Waterloo BBC2
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
Are there any other films about the Napoleonic Wars that anyone knows about (apart from War and Peace)? I don't recall any....[&:]
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
The Duelists by Ridley Scott (I think it was his first feature film as a director)
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
The Napoleonic Wars at sea
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The Napoleonic Wars at sea
Ah yes of course, Master and Commander. I should really see that - is it any good?
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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Ah yes of course, Master and Commander. I should really see that - is it any good?
Yes, I think it is worth seeing IMHO. It has a good performance from Russell and a period atmosphere.
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
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Ah yes of course, Master and Commander. I should really see that - is it any good?
Yes, I think it is worth seeing IMHO. It has a good performance from Russell and a period atmosphere.
Thanks redcoat, I will keep a look out for that.
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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There, McCauley joins the British Army and enlists in the Guards. When Napoleon escapes from Elba, McCauley demands to sail to the continent to stop the Little Corporal in his tracks. He tells Wellington that a place called Waterloo would make an ideal defensive position ...
Then Wellington loses because the actual battle site was St. Jean, which Wellington's engineers had previously determined to be a good site for a defensive action.
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
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There, McCauley joins the British Army and enlists in the Guards. When Napoleon escapes from Elba, McCauley demands to sail to the continent to stop the Little Corporal in his tracks. He tells Wellington that a place called Waterloo would make an ideal defensive position ...
Then Wellington loses because the actual battle site was St. Jean, which Wellington's engineers had previously determined to be a good site for a defensive action.
Please see post 16 - and it was Mont St Jean. I did not use it in the original because it would not mean a lot to some people, whereas Waterloo - for obvious reasons - does.
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RE: Waterloo BBC2
Bernhard Cornwell wrote the "Richard Sharpe" series, which was later filmed with Sean Bean as Sharpe. I enjoyed the books but have no idea if the films or series was any good. The series did not run here on the Prussian telly, methinks Rafe had his hand in it again.
Master and Commander was a film I really enjoyed, in fact I may just have to buy it to be able to watch it from time to time.
Look at this link, (NO I AM NOT A SPAMBOT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:N ... Wars_films . Did not recognize most films, maybe I am just too young.
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Master and Commander was a film I really enjoyed, in fact I may just have to buy it to be able to watch it from time to time.
Look at this link, (NO I AM NOT A SPAMBOT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:N ... Wars_films . Did not recognize most films, maybe I am just too young.
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Bernhard Cornwell wrote the "Richard Sharpe" series, which was later filmed with Sean Bean as Sharpe. I enjoyed the books but have no idea if the films or series was any good. The series did not run here on the Prussian telly, methinks Rafe had his hand in it again.
I must have watched the whole series of Sharpe about half a dozen times so far. It's on British telly on a regular basis and people keep on watching it.
As well as Sharpe there is also the TV series Hornblower.
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Bernhard Cornwell wrote the "Richard Sharpe" series, which was later filmed with Sean Bean as Sharpe. I enjoyed the books but have no idea if the films or series was any good. The series did not run here on the Prussian telly, methinks Rafe had his hand in it again.
I must have watched the whole series of Sharpe about half a dozen times so far. It's on British telly on a regular basis and people keep on watching it.
As well as Sharpe there is also the TV series Hornblower.
You've gotta love the uniforms during the Napoleonic age [:)]
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The TV series Hornblower is excellent,shame it had such a short run.Sharpe has yet to be surpassed.The historical accuracy was well done despite you never seeing more than 200 fighting at once LOL.Just wait till you meet up with Obadiah Hawkswell!
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So you all agree it is worth buying the blu ray or dvd of Sharpes tales?
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I think it would be worthwhile you getting the DVD/blu ray ... since you like the books and can't get it on the telly.
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What I want to know is who Warspite knows that is in high enough position in Hollywood to be able to get his hands on the script for the remake of Waterloo. [:-]
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A very good and interesting question. The world wonders.
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Please see post 16 - and it was Mont St Jean. I did not use it in the original because it would not mean a lot to some people, whereas Waterloo - for obvious reasons - does.
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Joe, that's a really good point. [:D]
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I must have watched the whole series of Sharpe about half a dozen times so far. It's on British telly on a regular basis and people keep on watching it.
Sean Bean in a war picture. Surely his character gets killed at some point, right? [:D]
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What I want to know is who Warspite knows that is in high enough position in Hollywood to be able to get his hands on the script for the remake of Waterloo. [:-]
Good question ILS. As you may recall, if you followed the Australian Beauties thread, I got the chance to spend a lot of time with Salma Hayek during the competition - and after when we holidayed in Mautitius. Ms Hayek has already auditioned for the part of Mad Princess Lotte of Leipzig - with whom Rafe McCauley embarked upon a torrid love affair in the weeks leading up to Borodino. Salma gave me a preview of the screenplay and I helped her rehearse the love scenes - which was nice....[8D]
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815