From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Jun 17 2006 - 06:57:30 PDT
It was Michael Caine playing a British Officer that was put in charge of a
Best Regards,
Ed
"I ain't as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was"!
----- Original Message -----
> Greg,
bunch of "Dirty Dozen" type British Troops that didn't respect him at all to
start off. The trucks being pulled up the hill was correct but I can't
remember the name of the movie!! It's in color now, just watched it a few
weeks ago on the History Channel.
From: "J.Wiehe" <j.wiehe@sympatico.ca>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 09:52
Subject: Re: [MV] MV movie question.....
>
> Very vague memories here.
>
> " Play Dirty ", with Michael Caine ?, but I seem to recall it being a WW2
type movie using M37's as WC's
>
> with the radio equipped one crashing down the hill when the snatch block
anchor
>
> failed at the top of the hill. The trucks, 3 I believe, were being pulled
up the hill
>
> by cable and snatch block reversing the pulling truck which pulled the
>
> up hill. Made in 1968 or 1969 ?
>
> I recall it being a black & white film, either that or the last time I saw
it was when
>
> all we had was a B&W TV. I was 10 / 11 back then.
>
> Jim Wiehe
> j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Trent" <czechsix@cox.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:33 AM
> Subject: [MV] MV movie question.....
>
>
> > OK, MV movie gurus - need some help out with this one.
> >
> > I'm trying to find the title of this movie (or maybe it was a TV
movie?),
> > but the only thing that some friends and I can remember from it is one
scene
> > where trucks are being winched up a cliff. Location was probably
supposed to
> > be North Africa, time more than likely was supposed to be WW2. Movie
was in
> > color, if that helps.
> >
> > Does this ring a bell with anyone?
> >
> > Greg
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