[geeks] "Must See" movies.

[Mike Nicewonger]

on 3/27/02 3:15 AM, Will Mc Donald at wmcdonald at ntlworld.com wrote:

>>> Wild WWII film tangent: what was the movie that had David Bowie
>>> playing a british officer in a japanese POW camp? (Was it any good?)
>>> 
>> There was also one on the true story of the Japanese cavalry detachment
>> that got stranded somewhere and never knew the war was over until 1974.
>> They repeatedly attacked a base over the years. (that was the true story
>> and the movie is Hollywoodified details changed a bit from that)
> 
> This isn't the film you're referring to but you reminded me of it...
> 
> Hell in the Pacific. Toshiro Mifune (starred in *lots* of Kurosawa films) and
> Lee Marvin.
> 
> http://us.imdb.com/Title?0063056
> 
> Oh, and speaking of Lee Marvin, what about Paint Your Wagon.
> 
That was a terrific film. Thanks for reminding me of it. Geez, whom can
forget Lee in The Dirty Dozen? Neat stuff. He actually was in the Marine
Corps fighting the Japanese in WWII.

Mike N