From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Jun 17 2006 - 07:41:43 PDT
Yep, that's it!
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: "Chris Brunner" <cjbrunner@optonline.net>
To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 10:41
Subject: Re: [MV] MV movie question.....
> 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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