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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Beneath Hill 60 (2:02) 2010

Based on true events, Beneath Hill 60 tells the story of Oliver Wendell, an Australian miner during The first World War. Wendell enlists in the army and is sent to the Western Front. Germany has dug an elaborate underground tunnel system. The tunnels of Hill 60 are holding a massive amount of explosives. Wendell and his tunnelers are digging their own tunnel system under the German tunnels. The Brits are planning to tunnel to the the explosives and then blow them up. The tunnelers have both a dirty and dangerous job. Their jobs is also compounded by the Germans having listening posts along the Allies  system so the tunnelers have to work quietly, stopping when they think the Germans will pick up their sounds. When Wendell thinks of the girl he left behind, flashbacks of his life in Australia are shown. This is a little known, but important war story. Most of the movie is set in the tunnels and trenches but the story movies along at a decent pace. This is a must see for history buffs.

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