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Steve McQueen fights his own private battle as a volatile "war lover" in this gripping story based on a novel by John Hersey. Stationed in England during World War II, Buzz Rickson (McQueen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron and the most reckless. His maniacal quest for thrills takes him to the brink of destruction during the B-17 bombing raids on Germany. But while Buzz's daredevil heroics win the grudging respect of his crew, his rebellious attitude alienates everyone, except his co-pilot, Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner). Ultimately, Buzz destroys even this relationship by pursuing Ed's girlfriend, Daphne (Shirley Anne Field). Featuring spectacular aerial footage, The War Lover is one of the most explosive adventures you'll ever see!
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- Languages: German, English, French, Italian
- Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
- Sound: Mono
- Running Time: 101 minutes
- Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic - 1.85:1
- Black and white
- Disc Type: DVD5
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This film may seem a little dated now, but is probably a little closer to the truth of the time than many a modern recreation. The flying action is intercut with real action footage of the daytime air war over Germany in WWII. The action on the ground is pretty realistic too, the Americans portrayed as brash and self-confident, the British as stoic and formal. And so it was during those years.
Some errors of fact occur, but overall it shines with a good script, good acting and some wonderful flying. It doesn't gush with patriotism, it doesn't force its morality down your throat. A non-intrusive score by Richard Addison rounds out a very worthwhile production. The DVD contains the original trailer (pay no attention, it is rather sensational!!) and subtitles.
Some errors of fact occur, but overall it shines with a good script, good acting and some wonderful flying. It doesn't gush with patriotism, it doesn't force its morality down your throat. A non-intrusive score by Richard Addison rounds out a very worthwhile production. The DVD contains the original trailer (pay no attention, it is rather sensational!!) and subtitles.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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McQueen starts as an American bomber captain with a ruthless attitude which is more feared than respected by his fellow crewmen. He knows how to fly but he certainly doesn't have many social skills or time for people he takes a dislike to, usually because they have seen through his fragile personality and outer skin. McQueen puts up a capable performance and we see the actor in a nastier light than we have seen from later films of his, first introducing Wagner to a girl and then trying to steal her later on. He does show some compassion to his tough exterior in parts but the end result is a very unstable extrovert character who would be an accident waiting to happen in a modern airforce.
Wagner backs up McQueen ably as the co-pilot with the reason and common sense to counter-act his leader and soothe their working relationship in the air. Shirley-Ann Field plays the girl with the stiff upper lip Britishness who is attracted to Wagner for his charm and calmness, but is thrilled by McQueen's toughness and directness. She gives a very stiff-looking acting performance that lets the film down on occasion, though probably not helped by the script.
Overall the film is worth buying for those who like me had never seen it before, the sound and quality of the DVD is fine.
Wagner backs up McQueen ably as the co-pilot with the reason and common sense to counter-act his leader and soothe their working relationship in the air. Shirley-Ann Field plays the girl with the stiff upper lip Britishness who is attracted to Wagner for his charm and calmness, but is thrilled by McQueen's toughness and directness. She gives a very stiff-looking acting performance that lets the film down on occasion, though probably not helped by the script.
Overall the film is worth buying for those who like me had never seen it before, the sound and quality of the DVD is fine.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The War Lover is a mostly botched but still watchable watering down of John Hersey's novel about a sociopathic bomber pilot (Steve McQueen, playing an airborne variation of his psychotic soldier from Hell is For Heroes). Unfortunately the film is less interested in the thin line between heroism and psychopathic behavior than Robert Wagner's romance with Shirley Ann Field (in a performance so bad that at times her vocal delivery is so far off-target it's like nails on a blackboard), leaving the feeling that the real story has been sidelined for much of the film. Some good airborne sequences keep it watchable if you lower your expectations, but this could have been much more.
Sony's DVD offers a decent but not outstanding widescreen transfer with the original trailer as an extra.
Sony's DVD offers a decent but not outstanding widescreen transfer with the original trailer as an extra.
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He enjoyed it even tho the quality was pretty poor. Read more
Published 12 months ago by AMY
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A lot of this film is dedicated to the battle for shirley anne fields charms (who could blame them) but i found it all enjoyable and the flight scenes are realistic,also watch out... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. M. J. Traverse
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