Between 27th May and 4th June, 1940, a total of 693 ships (39 Destroyers, 36 Minesweepers, 77 trawlers, 26 Yachts and a variety of other small craft) brought back 338,226 people back to Britain. Of these 140,000 were members of the French Army
2006-10-14 13:07:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
yes it was a mess but somehow many people's lives were saved
2006-10-14 13:34:43 · update #1
A film was going to be made. Tom Cruise, Leonado Di Doodah Caprio and Stallone were going to star in it. Directed by James Cameron it was going to tell the action packed story of how the American army actually saved the day by nuking Berlin.
In one comic sequence Tom Hanks kicks Hitler up the bottom and over the white cliffs of Dover whilst the grateful cockney population of Britain look on adoringly. "God bless you America!" The film was eventually scrapped and they made Titanic instead.
2006-10-15 08:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by belickcat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood don't do movies that don't involve the Yanks. Memphis Belle was originally supposed to be about a Lancaster but no-one in hollywood would finance it unless it was a B-17. And look at U-571. Apparently the yanks found the Enigma machine. Well there's a thing.
Creepingrot is right too. it was on this week and it was simply called Dunkirk
2006-10-14 13:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by Warlock Fiend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
primarily because it was before they joined the war so it is obvious that they were not involved, that is the major difference between that and the mentioned mephis belle and u 571
has anyone seen road to burma, bout americans in burma, as far as im aware the yanks never set foot there during the was still never let the truth get in the way of a good story eh!!
as a money spinner try writing and submitting a script that somehow incorperates the yanks,
we might see something yet
2006-10-14 13:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have it wrong, there, Warlock Fiend. The "Memphis Belle" WAS about a B17.
You may be thinking about "The Dam Busters" which, when shown in America, had the Lancasters switched for B17's.
2006-10-14 13:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by Jellicoe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was a british movie made in black and white with Jonh Mills (shows how old it was). It was on one afternoon this (last)
week can't remember what it was called
2006-10-14 13:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Brits have made several, better than Hollywood could.
2006-10-14 13:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by Froggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a success story, that was just propaganda.
the whole mission was a complete failure. we were butchered, the organisation and intelligence was all wrong and its only a miracle that anyone survived.
2006-10-14 13:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by ministe2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the british have ,. and as already been said it was on our t v in the afternoon this week
2006-10-14 13:21:41 · answer #8 · answered by annewithafan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋