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A TERRIFIC FILM WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORYLINES EVER... YOU'RE IN FOR A REAL TREAT!-- Quentin Tarantino
ENZO CASTELLARI IS THE '70s ITALIAN DRIVE-IN ACTION GOD! --Los Angeles Times
ENZO CASTELLARI IS THE '70s ITALIAN DRIVE-IN ACTION GOD! --Los Angeles Times
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From The Writer/Director of INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
Featuring Bonus Materials With QUENTIN TARANTINO
Featuring Bonus Materials With QUENTIN TARANTINO
Nine years before his WWII classic INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, Enzo Castellari virtually invented the 'Macaroni Combat' genre with this over-the-top saga of valor, vengeance and machine-gun mayhem. Hollywood legend Van Johnson (THE CAINE MUTINY) and Frederick Stafford (Hitchcock's TOPAZ) star as military officers pursuing a merciless team of Nazi saboteurs through war-ravaged London, featuring Castellari's jaw-dropping recreations of the evacuation of Dunkirk, the Battle Of Britain and more. Francisco Rabal (NIGHTMARE CITY), Ida Galli (THE PSYCHIC) and Luigi Pistilli (THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY) co-star in this explosive epic - also known as BATTLE SQUADRON - now restored in High Definition Blu-ray for the first time ever in America!
EXTRAS:
"A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino and Enzo G. Castalleri Part 2"
"Eagles Over Los Angeles"
Audio Commentary with Director Enzo G. Castellari
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A. Snyder
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
We Italian film fanatics can all thank Quinten Tarantino and his new Film "Inglourious Basterds" for companies finally releasing some high quality "Macaroni Combat" films on DVD. First we Got Wild East's release of "Churchill's Leopards" & "Salt in the Wound" double feature, then we got Dark Sky's release of "The Last Hunter". FINALLY we got Severin's release of "The Inglorious Bastards". Now Severin graciously releases yet another "Macaroni Combat" classic with "Eagles Over London".
Directed by perhaps Italy's best action director Enzo G. Castillari, "Eagles Over London" came very early on in the "Macaroni Combat" cycle being released in 1969. Right off the bat people are going to compare this film to his nine year later classic "Inglorious Bastards" and I will admit this film isn't as over-the-top or as fun as that film. It however is a very entertaining Italian cult flick.
The film surprisingly has very strong production values for an Italian film at the time. Most Italian films have very low budgets but this seems to be an exception. It comes nowhere near the look of big budget Hollywood WWII films at the time, and people shouldn't expect it to be, but for an Italian film this is pretty big and epic.
The plot is standard with British military officers a in pursuit of a merciless team of Nazi saboteurs though war-ravaged London. Throughout it all there is plenty of violence and cool camera work to appease all the Euro cult fanatics out there. The aerial combat sequences do look fake but then again it really looks no worse than Britain's 1969 big budget epic The Battle of Britain.
Overall I found this to be a very entertaining Euro cult film by one of Italy's great directors. Some of the dubbing is unintentionally funny but we fans come to expect that. People who can only watch high budget Hollywood WWII epics are most likely going to hate this film but this DVD is a must buy for Euro cult enthusiasts.
Severin does another A+ job with this DVD release. We get a great widescreen transfer and another interview with Enzo and Quinten.
Directed by perhaps Italy's best action director Enzo G. Castillari, "Eagles Over London" came very early on in the "Macaroni Combat" cycle being released in 1969. Right off the bat people are going to compare this film to his nine year later classic "Inglorious Bastards" and I will admit this film isn't as over-the-top or as fun as that film. It however is a very entertaining Italian cult flick.
The film surprisingly has very strong production values for an Italian film at the time. Most Italian films have very low budgets but this seems to be an exception. It comes nowhere near the look of big budget Hollywood WWII films at the time, and people shouldn't expect it to be, but for an Italian film this is pretty big and epic.
The plot is standard with British military officers a in pursuit of a merciless team of Nazi saboteurs though war-ravaged London. Throughout it all there is plenty of violence and cool camera work to appease all the Euro cult fanatics out there. The aerial combat sequences do look fake but then again it really looks no worse than Britain's 1969 big budget epic The Battle of Britain.
Overall I found this to be a very entertaining Euro cult film by one of Italy's great directors. Some of the dubbing is unintentionally funny but we fans come to expect that. People who can only watch high budget Hollywood WWII epics are most likely going to hate this film but this DVD is a must buy for Euro cult enthusiasts.
Severin does another A+ job with this DVD release. We get a great widescreen transfer and another interview with Enzo and Quinten.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hard to Find WAR "In the Air" FLICK...LOOK/SEE !!!
By AL
Format:Blu-ray
I have to say this movie is the strangest classic WWII movie I ever encountered. I think the story was okay but the hardware especially the combat scene is really awkward. HA1112 as spitfire and spitfire act as Me109s? I can hardly tell which side their on. It seems like a large budget movie, but I will not recommend this movie to any historic aviation fans. Stick with Battle of Britain if you want history.
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Eagles Over London
I had a good experience with this purchase , It came in a timely manner and the quality was good .Thanks again Bill
Published 20 months ago by Scattman
1.0 out of 5 stars
An other Italian Joke
If you like italian comedy, then this is the movie for you.
I love WWII movies, and I have a pretty big collection of them. This move is just not right. waste of money.
I love WWII movies, and I have a pretty big collection of them. This move is just not right. waste of money.
Published on April 18, 2010 by Henrik Voskanian
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!
I gave it one star only because I had to. An Italian spaghetti director, British generals with, yep, Italian accents, histrionic battle choreography, model bridges being blown up,... Read more
Published on November 30, 2009 by rmckim
4.0 out of 5 stars
I remember
I saw this movie when I was pre-teen and it seemed to be well made movie and I did like it.. I am waiting for the movie to arrive from Amazon so I can give a better review. Read more
Published on October 17, 2009 by Victor M. Festin
1.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been lost in the BLITZ
I have been a fan of WW2 movies all my life. This movie should have been bombed in the "BLITZ". It is truly terrible. Read more
Published on August 24, 2009 by roderick
