Christmas/New Years is a great time to catch up on films. Back on my war film streak. Two good ones:
"Der Hauptmann" aka "The Captain" aka "Bödeln från Emsland". Great film, really well edited. The use of Black and White just seemed to make it much more stronger, sharper, and memorable. True story about Willy Paul "Willi" Herold[citation needed], also known as "the Executioner of Emsland", a German soldier who at the end of World War II pretended to be a Luftwaffe captain and embarked on the murder of inmates at prison camps.
Another good one:
A running documentary about WWI. Jackson's studio restored the footage beautifully. The footage looks so crisp.
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