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Originally Posted by Oberon
Now why didn't they make a film of that? (presuming that this isn't).
It's got good drama potential, character building, and shows some of the futility of war, even in the name of a good cause.
And before someone says that it wouldn't make a good film because it was a defeat, I shall point out 'A Bridge too far'.
Still, we'll see...films can surprise, but we'll see.  |
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A Bridge Too Far is highly regarded today, it was something of a box office failure at the time (1977) The main complaint I recall back then was too many characters, cameos and plotlines to follow. The anti-climatic ending left people flat too.
So, Hollywood probably took it's cue. Of course being released the same year as Star Wars didn't help either.