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**ironrations** · 29-08-2009, 23:27

Had a watch of Tarantinos new film tonight - fantastic. As an aside, Lt Archie Hicox appears wearing the Int Corps capbadge, (blacked out on a cabbage beret). Is this the only, showing of the corps on screen? What other books (fictional) or films do we make an appearance in?

**CRmeansCeilingReached** · 30-08-2009, 03:06

Originally Posted by ironrations

What other books (fictional) or films do we make an appearance in?

"Splash Party 7" circa 1985. Don't think you see any capbadges... maybe the odd rusty sheriff's badge ;)

**subbsonic** · 30-08-2009, 08:30

The Third Man, written by Graham Greene is set in Vienna just after the war.

Several members of the Corps appear wearing their issue dufflecoats, they even get to play with guns!

The Corps had a section there until 1955 IIRC. Never worked there myself though, but once had a pal who was an arms dealer there.

He would like to meet you sometime. are you free next week?

**g2_loony_bin** · 30-08-2009, 10:51

Originally Posted by ironrations

Had a watch of Tarantinos new film tonight - fantastic. As an aside, Lt Archie Hicox appears wearing the Int Corps capbadge, (blacked out on a cabbage beret). Is this the only, showing of the corps on screen? What other books (fictional) or films do we make an appearance in?

I thought he waqs as well, but I thought it was more a Royal Marine beret. Cracking film either way!

**ironrations** · 30-08-2009, 10:56

Cabbage beret I was refering to was the RM/Commando one I thought!

**Glad_its_all_over** · 30-08-2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by ironrations

Cabbage beret I was refering to was the RM/Commando one I thought!

<spotter>Quite rightly so, the cypress green beret appeared from nowhere at all around 1978 or so. Blackened King's Crown cap badge is all to cock, as well - bronzed or Brown bakelite cap badge from the SD hat would have been accurate. Still, the BD is a good effort (albeit post-war pattern), although I'd wonder at the MC and the Africa Star.</spotter>

**ironrations** · 30-08-2009, 11:39

Thats meant to be 1944, so would the africa star not be reasonable?

**cpunk** · 30-08-2009, 12:08

Originally Posted by ironrations

Thats meant to be 1944, so would the africa star not be reasonable?

Entirely reasonable, IMHO, and the battledress is also consistent, as a privately tailored officer type (which you can, of course, see from the collar lining etc).

**Dubb_al_Ibn** · 30-08-2009, 12:52

Ken Follett's The Key to Rebecca featured an Int Corps major doing things in WWII Egypt and I think Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Laurens van der Post) had an Int Corps officer in it.

Of course, my work-in-progress, and predicted future best-seller, "TMA and Sub do 3 Shock Army" (subtitled "Carry On Up the Fulda Gap") will be the definitive Int Corps novel.