tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post286291964281729657..comments2024-03-11T08:31:04.022-04:00Comments on Bieganski the Blog: Red Wire Blue Wire? Good German, Bad German? Bieganski and "The Guns of Navarone"D Goskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-53356313900232033892013-02-13T18:47:29.267-05:002013-02-13T18:47:29.267-05:00Well- cartman from southpark would say: there'...Well- cartman from southpark would say: there's only one way to get out of this mess you guys. We need to divert the blame onto someone else. Muslims anyone? -Satire!-hannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-1399506774689074412013-02-12T12:28:46.223-05:002013-02-12T12:28:46.223-05:00I have not seen the film. I have, however, read th...I have not seen the film. I have, however, read the book some time ago, in 1971. In the book the gangrenous British officer, one Andy Stevens, was left alone with just a cigarette in his mouth and Sten sub-machine to protect his comrades against advancing German Alpenjaeger, without a prospect for survival. Alistair McLean bitterly well knew the war himself and later tinkering with the plot is of your, American cooking.<br /><br />Courtesy of the BBC few days ago I saw another film of similar vintage, "Stalag 17" from 1953. The story goes, as per the title, in German POW camp. The most prominent German role is one Gendarmerie Feldfebel, who is to guard the POWs. The guy is just sweet. I would like to have a father like him. Not only speaks fluent English but also acts as a go-between for American POWs. There's of course, a bad German there too, Herr Kommandant. He tortures one American flyer as to extract from him an important piece of information, and how does he go about this??? You would never imagine yourself. They do not let the guy to fell asleep... Sleep deprivation is how Germans go about it.<br />And now!!!! There's one Biegański there as well. American flyer of Polish descent, named Stanisław Kasawa, nicknamed ANIMAL!!! A barely human figure, more akin to Neanderthals. <br />Very enjoyable cinema, see it again if you have a copy handy.<br /><br />T.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471082069031980581.post-68854095008698436102013-02-11T23:18:38.931-05:002013-02-11T23:18:38.931-05:00Excellent points, Dr. Goska, about the whitewashin...Excellent points, Dr. Goska, about the whitewashing of the Germans and the tendency to shift the blame unto Poles.<br /><br />I have seen the GUNS OF NAVARONE a long time ago, and reviewed it. For those interested in the review, please click on my name in this specific posting. Mr. Jan Peczkishttp://www.amazon.com/review/R26BSKKI1DS8I1/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0767821785&linkCode&nodeID&tagnoreply@blogger.com