great war movie..very realistic with few minor technical mistakes. The final shootout is superb.
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has subtitles but still a good quality film well worth watching
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excellant ww2 film very good price well pleased with dvd
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Brilliant
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Profoundly moving depiction of the horrors of war & the disturbing ever- present institutional racism. Brilliant acting & directing.Would highly recommend this film.
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As a westerner, the majority of my war movie experience would be with British/ American films. Over recent years there have been a steady rise in the number of foreign war films exploring famous battles/wars that previously would not have been covered in British/ American films. In the case of 'Days of Glory', the film covers the experiences of French Algerians enlisted during the 2nd World War to fight for their 'French Homeland' at a time of world tyranny. Ironically, as well as fighting Nazism and Fascism, the French Algerians were also fighting racism from their French counterparts. This film raises many interesting points and provides a wake up call for those who are brain-washed by British/ American heroic films. I recommend this film to all those who are interested in history and the second war, not those who are merely interested in war movies. Although I do recommend this film, the actual structure of the movie is disjointed, muddled and tries to cover too many topics. Instead of focusing on one battle or one particular issue, the film covers a long period of time in history. This makes the film a little hard to follow and does not allow the viewer to fully grasp any given situation. In all, this is a worthwhile watch but only for those interested in this particular topic.Read full review
I think I must have missed the glory days whilst watching this dvd. To even mention it in the same breath as saving private Ryan is an insult to private Ryan. Casting seems a bit illogical unless the French actually recruited men with the use of only one arm? The battle scenes were brief and copied themes from many other movies. If this was the most powerful war film of 2007 I will not be buying any others from that year. The injustice of not being given tomatoes with their lunch is just unthinkable and fearless courage doesn't seem to be portrayed. It ends on the saving Private Ryan theme and even that is poorly done. My overall rating is actually 0 zero the use of subtitles throughout make it a negative.
A bit of a slow starter but stick with it-like Saving private Ryan it has a 20 minute section (at the end on this film) which will (pardon the pun) blow you away.The first part of the film gets you into the characters and makes you really care about their fate which makes the end section so gripping. The "point" of the whole film makes the French nation look like cr*p though (NO change there then!) Ought to have more publicity in current times and political and religious "differences" as I certainly didn't know anything about Muslim's involvement fighting on "our" sidein the second world war.
It is in Foreign lang/Eng sub but apart from that very good film, the film is about a squad of Free French Moroccan soldiers. From their enlistment in Africa through their actions in Italy 1944 until they arrive in France, a country they are fighting for but never seen, the film ends in a battle royale where the squad are sent to defend a small French village. Recomended for War/Militaria enthusiasts, rating 90%.
An excellent film shown from a different prospective. What the pacaging fails to mention is that the film is in French,with English sudtitles but that said it is easy to follow and does not detract from the film. A harrowing tale as viewed by soldiers who joined up to fight with the French against the German army in WW2. This is one of those thought provoking films that you think about after the final credits have shown.
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