Request input for COIN related movie bits

[SWCAdmin]

+1 Breaker Morant

There are some great scenes in Farewell to the King, in general one of my favorite niche movies. But they are far more IW / SF or something else other than COIN.

You asked re copyrights. I attempted one time to get legit permissions for use of a clip from the Siege for an official homeland defense presentation. It is an unbelievable nuisance. You have to get multiple permissions from the studio, the individual credited actors who are on screen in the clip(s) you intend to use, etc. etc. Even with a Hollywood LnO, it proved untenable in our timeframe. In my naivete I figured it must be doable. It probably is, but too hard for 99%+. I now understand why the "don't do it" and "don't ask" COAs are so popular.

Here's a good resource on copyrights, http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

[davidbfpo]

I personally liked 'Lost Command', a film starring Anthony Quinn, as a French paratroop officer, starts with Vietnam and ends in Algeria. Link to amazon site: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Command.../dp/B000065UHS and a better reviews: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060637/usercomments and http://www.epinions.com/content_115767742084

davidbfpo

[davidbfpo]

The University of Ulster has assembled a list of films that include "The Troubles", alas the direct link does not work and the Google cache does:
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=1&gl=uk

Quite a range there to chose, my favourites are Harry's Game, The Crying Game and Bloody Sunday. I will not comment on whether they are accurate - as that will start another debate.

davidbfpo

[davidbfpo]

There are a number of films on Ireland (some include Northern Ireland themes), with classics on the struggle for independence, like Michael Collins and the Irish Civil War The Wind that shakes the Barley. Take a peek at this list: http://www.lclark.edu/~campion/hist400/films.htm

davidbfpo

[William F. Owen]

I'll add my favourite items of "obscura."

"The Last grenade" adapted from the Novel, "The Ordeal of Major Grigsby."
"Contact" adapted from the Novel, "Contact" by AFN Clarke. - about Para Regt in bandit country Circa 1979.

....and "The Lost Command." - the adaptation of "The Centurions," by Jean Larteguy.