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Post by volkssturm on Sept 4, 2014 11:45:07 GMT -5
I stumbled on this movie, "Breakthrough" (1979). Set later in WWII, as the Russians are advancing. The Germans are pulling out of a railroad station. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgEOdUicvPIAbout 4 minutes in: German officer: "Our orders are to deny the enemy the facilities of this station." German corporal, passing a door marked latrine, shoots the door away with his MP40, then shoots the toilet. German officer: "Corporal! What are you doing?" German corporal: "Corporal Kruger, sir! I'm denying the enemy the use of the facilities of this station!" Groan!!!! Only watched about ten minutes. Might finish it when I've got nothing better to do. Looks kind of cheesy. In the opening, while the narrator talks about the Russians advancing, there's a brief shot of what looks like a pair of F4U Corsairs dropping bombs. But they do have what look like actual T34-85's, and a Horch cross country car.
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Post by luftwelle93 on Sept 4, 2014 18:37:27 GMT -5
Lol I guess shooting a toilet would slow down the Russians a bit :)What if a commander had to take number 2?
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Post by Relish on Sept 9, 2014 17:56:29 GMT -5
I got about 8 minutes in, and I can't begin to fathom why trained infantry sent solely to blow up a tunnel would run towards the obvious sound of an oncoming tank without anti-tank weapons
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Post by volkssturm on Sept 9, 2014 18:38:13 GMT -5
Yeah, that was a pretty inane scene. I didn't get much past that better I turned it off. This is supposed to be a sequel to "Cross of Iron", with some big name stars. I guess Richard Burton needed money at the time.
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Post by insterburger on Sept 9, 2014 21:09:32 GMT -5
I think we need to remember that there was a much lower standard for historical accuracy back then. No one in Hollywood had the slightest problem with things like incorrect weaponry, Patton tanks standing in for Tigers, patently incorrect uniforms and gear, etc. Not that the typical moviegoer today is any more sophisticated than they were then, but filmmakers today go to great pains to get the small details right-- so much so that now the errors that are being pointed out are more along the lines of atypical haircuts or an inappropriate ribbon on a ribbon bar. Sure beats T-6 trainers painted with a rising sun bing called "Zeros."
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Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 10, 2014 2:12:27 GMT -5
We are a pretty anal bunch and film makers are typically a pretty sensitive bunch. Critisisms from a very vocal minority have definitely had an impact on authenticity standards and production companies are often finding that the cost of doing it right is not as high as they probably thought. It really comes down to recognizing what they don't know. hiring legitimate experts and seeking help from living history groups benefits both communities.
Some of the funniest lines and certainly some of the most memorable from war movies (as it turns out) are actual quotes from both famous people and the combatants themselves.
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