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"The Last Valley" Best Post-SHTF Movie Ever
Youtube ^ | February 25, 2015 | Matt Bracken

Posted on 02/25/2015 5:50:51 AM PST by Travis McGee

"The Last Valley" stars Michael Caine and Omar Sharif, it's set in Germany in the 1640s during the Thirty Years War.I stumbled upon this forgotten masterpiece from 1971 a few days ago when I obtained some old VHS tapes from a friend.

Just update the story line 400 years, change it to Christians vs Muslims, give everybody an AK-47, and this may be what the future is going to bring.

The movie flopped at the box office for a number of reasons unrelated to its quality. The John Barry soundtrack alone is stunning.

"The Last Valley" is now on Youtube in 12 minute segments. At least watch the first two segments, if you have time. Many social and military issues in the movie are timeless. This is the best SHTF/prepper movie I can ever remember watching.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; History; Religion
KEYWORDS: michaelcaine; omarsharif; preppers; shtf; thelastvalley; thirtyyearswar
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To: Travis McGee; Redbob

Remember the old song from Pat Boone about 50 years ago?

Where were you when the ship hit the sand?
I was sitting way up there on dry land.

When that first played on the radio it made heads raise and say...”Say what”?


61 posted on 02/25/2015 8:06:15 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Travis McGee

Interesting, I’ll have to take a look later.


62 posted on 02/25/2015 8:26:19 AM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Travis McGee

On my all time favorites list.

You’re spot on about lack of studio support.

It opened in NYC at a small to medium sized theater on W72nd and Broadway as opposed to Times Square Broadway the normal venues for big openings. If it had newspaper ads they were so small as to be un-noticeable. They only reason I popped in was that it was a block from my apartment and I passed it every day. As I recall, it was there for only a half week. I’m pretty sure that theater didn’t have a super wide screen.

I had talked it up to co-workers who tried to see it the following week end but it had gone. Poof now you see it, now you don’t.

At the time I was mystified at the lack of attention this great film received. Over the years I encountered only two friends that had seen when outstanding movies were discussed. Same as Peter O’Tooles “The Ruling Class”


63 posted on 02/25/2015 8:52:54 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Travis McGee

Hurry up with your next book, bro, dang..!

My money is gettin tired...


64 posted on 02/25/2015 8:53:09 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

He was probably just influenced by paychecks. British actors are notoriously mercenary, they do the work to the best of their ability and move on. Caine’s admitted to not even seeing many of the movies he’s been in, he just doesn’t care.


65 posted on 02/25/2015 8:57:29 AM PST by discostu (The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun)
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To: AFreeBird

cool I will check this out.


66 posted on 02/25/2015 9:01:21 AM PST by CJ Wolf
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To: Travis McGee
Click to Comment #19 and click on that.
67 posted on 02/25/2015 9:03:57 AM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Travis McGee
I don't know why Hollywood studios reject the production art of old for these computer paste ups they use on the DVDs.


68 posted on 02/25/2015 9:10:29 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks, Trav. I watched it on YouTube—was a good movie.


69 posted on 02/25/2015 9:14:02 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Yosemitest

bttt


70 posted on 02/25/2015 9:23:51 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Ransomed

Yes, a lone trader brings about a ten # block of salt to trade for preserved meat.


71 posted on 02/25/2015 9:29:19 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Bkmk


72 posted on 02/25/2015 9:30:26 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: Travis McGee

Later,,, marked,,,thanks,,,,,


73 posted on 02/25/2015 9:32:26 AM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: Travis McGee

Just watched - liked it very much, even Michael Caine’s “Germanish” accent!


74 posted on 02/25/2015 10:55:46 AM PST by b9 (II Timothy 1:7)
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To: b9

Considering it was 1640, his guess at a German-ish captain’s accent was as good as any. I did not find it objectionable.


75 posted on 02/25/2015 11:55:05 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee; Redbob

Darn, you explained that to him too quickly. I was hoping someone would have some fun with him first:)


76 posted on 02/25/2015 11:56:19 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: Travis McGee
I saw this movie many years ago when it first came out. I thought it was outstanding then and never understood why it was never widely heralded. As I recall, the scenery and location were stunning and the plot was really good. The bad guys got their comeuppance, too.

I never thought of it as a SHTF movie but forty years ago, we weren't thinking about such things in those days and even figured we could probably survive a Soviet nuclear attack. Nowadays, with our rotten leadership and supine, Leftist population the possibility of surviving a catastrophic event is much more questionable.

77 posted on 02/25/2015 12:24:08 PM PST by Gritty (To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil. Liars are easy to control-Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: Gritty

I think it works much better today for several reasons, such as “post-SHTF” not having the same resonance then. Other than a nuclear war of annihilation, we never thought the USA would decline and collapse, or that our demise would be an inside job.

Also, the ultra-wide-screen format missed the Lawrence of Arabia wave, and really didn’t find a home in many theaters. That wide skinny format was a bust in smaller theaters and they didn’t want to show it. Today on your big screen TV or even your computer the story works fine.

It would be awesome to see a remastered print in a big I-Max type theater though.


78 posted on 02/25/2015 1:45:08 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Watched it all .......thank you.


79 posted on 02/25/2015 2:59:35 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Travis McGee
Other than a nuclear war of annihilation, we never thought the USA would decline and collapse, or that our demise would be an inside job.

Boy Howdy, have you got that right!

We never thought we would have tens of millions of Gibsmedats, either, willing to murder and pillage their neighbors like Muslims hordes if they got their "free" money and food cards cut off.

80 posted on 02/25/2015 3:02:05 PM PST by Gritty (To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil. Liars are easy to control-Theodore Dalrymple)
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