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WAR MOVIES Quiz......................

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  1. Steve

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    Over to you CVM
     
    Steve, Aug 19, 2003
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  2. Carl G. E. von Mannerheim

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    Heres a nice easy one:


    In the Movie, The Great Escape, who Jumps over the barbed wire border fence on the Swiss Border. (Actor Name, not Character)
     
    Carl G. E. von Mannerheim, Aug 19, 2003
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  3. Steve

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    Steve McQueen
     
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  4. Carl G. E. von Mannerheim

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    Nope :D

    Steve, despite popular conjecture, did NOT make the jump.


    but a good friend of his did......
     
    Carl G. E. von Mannerheim, Aug 19, 2003
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  5. C.Evans

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    I can't remember the name of his friend but--I have also heard of a freind of his doing the motorcycle jump. Tho I know he isn't Bruce Lee--i'll say it anyway--Bruce Lee.
     
    C.Evans, Aug 20, 2003
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  6. Martin Bull

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    Actually Steve's stand-in was his motor-cycling buddy, Bud Ekins
     
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    Ah HA--how could I have missed a man with such a standout name? :D Actually--I had thought it had been another actor but--I had forgotten that in the Making of The Greatest Escape--that they did mention this fellow. I still would not have known remembered his name. [​IMG]
     
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  8. Carl G. E. von Mannerheim

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    Tallyho Mr Bull, over to you.


    Bud Ekins can also be seen in Bullit , he's the motorcyclist that slides out during the car chase scene.

    CvM
     
    Carl G. E. von Mannerheim, Aug 20, 2003
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  9. Martin Bull

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    The classic 'old airfield' scene of all time is, of course, at the beginning of 'Twelve O'Clock High' as Dean Jagger revisits the old 'field, and the wind blowing the corn becomes the wash of Wright Cyclone engines.....

    At what location was that famous scene shot ? ;)
     
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    Just a wild guess but--Devonshire Airfield?

    Or how about Sheffield Airfield? [​IMG]

    As you can tell--I don't remember the exact name--or any name remotely close to the one your looking for.

    Darn--its only been a few months since I last saw this movie.

    [ 21. August 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: C.Evans ]
     
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  11. Martin Bull

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    Errrr - not even remotely close, Carl ! [​IMG]
     
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  12. C.Evans

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    If nobody guesses it by the time I get back here--im going to cheat tonight and watch the movie for the answer. [​IMG]
     
    C.Evans, Aug 21, 2003
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  13. Carl G. E. von Mannerheim

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    Too late carl, i got the dvd right here:

    Archbury!!
     
    Carl G. E. von Mannerheim, Aug 21, 2003
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    That's the fictional name, alright..but what was the location ....(hehehe :D ;) )
     
    Martin Bull, Aug 21, 2003
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    Archbury--ah yes--I should have remembered the Robin Hood Ceramic that Dean Jagger bought--Robin Hood/Archer.

    I still don't know the answert though. :rolleyes:
     
    C.Evans, Aug 21, 2003
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  16. Martin Bull

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    A clue - the answer is not easy ... ;)
     
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    A guess, Sudbury Airfield.
     
    Steve, Aug 22, 2003
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  18. Martin Bull

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    Sorry, Steve - a loooong way off....

    ( Thinks : Maybe this one is a little too cruel... :D :D )
     
    Martin Bull, Aug 22, 2003
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    Martin--it is a bit too cruel and i'm going to have Guy Gibson lead a raid against your installations. :cool:
     
    C.Evans, Aug 22, 2003
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    Martin, that question was both cruel and fiendish. :D

    Eglin Airfield.
     
    PeterJ, Aug 22, 2003
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