Speaking of movies.....

I think that was "Raid on Rommel" with Richard Burton, maybe somebody else can confirm?

John Hairell ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com)

Is it this one?

Tak wrote in news:Xns980AD65B41FECtaklonnospamhotmailc@66.250.146.161:

Play Dirty

Is that the one where they find a german field ambulance with a nurse inside it?

(kim)

"kim" wrote in news:s6-dnY5OQ98z snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Yes. I saw it years ago on the ABC (pick a day) Night movies. That's back when they actually ran good movies on the networks. It was Micheal Caine's first movie, Battle of Britain's schedule was adjusted a bit to allow him to finish PD first. It's a pretty intense movie, first war movie I recall where everyone was not neccessarily a hero. The ascent of the bluff and the ambush by the Germans of the "official" raiding party stuck in my mind. That and the ending. Couldn't find it for years, it was only released in England that I knew of. Finally found a VHS copy at a show up here couple years back.

It's harsh but a good movie.

Frank

Uh, no, Michael Caine had appeared in many movies prior to this. His first role as one of the leads was in 1964's "Zulu", but as the IMDB shows he had played numerous minor roles and bit parts prior to that.

Between "Zulu" (1964) and "Play Dirty" (1968) Michael was one of the leads in about half-a-dozen movies, including the three "Harry Palmer" films ("The Ipcress File", "Funeral in Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain"), to say nothing of the iconic "Alfie".

Bruce Melbourne, Australia

Shucks, I saw it at the drive-in on a double date. Different than the usual WWII movie up 'til that time.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

And you actually ~remember~ it?????

snipped-for-privacy@yahooo.com (Gray Ghost) wrote in news:Xns980AC59A6C2C7Wereofftoseethewizrd@216.196.97.136:

OK Play Dirty it is... I will keep an eye, ear and nose out for it. Thx all. Tak

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You shoulda asked last week. It was on US TV. I didn't see the beginning, so I don't know about the jeep episode, but all the other stuff was in there; the attempted rape of the german nurse, winching the vehicles up the hill, the gay arabs stealing watches off the dead, the fuel depot raid, etc.

"Bruce Probst" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

I'm a dope. You're right. I read that somewhere (prolly on the net) and simply assimilated it as fact. Broke my own rule about trusting the net to much.

Thanks!

it's gotta be true, i read it on the net!

Yeah. Both couples were married and nobody was sharing.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Brings to mind a quote;

I know it's true, oh so true coz I saw it on TV..

John Fogerty.

Rob