Movie Clips

NOTICE: Fox has forced YouTube to pull one of the clips posted here, so ALL clips for that movie have been pulled. The ONLY purpose in posting these clips is to PROMOTE THEM! These are great films of an event which today is greatly understated. This project has NEVER made, and never will make a penny from what is presented on the web or at the Atlanta D-Day Memorial each June. The ONLY purpose here is to "remember what all of them, did for us."

BATTLEFIELD DIARIES (Disk 1, Episode 1) - 2003

Battlefield Diaries D-Day Documentary.

Battlefield Diaries opening scene.
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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - 1998

Opening scene as "Old Ryan" visits the American Cemetery in Normandy.
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General Marshall reads President Lincoln's letter.
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Part of the closing scene as "Old Ryan" visits a comrade in the American Cemetery in Normandy.
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These clips are provided as an incentive for you to see this timeless film if you have not. These are a few of the scenes which so motivated this author to create replicas of 42 of the monuments in the American Cemetery in Normandy. Saving Private Ryan gives us a hint of what our heroes have said so little about. Learn about what they did, listen to them, and thank them before they pass silently from or ranks.

A BRIDGE TOO FAR - 1977

A Bridge Too Far, like so many other classic depictions of World War II, has been greatly overshadowed by Saving Private Ryan. In 1977, Bridge Too Far, was a rather ambitious undertaking, as there were no "digital effects" for the many difficult battle and parachute scenes. After 32 years, there were no Horsa gliders in existence. Production designer Terence Marsh built 12 gliders from scraps of information and old photographs. Each glider cost $35,000 in 1977 dollars! An incredible 500,000 feet/152,400 meters (94.7 miles/152.4 kilometers) of film were shot, of which 17,000 feet/5181.6 meters (3.2 miles/5.1816 kilometers) were used in the final production cut. While there are historical inaccuracies for dramatic effect, it is still an excellent depiction of the very high price which was paid attempting to execute "Operation Market Garden".

British Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks (Edward Fox) summarizes "Operation Market Garden".
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American Colonel Bobby Stout (Elliott Gould) and the 101st attempts to take the Son Bridge. (Historically incorrect)
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British Major General Robert Urquhart (Sean Connery) considers how things are going.
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BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI - 1957

A Bridge on the River Kwai is the winner of seven Academy Awards! While rooted in some fact, the story is a fictitious account of British POWs' effort to build a railway bridge deep in the jungles of Burma for their Japanese captors. Masterfully directed by David Lean, the film depicts the clash of cultures between the British captive commander Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), and the Japanese prison camp commander, Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). Outstanding performance by two powerful actors!

"Welcome to Camp 16!"
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Incredible performance by Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa depicting the clash of cultures, both believe in their own righteousness.
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"I could have them all shot!"
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Things are not going well! Removal of the Japanese engineer (Lt. Mioura) in disgrace.
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Shears gets the news about his prospects for practice parachute jumps. His response is prefect!
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Striking scene of the contrast in cultures, in where "beauty" is found. In the bridge, or the sunset?
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BATTLEGROUND - 1949

A Battleground is set in the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge and while idealistic by today's standards of movie scripts, it is an early depiction of that difficult battle.

"$64 question" scene in Battleground where a Chaplain attempts to answer "Was this trip necessary?"
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THIS IS THE ARMY - 1943

"How about a cheer for the Navy?!" scene of This is the Army.
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"What does a Flyer Think of in the sky" and
"Eagles! American Eagles!" scene of This is the Army.
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Ending scene of This is the Army.
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