A Bridge Too Far Sketch

[Brian Dick]

It was the name of the book by Cornelius Ryan from which the movie was based on.

As for Sean Connery, it's too bad he's just another gun hating left wing actor. So is Daniel Craig, the current 007. My favorite scene with Connery is when he steps off a landing craft in "The Longest Day" with a Bren and goes right in over his head!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

As for Sean Connery, it's too bad he's just another gun hating left wing actor.

Wish you had not shared that.
I retract my previous "favorite actor" statement. Or perhaps I will write it off as dementia.
Some of these folks have ruined the film experience for me. Spout off once to often and you are not getting one more $ from me.

[Brian Dick]

Yeah, I know. Of course, the celebrities that deserve praise are pretty much all horizontal now. Folks like Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable and Charleton Heston plus many others from "the greatest generation". Modern celebrities are kind of stupid IMHO because they alienate some of us with their politics. They should keep their beliefs to themselves because I know I won't go to the movies to see them. I'm sure there are many others who feel the same way. I'll still watch the movies when they come on my regular Directv. They probably lose half of what could be the box office proceeds.

[Flying10uk]

In the past Sean Connery has been vocal about sharing his personal views of an independent Scotland, something that I wish he would keep to himself.

[philb]

good film some right mistakes on kit / uniform though

[BruceHMX]

Yeah, I know. Of course, the celebrities that deserve praise are pretty much all horizontal now. Folks like Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable and Charleton Heston plus many others from "the greatest generation". Modern celebrities are kind of stupid IMHO because they alienate some of us with their politics. They should keep their beliefs to themselves because I know I won't go to the movies to see them. I'm sure there are many others who feel the same way. I'll still watch the movies when they come on my regular Directv. They probably lose half of what could be the box office proceeds.

I'm pretty much the same way. I may go to the movies once a year if that. The only two movies I can think of in recent times I saw was Fury and Hacksaw Ridge. When my Son references a modern actor I seldom even know who they are. I try my best on older actors to focus on acting ability and the subject of the film. Take Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall too of the most liberal performers to ever grace Hollywood. However, there is a lot of their stuff I enjoy. We have used the Caine Mutiny to teach leadership examples in the Boy Scouts and ROTC. Again I watch their movies on TCM or other free channels. I was not aware Sean Connery held those beliefs and sad that he does. I also looked into his view on Scotland which are also concerning to say the least. Personally all of them(actors) would be a lot better off if they just kept their beliefs outside of acting to themselves. Their are some that not only are leftist but horrible actors. Sean Penn and Alec Baldwin come to mind. Never watched anything with either and never will. But man I can't throw my 007 collection in the trash LOL.

[Flying10uk]

Here are some images of a replica Horsa glider that was made for and used in the film. It is a complete fuselage with just the stubs of the wings and this replica now resides at the Cobbaton Combat Collection, near Barnstaple, Devon, England.

[Peter Laidler]

Off track a bit here so if you are bored with my Sunday ramblings, please look away now..............
My friend has a few sets of Horsa loading ramps plus other odds and sods he got from the old Semington DZ where hundreds were broken up for firewood. Lots more loading ramps and interior reinforcement struts (for loading up the 6 pounder ant-tank guns) ended up in use by the Assault Pioneers at the old School of Infantry. Of Horsa gliders........ I knew someone in Newbury who worked at a large and good quality furniture makers there called Elliots of Newbury. They used to make sections of Hirsa fuselage and compl;ete tail-planes. He showed me around one evening and all the details were painted onto the walls and floors and the polishing rooms (the old paint rooms) there was the camouflage paint used, still on the walls where they'd rinsed the spray guns out and cleaned then through by painting the walls! I do hope that they were wearing masks, overalls and all the other safety stuff.

They also made Bren chests in their CKD (knocked down) form and their chests were marked EON-42 (or whatever date) on the end. He told me that he recognised them when he was called up for National Service, when they had to lug them around, wishing that he could have made them a bit lighter!

[Flying10uk]

I do hope that they were wearing masks, overalls and all the other safety stuff.

I would be very surprised if they were because employers were not required by law to provide it; but they are today and employees are expected to use it, when provided.

[Brian Dick]

I was working the Alabama Gun Collector's Association show in Birmingham, Alabama during the 50th anniversary of WWII in 1995 and had the pleasure of meeting an older British Gent who flew Horsas into France and Germany in '44-'45. They let the vets in for free and they carried stickers identifying European or Pacific theaters of ops or both! If I hadn't made a penny at that show it was worth the trip just to listen to those old boys talk. Lots of stories were told in a receptive and friendly environment. I had another older British Gent ask to see an Enfield No.2 revolver I had in my glass case at the time. He told me the U.S. 145 grain .38 S&W load was a bit light. He said he shot the **** out of Italians and Germans with the 174 grain load until war's end and never had one get up afterwards! I'd guess the majority of those guys are all gone now to the big formation in the sky.

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Also off at a tangent but somewhat related I reckon!