at 1955’s The Dam Busters, with very special guests
@almurray
&
@James1940
!
Join us here:
#Films
#podcast
#warmovies
#movies
#cinema
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🚨We Want Your Thoughts!🚨
Our final review episode for
#MastersOfTheAir
will be out next week. We want you, our listeners, thoughts on the show as a whole.
Let us know in the replies and we'll share as many as we can on the show!
Sound off below 👇
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David Niven tells the story of how he got the Iron Cross during
#WW2
, great illustration of how reluctant he was to talk about his war experience. You can see how uncomfortable he is.
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What's your favourite scene from Where Eagles Dare?
We talked about our on our Christmas special with Geoff Dyer, listen here:
But now we want to know yours! Let us know in the replies 👇
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Tonight I’m (Robbie) watching some episodes of season 1 of ‘Tour of Duty’ a Vietnam war CBS series from 1987. Any FoF fans seen the series? It’s pretty good if a bit hamfisted in places.
#tourofduty
#80sTV
🎬🪖
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We had a great time recording our thoughts on ‘The Longest Day’ with
@WW2TV
! Followed by a production meeting where we dotted the I’s and crossed the T’s for
@WeHaveWaysPod
Fest in July. Time for a sit down like Todd.
#DDay80
#FilmX
#WeHaveWays
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🚡NEW EPISODE!🦅
Load your MP40s & zip up your parkas because we're thrilled to bring you our Christmas Special examining the iconic 'Where Eagles Dare' with none other than Geoff Dyer!
Join us here:
#Podcast
#Movies
#WhereEaglesDare
#warmovies
#Films
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Sad to hear that Louis Gossett Jr. has passed away aged 87, he appeared as Col. Chappy Sinclair in the Iron Eagle series but more importantly he was the first black actor to win a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
#RIP
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‘The Bridge at Remagen’ is on
@5ACTION_tv
at 1.35pm! One for fans of our review with
@militaryhistori
🎬🪖
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SAS Rogue Heroes starts on
@BBCOne
in 5 mins! Leave your thoughts after watching below!
#SASRogueHeroes
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One last big push and we're through to 2022... I mean Alexandria.
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I’m this weeks episode we looked back at the fantastic ‘Siege of Jadotville’ Jamie Dornan puts in a stoic turn as Commandant Pat Quinlan. Here is a side by side of the Real Quinlan and Dornans portrayal, A great likeness.
#SiegeofJadotville
#jamiedornan
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We are talking with legendary Military Advisor Dale Dye tonight talking about his work on
#MastersOfTheAir
! The episode drops next week!
#podcasts
#SpecialGuest
#DaleDye
#FilmX
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”Hello Nan, yes I got the socks... They're lovely, thanks so much... Are you having a lovely Christmas?”
#WhereEaglesDare
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If your lucky enough to be out at a pub this bank holiday, look at your pints like John Mills did! 😅🍻
#FoF
#IceColdinAlex
#BankHolidayWeekend
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🎬One Word Review!
This week we are joined by
@jamesjhistory
to record our thoughts on 1969s ‘Battle of Britain’! Get your owr’s in below! 👇🛫
#battleofbritain
#warfilms
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Just watching the world's most audacious airborne operation.
Dropping into the sea... and you thought landing miles away from Arnhem was a bad idea.
#guessthefilm
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🎬One Word Review🎬
This week we are back at it with 2008s ‘Tropic Thunder’! Leave your one word reviews below and we will feature some on this weeks show!
#tropicthunder
#FilmTwitter
👇🎬🪖
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🥳Happy Birthday Band of Brothers thread!🦅
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the seminal HBO series which hit U.S screens
#OTD
in 2001! Check out this original release poster we found...
#BandOfBrothers
#HBO
#Brothers
🪖🦅
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It's
#InternationalWomensDay
!
We want to know who are your favourite female war movie characters?
Let us know in the replies! 👇
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of renowned actor James Earl Jones aged 93. He appeared in many memorable roles including his first onscreen role in Dr Strangelove. As well as the Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and of course Star Wars.
#jamesearljones
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The moment when you forget which side of the square the Dusseldorf cathedral is on...
#WhereEaglesDare
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Look who we bumped into,
@benwillbond
who plays ‘The Captain’ in the BBC comedy Ghosts! He kindly added his addition to our whwfest Winddown episode coming soon!
#ghosts
#warfilms
#FoF
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Kubrick’s FULL METAL JACKET is 36 years old today! With
@MatthewModine
giving us a great turn as ‘Joker’. What are your favourite memory’s from Kubrick’s Vietnam masterpiece?
#Kubrick
#FullMetalJacket
#FilmTwitter
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Anthony Hopkins held the bridge at Deventer longer than some of these Tory MPs are holding out.😉
#politics
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🚡💥Achtung! Achtung!💥🎄
'Where Eagles Dare' is on in the UK at 3.50pm today on Channel 5.
Not to be missed.
And of course afterwards listen to our Christmas Special on the classic 👇
#Warmovies
#ChristmasTV
#WhereEaglesDare
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Sad to hear of the passing of David Soul, best known for his role in Starsky and Hutch, but he also appeared in a couple of military roles. The Hanoi Hilton (1987) & WW3 (1982)
#DavidSoul
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We love a good War Movie Poster here at FoF HQ! What are your favourites, drop them below 👇🎬
#FilmX
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Came across this great aerial shot of the set of ‘Ramelle’ (or bumville or some place 😅) set from ‘Saving Private Ryan’ amazing to see it from the sky
#Film
#SavingPrivateRyan
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What’s a still from a movie or TV show that will completely devastate anyone who has seen it, but seem completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t?
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