A finally note should be made of Attenborough’s attention to historical detail. From the weapons they use such as the Piat against the tanks, to the type of house to house street fighting, Major Gen Urquhart getting cut off and the Germans finding the allied plans. Seldom have I know a film that claims to follow a true story that has such rigorous attention to historical events.

 

On a final military note Montgomery made a mistake with this one, a big one but I’ve noted how willing my American friends were to blanket him with being a poor general. I’m not getting into debate here but suffice to say it is well documented that he acted with consummate skill in Africa against arguably on of the best military commanders of this century. Patton had a picnic in the park.

 

John Addison's music score will have you humming along for a number of days and the CD is well worth buying. Oh and the Special Edition DVD is just out.

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