[ARC5] films

[Alan Morriss]

hello , well , i thought it was a jolly good film and still do. of course they got some technical details wrong , they always do. what they are trying to produce is entertainment . for example in "kelly's heroes" , you see someone using a BC611 talking to someone using a BC1000.
when we supplied the radios for "the band of brothers" , i told them this and asked please do not repeat it. well, they did, and that series was notable for it's authenticity. they had a techincal adviser who was actually there for more or less every episode .
on 633 squadron , pete warden , flying a mosquito . was supposed to attack a police post . he did it as he would have done in the RAF , and was gone before they got the cameras rolling ! after that the director said that he had to do it as told by ground control , ie a little to the left , a little to the right etc. 
 after the scene was over , pete said it was ridiculous. "pete you know that , i know that , but they do not know it in kansas city" was the reply. alan