A other good movie, realised in 1970' with big movie production, I love the ss division based in Holland and the us and british para division combat.
Gen Hacman the "polish general" Sean Connery the "scotish general" and again maximilien schell in ss general I think...
nice combat no ?

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I like it. IMO, though, they could have left that whole part about James Caan rescueing his buddy and putting a gun to the doctor's head. Then Caan was wrote off the movie......just seemed like a side-show to the actual event.

That's amazing. I usually fast forward at that part. Great minds think alike

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OT. Nice StuG sig, PzJgr. Per chance you have another on you could slip my way. I luv StuGs myself.

Why sure. Take your pick. I like the center one passing the destroyed Sherman

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How about one of mine in the Destroyed tanks thread?
This is actually my favorate film of all time-I liked the bit when the Americans assualt Nijmagen bridge, and the explosives fail to explode.

PS-Hmmmm, I actually like that part.

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I liked Maximillian Schell's comment as he watched the paras fly over, "only to have such power"

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I resized this one but it's not showing in my sig. <scatches head>

That is odd. I resized down to 350 pixels prior to posting. Hmmph. Might want to recheck at the bottom and ensure all of the signature permissions are checked yes

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Oh well, maybe a Mod. will stop by and explain, but I don't wanna hijack this thread.
Even resized again.

James Caan's character is fact, not fiction. In actual fact, Dohun took four casualties to the aid station. Cornelius Ryan interviewed him and asked him if he would have shot the doctor. Dohun replied, "I don't know to this day if I would have shot him". Dohun was turned in by the doctor but it was his CO, Lt Col Steve Chappuis 2/502nd PIR, who placed him under a minute's arrest.

Steve W.

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To add a tidbit to Steve W's posting about Dohun. After the war, Dohun managed a Hotel-not sure if he was the owner or not? Other than that, that's all I know about him.

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Good point about Dohun....I agree it seems a bit 'clunky' in the movie, but I think it is one of those unbelievable-but-true things.

The one character in 'A Bridge Too Far' that I really don't think 'works', and in fact I find quite embarrassing to watch, is Elliott Gould.....

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The history Channel is just now giving "Raid on Amiens Prison". It is allmost only about the "Mosquitos".

Do you have that program? If not, I can make a copy for you. They will send this program again at about 18.00 tonight.

Best regards

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Elliott Gould's character is most likely based on Robert F Sink, whose 506 guys had the Son Bridge as an objective.

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They made a good, multipart movie about part of that outfit, didn't they?

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They even named it after the outfit's CO - think about it!

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Quite right, Steve - and thanks for the correction. I mainly meant that, to me, Gould is just a bit too 'hammy' in the role.....

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Martin,

Yes, I agree. Perhaps not one of Gould's better roles.

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Agree with Martin about the "Hammy" Gould. I guess he really did chew an un-lit cigar, but they could've found someone better.(over-acted?)
The rest of the show I like, even the Caan part.
Especially the final excuse to blame "Monty" instead of himself.
I do like the part where Model thinks the target is him, and DiDi's in a "heart-beat".

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As a very small anecdote to that, some years ago I went to Arnhem with Holts - and the expert guide was Maj-Gen Tony Jones RE ( who removed the explosives from Nijmegen Bridge ).

He told me that whenever he watched the film, he was very irritated when Gould bellows at the British soldier 'Have you ever built a Bailey Bridge, son...?'

'I'd have shouted back Of course I have, you bloody fool ! What the hell d'you think we've been doing all the way from Normandy....? ' said the General.....

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'Major Harry Carlyle' - he's the British officer with the umbrella - is a composite character. The carrying of an umbrella is something which was done by Maj Digby Tatham-Warter, CO A Company 2nd Bn 1st Parachute Bde. His reason was his bad memory. He could never remember the password. Since a German officer would never carry an umbrella, Tatham-Warter knew he would pass safely through any checkpoint!

'Maj Fuller' was in reality Maj Brian Urquhart. In writing the screenplay, Cornelius Ryan, would seem to have considered the movie's audience and avoided having two characters with the same surname.

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