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longship

(40,416 posts)
9. I appreciate historic accuracy.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 12:48 PM
Feb 2014

God only knows why I like Kelly's Heroes. The Battle of the Bulge is one of those Hollywood spectaculars, with Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw (as the German tank commander), Robert Ryan, etc. a so-called stellar cast. Don't know about the accuracy of the tanks, let alone the history. At least there's no hippies.

Kelly's Heroes! longship Feb 2014 #1
Saw it. Aristus Feb 2014 #2
Sorry. As you can tell, I am ignorant of tank warfare. longship Feb 2014 #3
I've never seen the Battle of the Bulge all the way through, Aristus Feb 2014 #5
I appreciate historic accuracy. longship Feb 2014 #9
Have to disagree Aristus. Nitram Feb 2014 #14
Thanks for the input. Aristus Feb 2014 #15
I guess they werre libertarians :-) Nitram Mar 2014 #29
The beast is awesome!!! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #4
I agree. Aristus Feb 2014 #7
We'll, you got me googling around... I came up with grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #10
I concur. OnyxCollie Feb 2014 #12
"Sahara" (1943) Paladin Feb 2014 #6
I have vague recollections of a movie, probably from the '90s... ret5hd Feb 2014 #8
That's The Beast. OnyxCollie Feb 2014 #13
I checked IMDB... catnhatnh Feb 2014 #11
I forgot "Courage Under Fire", which opens with the scene of a tank battle from The Gulf War. Aristus Feb 2014 #16
Let me make what I hope is a constructive suggestion: Paladin Feb 2014 #17
I try not to. It depends on the film. Aristus Feb 2014 #18
Glad to hear it. Paladin Feb 2014 #19
The inaccuracies in 'Gladiator' are, you should pardon the pun, legion. Aristus Feb 2014 #20
I read Caesar's accounts of the Gaelic wars in high school Latin.... Paladin Feb 2014 #22
No. Actually 'Gladiator' and the miniseries 'Rome' come the closest. Aristus Feb 2014 #26
Tank Girl? flying rabbit Feb 2014 #21
Yeah. I keep meaning to see it. Aristus Feb 2014 #23
I actually found it to be pretty enjoyable mindless entertainment. flying rabbit Feb 2014 #24
Two things: Aristus Feb 2014 #25
I'll bet this is about tanks. valerief Feb 2014 #27
Saw it. Aristus Feb 2014 #28
Lebanon--2009 kairos12 Mar 2014 #30
Got it on DVD. Aristus Mar 2014 #31
White Tiger (2012) onager Mar 2014 #32
I've had the DVD of "9th Company" for a couple of years now. Aristus Mar 2014 #33
Not on my OnDemand, yet. onager Mar 2014 #34
My primary encounters with Soviet-built tanks was when I was stationed in Europe. Aristus Mar 2014 #35
My DVD copy of "White Tiger" arrived in the mail today. Aristus Mar 2014 #38
These? brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #36
Welcome to DU! Aristus Mar 2014 #37
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