Tripoli?

Innoxx · **Tripoli? -** 08-07-2003, 03:26 AM

Word around the campfire is that a new movie is being produced dealing with the north african campaigns in WW2. It's directed by Ridley Scott, (Gladiator, Blachawk Down) starring Russel Crowe and Ben Kingsley. It's probably gonna be a British/German affair since they've already casted James Mullen to play Field Marshall Montgomery and maybe Viggo Morteson to play Erwin Rommel. That's basically all I know about it.

So what I'm asking is, does anybody know anything else about this movie?

The North African theater of war has always been and avid interest of mine and I hope this production doesn't get dropped.

IMDB listing: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0320661

Judas · 08-07-2003, 04:03 AM

have nt heard of this one .. russel crowe sucks.

Strik0r · 08-07-2003, 04:31 AM

i bet the germans will all speak english in english accents, with some shitty american sidekicks doing some fake accent.

duffman forbid they actually speak german in a movie

Innoxx · 08-07-2003, 04:54 AM

We'll have to see, I guess. I heard the script was very good and knowing Ridley Scott, I bet there's gonna be some really cool battle scenes.

Oddball · 08-07-2003, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

have nt heard of this one .. russel crowe sucks.

YOU TAKE THAT BACK DAMN YOU!

Seriously with that kind of line up it just sounds like its going to be a good film.

Zoner · 08-07-2003, 08:14 AM

Sounds like a good flick idea to me! Ridley Scott is awesome.

Tripper · 08-07-2003, 02:28 PM

I hope we get some friggin' commonwealth troops in this movie.....!

Vance · 08-07-2003, 02:44 PM

Commonwealth troops suck ass.

*Gets ready to be called a dick-lick and other amusing insults* cool:

JUST KIDDIN' BUDDY!

Tripper · 08-07-2003, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vance1

Commonwealth troops suck ass.

*Gets ready to be called a dick-lick and other amusing insults* cool:

JUST KIDDIN' BUDDY!

ed:

Akuma · 08-07-2003, 03:18 PM

It says in the forums that its not a WWII movie.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/board/nest/2373291

Simo Häyhä · 08-07-2003, 03:33 PM

i heard on the history channel that the new zealanders were the fiercest fighters according to the germans

Sergeant_Scrotum · 08-07-2003, 03:39 PM

I read somewhere the the germans would try to steal the canadian made jeeps because they were better made than the german ones. just found that to be kinda funny myself biggrin:

Innoxx · 08-07-2003, 05:55 PM

Hmmmmmm, that's fucked up. Rommel and Monty....... in a flick about the 19th century?

catalyst · 08-07-2003, 06:41 PM

yeah, I thought I saw something about Russel Crowe in an upcoming movie, but it looked old, like the 1800's...

Tripper · 08-07-2003, 06:45 PM

[quote="Simo Häyhä":d465e]i heard on the history channel that the new zealanders were the fiercest fighters according to the germans[/quote:d465e]

Yeah man....Prominently the Maori Battalion though - I know I always rant on about the NZ Natives, but goddamn! They were fierce. They charged whole tank companys with fixed bayonets, and still came out on top.

Someone should make a movie about them - I'll be waiting for that. I've heard fascinating stories about them. Stories that would be perfect for films...

Interesting fact....Maori's pretty much invented Trench Warfare, during the Maori Wars of the nineteenth century.