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Was watching this on TV this morning while working out, and while there were a number of anachronisms, the one which struck me the most was the trench scene of the start of the German counter-offensive. The British troops are appropriately armed with SMLE and 1907 bayonets. The Germans----#4 Lee-Enfields with #7 bayonets!
Ed
My advice.
Concentrate on Ursala Andress towel scene and ignore the rest.
Good advice but not while working out......:)
Perhaps the scene was filmed inside "Dr Who"s" Tardis, i.e. a time machine? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by boltaction
It was still a good movie. I remember it when it first came out.
Later 42rocker
It was filmed in Eire though, not a place in the 1960's that was know to have a large availability of Gewehr 98's to hand...........but did have a shed load of SMLE and No.4's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
But otherwise I agree with the post above regarding Ursula Undress :lol:
Watched a documentary last night about Guadalcanal. It had some dramatizations with Japanese soldiers properly uniformed but with with K-98s.
My eyes are still hurting. They do not need to hire some high priced military consultant. I will advise them for free to keep from getting scorched retinas.
This may help with the eye pain.
Sorry guys had to avert my eyes from Miss Andress as she wasn't donning a regulation WASHING TOWELS FOR THE USE OF GREEN :lol:
It does beg the question of "how many takes" were required for the Ursala Andress/George Peppard bed scene?Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
I would say that would depend on how much creative control George had over the movie. Or perhaps how many filming angles and editing were required to provide just the right "exposure".Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
Movies are like that. Movies are not documentaries.
The Blue Max was released in 1966. No movie from that time was even close to reality. There are lots of 'em with both sides using the same rifle. The public usually knows they were supposed to be bolt actions and couldn't tell one from another.
Yup. No one here said movies were documentaries. However, if a movie is SUPPOSED to be somewhat historically accurate, I think it is the duty of the director to ensure it is as accurate as possible. Most of the movie going public is completely ignorant of most things, but unfortunately sometimes crap in movies tend to become viewed as fact because that is what people see and believe. U-571 is a good example. It was actually British and Canadian naval forces that captured the German coding machines from U Boats, but talking to people who have watched that movie they are now convinced it was Americans. Fiction becomes fact. Anyway, per the original topic here, I realize Ireland didn't have a lot of G98s in stock, but in that case just don't show the German rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunray
Another movie with anachronistic weapons is the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom movie, where the Indian army attacking the temple at the end is armed with #4 Enfields, quite a feat in the 1930's.....
Especially during that time period. Nothing more ludicrous the 60's/70's movies set in WWII. The women are all wearing modern hair styles and make-up, and the men all have shaggy hair and sideburns. (And 20-shot revolvers.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunray