| Ragbones | 04 Jan 2017 2:45 p.m. PST |
'The Wind and the Lion' will be on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Saturday at 2:00 Eastern standard time. Despite owning it on DVD I have it set to record on the DVR. I recently recorded 'Gunga Din' from TCM and hope to record some other Colonial-era movies regularly shown on TCM, like Alexander Korda's 'The Four Feathers.' |
| Ragbones | 04 Jan 2017 2:59 p.m. PST |
Just searched the TCM site and discovered that the Korda version of 'The Four Feathers' will be shown on 11 March at 6:30AM. |
| FlyXwire | 04 Jan 2017 3:44 p.m. PST |
Ragbones, thanks for the headsup here!!! |
jurgenation  | 04 Jan 2017 4:26 p.m. PST |
..best scene of cannister ever.. |
 Bobgnar | 04 Jan 2017 9:18 p.m. PST |
I like the Marines being shown with shotguns. The movie inspired me to make a Colt machine gun on pneumatic tires and the Navy band |
| Chuckaroobob | 04 Jan 2017 10:14 p.m. PST |
That movie is the second best ever made! |
| Kevin C | 05 Jan 2017 7:43 a.m. PST |
I showed it to my kids for the first time over Christmas break. Both of them watched the entire movie and loved it (and one is only 3 and the other 5 years old). |
| Gone Fishing | 05 Jan 2017 8:00 a.m. PST |
My favourite scene was seeing the Marines go at a jog-trot through the city. That about sums up my romantic view of the Corps. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 05 Jan 2017 11:42 a.m. PST |
Okay, at the risk of proving me greedy opportunist, allow me to call attention to the Subscription deal for the new 15mm miniatures range for this particular film! From "Mrs. Pedicaris" and her children, to the Raisuli, that great Hun Officer and Lt. Jerome, to the Gerry Infantry, French Cavalry, Artillery, US Marines & Sailors--right down to their Colt MG's on wheeled carriages, and All The Berbers In The World, and more, they're all in the range. You can see the lot via this link
and get the full terms of the Instant 25% Rebate for purchasing $50.00 USD or more of these figures--plus the complementary "Rough Riders!" 15mm range--through this link to TVAG's Home Page. "I wouldn't shoot anybody. I need their vote!" TVAG |
| Tom D1 | 06 Jan 2017 9:07 a.m. PST |
Patrick, you can count on an order from me very soon. Thanks for this great line! |
| Nick Pasha | 07 Jan 2017 8:03 p.m. PST |
There was a discussion between me and a buddy over the nationality of the cavalry in the climatic battle scene. He thought French, I maintained they were German Hussars. After years of trying to figure it out I recently contacted the costume designer for the movie Richard LaMotte. He confirmed that they are indeed German Hussars, some in dark blue and some in a lighter blue out of necessity. I found WWI Austrian Hussars who look like the movie cavalry, except they are wearing pelisses. I have painted them for the game we play. The reason I doubted that they were French is that I found it very hard to believe that the French would fight with the Germans instead of against them. Also in the movie the Bashaw says he has French infantry and German cavalry. And they look like hussars, breeches have hungarian thigh knots. Richard was kind enough to send me copies of two costume sketches he made prior to filming. One of Raisuli he made for Sean Connery, and one of Mrs. Pedicaris.
He also told me that in California there is a reenactment group based on the movie. |
| chriscoz | 15 Apr 2017 7:09 p.m. PST |
Suggestions for 28mm figures if you wanted to recreate the American-German-Berber battle at the end? |
| Early morning writer | 15 Apr 2017 10:58 p.m. PST |
Well, hell, TVAG, you forgot the band from the movie! How can I do the movie as a game without the band!? Of, for shame, for shame! Otherwise, nice range (though apparently the cavalry should be German versus French – but its only a game). |
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