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All I can remember is that it was about a small group of British paratroppers and is set during WW II. At one stage they capture a group of German paratroopers in a house/barn? and get them to sit down with their hands on their heads. One of the Germans tries to hide a bayonet, by sticking it in the floor of the building behind him but one of the Brits is wise to it. One of the British paras favourite weapon for close contact is a meat skewer ? I seem to remember that he is killed by his own weapon in the film. I thought a young David Hemmings was in this film, but I'm probably wrong as I can't find anything remotely like this movie in any of his filmographies. There's a sequence where the band of soldiers are walking through some trees and there's a "voice over" that is meant to portray what each solider is thinking ?? The Brits try to take the Germans back as prisoners, but underestimate how good the German troops are and come under attack from them at close quarter.
I know it's vague, but has anyone any ideas ??

[ 23. January 2005, 19:40: Message edited by: DB7 ]

716Jones

Sunds like a film called The Long Days Dying. Not seen on tv much, mores the pity, as I remember it being pretty good. David Hemmings was in it, with Tom Bell, Alan Dobie, can't remember anybody else. I remember seeing it in the late 60's when David Hemmings was the golden boy of British cinema. Ah, those were the days!

ollie

It is the "long days dying",also with tom bell and tony beckly,i watched recently wink and really enjoyed it,as stated the voice overs offer insights to various thoughts in quite a prose like and innovative way.

cheers Ollie.

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smudge

Missus is teed off that out of such a tiny cast in LDD, Hemmings doesn't even bother to mention Beckley in his recently published (posthumous) auto-biography.

Perhaps he didn't rate him

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jacksmelad

I watched this last night and was very impressed particularly by its unique style and all pervading atmosphere.An anti war drama with a difference,a real Gem
Jax