Days of Glory - film

flag4 · 10-27-10, 03:41 PM

...i have watched this 3 times now. it is in its own right a very fine war film.

then you get the story - which i can not describe very well here. so here is a paragraph from wiki, in summary, the end bit, the fall out of the events in modern day France:

In 2009, the BBC published documentary evidence that showed black colonial soldiers - who together with North African troops made up around two-thirds of Free French forces - were deliberately removed from the units that led the Allied advance to liberate Paris in 1944. General Charles de Gaulle, made it clear that he wanted Free French troops to enter the French capital first. In response Allied Command therefore insisted that all black soldiers should be replaced by white and North African ones from other French units. [4]

..as i have said the film is very fine indeed. the story is excellent, the acting is completely believable. script, top-notch, tight concise, no scene too long or short. nothing is overplayed for effect. the german soldiers look very authentic - organised and fierce. the action scenes are brutal without excessive blood. and then comes the reality of men who fought for an ideal that was finally denied them.

from wiki: The film then concludes with the credit to say that the servicemen from France's former colonies had their pensions frozen in 1959 shortly before their countries' independence.

a later court ruled that their pensions must be paid in full. succesive governments - according to the film - have consisdently pushed them back.

it leaves me speechless, the injustice. a sense of powerlesness that probably affects all too many of us.

see the film. its superb. regardless of political/patriotic/religeous beliefs.

heres the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of...dern_relevance

August · 10-27-10, 06:04 PM

I have it on dvd. It was ok but it didn't touch me like it apparently did you.

I will say though that the whole allied liberation of Paris was a carefully staged propaganda event that did a disservice to many others too.

TheBrauerHour · 10-27-10, 08:49 PM

Am I the only one that read the title of the thread and thought of the Tom Cruise movie about NASCAR???

Happy Times · 10-27-10, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBrauerHour

Am I the only one that read the title of the thread and thought of the Tom Cruise movie about NASCAR???

Nope.

Sledgehammer427 · 10-27-10, 09:43 PM

Days of Thunder guys.

and as for Days of Glory, I honestly don't think I've ever seen it. It's just made my "to watch" list though.

10-27-10, 03:41 PM	#1
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Days of Glory - film ...i have watched this 3 times now. it is in its own right a very fine war film. then you get the story - which i can not describe very well here. so here is a paragraph from wiki, in summary, the end bit, the fall out of the events in modern day France: In 2009, the BBC published documentary evidence that showed black colonial soldiers - who together with North African troops made up around two-thirds of Free French forces - were deliberately removed from the units that led the Allied advance to liberate Paris in 1944. General Charles de Gaulle, made it clear that he wanted Free French troops to enter the French capital first. In response Allied Command therefore insisted that all black soldiers should be replaced by white and North African ones from other French units. [4] ..as i have said the film is very fine indeed. the story is excellent, the acting is completely believable. script, top-notch, tight concise, no scene too long or short. nothing is overplayed for effect. the german soldiers look very authentic - organised and fierce. the action scenes are brutal without excessive blood. and then comes the reality of men who fought for an ideal that was finally denied them. from wiki: The film then concludes with the credit to say that the servicemen from France's former colonies had their pensions frozen in 1959 shortly before their countries' independence. a later court ruled that their pensions must be paid in full. succesive governments - according to the film - have consisdently pushed them back. it leaves me speechless, the injustice. a sense of powerlesness that probably affects all too many of us. see the film. its superb. regardless of political/patriotic/religeous beliefs. heres the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of...dern_relevance __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut Last edited by flag4; 10-27-10 at 03:54 PM.

10-27-10, 06:04 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,202 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have it on dvd. It was ok but it didn't touch me like it apparently did you. I will say though that the whole allied liberation of Paris was a carefully staged propaganda event that did a disservice to many others too. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-27-10, 09:43 PM	#5
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Days of Thunder guys. and as for Days of Glory, I honestly don't think I've ever seen it. It's just made my "to watch" list though. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C! Last edited by Sledgehammer427; 10-27-10 at 09:50 PM. Reason: THE CAPS LOCK KEY MAN! IT JUMPED OUT OF NOWHERE!

10-27-10, 08:49 PM	#3
TheBrauerHour Mr. Eastwood Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Am I the only one that read the title of the thread and thought of the Tom Cruise movie about NASCAR???