37 Days

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Glennj

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just watched the three part BBC drama "37 days" which tells the story of the period between the assassination of Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand and Britain's declaration of war. The acting was very good, particularly Ian Mcdiarmid (Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies) as British foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey. However........I have never been so horrified at the absolute incompetence regarding the uniforms of the Kaiser and his entourage. I don't know who was the military advisor to this (if indeed there was one). A great shame but judge for yourselves. Here is a good (bad) example showing his Majesty and Generaloberst v. Moltke played by Rainer Sellien and Bernhard Schütz.

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Glenn

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I hope it will be released on DVD. I enjoyed the 1970s production of Fall of Eagles and recently rewatched part of it. I'd love to see this take. Here is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaIg-dAaeBY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
I finally received this from Amazon.co.uk.

The costumes aren't great, but I have to say the story is fantastic. It is a shame that BBC America will air Star Trek reruns but not this serial. It is so good.
 
The Kaiser's medals are all wrong for a start. Fourth from the left on the ordennspange - isn't that a 1916 Romanian war cross?
 
This actually was released in America on DVD last month:
http://www.amazon.com/37-Days-Various/dp/B00KSEAMAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413062815&sr=8-1&keywords=37+days" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would absolutely recommend it. The uniforms have some issues but the story is fascinating.
 
Bungo said:
The Kaiser's medals are all wrong for a start. Fourth from the left on the ordennspange - isn't that a 1916 Romanian war cross?
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Oh c'mon, everybody knows that's the rare Garde Uhlan Infantry Regiment.... I saw one on ebay. Very cheap at 5,000 Pounds Sterling.

You would think that with all of the repro's around (some of which are great for theater), they could have at least found the right uniforms and helmets. Pitiful in that respect.

:D Ron
 
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