Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast. Join your hosts film lovers and military historians Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss as they uncover forgotten gems and diamonds in the rough! Featuring special guests from the film industry and fellow historians. FoF dives deep into the genre we love so much. Check out our website www.fightingonfilm.com Find us on twitter @FightingOnFilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 30, 2026 · 1:00:44
Working on war films and tv in 2026 Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of…
Sep 23, 2026 · 36:32
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…
Sep 16, 2026 · 33:18
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'.…
Sep 9, 2026 · 34:01
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…
Sep 4, 2026 · 12:33
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…
Sep 3, 2026 · 33:39
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…
Aug 26, 2026 · 25:25
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…
Aug 19, 2026 · 30:19
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…
Aug 12, 2026 · 40:33
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…
Aug 5, 2026 · 38:47
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. Check out our…
Jul 29, 2026 · 57:06
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.…
Jul 23, 2026 · 44:52
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…
Jul 17, 2026 · 42:36
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…
Jul 8, 2026 · 1:15:03
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…
Jul 1, 2026 · 36:51
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…
Jun 19, 2026 · 20:16
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…
Jun 16, 2026 · 22:40
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…
Jun 10, 2026 · 37:16
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…
May 29, 2026 · 32:33
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…
May 27, 2026 · 44:46
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…
May 22, 2026 · 46:35
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! Check out our site at…
May 15, 2026 · 25:27
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…
May 13, 2026 · 54:46
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…
May 8, 2026 · 45:59
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,…
May 6, 2026 · 31:13
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)…
May 1, 2026 · 24:09
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…
Apr 29, 2026 · 45:26
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…
Apr 24, 2026 · 16:59
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…
Apr 22, 2026 · 48:02
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…
Apr 17, 2026 · 25:09
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…
Apr 15, 2026 · 41:07
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…
Apr 9, 2026 · 52:28
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…
Apr 1, 2026 · 43:25
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…
Mar 25, 2026 · 39:29
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…
Mar 13, 2026 · 25:22
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!…
Mar 11, 2026 · 40:50
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…
Mar 4, 2026 · 36:26
Rolling Thunder (1977) is a Neo Noir Western/Vetsploitation revenge classic, staring Willam Devane and a young Tommy Lee Jones. Vietnam veteran Major Charles (Devane) is wronged…
Feb 25, 2026 · 27:57
This week the boys discuss the legacy of the late Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall. Famed for his roles in Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, The Eagle Has Landed and Network. In a…
Feb 18, 2026 · 45:42
This week we go back to the Korean War with 1960s 'All The Young Men'. A film that tackles the American Military's racial integration during the conflict. Staring screen greats…
Feb 11, 2026 · 47:07
Never look a gift horse in the mouth! This week the boys look back at 1952's 'The Gift Horse' starring Trevor Howard, who commands a ship given to the Royal Navy as part as the…
Feb 4, 2026 · 54:46
This week the boys cover '120 Bahadur' (120 Brave Hearts), an Indian production about the Battle of Rezang La during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The film retells the battle and…
Jan 21, 2026 · 45:04
This week, the boys join George Clooney, Ice Cube and Mark Wahlberg at the end of the 1991 Gulf War. Stylistically interesting and with a solid script, the film begins with a…
Jan 14, 2026 · 48:38
The boys are back for the new year! With a late 2025 release 'Der Tiger' (or 'The Tank' in UK/US markets), directed by Dennis Gansel, charts the journey of a SS tank crew on a…
Dec 17, 2025 · 1:01:27
What happens when the military industrial complex gets involved in the toy industry and some highly advanced military microchips find there way into a new line of toys? Chaos is…
Dec 10, 2025 · 51:35
This week the boys cover '1941', a war comedy hybrid from Steven Spielberg! A film jam packed with big names such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and John Candy. They are joined by…
Dec 3, 2025 · 1:26:06
This week we look back at the making of the 1978 classic 'The Wild Geese', Matt is joined by Tony Earnshaw whose latest book ' 50 Men into the Valley of the Shadow ' details the…
Nov 26, 2025 · 42:36
The hotly anticipated sequel to the now cult classic 'SISU' has just been released in cinemas, and the boys are here to give you their thoughts! Finnish Commando veteran Korpi…
Nov 19, 2025 · 1:03:31
Historian Andy Chatterton join the boys this week as they cover the 1942 Ealing classic 'Went The Day Well?'. That sees a quintessential English village beset by a covert unit of…
Nov 12, 2025 · 50:53
The Partisan tells the story of the famed Polish SOE agent Krystyna Skarbek. The boys talk about the film, and director James Marquand joins us to discuss the making of the…
Nov 5, 2025 · 50:40
This week, the boys cover the late Peter Watkins' 1969 Anti-War Sci-fi hybrid, The Gladiators. A film with a great premise, but does it pull it all together to make an…
Oct 29, 2025 · 38:56
This week the boys return with a Show & Tell episode tackling Netflix's new 'House of Dynamite' and the 1960s police military procedural show 'Red Cap'. They also talk about your…
Oct 22, 2025 · 49:23
G'Day Cobbers! This week, the boys cover the 2024 Australian film 'Before Dawn', which sees a young Private thrust into the trenches on the Western Front after he joins the AIF.…
Oct 15, 2025 · 47:25
The boys take to the depths this week as they join Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington in 1995's 'Crimson Tide'. When rebels in Russia threaten nuclear strike, a tense face-off…
Oct 8, 2025 · 1:16:34
This week, the boys celebrate 5 years of the show with a special birthday 'Ask us anything' special! Thanks everyone, for listening and for supporting us over the last 5 years.…
Oct 1, 2025 · 57:32
We plot a course and steam for the Denmark Straits as we set our sights on 1960's 'Sink The Bismarck'! Starring Kenneth More and Dana Wynters, alongside some great set pieces and…
Sep 24, 2025 · 48:00
This week, we bring you a FoF (and possibly UK) exclusive review of 'Primitive War', a new release from Sparkefilms of Australia. The film blends genres, combining elements of a…
Sep 17, 2025 · 38:16
Matt and Robbie reflect on this year's 'We Have Ways of Making You Talk' Festival! A show jam-packed with talks from some of the best historians around, top kit and equipment on…
Sep 3, 2025 · 47:43
Grab your beret and sheepskin; this week, we join John Mills and M.E Clifton James as they hoodwink the Germans in "I was Monty's Double'. The film tells the story of James'…
Aug 27, 2025 · 48:44
This week Robbie is joined by aviation historian James Jefferies to look back over 'Bomber Harris', the 1989 BBC biopic on the titular Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, of RAF Bomber…
Aug 20, 2025 · 1:14:37
This week, the boys are joined by David Willey, the former curator of the Tank Museum, to cover 1966's Is Paris Burning? This co-French/American production was hand-picked by…
Aug 13, 2025 · 48:57
The Fourth War stars Roy Scheider as he conducts a series of one man border raids against the Soviets, led by his opposite number played by Jürgen Prochnow, in this late Cold War…
Aug 6, 2025 · 50:31
Ice Cube stars in the newest adaption of HG Well's classic 'War of the Worlds'. This latest version reimagines the story in an interesting way - told from a Home Land Security…
Jul 30, 2025 · 48:01
Train Month reaches its final stop this week with 'Detonator' staring Pierce Brosnan and Patrick Stewart. They lead a UNACO team who attempt to thwart a Russian-backed plot to…
Jul 23, 2025 · 45:55
Frank Sinatra stars in 'Von Ryan's Express', alongside Trevor Howard, in a P.O.W/Adventure hybrid that sees a battalion of escapees attempt to reach Switzerland, join us as train…
Jul 16, 2025 · 54:01
Burt Lancaster stars in 'The Train', directed by John Frankenheimer, as he works with the Resistance Fer to stop a collection of priceless art works being spirited away to…
Jul 9, 2025 · 49:08
Kenneth More stars in North West Frontier , a war-adventure romp set in India in 1905. Captain Scott is tasked with escorting a young prince to safety by train, along with a…
Jul 2, 2025 · 43:36
All aboard, it's train month this July on FoF! Our first stop is 1989's Casablanca Express, which stars Jason Connery and Francesco Quinn (sons of Sean and Anthony) who attempt…
Jun 25, 2025 · 55:56
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in 'Allied', a Robert Zemeckis's romance/spy/war drama. The film follows two intelligence agents who meet on a mission in Casablanca in 1941,…
Jun 18, 2025 · 53:11
We take to the skies over Laos for some clandestine operations in this week's show, as we cover 1990's 'Air America'. Starring two Oscar winners in Mel Gibson and Robert Downey…
Jun 11, 2025 · 48:53
We kick off our new Patreon exclusive series 'War Movie Adjacent' with 1994's Clear and Present Danger. Starring Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe as CIA men embroiled in a secret…
Jun 4, 2025 · 57:23
Actor Alex Brockdorff played Mikey in the recent A24 film 'Warfare', he joins us for an exclusive interview to talk about working on set and what it took to bring the film to the…
May 28, 2025 · 1:01:41
Director and historian Tom Petch joins us this week to look over SAS: Rogue Heroes series 2, Tom shares his thoughts on the show and the real SAS history behind it. We also pitch…
May 21, 2025 · 1:05:57
This week, we are joined by Dr. Victoria Taylor whose debut book 'Eagle Days' is out on the 22nd! We review the 1941 German propaganda film 'Stukas', which follows the trials and…
May 14, 2025 · 39:08
This week we review a little known British B Movie 'Tarnished Heroes' made by the prolific Dangizer producing duo. This proto-Dirty Dozen follows a ragtag group of deserters and…
May 7, 2025 · 47:12
The Planter's Wife stars Jack Hawkins as a rubber plantation owner who is under attack by Communist bandits during the Malayan Emergency. The film is a rare depiction of a…
Apr 30, 2025 · 1:03:48
Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove is often cited as one of the all-time great satirical black comedies. With a stellar cast that includes Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, and a…
Apr 23, 2025 · 1:12:40
Warfare directed by Alex Garland and Navy SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza is the new release from A24, the film follows a SEAL sniper platoon as they provide support to a USMC…
Apr 16, 2025 · 1:02:58
This week as the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution approaches we are joined by U.S. Antiques Roadshow expert and historian Joel Bohy to cover the 1988…
Apr 9, 2025 · 58:48
'April 9' tells the story of a Danish Bicycle mounted infantry platoon as they face combat for the fist time during the German Invasion of Denmark in April 1940. Filmed on…
Apr 2, 2025 · 48:37
1989's 'The Iron Triangle' attempts to show both sides of the Vietnam War. Focusing on the Americans and the Vietcong with a premise that looks good on paper but does the film…
Mar 26, 2025 · 44:05
This week we are thrilled to be joined by Costumer and Uniform Supervisor Max Birkett, who gives us the lowdown on what it takes to get the right costumes and equipment on…
Mar 19, 2025 · 52:18
First to Fight (1967) is loosely based on the wartime life of Medal of Honour recipient John Basilone. The Warner Bros. feature also stars the late Gene Hackman in an early,…
Mar 12, 2025 · 1:00:16
We take to the seas and set sail for the New World! This week we join Errol Flynn in 1940's 'The Sea Hawk' as he attempts to capture Spanish gold and stop the Armada. Produced by…
Mar 5, 2025 · 50:30
We look back at the career of the late Gene Hackman, the 2 time Oscar winner who appeared in 80 feature films - 9 of which saw him take on military roles. We discuss Hackman's…
Feb 26, 2025 · 1:00:14
Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame stars in '12 Strong', about members of the Green Beret team ODA 595, who were sent to Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. Does the…
Feb 19, 2025 · 1:00:54
The boys are back with the first episode of 2025, this week's film was chosen by our Patreon supporters. ' Tears of the Sun' was directed by Antoine Fuqua of ' Training Day '…
Dec 25, 2024 · 49:06
We round out Merc Month 3 with 1997's Assault on Devil's Island, starring Hulk Hogan and the late Carl Weathers. The film was made by Nitro who broadcast the WCW wrestling fights…
Dec 18, 2024 · 43:46
Steven Seagal 'Stars' in Under Siege often referred to as 'Die Hard on a ship'. The film was a smash at the box office in 92' and is also often regarded as Seagal's best film to…
Dec 11, 2024 · 55:32
Yippee Ki‐Yay! This Xmas season we cover three mercenary films in Merc Month 3, kicking off with 1990s ' Die Hard 2' . Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane as he…
Dec 4, 2024 · 1:31:17
This week we look back at Ridley Scott's 'Black Hawk Down' , often lauded as a modern classic of the war movie genre. We talk through the film's gargantuan ensemble cast, its…
Nov 27, 2024 · 44:33
Steve McQueen's new film is set during the London Blitz in 1940, staring Saorsie Ronan and new comer Elliot Heffernan, alongside an ensemble cast. The film tackles daily life…
Nov 15, 2024 · 44:55
Foxhole is an ambitious film set during three wars which spam from the American Civil War to the War in Iraq in 2004. This independent feature tries to tell three, thematically…
Nov 7, 2024 · 37:57
Join us this week as we discuss the greatest piece of French cinema you've never seen! The boys discuss an incredible French Army training film 'Le combat motorisé dans les…
Oct 30, 2024 · 43:23
This week we bring you an early review of a new Belgian film - 'The Last Front', staring Iain Glen of Game of Thrones fame. He portrays a farmer thrust into fighting at the…
Oct 23, 2024 · 51:15
We dish out a big helping of Macaroni Combat this week with the 1978 Euro War feature 'The Inglorious Bastards'. This classic is part 'Dirty Dozen' part 'The Train', a relentless…
Oct 16, 2024 · 55:35
To celebrate 4 years of the podcast we asked you, the listeners, to ask us anything! From who would play Robbie and Matt in a war film to why is marmalade called marmalade? The…
Oct 9, 2024 · 1:05:26
Casper Van Dien stars in 2001s ' Under Heavy Fire ' also known as ' Going Back ' in some regions. Directed by Sidney J. Furie, the film has an interesting premise with Van Dien…
Oct 2, 2024 · 48:37
Pierre Schoendoerffer's 1965 film 'The 317th Platoon' follows an ill-fated French platoon as they attempt to reach a village held by friendly forces during the final days of the…
Sep 25, 2024 · 37:31
This week we pull up at the Drive in, to cover 1959's Paratroop Command. A classic 50s B movie, directed by cult 50's director William Witney. The film follows a squad of U.S…
Sep 18, 2024 · 53:43
The Big Red One - The Reconstruction was debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It was a reworked version of the late Samuel Fuller's 1980 passion project 'The Big Red One'…
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