Nobody loves Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman more than me; but to tell the truth, Casablanca was not on my list for war movies. I had always fancied it as a love story, i.e. a romance movie.
Though war movies are not my favorite movie genre, there are seven (7) films that do fall into my “Most Remembered” category. ..."
* 1st Movie: Valkyrie (2008)
* 2nd Movie: Von Ryan's Express (1965)
* 3rd Movie: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
* 4th Movie: The Blue Max (1966)
* 5th Movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Lieutenant Joyce: “Officer, sir. A British officer. We're here to blow up the bridge, sir!”
Colonel Nicholson: “Blow up the bridge?”
Lieutenant Joyce: “Yes, sir. Yes, sir. British commando orders, sir.”
Colonel Nicholson: “Blow up the bridge!?”
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* 6th Movie: The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- A most impressive cast for a most impressive movie. Gregory Peck (Captain Mallory), David Niven (Corporal Miller), Anthony Quinn (Colonel Andrea Stavrou) and Anthony Quayle - i.e. Sir John Anthony Quayle - (Franklin), Stanley Baker ("Butcher" Brown), Gia Scala (the coward and traitor - forget her name), Irene Papas (Maria), and James Darren (Spyros Pappadimos).
- MOVIE TRIVIA: Did you know that there was to be a Guns of Navarone Trilogy? The idea was scrapped because “Force 10 From Navarone”, the sequel, was not exactly a blockbuster smash hit!! Another great cast but the movie was very disappointing by comparison.
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* 7th Movie: Two Women (1960)
Sophia Loren received the Academy Award for Best Actress. As a matter of record, this was the first Oscar ever given for a performance in a "foreign-language" film. My memory of her performance in this film is that of a heroic performance worthy of this kind of recognition.
This movie was about a mother (“Cesira”) and daughter (“Rosetta”) who suffered yet survived the horrors of war. ...
