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Henry Fonda stars in this epic story of one of the deciding battles of World War II. By December, 1944 the Allies believe that the Nazi Army is on the brink of total collapse. But the Germans counterattack, pushing the American Army back in a bloody offensive. Now in a battle that could decide the outcome of the war, victory or defeat depends on fuel, without which the German tanks are powerless--and the fate of the world hangs on the outcome of one small, determined fight for a single fuel depot.
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AWESOME!
Really good movie with a rare german point of view. The movie was great except for a few historical errors, like the supposed "King Tiger" tanks aren't even german in the film and the lack of snow from many locations, but aside from that, a really great movie. The German Colonel Hessler (robert shaw) is my favorite in this supurb film.
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i actually converted it to avi format and then used free studio managers converter to convert it back. then voila!! Its not technically wide screen, but it makes the whole movie fit on the screen. But still, this is one of my favorite.
Well Done
A very difficult and confusing battle - made simple. A lot of the complexities have been brushed over in the interest of entertainment. Still it was a commendable effort to pay tribute to the men who fought in this great battle of the Second World War. It has been called "Hitler's last gamble" . Henry Fonda and Robert Shaw are superd in their roles as an American intelligence officer and the commander of the German spearhead respectively. Ty Hardin is convincing as a German officer dressed as an American MP. One thing I really like about the movie was the emphasis on the desparate state of German fuel reserves. This motivates the Germans to try to capture the allied fuel dump at Stavelot. I also liked the emphasis on the Germans acting as American MPs - something that is not widely covered in other movies about the same events in history. Unfortunately, the film version does not do justice to the fight for Stavelot, the Malmedy massacre or really any of the sacrifices of the men of the 106th Infantry Division, Pattons Third Army, the 101st Airborne at Bastogne or Combat Command B. That said, it does give one a sense that this was a desparate fight for key road junctions, the fuel depot and the port of Antwerp. Like I said - a very difficult battle to cram into two hours. They really should have been able to locate some Shermans, Panthers and Pzkw IVs - but a tank is a tank in hollywood. Bottom Line is - iloved it. The did a good job with a difficult subject. Two thumbs up!!
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- $14.99
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Released: 1966
- © 1965 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.