Just got done watching a movie I probably havent seen in 30 years. But I enjoyed it as much now as I did then.
Not a high end or budget made movie. But about 1/3 of it is from actual footage. But it is still entertaining nonetheless.
No. The historical accuracy isnt absolute. But the obvious inaccuracies arent really germane to the story at hand of an infantry unit from just prior to the with the D-Day landings till the breakout. the story center on a 90 day wonder taking over a platoon that the company CO once commanded and has one of my favorite movie moments
Lt. Joe Mallory: [conferring with a new junior officer] Johnson-!If
you're as good under fire as you are on paper, we'll get along. And
if you're *not*, Ill re-classify you and send you back to a
repro-depo. Is *that* clear?
Lt. Fred Johnson: Yes, sir.
Lt. Joe Mallory: We're leaving tonight. You're getting the best rifle
platoon in the regiment, and the best platoon sergeant in the
*army*; You do what he tells you to do, and *maybe* your chances of
staying *alive* another week, are going to be pretty good. Is
*that* clear?
Lt. Fred Johnson: Yes, sir.
Lt. Joe Mallory: Until you know what this is all about, Johnson,
you're nothing but a *messenger boy* for Sergeant Bell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV7nKXoNPGE
