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Old 24-12-2003, 05:42 PM
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I think one of the most underrated films made is Lewis Gilbert's Operation Daybreak.
Is it available on DVD?
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Hi

I don't know if this film has already got a thread as I couldn't find a search option on the forum.

As far as I can find out this film was ONLY released as a VHS in a UK version - there is a South Korean (apparent) Official Release on DVD but that doesn't have english subtitles in the few sequences where the cast are speaking German and that is, to me , important.

This film is great but has only been on TV a handful of times over the years which is why I am hoping someone might have, or know where I can find, a VHS copy with those subtitles mentioned.

Any help would be appreciated as I am now googled to death trying to find it!!!

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Old 09-07-2007, 10:49 AM
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I too enjoyed this film and so far have failed to find a DVD of it. An underrated film with a heartbreaking ending.
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i do have this buit am checking its quality.send me a pm if interested
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Lots of R2 copies on ebay that claim to be 'brand new' but I couldn't vouch for their authenticity.
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Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but you never know:-

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Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but you never know:-

http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Dayb...3981780&sr=8-1

It is the right film and, according to the blurb, it is one of the South Korean copies. I bought one of these of e-bay and was new and sealed. It is a VHS transfer of reasonable quality but, as far as I know, as it is the only R2 DVD available and was only £4 inc postage so I'm not complaining.

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I don't know if this film has already got a thread as I couldn't find a search option on the forum.

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There's a Search facility linked just under the top banner
You can get it to find threads or individual posts

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P.S. Operation Daybreak, great film. Historically quite accurate and great drama as well.
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[quote=shadowmike;70714]Hi

... but that doesn't have english subtitles in the few sequences where the cast are speaking German and that is, to me , important...

I have an off-TV copy which includes English subs.
Please send me a PM
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Thanks to the people who responded to this thread - in the end I got what I wanted through a rather convoluted method.

Someone here had an off air copy of the film which they kindly let me have. I already had the Korean version and as the quality was much better on that one I ended up adding the subtitles myself using the off air copy to get the correct wording. I then made a dvd from that and then recorded the dvd onto my dvd recorder hard drive with subtitles set to on.

Finally I burnt a dvd from the Hard Disc recording (which had the subs as part of it now).

So I now have a good qiality copy of this film WITH the subtitles.

If anyone wants more info on this please send me a message.

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Thanks to the people who responded to this thread - in the end I got what I wanted through a rather convoluted method.

Someone here had an off air copy of the film which they kindly let me have. I already had the Korean version and as the quality was much better on that one I ended up adding the subtitles myself using the off air copy to get the correct wording. I then made a dvd from that and then recorded the dvd onto my dvd recorder hard drive with subtitles set to on.

Finally I burnt a dvd from the Hard Disc recording (which had the subs as part of it now).

So I now have a good qiality copy of this film WITH the subtitles.

If anyone wants more info on this please send me a message.

Mike
Phew!

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I am off to Prague next week and hope to visit the church where the agents were surrounded and shot.It is still one of the controversies of the war.Was it a wise move in reflection to assinate Heydrich bearing in mind the revenge exacted by the Nazis.
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I am off to Prague next week and hope to visit the church where the agents were surrounded and shot.It is still one of the controversies of the war.Was it a wise move in reflection to assinate Heydrich bearing in mind the revenge exacted by the Nazis.
Even historians seem to disagree about this .... I have read some books which insist that Heydrich's death shortened the war, while others say it made no difference at all. I would interested to know what the Czech viewpoint on this is.

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i have recently purchased a biog of Heydrich off amazon which i hope will give me some answers.It is of course interesting to note that no similar actions were taken against other Nazi commanders.Admiral darlan was asssasinated in Africa but not by British agents.Maybe the British Government felt they owed something to the Czechs after selling them down the river at Munich.The Czechs were not allowed to particioate in the conference that decided their future.
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I have read a couple about him .... you should enjoy the book. A fascinating man, but not one I'd have wanted to upset.

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