James Franciscus, 1970. The production/ cinematography is superb. When they were still trying to make the images clearer, instead of the current trend of making every shot murky, dark, and fuzzy so they don’t have to produce good imagery. This reminds me of the early bond films in many ways.

@marjorjorietillman856

11 ай бұрын

James Franciscus was very handsome and a pretty decent actor! In all the war movies, especially the older black and white movies, the English always threw in a snobbish remark against the American soldiers. One thing I liked is, the Americans never retaliated when they produced their war movies and Englishmen were included, which showed maturity!❤

@grantsmythe8625

9 ай бұрын

@@marjorjorietillman856 Come to think of it, you're probably right. I do seem to remember that Admiral King, USN, was an Anglophobe. I never heard why but I did hear or read that he really hated the Brits.

Most of this film was acted in Malta. I can recognise every scene, I was born in Malta and live in Malta and in my childhood I roamed on every bit of Maltese land shown in this film.

@peterlattimore6013

7 ай бұрын

This movie taught me where Malta was in relation to the Med... After nearly 50 years. It's my intention to visit and explore too.

@fernandofierro7958

7 ай бұрын

Sooo your a Malta 🇲🇹 kinda of a guy or girl

@tryarunm

5 ай бұрын

You have a beautiful home island. Love those stone buildings.

@carmelpule8493

4 ай бұрын

@@fernandofierro7958 Well, I was born in Malta, then at the age of 16 left Malta and stayed many years abroad in other countries including 16 years in England, then after many years, I returned back to Malta. Sooo I do not think that makes me , " Sooo your a Malta 🇲🇹 kinda of a guy or girl" One cannot take things for granted or make such relations, as in the case of your own name, " Fernando Fierro " where I suppose there is nothing made of " iron" or " metallic" about you.

@carmelpule8493

4 ай бұрын

@@tryarunm Yes, it was a beautiful island, but now it is being ruined by too much building and overpopulation and too many tourists and traffic forced on us,

It's cool to see the immense old fortifications of Malta that were built by the Knights of St. John.

@darylburnet8328

11 ай бұрын

"How the Maltese suffered in WW2"? Please read The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monserrat. Sums up so much. My spelling is deplorable.

@JohnRodriguesPhotographer

10 ай бұрын

​@@darylburnet8328I'm not a spelling or grammar cop. Very brief overview of the book's perspective, please.

@gilesellis8002

3 ай бұрын

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Read it a Long timeago in the 70's, My cousin was a Spitfire Pilot stationed at Malta, R.I.P.

When I was a kid, my uncle, a ships gunner in the Navy, in WWII, would sometimes get drunk and talk about war at sea. He would sometimes cry. He brought back a rifle from the war. A British 303.

@knwnc1

11 ай бұрын

I have a Enfield number 4 mark 2 and a number 5 mark 1 in my collection I have other WW2 weapons but my favorite is a Steyr manufactured 1944 98k sniper my second is my springfield1903a4 sniper

@jimsmith9819

10 ай бұрын

i had a british 303 years ago, very good rifle

@user-fz2we1gw8n

8 ай бұрын

I'm retired from the royal navy I know how your uncle feels .

I like the way everyone points loaded guns at each other, and uses pistols as pointers. Almost like none of them had any firearms training. Great upload. Worth the watch.

@morrismonet3554

2 ай бұрын

Then in combat, they never aim. Just shoot full auto from the hip, and never run out of ammo. LOL

A LOT OF TRUTH IN THESE OLD MOVIES LOVE IT THANK YOU

A very under-rated war film. Thanks for posting.

The radio controlled glide bombs were top secret during the war. Dropped from a bomber out of range of ship then remote controlled to it's target. One glide bomb could sink a ship. When first used the allies didn't realize what happened

@alexhayden2303

11 ай бұрын

Didn't one go down the funnel of KG 5? (Off Anzio?)

@edtrine8692

11 ай бұрын

@@alexhayden2303 One did destroy a turret on the HMS Warspite.

@thekingsilverado3266

11 ай бұрын

If only the Brits were smart enough to draft McHale the Skipper & Gilligan. The Germans woulda been laughing so hard they wouldn't been able to hit the broad side of the barn and probably everyone else involved too.

@acebrandon3522

10 ай бұрын

It was an ingenious wicked weapon capable of sinking any type of ship except a heavy battleship over 40,000 tons.

@jefftodd621

6 ай бұрын

One certainly sank the Dido class Cruiser HMS Spartan, 29th January 1944, while she was off Anzio; hit abaft the funnel and went clean through her. My uncle, aged 19, was killed in the sinking. @@alexhayden2303

Thank you so so much. You tube the amount of commercials aren't even worth watching the movie. There's so many of them.

The E boat was bigger and better armed then our PT boats, the Germans made a magnificent but deadly fighting machine in these death boats.

@timgrenville-cleave2848

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure I read somewhere that the E Boats were running diesel motors, so nowhere near as flammable either. Brit MTB's and MGB's were floating bombs (See Op Chariot for details).

@markrowley8073

7 ай бұрын

See​@@timgrenville-cleave2848

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

No

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

Years ago I read a book about torpedo boat vs torpedo boat battles in the Mediterranean Sea during WWII. I can't remember the title or author. Can anyone be of assistance?

It's Unbelievable that a movie about the Naval battles that raged during Guadalcanal operation has Never been made. Many major battles were fought between the U.S. Navy and the IJN navy in the Solomon Islands 1942/43 Savage Nightly battles were fought trying to stop the "Tokyo Express" from resupplying the Japanese on Guadalcanal. In fact 4 U.S. Sailors died for every one Marine, during that fighting.

@JanetElson

11 ай бұрын

What is the UN Navy??

@JanetElson

11 ай бұрын

Oh I see! IJN. Misread it.

@FlorinSutu

11 ай бұрын

Maybe because the U.S. Navy and other Allied ships did not perform too well in those battles? A Japanese submarine fired one salvo of 6 torpedoes in late 1942, as part of all those battles for Guadalcanal. That single salvo of 6 torpedoes: A. Sunk an American aircraft carrier. B. Sunk an American destroyer. C. Damaged an American battleship so badly, that it had to slowly crawl back to the U.S., to lick its wounds. What a great movie would be about this subject alone !

@smurra3

11 ай бұрын

@@FlorinSutu Or the Battleship USS Washington Under the command of the U.S. Navy's Admiral Lee, Sunk The IJN Battleship Kiroshima, at night with Radar directed 16 inch guns. Each Side lost 24 major capitol ships. Each side lost around 350 aircraft. However, the Japanese lost the Island and the bloody campaign and five times as many men.

@jackhouran8851

7 ай бұрын

The Japanese were superb night fighters. Their ship captains were trained to immediately fire with out orders. They had a super torpedo with a 22 mile range. Out torpedo only worked hf the time.

This was made when movies had class. You can tell because the romance scenes have oboe music as background. Not that cheap "bow chicka bow wow" crap in 70s movies.

@dolvaran

11 ай бұрын

This was released in 1970 - so probably only just escaped it!

Enjoyed this war movie.Good cast,plenty of action and beautiful scenery around the coast of Malta. That was a dangerous mission to undertake but they accomplished it brilliantly.Thanks for screening ❤

Every time I watch an American or English war movie, I wonder why it took 6 years to defeat the Germans in World War II. Just the fact that the machine guns of the British seem to be more effective than the 2cm guns of the German fast boats. Well, a little fun fact for all history enthusiasts, neither the Fritz X bomb nor the HS 293 glider bomb were used before August 1943. So much for realism in this movie.

Great music by Frank Cordell, who also did "Mosquito Squadron" and "Khartoum". Elizabeth Shepherd was in "The Tomb of Legeia" with Vincent Price.

It's hard to take a man in knee socks seriously. 😂😂😂

If they only have a couple boats seaworthy out of 9 they should have plenty of extra sailors for the boats. Even with casualties.

So glad 1 American could show the Royal Navy how to get the job done ! (That's sarcasm by the way)

Great. Movie. And. Perfect. 🎉🎉🎉 💯💢💢💫💣

The modelmaking is top notch. Bravo!

Great. Movie. Nice location great looking cast. Thanks for upload

Fantastic movie~ another unknown great one. My Dad was US Navy WW 2 Pacific - light signalman. Marshall Islands

@ronbunch5347

14 күн бұрын

My father was also at the Marshall Islands CAMPAIGN DD629 USS ABBOT ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNNER SMALL WORLD

When you chop a movie down, you f*** up a good movie!

@TheOtherBill

7 ай бұрын

Especially when it's badly chopped. The fighting scenes in Sicily were so jumpy.

I like this film because one of the actors In Malta is also in the TV show Crossroads with Meg Richsrdson played by Noel Gordon

A common failing of military movies: they have no clue what a military haircut looks like.

@commandingjudgedredd1841

9 ай бұрын

Not just that. The movies back then, tended to be lazy about 1940's women's hairstyles. (Non existent)

Nice movie, professional actors, nice storyline. Excellently made.

I've always loved that movie. I am very glad that you had it. Thanks very much for the great entertainment 😀

Great War movie

That was a pretty good movie.

Very good film! On a par with "The Guns of Navaronne" and "Operation Crossbow."

Best actor is the geezer from Crossroads Motel,and James Franciscus

Good movie 🎉

Good actors, 1970’s music, average film,nice location. Been there, seen it, photographed it.

Love 🎥's

Nice upload, thanks for sharing

Excellent movie. One of the best of the ww2 movies.

Good movie

The German E boats had a huge advantage over us and UK torpedo boats. They had diesel engines.

@Theodorussfo

11 ай бұрын

gas engines were lighter and faster pt boats were made of plywood and top secret. nothing was faster on the water and speed kills we learned that from the Germans.

@ianturpin9180

11 ай бұрын

@@Theodorussfo yes but one incendiary she'll in the right place and BOOM. That doesn't happen with diesel.

@maryhausler8900

11 ай бұрын

​@@ianturpin9180 American PT boats had self sealing fuel bladders like the aircraft.

@Theodorussfo

11 ай бұрын

@@ianturpin9180 PT boats went in for the kill at 3/4 throttle by the time the target ship had calibrated speed and position so they could target the PT they had already let go their torpedos turned about and were running at full speed making a hit from artillery impossible. A lucky shot would have been the end of the Pt regardless of engine because it was made of plywood.

@JamesMcComas-dr2xi

10 ай бұрын

They lost.

Boy I sure like these "full" movies... as opposed to the, other kind ??? The un-full ones I guess.

J'ai passé une très bonne soirée merci film très agréable

These special effects made me wonder when Godzilla would make it's appearance.

It would be nice to see the opening credits. I know James Franciscus, but who else was in it?

. . . = Ce film aussi en langue > FRANCOPHONE this film = also in French language = would be great! An admirer of Switzerland.

Excellent movie.

I was on Malta a while, Hellfire base .a real rock .

The famous five go fighting!!!

P t boats rock

Magnificent movie!

If you like PT Type boats I highly recomend two books published by Squadron. Schnell Boats in Action and PT Boats in Action. Very informative. Lots of detail, pictures and color schemes. Both out of print but could possibly be found or ordered through used book store. Worth it.

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

Also Vosper MTB in Action.

In real life they went into combat with vest on.

Thanks ❤my dad fought in Korea

The Navy has the best looking uniforms,I especially love the shorts!

good movie, first time ive seen it

Amazing guns that do not need reloading.

@vonlouie77

11 ай бұрын

Battery powered

@robertgates5164

11 ай бұрын

@@vonlouie77 Ok or require recharging. :)

@williambean8211

11 ай бұрын

The British guns were mainly 9 mm.

@scvandy3129

9 ай бұрын

submachinegun, rifle, pistol, revolver? . . . 9 mm - so were Lugers, one of the Nazis' most recognizable sidearms, a semi-automatic pistol. @@williambean8211

@scvandy3129

9 ай бұрын

"geraldmiller5260," I noticed that too and thought 'typical.' However, 45:53 - 46:01, how refreshing to see American commando Jeffords' resourcefulness when he strips a magazine from the dead Nazi soldier's submachinegun immediately after removing his gun's depleted magazine. [How SLOPPY and CARELESS of the sound effects editor who includes the sound of the metal of the empty magazine hitting the hard cement but not metal-on-metal with the insertion / reloading.] Realistically, in addition to the UNLIMITED rounds of available ammo, I'll wager in a real firefight like we see here -- repeatedly -- the indiscriminate 'spraying' of a full magazine's capacity from left to right, up and down, ALL OVER -- repeatedly -- would have been replaced with wise, deliberate SHORT BURSTS of well aimed shots..

In my life as a Mariner no place impressed me like entering Veleta.

Nothing like a little air raid to get everyone in the mood.

If they are preparing for a critical mission and only have 3 boats, why would the ever go attack a German convoy?

@malcolmmckinlay2143

Ай бұрын

Pure rubbish

Cmdr. Niles from Warship good show

Fritz X and the HS 293 were the two most used glide bombs used by the German Luftwaffe during WW II. It was the first use of stand off , remotely piloted amart bombs.

@neoconshooter

11 ай бұрын

HS=293 was not a glide bomb. It was a rocket powered miniature plane with radio control. It only took the Brits a few months to figure out how it worked and jam the radio signals.

@Bill23799

11 ай бұрын

@@neoconshooter Sorry I meant to say smart bombs.

@Bill23799

11 ай бұрын

@@neoconshooter Did the germans eventually fo to wire guiding control systems?

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

I believe the Mistel 'piggyback system' was successful one time. The US used war weary bombers controlled by AZON on sub pens. Not sure of success rate. Joseph Kennedy's oldest son was killed in this experiment!

@lindsayheyes925

5 ай бұрын

I've not heard the term "stand off bomb" for years.

a star from Crossroads Motel?

Where can I get one of those submachine guns that have the worlds smallest 1000 round magazines? I can see the need for it when it takes 150 rounds to drop a German soldier 20 feet away 🙄🤦‍♂️

I just don't know why they are wearing their dress uniforms while landing on Malta.

Good movie, appreciate the upload.

exellent all around effort

Pretty good.

Loved it

Lucky for the British troops and the Maltese, Hitler's didn't want to use his paratroopers again to take Malta like they did with Crete mainly because Hitler assumed such an assault on the island would be a failure.

If the Germans would have had that big number of sentinels planted everywhere and doing nothing, they would not have had soldiers available for the front lines.

Good war picture. Im glad that I took the time to watch it. Nothing like a chick to almost come between two officers right at the time of a big mission lol.

Wow...I saw this as a CBS movie of the week back in the 70s, when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I thought it was so great back then. (I remember this well because we couldn't say "hell" in my house.) But, looking at it 50 years later, it is painfully primitive, low budget filmmaking. Lots of rear projection screen shots...along with enough plastic model work to make a Godzilla movie! Still...it was a kick seeing it after all these years.

Good one-TY

That was a fun romp!

I was expecting Meg Richardson to appear with Amy Turtle in tow carrying a mop.

@malcolmmckinlay2143

Ай бұрын

Good call

James Franciscus and a bunch of handsome young men in short pants. No wonder we won the war.

Okay, I'll be the creep that points out that somebody cut out the beach scene with the gratuitous nipple slip.

@robertbruce7497

10 ай бұрын

... Picasso (?) "you influence the (art)work, the work influences you" - removing a nipple from any work of art is childish, and biologically and psychologically sterilizing,.. why must it always be about the victorian age - being safe from reality,...

@brgilbert2

9 ай бұрын

@@robertbruce7497 Maybe because most movies coming out of the U.S. at that time had, what I would call, "gratuitous" nudity which had absolutely NOTHING to do with the plot.

Ramming a steel-hulled E-boat with a wooden PT Boat not a good idea

Many at OKH thought that any link up with the 4th panzer Armee (Panzer Gruppe 4)with Rommel’s Panzer Armee Afrika (which the Afrika Korp was a part of)in the Caucasus as fanciful at best and nearly impossible logistically…elements within OKW however thought of the possibility of just such an operation….but Der Fuhrer was more concerned with the Caucasian oil fields than any idea of such a grandiose maneuver,also by the time of the first battle of El Alamein Rommel’s Forces was at the end of its tether any chance of even reaching the Suez Canal was out of the question….

3:07)US citizens were transferred to the US military. I knew a man who went to the Army from the Canada Army commandos. He joined 1939. 23:21)Under siege, but the booze got through. 57:41)The Waffen-SS officer and the sub title said M16 instead if MI6. Ministry of Information. 1:09:42)The subtitle read OBERSTERNBACKFUHRER, The correct spelling is OBERSTURMBANNFUHRER. That was said.A Senior Assault Unit Leader. One rank below the Standartenfuhrer rank worn by the senior Waffen-SS officer.

@michaelhewitt258

11 ай бұрын

Priority in War The booze getting through 😁

@highonimmi

11 ай бұрын

​@@michaelhewitt258 booze and hookers😂

@leondillon8723

11 ай бұрын

@@michaelhewitt258 Used for "medicinal purposes". A RAF squadron, in Africa, traded with an USAAC unit. Scotch for flight gear. Mostly flight jackets. All branches of their military were poorly supplied. Several US units became their unofficial Quartermaster.

@dolvaran

11 ай бұрын

MI = Military Intelligence. Not MOI.

@leondillon8723

11 ай бұрын

@@dolvaran MI5 spies on people in England. MI6 spies on the rest of the world. Civilians.

Thanks for posting 👍 Great movie. When did this come out?

@maverick9895

11 ай бұрын

1970

@michaelhewitt258

11 ай бұрын

@@maverick9895 Thank You for the information

Sorry not the full war movie. Scene with Franciscus going to beach and meeting naked swimming Shepherd missing. Wonder why I remembered that scene LOL.

Odd that the Royal Navy used lieutenant not “leftenant” in Malta?

Arew the RN officer's summer white unis for fighting or playing tennis. They are so stylish. White shorts, white socks.

yes Malta is an nice place to visit

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

It's on my bucket list.

More information about production of these movies would be appreciated; date released, studio, actors, director, etc.

@DrLoverLover

10 ай бұрын

try wikipedia or imdb

Hate the way Franciscus returns a salute. It’s like he’s throwing a grenade - amateurish.

None of the officers or crew in the opening scene are wearing May Wests before or during the battle or after abandoning ship without flotation devices. But I guess this is a dramatic film and not a documentary, so I'll suspend disbelief!

It seems I've seen this plot B 4. A new commander for a somewhat sloppy unit that must be gotten into shape to take part in an important mission. There are some variations, of course, but one very famous version that comes to mind is Patton starring George C. Scott.

@GenX...MCMLXV

10 ай бұрын

This movie is an orange, Patton was an Apple.

@Debbiebabe69

10 ай бұрын

Its one of the most used themes in war films.... even more modern ones, the 1996 film 'Down Periscope' which is more comedy than historic has exactly the same theme.....

@VidkunQL

8 ай бұрын

"The Caine Mutiny" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" are interesting variations on this theme, in which the new commander whips the sloppy unit into shape -- and renders it either dysfunctional or monstrously counterproductive.

If you decide to watch it, turn off the sound. Less annoying and you won't miss a beat

Volume too low.

True German E boats were actually made out of metal where the US and British were made out of wood. The other difference was that US and British boats carried 4 torpedoes to the German 2.

@maryhausler8900

11 ай бұрын

I believe there is a genuine German E boat under restoration in the UK. It is Wood not metal.

@paulprigge1209

10 ай бұрын

I think there’s a tremendous weight difference as well

@williambean8211

10 ай бұрын

@@paulprigge1209 there was a possible 10 tons or more difference.

@tadasdovii8262

10 ай бұрын

Its just 2 lounchers. But 2 torp on reload. Thus germans used 533 mm torp

@patrickgriffitt6551

5 ай бұрын

American sailors eventually took it upon themselves to upgrade their armament on the Pts. 37mm from P-39/63, 40mm Oerlikon, more 50bmg, rocket launchers etc. As war progressed and torpedo worthy targets became scarce they only carried two.

Well, the filmmakers went to the trouble of applying that unique Malta camouflage pattern to the truck seen at about 7:11

good movie Shame about the tedious romantic sub plot

So many cornball war films in the 70's , difficult to view.

The German guard, on the right, at 40:48, looked just like George Lindsey, (Goober Pyle).

Pretty sure that E-boat skipper's brother served on U-boats...

@commandingjudgedredd1841

9 ай бұрын

Don't tell him, Pike!!

Interesting that the British officers dress uniforms look like they were meant for somebody else, while James Francicus' looks well tailored.

@matthewcullen1298

11 ай бұрын

Typical Yankee propaganda movie

500 round magazine.

Same editing ,,, same sound effects,,, same music style as the TV show, “UFO.” I’m sure it’s a coincidence.

👍

Um, they weren't blockading Malta, they were defending it.