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| Year: | 1969 |
| Rating: | 6.1(946) |
| Listed in: | Drama, Romance, War |
| Directed by: | Sydney Pollack |
| Actors: | Burt Lancaster Patrick O'Neal Jean-Pierre Aumont Peter Falk Scott Wilson Astrid Heeren |
| "A one-eyed major and his oddball heroes fight a twentieth-century war in a tenth-century castle!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Sydney Pollack | |
| Actors | |
| Burt Lancaster | as Maj. Abraham Falconer |
| Patrick O'Neal | as Capt. Lionel Beckman |
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | as The Count of Maldorais |
| Peter Falk | as Sgt. Rossi |
| Scott Wilson | as Cpl. Clearboy |
| Tony Bill | as Lt. Amberjack |
| Al Freeman Jr. | as Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin |
| James Patterson | as Elk |
| Bruce Dern | as Lt. Billy Byron Bix |
| Michael Conrad | as Sgt. DeVaca |
| Harry Baird | as Dancing Soldier |
| Ernest Clark | as British Colonel |
| Jean Gimelo | as First Puerto Rican |
| J. David Jones | as One-Eared Soldier |
| Dusan Tadic | as Evangelista |
| Actresses | |
| Astrid Heeren | as Therese |
| Caterina Boratto | as Red Queen |
| Elizabeth Teissier | as Red Queen Girl |
| Anne Marie Moskovenko | as Red Queen Girl |
| Marja Allanen | as Red Queen Girl |
| Olga Bisera | as Baker's Wife |
| Eya Tuli | as Red Queen Girl |
| Elizabeth Darius | as Red Queen Girl |
| Karen Blanguernon | as Red Queen Girl |
| Marie Danube | as Red Queen Girl |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | Toward the end of World War II, a small company of American GI's occupy an ancient castle. Their commander has an affair with the countess in resident. One guy falls in love with a Volkswagon. A baker among them moves in with another baker's wife. A group of shell shocked holy rollers wander the bombed out streets. A GI art historian tries vainly to protect the castle and its masterpieces. |
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Revealing mistakes: When the tank pursues the bazooka team into the church, a close-up of the bazooka's muzzle immediately before it fires clearly shows that the tube is hollow and the weapon is therefore not loaded. Continuity: Just prior to riding to the summer house, the major was on his horse and had his gold leaf on his helmet. When dismounted and examining the ground for tracks, the majors' leaf was missing. FAIR: The soldiers refer to the car as a "Volkswagen", a name which some viewers believe was not given to the car until after World War Two. However, on 28 May 1937, the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH was established by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront. It was later renamed "Volkswagenwerk GmbH" on 16 September 1938. It is not clear whether the GI's would have easily recognized the car, but any German would have readily recognized it as a Volkswagen during the war. |
Quotes
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The Count: You find me degenerate - or worse even, French. Lt. Billy Byron Bix: [leading singing] Sfc. Rossie Baker: Hey, you're waking everybody up! Go back to your outfit! Lt. Billy Byron Bix: [singing subsides] Excuse me? Sfc. Rossie Baker: You're waking everybody up, go back to your outfit. Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We have no outfit. We've withdrawn. We don't believe in fighting. Sfc. Rossie Baker: Well who believes in fighting? Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We believe in God. That frightens you, doesn't it? All you believe in is fornication, and killing. Sfc. Rossie Baker: What? Lt. Billy Byron Bix: We're conscientious objectors! Sfc. Rossie Baker: You mean, you conscientiously object to fornicating? Lt. Billy Byron Bix: [leads singing again, loudly] Sfc. Rossie Baker: [taps Lt. Bix on shoulder as singing continues] Hey! Didn't you tell 'em? They're supposed to excuse you from combat. Lt. Billy Byron Bix: They said that our sect was too small! Sfc. Rossie Baker: Your what was too small? Lt. Billy Byron Bix: Sect! S-E-C-T! Sfc. Rossie Baker: [enterting brothel with loaves] Everybody should eat more bread. Feeds the heart. And remember, the heart's the second-most important organ in the human body. Sfc. Rossie Baker: Listen, battles are lost because people get excited. There's only one way to calm the situation down - go to bed with a woman. Afterwards you'll be able to concentrate. Maj. Abraham Falconer: When the German tanks get here, we'll have a reception. They're brave sons of bitches, and we should not allow their heroic actions to go unsung. They should all have a cocktail! Red Queen: Cocktail? Maj. Abraham Falconer: Cognac bottle filled with gasoline. Sfc. Rossie Baker: If we get caught, can they shoot us for wearing a German tank? Maj. Abraham Falconer: What do you see out there, Beckman? Capt. Lionel Beckman: No Krauts yet! Maj. Abraham Falconer: You never will. You're a dreamer, Beckman. They'll get you first! Maj. Abraham Falconer: I warned you about thinking, Beckman! Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin: Napoleon before Venice said, 'If my cannon destroy but one statue, I would rather not take Venice. Capt. Lionel Beckman: Did Napoleon say that? Doesn't sound like Napoleon. Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin: Oh, well, no he didn't, but I thought it would cheer you up. Capt. Lionel Beckman: I appreciate that, but Napoleon was a louse. Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin: My purpose is madness. It's the only way you can really tell what happens in war. By lying you can open the door a little crack on the truth. Cpl. Clearboy: ...or we can swim the moat. Sfc. Rossie Baker: The moat? What the hell war is this? The Count: The Maldorais line must continue, and God must know where the Americans fit. Americans are brave, and that is why they seem like children. They are young, wild animals, so what can you expect?... I expect a child. |
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