Re: MV movie question.....

From: Chris Brunner (cjbrunner@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jun 17 2006 - 07:41:41 PDT


Is that the one when they are in the desert? Everyone keeps doing this
"damn sand" thing - and are continually putting sand in Michael Caine's
things - especially his tea?

Chris

Ed wrote:
> It was Michael Caine playing a British Officer that was put in charge of a
> 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.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ed
>
> "I ain't as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was"!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.....
>
>
>
>> Greg,
>>
>> 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
>>
> other truck
>
>> 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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