BLUE MAX

[Gil Boyd]

I watched this movie, one I hadn't seen for many years. NOT one German soldier had a German rifle EVERYONE of them had an SMLE with a bayonet fitted.
It was made in 1966 George Peppard and Ursula Andress.
Shows the absolute necessity for a Military Advisor who knows his stuff for authenticity. Other than that Ursula raised the levels, stunning looking lady back then, but every time I saw an attack and blond SMLE's in German soldiers hands, I thought they must have raided a British Armoury ha ha!!
I started reading then: The Blue Max (1966) - Goofs - IMDb

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[muffett.2008]

Gil, you are showing your age.
If you were a young buck, after looking at Ursula, you would not have noticed the other bits.

[Gil Boyd]

I was talking about SMLE's but hey ho, whilst we are talking. A stunning lady even now at 84
Born: 19 March 1936 Ostermundigen, Switzerland, you look like that after all that yodling in the mountains!!

and........................just so we don't lose the thread............an SMLE

[RCS]

Always enjoyed the triplanes in that 1966 movie.

My photo shows the Von Richthofen triplane shortly after landing.


Recent information seems to indicate he was shot by Australian ground troops
with a Lewis m/gAttachment 110491

[Gil Boyd]

Lone Aussie rifleman claimed it, and I think was awarded the claim.

[Singer B]

The trick for this group would be a photo of late 1960's Ursula holding an SMLE......

[GeeRam]

It was filmed entirely in Eire, so all the extras were serving Irish Army, and they had shed loads of Lee-Enfields over there at the time........I doubt there were many G98's in Eire in the mid 60's.

George Peppard got his pilots licence for the film and actually flew quite a bit of the flying himself...

One of my favourite films, despite all the mistakes, and also not just for Ursula Undressed

[soonerfan66]

What makes me smirk watching movies is when they are shooting with smokeless powder before it was invented or using cartridge guns before there time . I try to educate my wife about this stuff but she tells me to shut up and just watch the movie . One more . When the calvary troopers are using Winchester lever guns instead of trapdoors or spencers . A few did have lever guns but not many . Got to go my wife told me to shut up !!!

[GeeRam]

What makes me smirk watching movies is when they are shooting with smokeless powder before it was invented or using cartridge guns before there time . I try to educate my wife about this stuff but she tells me to shut up and just watch the movie . One more . When the calvary troopers are using Winchester lever guns instead of trapdoors or spencers . A few did have lever guns but not many . Got to go my wife told me to shut up !!!

I know that feeling...

Or everyone using 1873 SAA's when the setting is supposed to be just after the end of the Civil War.

[Gil Boyd]

Geeram,
I noticed she must have had Velcro or double sided tape holding the towel on..............spoil sports. Where are these Military historians when you want them???