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Captain Hornblower with Gregory Peck and the Hornblower series that was on TV, Moby Dick, Gregory Peck again and a newer version with (I think) Patrick Stewart.
Also a good one with Alec Guiness, I think it was called In Which We Serve, about the British naval mutinies at the Nore and Spithead. If you can download the TV series of Hornblower, that will keep you busy for weeks, almost forgot, The Cruel Sea. Regards Frank.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: To wives and sweethearts.
Officers: To wives and sweethearts!
Capt. Jack Aubrey: May they never meet.
Long we've tossed on the rolling main
now we're save ashore, Jack
don't forget your old shipmate
fal dee ral dee ral dee rye eye doe
if anyone wants this, let me know, i'll make it available for download.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tank
edit: i was bored n set it up
http://203.122.220.188/
you will find 6 eps here
Sleepy
I few years ago I was faced with something similar when my mum/dad came over for Christmas. They were in their 80's at the time, (both gone now)!
My dad was an ex soldier in WW2 --Paratrooper 6th airborne landed at D Day etc.etc
We had a few movies on hand to entertain etc. But I could tell he was getting a bit bored with the selection.
My eldest son Rhys who was sporting a Wales Rugby shirt Christams present with his name sake on it, produced a DVD, Wales versus the All Blacks !
Hey Grandad Harry, wanna watch this?
Wazzat? Upon seeing the title--I remember "uh now you are talking!"
With cans (tinneys) of Boddingtons and glasses we could have been at Cardiff Arms Park-----In Colorado:twisted:
Just a thought as a surprise alternative.
Merry Christmas
Dennis
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Originally Posted by Eevo
OMG,, another Patrick Obrian Tragic,,,;):cool:
X5 for 'Das Boot'
I'm a Patrick O'Brian tragic as well, over 20 fascinating books, PIA that he died while writing the last one, literally. C.S. Forresters Hornblower series, Julian Stockwin's Thomas Paine Kidd series of war at sea in sailing ships.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift
Alexander Kent with his Richard Bolitho series (around 24 books), and Richard Woodman's books of Nathaniel Drinkwaters adventures.
All of these books cover what I believe is the greatest stories ever told of War at sea between the British Navy and almost the rest of the World, fascinating true events of past Navies, suppose you could say I'm a Tragic, Regards Frank.
started on Forrester, moved on to Kent then Obrian,,
I've read all of Forresters, I have nearly all of Kents on my shelf, I think I'm missing around six Obrians.
Fullertons series about WW2 are good too,,
Brian Callison has a funny style,, but if you like the way he does it the series is very entertaining,,
Especially the Edward Trapp mini-series ;):lol2::lol2:
Just Remembered another good Cold War sea movie called "The Bedford Incident" with Richard Widmark as the Commander of a guided missile Destroyer stalking a Russian Sub in the Arctic seas, Sidney Poitier is a guest Journalist/photographer aboard. An interesting, extremely entertaining, make you think film with great actors and action, Regards Frank.
Yeah you right Durban (My ban! :lol2:).Quote:
Originally Posted by kenleyfred
Yes not a very PC occupation now! but he was a "Jaw Bone Cutter" and worked on the Factory whaling ships in the 50's out of Durban. He has that affinity for the ocean that I respect but never quite understand.
Yes "God's must be Crazy" - we've done that one already but it's on the list.