I wonder if there are some cut scenes out there in someone's basement?
Example: What happened to the tank they brought back to the castle?
Be nice to see a directors cut - if you do - fix the smoke on the plane.
Then dynamite, not faith, will move that mountain into that pass - peace brother.
I wish they would re-release this with some missing footage. I love this movie but it seems they either ran out of money or foolishly cut corners with some of the scenes. There's alot of stuff you don't actually see (i.e. the shell-shocked pacifists getting kiled by the artillery shell, Peter Faulk and co dying in the Rose Garden etc) and I wonder if there were unsuccessful attempts to film versions of this
shareYeah, like what happened to the tank they were taking to the castle?
shareI Always thought that this movie was a Dream........nothing was real.
shareDo you mean from the DVD???
shareNo - from the complete movie. Like where's the tank they captured? It seems like the movie must have been running long and they just cut parts out to make time.. I'd like to see a directors cut of this film. I've never seen Pollack talk about this film so I wonder if he's not happy with the way it came out.
shareIf you watch closely you'll see the tank in the moat. It appears to be floating. But that still doesn't answer the question, how did it get there? Was it knocked out or just broke down. I think we were just spared the agony of seeing Amberjack and Rossi getting killed.
shareI am currently reading the novel by William Eastlake and I thought I'd jump on here to clear up some confusion. I don't have all the answers yet as I am not yet finished reading it, but I can tell you guys what happened after they stole the tank.
In the book, Sgt. Rossi, Lt. Amberjack and Cpt. Frank (a character that was not in the film for some reason) steal the German tank and make plans to get in front of the other German tanks and lead them away from the castle and back towards the German lines. However, they instead call over the radio to the other German tanks, informing them that they have found a way around Mj. Falconer's tank traps. All the German tanks start following them and they lead them directly into the moat around the castle. The tanks sink and everyone inside swims to the surface. The Germans are then captured by Sgt. Rossi, Lt. Amberjack and Cpt. Frank.
Hope this clears up the confusion. I'm willing to answer anymore questions you guys might have, but I would highly recommend that you read the book. It's the first book I've read since high school and I think it's great.
If you still recall, do the endings differ in any significant way?
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