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Title: Action-packed, but lacking historic fact
Review: If you want action, this movie has it. Sherman tanks (M24 Chafees) go up against the mightier German Tigers (M47 Pattons)during the December 1944 Ardennes Offensive. Filmed near Segovia, Spain in March 1965 (Spain was a popular and economic venue for filmakers in the 1960's, until they discovered Yugoslavia), the film lacks the authenticity of Belgian or Luxembourgian terrain. The characters are stereotyped and the script is loaded with cliches. Still, the movie is a decent attempt by director Ken Annakin to surpass THE LONGEST DAY by use of color, spectacular battle sequences, musical soundtrack, and focus on a handful of characters instead of an endless all-star cast. Unfortunately, the full original cut of THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE has yet to become available VHS or DVD. Approximately 20 minutes of the theatrical film is still missing from the re-release of the video.
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