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Originally Posted by Hellcat
Kinda surprising that it was not made into a movie like MacLean's other works. (Where Eagle's Dare, Force 10 from Navarone, The Guns of Navarone...) opinions?
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They may have had "Eagles" in mind when passing on "Ulysses". On the other hand, while it's a great story, it's also a relentlessly grim story, full of tragedy and carrying the implication of war's futility on every page. Hardly movie stuff - also I doubt it would translate well to the screen (and let's not forget bad effects). The execs probably thought that with "The Cruel Sea", "The Enemy Below" and "Das Boot", that territory had been covered enough.
BTW - I discovered "Bedford Incident" by accident about a decade ago - buying the novel from a street vendor. I discovered the film under similar accidental circumstances. Was the movie a flop? I thought it was well made and the performances were dead on - but how did it do at the box office? If it did badly, that may explain why many of these great books were never adapted. (As fortuitous as that may be.)