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Overview Battle of the Bulge (1965):
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp.Casts of Battle of the Bulge:
Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, George Montgomery, Ty Hardin, Pier Angeli, Barbara Werle, Charles Bronson, Hans Christian BlechMovie Details
- Released: 1965-12-16
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Date: 1965-12-16
- Runtime: 167 Minutes
- Company: Cinerama Productions Corp., United States Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Language: Deutsch, English
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- Plot Keyword : Drama, History, War
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- Director: Dino De Laurentiis, Jack Hildyard, John Melson, Ken Annakin, Philip Yordan, Philip Yordan, Sidney Harmon, Benjamin Frankel, Milton Sperling, Milton Sperling
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This film is created out of composite characters, most notably Henry Fonda, as a Lt. Colonel in Intelligence and Robert Shaw, as a Panzer Brigade Commander supposedly just recalled from the Russian Front, where he was "losing the war there".According to the official account, the part Robert Shaw fictitiously portrayed wasn't the Colonel Hessler he was titled as, but; Joachim Peiper, and the following is from the official account; "The 6th Panzer Army included the elite of the Waffen-SS, including four Panzer divisions and five infantry divisions in three corps. SS-Obersturmbannführer Joachim Peiper led Kampfgruppe Peiper, consisting of 4,800 men and 600 vehicles, which was charged with leading the main effort. However, its newest and most powerful tank, the Tiger II heavy tank, consumed 3.8 litres (1 gal) of fuel to go 800 m (.5 mi), and the Germans had less than half the fuel they needed to reach Antwerp."
The film was built around the German strategic objective being beyond their reach in fuel and other vital strategic materials. Why did they use fictitious characters where the real ones would have done even better? Less than 20 years after the war and the events makes the responsibility of depicting real historic and often heroic or infamous personalities a tall order for the mainstream cinema. One must remember that this was a commercial production, not an historic account.
The famous and catchy song, sung in the movie as a theme of the Panzer Corp., in German, "Panzerlied", was written for the movie. It can be found on "You Tube" and is apparently both catchy and popular--- it also didn't happen that way.
Still, to be fair, when we first got a Video player, around 1981, the first movie I watched was "The Battle of The Bulge", despite all its historical inaccuracies, because its entertaining and I'm sorry it has to end. In reality, it was more unpleasant than depicted and the Hollywood movie starring Van Johnson from around 1948, titled, "Battleground" presents a better reenactment, though also fictionalized and from the standpoint of 1 small allied unit rather than the broader scope depicted in "The Battle of the Bulge".
This is an excellent, high budget film with good actors, and acting that shows both sides, and attempts to demonstrate what the "Battle of the Bulge" was actually about. It does this well, from a Hollywood standpoint, though films such as "Patton" were made a few years later using the real characters, and based on reliable source materials with somewhat less fictionalization.
***Nazi Germany’s last gasp***
“Battle of the Bulge” (1965) depicts the last major German offensive on the Western Front from December 16 – January 25, 1944-1945. The action takes place at the intersection of Belgium, Germany, France and Luxembourg. American forces were thoroughly surprised by the German attack on the morning of December 16th and took the highest casualties of any operation during WW2.
There are glaring inaccuracies, most notably the absence of Tiger and Sherman tanks, substituted by the US M47 Patton and M24 Chaffee. But the filmmakers had to use what was available to them in Spain in the non-CGI era of 1964. Speaking of the Spanish locations, some battle scenes were shot in flat, bare territory whereas the real locations, the Ardennes, were/are mountainous and forested. Thankfully, there are some sylvan sequences, as well as snowy ones, just not as much snow as in the real battle.
Critics also lambaste the film story-wise, but the filmmakers had to condense a 40-day battle into less than three hours and make it understandable and dramatic for the audience. The film gets the gist right and includes real-life pieces, like the infamous Malmedy Massacre. It also inspires interest in the subject to look up the real history.
Another highlight is the great cast with Robert Shaw outstanding as Colonel Hessler. Also featured are the likes of Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, George Montgomery, James MacArthur and so on.
The movie runs 2 hours, 47 minutes and was shot in Spain (Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range and Madrid).
GRADE: B/B-
Battle of the Bulge Wikipedia ~ The Battle of the Bulge also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium northeast France and Luxembourg towards the end of the war in Europe
Battle of the Bulge The Army ~ The Battle of the Bulge In late 1944 during the wake of the Allied forces successful DDay invasion of Normandy France it seemed as if the Second World War was all but over
Battle of the Bulge Summary Commanders Significance ~ Battle of the Bulge also called Battle of the Ardennes December 16 1944–January 16 1945 the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II —an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory
Why Was It Called the Battle of the Bulge Time ~ British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said the Battle of the Bulge was “undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will I believe be regarded as an ever famous American victory”
Battle of the Bulge HistoryNet ~ Battle Of The Bulge summary The Battle of the Bulge December 16 1944–January 16 1945 also known as the Ardennes Offensive was the largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during World War II it is also the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army
Battle of the Bulge map NCpedia ~ Battle of the Bulge map Map shows the bulge in the Allied lines after the German Ardennes Offensive December 1944 that gave the Battle of the Bulge its name
Battle of the Bulge 1965 IMDb ~ To prevent this occurrence Hitler orders an all out offensive to retake French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp The Battle of the Bulge shows this conflict from the perspective of an American intelligence officer as well as from a German Panzer Commander Written by Anthony Hughes
Battle of the Bulge order of battle Wikipedia ~ This is the order of battle of German and Allied forces during the Battle of the Bulge — specifically at a point near the end of the battle which lasted from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945 As with any large Army organization in extended combat forces and their assignments shifted over the course of the battle
Photos Battle of the Bulge Association® ~ Veterans Photos This photo gallery contains photographs of members of the Battle of the Bulge Association ® Inc who served in that epic battle which began December 16 1944 and was declared over on January 25 1945 The majority of the photos are of the veterans in their World War II uniform
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