Just before christmas in 1944, the germans launched what was to be their last large offensive of wwii, the ardennes offensive. Henry fonda gives a solid performance as usual and telly savalas plays a funlovable character. Eisenhower, who was there, came out of retirement specifically to denounce the movie as historically inaccurate. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 american widescreen epic war film produced in spain, directed by ken annakin, and starring henry fonda, robert shaw, telly savalas, robert ryan, dana andrews, and charles bronson. Burt lancaster, patrick oneal, jeanpierre aumont, peter falk. Battle of the bulge 1965 spoilers and bloopers imdb. Most popular battle of the bulge movies and tv shows imdb. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 film about the last ditch nazi offensive of world war ii. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 american widescreen epic war film produced in spain, directed by. The battle of the bulge was primarily a tank battle, and historians find the tanks in the movie laughably inaccurate. Rent battle of the bulge 1965 starring henry fonda and robert shaw on dvd and bluray. A dramatization of nazi germanys final western front counterattack of world war ii. Still, this is a ww ii film that most warmovie fans will want to see. Rent battle of the bulge 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd.
The battle of the bulge documentary is actually five different productions. Wunderland, but it ultimately impresses as a halfbaked film school project over a completely realized movie. While the battle is epic in scope, the film balances a personal side too, as were in the trenches with these soldiers. To prevent this occurrence, hitler orders an all out offensive to retake french territory and capture the major port city of antwerp. In the winter of 1944, the allied armies stand ready to invade germany at the coming of a new year. The movie is very inaccurate and any veteran of the real battle will laugh at the climax, which takes place on a butte, with squadrons of tanks in a military showdown a. Find where to watch battle of the bulge and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. I cant recall the exact website but the most accurate. There isnt anything even a casual student of ww2 didnt know. Michael anderson was slated to direct from a screenplay written by byron morgan and tony lazzarino, and the project was to be coproduced by lazzorino and kenneth t. More commonly known as the battle of the bulge named for the bulge in the allied lines that the german attack caused, this was the largest battle that american forces participated in up to that time, and the bloodiest with the official death. While the actual battle spanned across parts of germany, belgium and luxembourg, at the times the movie is shot in on terrain that does not resemble the actual battle locations. To prevent it, hitler orders an allout offensive to retake french territory and capture the major port city of.
During the battle of the bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing germans. Find out about all the goofs from battle of the bulge 1965 on imdb. As a wwii and history buff, i can say i have read several accounts of the battle. It has interviews, location shots and data on tanks and vehicles used for the movie. Battle of the bulge 1965 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Colonel daniel kiley henry fonda is an american reconnaissance expert who. Now in a battle that could decide the outcome of the war, victory or defeat depends on fuel, without which the german tanks are powerlessand the fate of the world hangs on the outcome of one small, determined fight for a single fuel depot. Battle of the bulge had its world premiere on december 16, 1965, the 21st. The atmosphere comes off as realistic, though the total brutal nature of war isnt well captured. The epic battle of the bulge 1965directed by ken annakin and battleground1949 dir by william wellman are far superior films. In the case of the 1966 film battle of the bulge retired general and former commander of all allied armies of the european theater and former president of the u. Wunderland 2018 starring steven luke and tom berenger on dvd and bluray. Battle of the bulge full movie online mp4 sub indo youtube.
This truly spectacular war epic is almost on a par with patton, though its impact really depends on how big your tv set is. Henry fonda and charles bronson in battle of the bulge 1965 james macarthur and george. However, most books, documentaries and especially movies are either pointed or simply inaccurate in my opinion. Like many war films did at this time, this movie largely eschewed the big picture and focused on a familiar troupe, following a squad of all. Director ken annakin released the war film battle of the bulge in 1965 after filming the movie in spain. While not quite in the same league as the greatest war epics such as the brilliant patton, battle of the bulge is still a solid all around showing. This movie is a fictitious account of the last major offensive operation by the germans in wwii. Battle of the bulge bluray dvd talk dvd movie news. The working title of columbias movie was 16th of december. In addition to being unlike the real tiger and sherman tanks used in battle, the newer korean warera tanks employed arent even the appropriate color. For me, battle of the bulge, directed by ken annikan is a movie that i hadnt seen prior to the recommendation of dave filoni, the supervising director on star wars.
Although compared to more realistic war movies like patton, this film serves no real educational value. During the battle of the bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of americans in his remote 10th century castle hoping a battle there against the advancing germans will not lead to its destruction and all the heritage within. A documentary about the making of the film, battle of the bulge. The battle of bulge film is based on true events about the ardennes offensive, the real deeds are the following. The movie represents a very poor attempt to portray the opening stages of germanys last major offensive on the western front during wwii. Dan kiley henry fonda, a military intelligence whiz, discovers that the nazis are planning to attack allied forces near belgium.
The first three are by and for the allied home front and are pretty dry. Certainly not a documentary, this film travels pretty far from the actual historical recountings of the famed battle. With henry fonda, robert shaw, robert ryan, dana andrews. It worked so well with the longest day 1962, so some studio suits probably thought theyd just rinse and repeat. The battle of the bulge shows this conflict from the perspective of an american intelligence officer as well as from a german panzer commander. Battle of the bulge 1965 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Battle of the bulge 167 min drama, history, war 2 april 1965 in the winter of 1944, the allied armies stand ready to invade germany at the coming of a new year. Battle of bulge movie pertempuran bulge 16 desember 1944 25 januari 1945 adalah sebuah kampanyeperlawanan jerman utama yang diluncurkan di wilayah ardennes, wallonia di belgia, prancis. The movie is the 1965 hollywood film battle of the bulge. During one of the many times i harassed filoni about movies they were watching behind the scenes of the clone wars to inspire themselves and the show, he told me. But the germans counterattack, pushing the american army back in a bloody offensive. The feature was filmed in ultra panavision 70 and exhibited in 70 mm cinerama.
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