Movies about The Falklands War?

[Arthur Hucksake]

Hi all,

Was just pondering something this afternoon. We have lots of WW2 , Vietnam and some WW1 films but literally nothing about the Falklands.

Why is that? Would have thought some filmaker would have had a crack at it. Like Nolan did with Dunkirk.

Suppose you could say the same about the Korean war too.

 

[Ahleckz]

A lot less commercial interest I suppose. However, I'd be interested in watching one.

 

[PlacidCasual]

BBC did a drama about Falklands veterans years ago, I think it was called Civvies. Powerful stuff, I think some of it was set during the war, but memory is not perfect.

 

[jsmoke]

Maybe a blackout for political reasons, just a thought?

 

[b00merang69]

XM607 Falklands' Most Daring Raid

 

[BUDFORCE]

I know little about it myself.

I think we went in there invanded the island pretty sucessfully and shot down a ton of their planes, but didnt they sink one of our ships?

 

[jsmoke]

I know little about it myself.

I think we went in there invanded the island pretty sucessfully and shot down a ton of their planes, but didnt they sink one of our ships?

Pretty sure they sunk a few.

 

[b00merang69]

Simon Weston got badly burned on one of those ships and Prince Andrew flew his helicopter into the fire/smoke to rescue sailors.

 

[Snubber]

Tumbledown (1988) was pretty good

 

[Superficial]

Hi all,

Was just pondering something this afternoon. We have lots of WW2 , Vietnam and some WW1 films but literally nothing about the Falklands.

Why is that? Would have thought some filmaker would have had a crack at it. Like Nolan did with Dunkirk.

Suppose you could say the same about the Korean war too.

there is mate it''s called the Falklands play and it's an interesting watch.

there was a whole thing after it was made and a decision not to air it for many years - I think, from memory it was because of the way it portrayed MT and it highlighted strains with the Americans but i could be wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falklands_Play

edit: here's a doc about why it was withheld:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5I80CTJZx8

 

[something daft already!!]

The Falklands was not a war, it was a conflict, apparently

 

[Bluecube]

Apart from World War 2, the UK film industry has never been big on making war films. I've always put it down to there being so many anti war luvvies in the industry.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Simon Weston got badly burned on one of those ships and Prince Andrew flew his helicopter into the fire/smoke to rescue sailors.

My uncle died on that very same ship. The Sir Galahad. Never met the bloke myself mind.

 

[wazza300]

We sunk the belgrano,fighting over a baron bit of rock I didnt see the point tbh,

 

[dowie]

Well it isn't a big event involving 'merica. Dunkirk, though a British film, was WW2 and so perhaps had wider appeal.

Why is that? Would have thought some filmaker would have had a crack at it. Like Nolan did with Dunkirk.

Not very big budget but check out an Ungentlemanly act, covers the invasion itself:

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Well it isn't a big event involving 'merica. Dunkirk, though a British film, was WW2 and so perhaps had wider appeal.



Not very big budget but check out an Ungentlemanly act, covers the invasion itself:

Cheers. Will watch those later.

 

[Brizzles]

The Americans weren't involved = No film

 

[Dis86]

We sunk the belgrano,fighting over a baron bit of rock I didnt see the point tbh,

A "baron" bit of rock? Assuming you mean barren and that barren rock was home to 2000 British civilians.

 

[something daft already!!]

A "baron" bit of rock? Assuming you mean barren and that barren rock was home to 2000 British civilians.

And many, many sheep.

 

[The_Abyss]

And, it turns out, quite a lot of fish and oil.