10 Desert Island War Films

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Are there any Desert War Island films?

Escape to Athena I suppose.

Ok, are there any good Desert War Island films?

Guns of Navarone?
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What's the one with the stranded US and Japanese pilots?
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Vintage Wargaming wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 9:34 am Ok, are there any good Desert War Island films?
Lawrence of Arabia?
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Zenbadger wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 10:13 am
Vintage Wargaming wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 9:34 am Ok, are there any good Desert War Island films?
Lawrence of Arabia?
Is that on an island?
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I completely missed the word Island there. Put it down to early morning primer fumes...
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Shouldn't be inhaling primer before the sun is over the yardarm.
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Shahbahraz wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 10:10 am What's the one with the stranded US and Japanese pilots?
Enemy mine, Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune.
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Also sands of Iwo jima.
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Vintage Wargaming wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 10:24 am
Zenbadger wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 10:13 am
Vintage Wargaming wrote: Fri May 01, 2020 9:34 am Ok, are there any good Desert War Island films?
Lawrence of Arabia?
Is that on an island?
According to John Donne, every man is an island....so, yes?
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