Battle of the Bulge

1965

2h 49m

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6.9/10

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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.

Directors

Ken Annakin

Writers

John Melson(writer by)

Philip Yordan(writer by)

Milton Sperling(writer by)

Stars

Henry Fonda

Robert Shaw

Robert Ryan

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Lt Col Kiley

Col Hessler

General Grey

Colonel Pritchard

Sgt. Duquesne

Schumacher

Louise

Elena

Maj. Wolenski

Conrad

Gen. Kohler

Lt. Weaver

Von Diepel

Sgt. Guffy

Eddy

Joe (Kiley's pilot)

Maj. Burke

Directors

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John Melson(writer by)

Philip Yordan(writer by)

Milton Sperling(writer by)

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***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-

Wuchak21 Mar, 2019