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Discuss Actors and Soldiers at the Films, Music and All Things Artsy forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; Reading a few of the threads on here reminded me of my long standing contention, ...
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10-02-2005, 18:13 #1Senior Member
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Actors and Soldiers
Reading a few of the threads on here reminded me of my long standing contention, aired loudly and with much finger pointing in pubs the length and breadth of the Empire, that actors simply can not look like regular British soldiers. No matter what they're wearing, carrying, doing or saying in films and on TV it always seems just, well, wrong.
Can anyone provide me with examples that disprove this? Preferably post WW2 stuff. Discuss.
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10-02-2005, 18:27 #2Senior Member
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What about, Windsor Davies in 'IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM' there was a CSM
in my BN a few years ago who was just the same.HARD N FAST
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Not an Army film but for the purpose of the thread;
An Ungentlemanly Act (mentioned elsewhere on ARRSE) has some actors who researched and played their roles as Royal Marines well.
Special mention to the luvvies playing the Detachment Sergeant Major and Corporal Armour. An RM oppo who knew Lou Armour said the actor got him spot on. The untrained extras could be spotted by the ski jump berets.
This scene has been quoted before but worth reprising.
Waiting for the poo to hit the air-conditioning, Times journo Simon Winchester wanders into the briefing room.
DSM calls to him cordially: “You Sir!”
Winchester perks up at such deference. “Yes”
DSM: "fcuk off".
Winchester goes out faster than he came in.
Class.
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17-07-2005, 13:52 #4Senior Member
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ATTENBOUROUGH Guns of Batazi ? Windsor Davies was a CSM once ?
Redundancy: A politician with an airbag in his car.
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17-07-2005, 14:03 #5Senior Member
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John Mills.......
"When the going gets tough, the tough hide under the table"
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17-07-2005, 15:30 #6Junior Member
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Sean Bean, Sharp lol
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17-07-2005, 15:45 #7Moderator
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Nigel Green.
He was C/Sgt Bourne in Zulu (1964)"You've really worked out your banter haven't you?"
"No, not really. This is a different thing; it's spontaneous and it's called 'wit'"
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17-07-2005, 15:51 #8Senior Member
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David Niven. pre-war Reg offr in the HLI, joined up again in WW2 and served in GHQ Liaison Regiment aka Phantom. I agree that over the years since WW2 the majority of actors playing military roles have become less and less convincing.
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17-07-2005, 15:52 #9Member
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Dog Soldiers, pretty naf horror spoof but carries over the humour of the humble brit squaddie well.
Also classic film "A Bridge too far".Squaddies unwise enough to eat are confronted with standard_that is, inedible_cookhouse fair. if boiled is good, fried is better, and steamed, then boiled, then fried, seemed to be their idea of culinary Nirvana.
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18-07-2005, 06:09 #10Senior Member
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Most realistic war film I ever saw "The Long Day's Dying" but you'll probably never see it because someone has stopped its re-distribution.
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