WW2 and Hollywood

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by popeye1975, May 5, 2011.

  1. popeye1975

    popeye1975 Junior Member

    What in your opinion is the saddest misrepresentation of a real WW2 event by the movie industry? As far as I'm concerned 'Pearl Harbour' takes some beating with 'Memphis Belle' a close second...
     
    popeye1975, May 5, 2011
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  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Moved your post to it's own thread as you put it on your 'Alexandra' thread.
     
    Owen, May 5, 2011
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  3. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    U-571. Terrible film.

    Harvey Keitel is a great actor but this was a truly shite piece of casting.
     
    Jonathan Ball, May 5, 2011
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  4. Medic7922

    Medic7922 Senior Member

    Any Films that the Yanks think that they won the war :D and there are a lot of them :mad:
     
    Medic7922, May 6, 2011
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  5. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Any Films that the Yanks think that they won the war :D and there are a lot of them :mad:

    Are we including the Pacific? :huh: Just asking...;)
     
    Slipdigit, May 6, 2011
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  6. Jakob Kjaersgaard

    Jakob Kjaersgaard Senior Member

    Agree with Pearl harbour. Might I add Windtalkers, Anzio and Enemy at the gates.
     
    Jakob Kjaersgaard, May 6, 2011
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  7. NPMS

    NPMS Junior Member

    Raoul Walsh's "Objective Burma" set the tone. "The True Glory" was a well-made film but no more than half the truth. But "U-571" must be right up there as a contender for taking the biscuit for letting fiction appear to be fact. Or do I mean "the cookie"?
     
    NPMS, Aug 3, 2011
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  8. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Pearl Harbor. Worst ever

    Yuck!
     
    Dave55, Aug 3, 2011
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  9. Gage

    Gage The Battle of Barking Creek

    What in your opinion is the saddest misrepresentation of a real WW2 event by the movie industry? As far as I'm concerned 'Pearl Harbour' takes some beating with 'Memphis Belle' a close second...

    I always enjoyed 'Memphis Belle', it kicked started an interest in the USAAF for me.
     
    Gage, Aug 3, 2011
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  10. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    They did a documentry about Arnhem, neber know if it went on television
     
    Philip Reinders, Aug 4, 2011
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