ElCid Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 This was shown on June 15th and is a movie about the French defeat at Dienbenphu in 1954. The movie was made in 1955 and most interesting aspect is that it is a prime example of Franco-American 1950's propoganda masquerading as a movie. Watched it because I served in an airborne unit in Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 This was shown on June 15th and is a movie about the French defeat at Dienbenphu in 1954. The movie was made in 1955 and most interesting aspect is that it is a prime example of Franco-American 1950's propoganda masquerading as a movie. Watched it because I served in an airborne unit in Vietnam. Yes, I thought it had a unique historical significance. However, it aired on June 18th. The TCM logo before the film started said 'Letterbox' and I assume that since it was made in '55, it was probably filmed in Cinemascope by Warners. But the version we saw yesterday was cropped-- and definitely not letterbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 This was shown on June 15th and is a movie about the French defeat at Dienbenphu in 1954. The movie was made in 1955 and most interesting aspect is that it is a prime example of Franco-American 1950's propoganda masquerading as a movie. Watched it because I served in an airborne unit in Vietnam. It's funny because although the setting was Dien Bien Phu, it was made by Warner Brothers, and it seemed like a combination of a 1943 B-movie and Jack Webb's classic 1962 Pentagon propaganda film, .* I was glad to see it as an artifact of 1950's commercial propaganda movies, but other than that it was packed with more cliches than a political infomercial. *Also made by Warner Brothers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 ...that it is a prime example of Franco-American 1950's propaganda masquerading as a movie. Some American films like "Casablanca" (1942) are propaganda by design. In that case - anti fascist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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