Of the Epic Films Made

[The Bloop]

Regarding some of the fiction woven into the film:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-...-mark/10911138

Several Hollywood backed WWII based films made at the time exaggerated the roles of American personnel in the stories, partly to give the actors a higher profile and hopefully a greater box office return.
The Great Escape being a classic example.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Several Hollywood backed WWII based films made at the time exaggerated the roles of American personnel in the stories, partly to give the actors a higher profile and hopefully a greater box office return.
The Great Escape being a classic example.

Absolutely, Steve McQueen's role being a perfect example.

[bobh]

Several Hollywood backed WWII based films made at the time exaggerated the roles of American personnel in the stories, partly to give the actors a higher profile and hopefully a greater box office return.
The Great Escape being a classic example.

In the 60s the yanks even made a series called "The Rat Patrol" about an American unit called the Desert Rats fighting Rommel in North Africa.
British TV cancelled it afer protests just a couple of episodes into its run.

[light up the darkness]

In the 60s the yanks even made a series called "The Rat Patrol" about an American unit called the Desert Rats fighting Rommel in North Africa.
British TV cancelled it afer protests just a couple of episodes into its run.

I remember my father jumping up and down about the ‘bloody yanks’ and their fairy stories in North Africa

[jon1959]

Several Hollywood backed WWII based films made at the time exaggerated the roles of American personnel in the stories, partly to give the actors a higher profile and hopefully a greater box office return.
The Great Escape being a classic example.

'U571' had the Americans capturing the enigma machine from a German U Boat and turning the tide of WW2.

Only they didn't.

It got high ratings from the reviewers in the USA but was panned here for re-writing history and stealing someone else's achievement.