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 Mon 14 Apr 14 10:07 
 Michael Parkinson - maltrap
Many years ago when Michael Parkinson presented the FILM** programme on BBC one of his all time favourite clips was a scene showing a soldier being marched out in the snow by a firing squad to be shot, this was accompanied by some very emotive music. Can anyone with a better memory than me recall the name of the film or music ?
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 10:15 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
I think you mean "The Victors" a 1963 film by Carl Forman
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 10:16 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
Foreman
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 10:20 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
Located the clip

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1g3v3ANhZc
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 11:07 
 Michael Parkinson - sherlock47
Execution at 1hr29m approx
Last edited by: sherlock47 on Mon 14 Apr 14 at 11:10
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 11:16 
 Michael Parkinson - Zero
Wow thanks for that. Completely forgotten about that movie.

Music is by Sol Kaplan and his Orchestra with Frank Sinatra.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 11:30 
 Michael Parkinson - Crankcase
There was a (repeated) programme on the BBC on the other night about British war films of the fifties/sixties, in case you are interested and missed it. Simon Heffer.

Not very insightful but quite good fun, and interviews with some people involved at the time, including Guy Hamilton.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pkj2m/Fifties_British_War_Films_Days_of_Glory/

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 Mon 14 Apr 14 14:23 
 Michael Parkinson - Fullchat
That's cheered up my afternoon.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 15:45 
 Michael Parkinson - maltrap
Thank you all, this site never ceases to amaze me with the amount of brainpower on tap!
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 17:08 
 Michael Parkinson - R.P.
What was that aircraft at 1.27 ? The one which the skidding aircraft crashes into ?
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 17:52 
 Michael Parkinson - Roger.
Hasn't Parky sold out to the dodgy whole-life-insurance-for-the-over-50s industry?
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:06 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
Why is it "dodgy". Any basis for this statement?
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:10 
 Michael Parkinson - Zero
>> Why is it "dodgy". Any basis for this statement?

Poor value for money then.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:13 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
Could be very good value for money if you die soon after you take out the policy.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:19 
 Michael Parkinson - Zero
fraid not, You don't get any money if you die in the first two years.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:23 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
I' d be hoping to live more that two years if I was only 50 . That' s still a pretty good rate of return ( at least for your relatives). Personally I' m not too worried about them copping my funeral costs but they will probably just lob me in the compost bin.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 19:04 
 Michael Parkinson - Runfer D'Hills
I'm making no provision for funeral costs. I'm happy to rely on the smell to encourage someone to dispose of me appropriately and expediently.

;-)
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 19:11 
 Michael Parkinson - Zero
>> I'm making no provision for funeral costs. I'm happy to rely on the smell to
>> encourage someone to dispose of me appropriately and expediently.

but how will we know when you have died?
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 19:14 
 Michael Parkinson - Runfer D'Hills
Same as they'll know when you have. When I finally shut up...

;-)
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:27 
 Michael Parkinson - CGNorwich
PS

I see they actually refund your premiums plus give you half as much again if you die in the first two years
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 17:55 
 Michael Parkinson - bathtub tom
>>What was that aircraft at 1.27 ?

That's baffled me, which clip do you mean?

Days of glory's less than an hour long and shows some geezer talking at 1.27.

The Victors shows an air raid at 00:01:27, but no aircraft skidding and the start of the execution scene's around 01:27:00.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:18 
 Michael Parkinson - Zero
Curtis P36 hawk I think. >> What was that aircraft at 1.27 ? The one which the skidding aircraft crashes into
>> ?

Curtis P36 hawk I think.
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 Mon 14 Apr 14 18:39 
 Michael Parkinson - R.P.
I thought it was a Hurricane in US markings for a minute but was too heavy and with a rotary engine. Sorry it was the Victors film I was talking about. That scene is incredible. I saw once or twice as a youth but never appreciated the artistry of that scene.....very, very bleak.
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