Just watched a movie from our local library. Very hard to find. Posting it here, goodluck finding it

[bluestarone]

Last edited Mon May 1, 2023, 01:17 PM - Edit history (2)

Please try to find this. You won't be sorry you did! Check your libraries first. https://www.amazon.com/Why-They-Fought/dp/B074P6MBWQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=313T5GCPVT4YD&keywords=The+longest+march+for+freedom&qid=1682955605&s=instant-video&sprefix=the+longest+march+for+freedom+%2Cinstant-video%2C975&sr=1-3 editing to include the title here. The Longest March For Freedom. This documentary is about the end of WW2 prisoners of war in Poland were forced march from Poland towards Germany. Lots of WW2 veterans telling their stories of this whole march. Has 3 parts to it. the last part is mostly about this march. Please refer to post 3 for more insight, thanks to Muriel. I feel THIS should be taught more in history classes in high school, instead of stopping the teaching of our countries history. Again it's a great documentary.

[Pluvious]

1. Just a suggestion...

Strip off all the tracking junk after the question mark in the URL

Obviously pre-test the remainder to confirm it still works correctly

The “crid” query string parameter has the appearance of a Credit ID value, typically used as an incentivizing reward

[bluestarone]

2. ok TY i'll try to remember this.

Not really up on this kinda thing.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Another suggestion: give DUers some idea of what this thread is about

rather than just posting a link to a commercial firm. For DUers, this is about a 2011 3 part British documentary about WW2 Allied PoWs being marched away from the advancing Russians: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3880990/

[bluestarone]

4. That is awesome. TYVM!

[yardwork]

5. Thank you! I rarely click on things I don't know in advance.

Many people are hesitant to click on things described as "This is great! Click on this!" without more context.

[mahina]

6. Thank you

[CrispyQ]

7. And if the good stuff starts at a particular spot, tell us where.

Better yet, copy the YouTube video link with the start location.

Queue the video up where you want to start, right click & select "Copy video URL at current time."

I learned that on DU!

[highplainsdem]

19. DU's software doesn't post video links with a start location. You have to

provide that info yourself. It might look like you've included the start time, but if you preview you'll see DU breaks the link.

[SharonClark]

9. Thank you.

[FakeNoose]

17. Please note - it's a documentary mini-series with 3 episodes

This is a screenshot from IMDB - descriptions of the 3 episodes:

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. Does the movie have a title?

What is it about? Please give a few clues in the OP.

[SharonClark]

10. Long March to Freedom

[bluestarone]

11. Will do.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Thank you.

[bluestarone]

14. ..

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. And that video is not available in my location.

Grrrr.

[bluestarone]

15. Yea ya know seems like these stories ARE hard to find.I was lucky.

Our library had it. Then i searched, and see it on Amazon prime, BUT not available in my location as well. That's why i say good luck to people finding it!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. And even if my library has it, I don't have a working

DVD player. Sigh.

[llmart]

20. I don't either but...

some of the larger libraries now have things you can check out other than books and DVD's. Ours has a portable sewing machine, some hand tools, and I can't think of the rest off hand, but I'm sure they have a DVD player also.

[sl8]

18. It's on Magellan TV. nt

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

21. The DVD is available at eBay

Lots of copies, most under $20, with shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=The+Long+March+To+Freedom+DVD&_sacat=0&LH_PrefLoc=2&_sop=15

[canetoad]

22. This is not the actual three part doco

But a one hour (and a bit) youTube film about the march. I'll continue searching for the full documentary.

A Survivor's Account Of A Brutal Nazi Death March | Forced March To Freedom

At the end of the Second World War, ten thousand prisoners of war anticipated liberation courtesy of the advancing Russian Red Army. The Nazis dashed these hopes. They forced the prisoners to march out of Stalag Luft III in the dead of winter toward the centre of a collapsing Third Reich in order to keep the P.O.W.’s as hostages. ‘Forced March to Freedom’ tells the story of this amazing test of endurance through the eyes of Robert Buckham of West Vancouver, a bomber pilot and artist who produced countless sketches and water-colours of prison camp life, as well as one of the only chronicles of the forced march itself.

For some, it was a march to freedom, for others, a fatal walk into an icy death. The forced march of 10,000 allied airmen at the end of World War Two is one of the most dramatic untold stories of the war. And now, near the end of their own lives, it’s a story that the lucky men who survived the march are finally ready to tell. ‘Forced March to Freedom’ is a visually stunning film, not only featuring these emotional interviews but showcasing Buckham’s art as well as having unique access to the few photos that capture this dramatic event.