A dramatization of nazi germanys final western front counterattack of world war ii. At the height of the battle of the bulge, an inept american captain who has no business commanding men in battle is told to take and hold a town, but his cowardly actions clash with a courageous secondincommand. While the filmmakers fascinations with world war ii may be apparent, battle of the bulge. Army was not enamored with the script and wouldnt loan any military equipment or support for the film. Aug 17, 2018 the movie is the 1965 hollywood film battle of the bulge. Battle of the bulge had its world premiere on december 16, 1965, the 21st anniversary of the titular battle. Everything is presented strictly from an american perspective, and lukes depiction of the conditions of the battle as well as. Our 2017 playset range includes new triseries versions of our popular battle of the bulge playsets. Set in wwii during the battle of the bulge, wunderland, follows a squad of us. In the winter of 1944, german forces muster to make one last desperate push to turn the tide of the war in europe. Jan 01, 2000 huge, eventful and trivial, this is a guilty pleasure for grownups who have kept their airfix soldiers rather than a serious film about an interesting bit of history. Wunderland, but it ultimately impresses as a halfbaked film school project over a completely realized movie. What snow is on film is spray painted on the ground.
Battle of the bulge wunderland trailer tom berenger. Below is a collection of online videos relating to veterans of the battle of the bulge and the battle itself. Of course, the bulge was fought in decemberjanuary 19445, in one of the worst winters on record, so there was snow everywhere. Album we were soldiers original motion picture score. Dec 23, 2019 at the height of the battle of the bulge, an inept american captain who has no business commanding men in battle is told to take and hold a town, but his cowardly actions clash with a courageous secondincommand. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 american widescreen epic war film produced in spain, directed by ken annakin, and starring henry fonda, robert shaw, telly savalas, robert ryan, dana andrews, and charles bronson. The feature was filmed in ultra panavision 70 and exhibited in 70 mm cinerama. Jan 17, 2019 at times i wanted to root for battle of the bulge.
Henry fonda gives a solid performance as usual and telly savalas plays a funlovable character. A sergeant in the battle of the bulge, jessie bowman describes the pitch battle and german surrenders in the ardennes, a recent reunion celebration in plon, germany, and traces his 30 year career as a barber to a set of barber tools given to him by a fellow infantryman in the field. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 american widescreen epic war film produced in spain, directed by ken annakin, and starring henry fonda, robert shaw, telly. Colonel daniel kiley henry fonda is an american reconnaissance expert who believes he has evidence that. Mar 15, 2018 although the film begins with a disclaimer stating that although events and characters had been changed to cram as much of the battle of the bulge into the movie, annakins version of the u. Robert cappa and his platoon of 2nd infantry division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the german aggressors. Near the end an officer states that a german unit was within five miles of the meuse river. Armys biggest battle is a terrible mishmash of war movie cliches and fanciful distortions of. It is one of those starstudded historical epics that hollywood use to make that actually honored america and its military. Christmas 1944, the germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the west. The battle of the bulge took place entirely in the ardennes forest. Several members of the monument committee, veterans of the battle of the bulge, family members, and others were present. Battle of the bulge is a 1965 film about the last ditch nazi offensive of world war ii.
Local residents will drop in and pull up a chair and join him for coffee and conversation. It didnt add anything to any previous battle of the bulge film or insight. Cappa and his men must find their faith and strength to stand against their enemy in the epic fight known as the battle of the bulge. Armys biggest battle is a terrible mishmash of war movie cliches and fanciful distortions of historical events. The film also lacks the hilly and wooded terrain of the real battle.
The movie was almost exclusively filmed on a 100 acre property in big lake. Battle of the bulge, also called battle of the ardennes, december 16, 1944january 16, 1945, the last major german offensive on the western front during world war iian unsuccessful attempt to push the allies back from german home territory. Wunderland is a historically inaccurate, overly mannerist tedium through tired genre cliches. The attack was a great surprise to the allied forces and resulted in the american army being hit the hardest and caused them to suffer more casualties than in any other operation during world war ii. Dec 08, 2009 the battle of the bulge was 16 december 1944 25 january 1945, so the film would be correct if everyone was using the nazi salute. The bulge refers to the wedge that the germans drove into the allied lines during their ultimately unsuccessful attempt to push the allies back from german home territory.
The german high command estimated that they lost between 81,834 and 98,024 men in the bulge between 16 december 1944 and 28 january 1945. The battle of the bulge was the bloodiest battle for u. Battle of the bulge wunderland trailer tom berenger, steven. The name battle of the bulge was appropriated from winston churchills optimistic description in may 1940 of the resistance that he mistakenly. Battle of the bulge, a 2012 ios historical wargame this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title battle of the bulge. Reviewed in the united states on september 4, 2017 verified purchase. The movie is the 1965 hollywood film battle of the bulge. Eisenhower came out of retirement to denounce the movie. I am conflicted on this film because while an excellent and entertaining movie, it is poor. Robert cappa and his platoon of 2nd infantry division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the first stages of an attacking german army in the epic battle of the war known as the battle of the bulge. Battle of the bulge 10 historically inaccurate movies. Preserve historical data and sites relating to the battle of the bulge.
Please welcome new member jake larson to the battle of the bulge association. With steven luke, tom berenger, mikeal burgin, aaron courteau. Apr 17, 2017 battle of the bulge wunderland trailer tom berenger, steven luke action movie duration. Battle of the bulge movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The battle of the bulge association boba is a membership organization instituted to. The battle of the bulge was 16 december 1944 25 january 1945, so the film would be correct if everyone was using the nazi salute. Although the film begins with a disclaimer stating that although events and characters had been changed to cram as much of the battle of the bulge into the movie, annakins version of the u. Perpetuate the memory of the sacrifices involved during the battle of the bulge. Buy just one, or two, or combine all three to play out the conflict that resulted in the allies successful push back against the german advance. If there wont be dancing at the revolution, im not coming. Robert cappa and his platoon of 2nd infantry division soldiers. Fox developing ww2 movie liberty road about battle at.
Oct 14, 2018 cappa and his men must find their faith and strength to stand against their enemy in the epic fight known as the battle of the bulge. This movie is a fictitious account of the last major offensive operation by the germans in wwii. Sadly, we see little of it in this inept, halfbaked depiction. Expand signature a revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having. When hitlers last great push to the west erupted out of the ardennes. The few tiger ii tanks in the ardennes were confined to a limited number of main roads and sparse, hard, frozen ground in the thickly forested.
The battle of the bulge in 1944 was launched in the ardennes region of eastern belgium, northeast france and luxembourg. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Hes had this routine for approximately 20 years now. Battle of the bulge sund epic, episodic account of the nazis last desperate bid to turn the tide of world war ii on the western front features plenty of action especially the tank battles. Kriegsberichter films battle of the bulge 2020 facebook. Fox 2000 is developing the world war ii action movie liberty road, based on one of the 1944 battle at bastogne in belgium, variety has learned exclusively. The battle of the bulge wunderland film threat trailers. What type of tanks were used in the movie, battle of the. The battle of the bulge was primarily a tank battle, and historians find the tanks in the movie laughably inaccurate. Everything is presented strictly from an american perspective, and lukes depiction of the conditions of the battle as well as the despicable german strategy is seriously flawed.
The battle of the bulge, also known as the ardennes counteroffensive, was the last major german offensive campaign on the western front during world war ii, and took place from 16 december 1944 to 25 january 1945. The film and the books i recently watched the battle of the bulge 1965, yet again. Battle of the bulge wunderland trailer tom berenger, steven luke action movie duration. I think this movie is just an insult to the soldiers who fought there. Addle strife 2017 award winning ww2 short film karl erikson duration. In addition to being unlike the real tiger and sherman tanks used in battle, the newer korean warera tanks employed arent even the appropriate color. The film is based on a true events, taking place on christmas 1944, army lt. Robert cappa and his platoon of 2nd infantry division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against. Cappa and his men must find their faith and strength to. It was launched through the densely forested ardennes region of wallonia in eastern belgium, northeast france, and luxembourg, towards the end of the war in europe. It is rare to see a cinematic amalgamation of 1940s war film lingo, 1980s action movie heroics, and the historical reality of one of the most costly.
Battle of the bulge december 16, 1944january 16, 1945, the last major german offensive on the western front during world war ii. Wunderland opens with a synopsis of this legendary land battle. Also contributing to the germans failure to exploit their bulge rapidly was a disabling shortage of supplies, particularly fuel, and the limited mobility of their monstrous, gasguzzling armor. Leaving aside the small budget, the story does not cover the battle of the ardennes offensive at all. Jake is 97 years old and loves going to the bagel street cafe in martinez, ca every morning. Jul 27, 2017 also contributing to the germans failure to exploit their bulge rapidly was a disabling shortage of supplies, particularly fuel, and the limited mobility of their monstrous, gasguzzling armor. Huge, eventful and trivial, this is a guilty pleasure for grownups who have kept their airfix soldiers rather than a serious film about an interesting bit of history. Also, there are very few trees, except for a couple of scenes.