| Tango01 | 15 Feb 2019 8:56 p.m. PST |
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Old Glory  | 15 Feb 2019 10:58 p.m. PST |
Makes my heart fill with pride!! The sound of one foot step. Semper fidelis Russ Dunaway |
| d88mm1940 | 15 Feb 2019 11:20 p.m. PST |
It doesn't get any better than this! |
| BillyNM | 15 Feb 2019 11:58 p.m. PST |
Blocked in the UK by Sony News for copyright reasons – luckily I have it on DVD, one my favourites for all period hardware and a great adventure story. |
ZULUPAUL  | 16 Feb 2019 3:32 a.m. PST |
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| Ashokmarine | 16 Feb 2019 5:20 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 16 Feb 2019 10:26 a.m. PST |
Its a great movie but I always feel sorry for the Palace guards who have no idea about what is going on. |
| Tango01 | 16 Feb 2019 11:29 a.m. PST |
Happy it brings you good memories my friends!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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 The Virtual Armchair General | 16 Feb 2019 1:26 p.m. PST |
Not to deliberately highjack this thread, but given the deserved popularity of this wonderful film, I can hardly refuse this gentle reminder that all that is needed to game those actions, and more, is available here in 15mm: link TWATL is SO good, I won't let myself watch it for years at a time so that it won't be "worn out." (I saw it at least three times during first release, taking more and more gamers to experience it.) It just may be the PERFECT wargamers's movie (if not "Zulu"). TVAG |
| Oppiedog | 16 Feb 2019 1:27 p.m. PST |
The band is always a nice touch at the end. I wonder if the marched all the way from the dock playing. |
| Vidgrip | 16 Feb 2019 7:09 p.m. PST |
TWATL is a favorite for my whole family. I introduced my youngest son to miniatures gaming by re-fighting those scenes using 54mm figures and the Savage World Showdown skirmish rules. That movie as well as Zulu and Last of the Mohicans were the basis for many fun games with inexpensive, often unpainted figures. Since my boys grew up and moved away I have often considered tossing those figures, but never do. There may be grandkids someday who will want to ride with Raisuli, Lord of the Riff. |
| Richard Baber | 17 Feb 2019 2:50 a.m. PST |
I`m going to run something similar using my 1917 era US troops in Baden Powell hats, but with an opposed landing and some actual opposition – I may include Krauts in Picklehelm and colourful French cavalry too :) |
 Legion 4 | 17 Feb 2019 9:55 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 17 Feb 2019 4:13 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it too my good friend!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Bismarck | 18 Feb 2019 7:30 a.m. PST |
Agree with Russ. That landing and attack scene is right out of the landing party manual for the ear. The double time through town with the furled colors and forming the lines when they attacked the palace still makes the heart swell. Semper Fi Sam |
| Patrick R | 19 Feb 2019 7:18 a.m. PST |
If that scene hasn't stirred your wargaming heart into trying to game it, look for the figures or at least cause some kind of gaming related itch, you should hand in your card and go collect Biedermeyer curtains or something … At least I did my bit in having Gringo 40's make a 28mm figure of the Raisuli. Hope he gets on with doing the rest of the range. |
| Richard Baber | 19 Feb 2019 11:00 a.m. PST |
I have that figure – very cool :) |
| Fitzovich | 03 Mar 2019 5:45 a.m. PST |
Enjoyed the movie and the clip you posted. |
| rdg1125 | 01 Aug 2019 4:59 p.m. PST |
One of my favorite movies. Saw it in a theater during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. It was a local theater that showed older films. During the scene as the Marines double timed through town, the audience went crazy. People yelling "Iran next!" and the like. But I do have one question. At the time this film takes place I believe the Marine Corps was still using the older 8 man squad drill. Going from line to column was a more complex movement. In the film they're using the later, simplified drill. Can anyone verify this? |
| Johnp4000 | 06 Aug 2019 3:47 p.m. PST |
Rdg1125, do you think that people in the cinema actually thought they were watching the recreation of a real historical battle? I remember an american buddy after reading a book on the Perdicaris affair and saying how disappointed he was to find there was no armed intervention, or a battle with Germans and even worse that Perdicaris was a man! |
| rdg1125 | 06 Aug 2019 9:59 p.m. PST |
Agreed. I have heard about the old drill for years. Would loved to see it in action. In the landing scene Milius did take some pains to get the ships right. In the matte background (would have loved to see that scene CGI'd) the warships depicted included ships that TR diverted to Tangier during the actual incident. A bit of trivia. During the actual incident in 1904 several Marine companies were formed with Maj. John Twiggs Myers as commanding officer. He had commanded the legation guard at Peking during the Boxer Uprising. His father-in-law was David E Twiggs of Mexican-American War fame. |
| rdg1125 | 08 Aug 2019 4:29 p.m. PST |
Sorry everyone. Slight error in the previous message. Maj. Myers was the grandson of Gen. David Twiggs. Myers had quite a career; seeing action in the Spanish American War, the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, various expeditions during the Banana Wars, and during WW1 served as a counter-intelligence officer with the Atlantic Fleet. In TWATL Steve Kanaly's role is based on Myers. |
dips his toe into the Russo-Japanese War.
