[quote=execrable;367015]About 3 months ago, I sat next to a gray haired but very affable gentleman
I hope this did not come as a great shock to you! Oldies (myself included) can be affable as well as anyone else!
Yes it's not an accurate film,
I wonder if anyone has ever made an accurate military film? I know someone just before WW2 made an accurate 'western' where actors were correctly dressed for the times. The 'sod-busters' had sacking for windows and their simple houses had outdoor mud ovens. Although it should have deserved better the film went down like a lead balloon. It seems the paying public wish to keep their illusions intact, and so the studios churn out what their public wants. No wonder Hollywood, Bollywood, Elstree and the like are called 'dream factories'.