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This week we chat about 1996's Star Trek: First Contact. The second film film of the Star Trek franchise which follows the adventures of the Next Generation Cast led by the late great Patrick Stewart. The Borg yet again threaten the universe and it's down to the plucky crew of the Enterprise to stop them. We commemorate the incredible career and sad passing of Sir Patrick Stewart with a look at what he himself described as his favourite Star Trek movie.

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This Halloween we cover 2018's 'Overlord' a body horror/zombie (kind of) WW2 hybrid. Set just before the Normandy landings a platoon from the 101st Airborne are on a mission to blow up a radio tower... but all is not as it seems... Join us this week for a Fighting On Film Halloween Special!

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The Patreon Pick is back with our wonderful Supporting Cast choosing 1943's 'Guadalcanal Diary'! The film follows US Marines as they fight in the titular battle, based on the smash 1942 book of the same name. Featuring early roles for Anthony Quinn and Richard Jaeckel, 'Guadalcanal Diary' is a fascinating propaganda picture!

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‘The Park Is Mine’ starring Tommy Lee Jones - who attempts to seize New York’s Central Park to raise awareness of social injustices!

The modest but engaging film brings a mix of Rambo and Commando – we discuss it all in this War Movie Adjacent episode from back in February, you can listen to more of the WMA series by becoming a Patreon Supporter! Check it out here - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm

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We are thrilled to bring you our second interview with actor and producer James Faulkner (back by popular demand!) James regales us with stories behind the making of the 1979 classic prequel Zulu Dawn. James explains setting up the battle sequences, what went into to producing the film and much, much more!

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This week we ask: can a stacked cast save a movie? Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger and Curt Jurgens star in 1979's 'Breakthrough', a sequel to 1977's 'Cross of Iron'. Can the sequel hit the heights of its cult predecessor? Join us to find out!

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Zip up your SRU vests and prepare for take off! This week the boys cover 1990's Fire Birds, staring Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones, think Top Gun but with helicopters! With plenty of Apache action, Cage and Lee turning it up to 11 and Dale Dye positively stealing scenes, is the film just a Top gun knock off or does it offer something more?

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Double Feature Friday is back! This time Matt gives us two end-of-the-century classics, both featuring Sean Connery, and Robbie goes for two Lumet-directed Al Pacino films! Let us know if you give either of these double features a go!

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This week we take to the skies with Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins as they struggle to defend Malta from the Luftwaffe onslaught in Brian Desmond Hurst's 'Malta Story'. We discuss steam rollers, Spitfires, production intrigues and miscasting, so be sure to join us!

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This week we open up the FoF Archive and listen back to some of our favourite moments from the last 6 years of the show! Matt's away this time for work, so Robbie has enlisted the talents of 50s movie star and legally safe soundalike 'Hack Jawkins'...

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Gregory Peck leads 'Only The Valiant' this week, for some b-movie 50s Western fayre! With Winchester in hand can Peck hold the fort for the relief to get to him nd his men in time? join us to find out!

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Rod Lurie (of ''The Outpost' fame) brings us 'Lucky Strike' a new WW2 film. The film stars Scott Eastwood as Captain Castle an engineers officer who gets trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge! Does he make it home and does the film cut the mustard? Join the boys to find out...

*An early screener of Lucky Strike was kindly provided by Vertigo Releasing, the film is out now on most major UK streaming platforms!

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Jack Hawkins leads André De Toth's spy/war hybrid 'The Two Headed Spy' this week! Join Matt and Robbie as they dive into one of Jack's lesser known war film turns.

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We take to the depths this week with the legendary 'Das Boot'! Das Boot romped home to win the inaugural FoF World Cup of War Movies, beating Bridge Over the River Kwai handily. So join Matt and Robbie as they batten down the hatches and ready the torpedoes to cover a piece of cinematic technical mastery which continues to be a much loved submarine classic!

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450 US Marines, led by Brian Donlevy, find themselves fending off a Japanese onslaught on an isolated Pacific atoll. Directed by John Farrow and made with the assistance of the USMC, Wake Island (1942) is a fascinating early-war US propaganda film that seeks to recreate the desperate battle for the island. Join us this week!

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This week we climb into our Chevrolet trucks and head off into the North African desert with Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport with 1969's 'Play Dirty'. Directed by Andre De Toth the film sees a Dirty Dozen-esque band of ex-criminal commandos try to blow up an Axis fuel dump!

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This week on FoF we belatedly celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary! Robbie is on holiday this week but Matt is thrilled to be joined by Dr Alexander Burns. 

Alex is a professor and author of 'Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783', he is also co-host of the excellent Prime & Load podcast so who better to join us to talk about Young Washington!

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We take to the muddy No Man's Land of Passchendaele this week with 'Landship', a new film from Tin Hat productions. Does the film hit the mark or get bogged down like the famed 'Fray Bentos' tank?

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This week, the boys sift through Savage Dawn/The Bad Pack and then 24 Hour Party People/Control. Plus an extra double feature! Will you be giving any of the featured Double Features a go? Let us know!

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This week Robbie unveils his World Cup of War Films! A brand new cinematic tournament from FOFA (the Fighting On Film Association) featuring 4 groups of nations, each with a war film (chosen at random) to represent them! Who will win? You decide! We'll be reviewing the winner later this month. Will it be Bridge Over the River Kwai for the UK? Pearl Harbour for the US? or will plucky Norway beat them all with Max Manus: Man of War? - join us on the the FoF X and Facebook pages to vote in each match up!

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We head back to the 30s this week and cover the 1936 Flynn feature 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. One of only a handful of films focused on the Crimean War. It's part colonial adventure, part swashbuckler, part western, part adventure film all rolled into one! But does it get the Battle of Balaclava right? Join us to find out!

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It's Double Feature Friday! This week the Double Features are ALL listener suggestions! We asked you guys what your ideal war movie pairings were and you did not disappoint with some sensational picks! Join us as we dig in!

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This week the boys dig into the bleak, grimness of the German 1993 epic 'Stalingrad.' The film follows men of a German company that arrives in the embattled city at the height of the fighting, pulling no punches it shows the German prospective of the bloody and brutal battle. We also talk your favourite War Movie medics!

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We continue Our 'FOF Fixes...' series as the boys attempt to try and fix the James Bond franchise and of course pitch their own Bond projects!

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DFF returns this week with 2 Vietnam War movie double features! Matt goes for Platoon and Hamburger Hill, and Robbie opts for Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket! Will you be giving either of these pairings a go?

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We are joined by legendary historical advisor and Vietnam War veteran Captain Dale Dye, who takes us through his time working on Oliver Stone's 'Platoon' (1986). Stone's seminal film is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so who better to join us than the man responsible for much of its authenticity. Dale explains how 'Platoon' became his first foray into filmmaking and how it became the proving ground for his now industry-revered boot camps. Dale talks us through the challenges and the intricacies of working on the film. So join us as Dale takes us through it all!

Our new series of Friday specials continues, with 'FoF Fixes...'. This new series sees the boys attempt to fix all things pop culture and film. Today, we tackle Star Wars, exploring the recent rumours about the beloved franchise and pitch our own Star Wars projects! So, don't be a Sith, and join us for the inaugural FoF Fixes... May the Force be with us!

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This week, we are thrilled to bring you the second part of our interview with Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson, who directed a pair of brilliant war films: ‘Kokoda’ (2006) and Parer’s War (2014). Alister shares insights into what it took to get the projects on to our screens…

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It's DFF yet again, this week Robbie pitches two Nick Love x Danny Dyer football hooligan pictures. Matt goes Napoleonic with Master and Commander and Hornblower! Raise the sails and get the badge in this week!

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This week, we are excited to be joined by Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson, who directed a pair of brilliant war films: 'Kokoda' (2006) and Parer's War (2014). In the first part of our interview, Alister shares insights into what it took to get the projects on to our screens...

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It's Double Feature Friday! We are thrilled to bring you more of our new series of Friday specials. In this edition, we discuss the links that make Kokoda (2006) and Parer's War (2014) a great double feature and we're joined by James Jefferies, who suggests Dunkirk (1958) and Battle of Britain (1969) as his perfect Double Feature. Join us and let us know your thoughts!

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Chocks away! This week the boys are joined by historian and friend of the show James Jeffries to talk about the 1941 film, 'Target for Tonight'. Directed by Harry Watt, for the crown film unit, the film charts a bombing raid from beginning to end. We also hear about your favourite war time productions and Robbie's Oasis song/war film puns!

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Double Feature Fridays! 'DFF' - if you will. We are thrilled to bring you a new series of Friday specials. The boys pick 2 films they think are perfect for a double feature movie night. This week, Robbie's is a Michael Mann cavalcade: LA Takedown (1989) followed by Heat (1995). While Matt goes for a last-stand desert double with a twist, the original Sahara (1943) followed by the 90s remake! Join us and let us know your thoughts!

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We take to the depths to join Ed Harris on a Cold War Soviet Submarine, as he battles his own crew to try and stop armageddon! Alongside X-Files' David Duchovny. Is Phantom a little-known ripper or a ghost for a reason? Join us to find out. We also talk through your favourite cinema snacks...

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Jude Law, Bob Hoskins, and Ed Harris star in 2001's Enemy at the Gates, which tells a fictionalised version of the exploits of famed Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev during the Battle for Stalingrad in 1942. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for picking this one. Check out the FoF Patreon to vote in our next Patreon Pick! We also cover your favourite Bank Holiday War Films...

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This week, the boys look back at Alex Cox's 'Walker' (1987) starring Ed Harris as the infamous Filibuster mercenary. Walker took over Nicaragua in the mid 1800s and saw a great deal of blood shed in the name of manifest destiny. The film very prominently plays with the conventions of the genre with Cox directing one of the most unique Mercenary films ever made...

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Invasion USA sees the late great Chuck Norris face off against a Mercenary army who lay siege to the East Coast of America. With Micro Uzis in hand the Cannon group brings us one of the best B movie romps of the mid 80s! Merc Month 4 continues!

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We are thrilled to bring you this special interview with Dai Bradley (Pvt Williams) and James Faulkner (Lt. Melville), ahead of the 4K re-release of 'Zulu Dawn' by Severin Films!

Severin have announced that Zulu Dawn will return to UK cinemas from 13 March, with the stunning new edition, scanned in 4K from the interpositive, also scheduled for UK physical release on 25 May 2026. Find out more at www.severinfilms.com

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This week, we launch into the return of Merc Month! One of our favourite themed months, back for a fourth instalment, where we explore films centred around mercenaries! We kick off with 'Let's Get Harry' starring Mark Harmon, Gary Busey and Robert Duvall! Five ordinary guys from the Angus Pipe & Steel Co. set out to save their buddy with a little help from a Medal of Honor recipient!

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