Re: [OT] Enemy at the Gates - March 16 in US
From: Derek Fulton <derekfulton@b...>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 12:42:25 +1100
Subject: Re: [OT] Enemy at the Gates - March 16 in US
At 12:11 1/03/01 -0500, Dr. Stuart Murray wrote:
> >Subject: Re: [OT] Enemy at the Gates - March 16 in US
>
>Though origionally touted as a true story by the film makers, they are
now
>back-pedalling frantically on this one because it turns out that it is
all
>complete fiction. The 'account' of the duel was created post-war by
the
>Soviet prpoganda machine. Simply, it never happened, despite the then
>Soviets diplaying what they erronously claim to be a Ziess scope from
the
>fictional German sniper ace.
>
> From what I've seen and heard it looks like another 'Saving Princess
Ryan
>Hype'...
Seen the trailer and even with the obvious artistic license applied it
still looks to be a nice way to waste a few hours, if there's nothing
better to do.
Derek
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