I cannot read or recite that without my eyes watering. Go tell the spartans is a film directed by ted post with burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer, year. Vastly outnumbered, the greeks held back the invader in one of historys most famous last stands. Stranger, go and tell the spartans that we lie here, obedient to their commands. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient by their law, we lie prologue 1917 saw the seizure of. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster 1964. Go tell those old men, safe in bed, we took their orders and are dead. Jun 01, 2010 a new ad campaign is promoting michigan state university, which is perhaps best known outside the wolverine state for the accomplishments of its sports teams, known as the spartans.
Army military advisers during the early part of the vietnam war. A film in the vein of samuel fullers the big red one, go. A unit of american military advisors in vietnam prior to the major u. It also considers the war in terms of countless earlier movies about earlier wars. Watch go tell the spartans full movie in hd visit go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film based on danie. Apr 20, 2017 provided to youtube by believe sas go tell the spartans cloven hoof who mourns for the morning star. Go tell the spartans, dvd, warvietnam war, 853765005496. Go tell the spartans, passerby, that here obedient to their laws we lie. Go tell spartans, on vietnam war, to be rereleased. Friend, tell the spartans that on this hill we lie obedient to them still. Stirling is now somewhat of a modernday heir to ruyard kipling, both in prose and political orientation.
Land that launched the last crusade introduction in diary form what follows are the recent impressions and observations of an azl aryan nationalist on their first pilgrimage to the land of our german brethren. Were getting strafed, shelled, bombed, and blasted. Set in the early years of the united states effort, spartans is based on a book written by daniel ford who was a correspondent in vietnam. May 01, 1991 go tell the spartans is part of a series containing. The modern spartans are the lightly armed and highly determined municipal.
Muc wa spelling actually does exist, and exists where the film says it does. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. This epigram was engraved on a stone and placed on the hill where the spartans and the allies that stood with them made their last stand. The technical development was, of course, the discovery of the alderson drive a decade after the century began. Go tell the spartans, oh stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws we lie. Tell the spartans is a tidy little late 70s offering tackling the subject of the us involvement in the vietnam war that id make a safe bet in saying likely waned from the public mindframe following coppolas epic apocalypse now a scant year later. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. M download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kaufen sie go tell the spartans special edition gunstig ein.
And it isnt even our damned war go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. The controversial film go tell the spartans appeared shortly after the winding down of the vietnam war period, when views among many americans concerning the conflict in southeast asia remained quite conflicted. Aug 19, 2014 go tell the spartans, stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. I remember hearing variations of burt lancasters speech as. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 on dvd and bluray netflix. In the early war year of 1964, muc wa has no significance. Major barker lancaster is ordered by his superiors to occupy muc wa, a deserted hamlet. Even a reasonably wellmade and wellacted earnest effort like go tell the spartans, set. Ladies, i dont think this film has much in it for you, unless you like seeing huge slabs of raw beefcake, or the rippling muscles of many macho manly men pluging bloody spears through torsos and hacking off many limbs. The ch34 choctaw helicopter in the film is also historically correct. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Pyramid published a paperback edition in 1968, arendt translated it into dutch in 1973, and jove reissued it as go tell the spartans in 1976 to take advantage of the movie tiein.
In a narrow pass king leonidas of sparta led a force of almost 7,000 greeks against a huge persian army led by the emperor xerxes. The codominiun universe, created by pournelle and at its best in the mote in gods eye, is detailed across roughly 30 novels and anthologies. Level five leaders embrace the west point values of duty, honor, and country that leonidas and his spartans displayed in the crucible of thermopalye centuries ago. Army military advisors during the early part of the vietnam war in 1964, a time when ford was a correspondent in vietnam for the nation the story was inspired by a futile special forces operation in 1964 at tan hoa in the central. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. Go tell the spartans, a 1978 movie about the vietnam war that was praised by critics but ignored by audiences, is going to get a second chance.
Were the spartans truly the greatest warriors of all time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading go tell the spartans codominium future history book 5. Incident at muc wa was published in hardcover by doubleday in the united sates 1967 and by heinemann in britain 1968. Tell the spartans anchors its saga around major barker burt lancaster, an army man through and through, tasked with commanding a motley crew of young men, each with a different journey leading them to muc wa, the films home base. This poem by simonides of ceos commemorates the most famous battle in western history. Advisory command in vietnam and not the fullblown war we are all used to. The german propaganda linked germany to ancient sparta. When hope published his poem, he included simonidess words in an epigraph. Today there is a memorial on the site which simply says.
Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel. Seen by many as an antiwar film, go tell the spartans to my mind takes a somewhat less broad and explicit stance than that. Go tell the spartans is part of a series containing. He pronounces it so that the second word begins with an f, and rhymes with the first.
The vietnam war is underway, but at this early stage of the conflict, us army troops which numbered around 16,000 at the time were still only considered to be advisers to the south vietnamese army. Go tell the spartans, passerby, that here, by spartan law, we lie. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Go tell the spartans, you who passeth by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.
Thermopylae was the narrow mountain pass where in 480 bc a small greek force led by the spartans held up the mighty persian army. Set during the united states early involvement in the conflict, the film features lancaster as asa barker, a grizzled us army major in charge of a small group of us army advisers and local militia who has to juggle unreasonable. Oct 01, 20 a unit of american military advisors in vietnam prior to the major u. Nov 4, 2016 explore mcapaldi936s board go tell the spartans passerby. Go tell the spartans is often thought of as a solitaire gameand its excellent for thatbut many gamers found the 2player version challenging to both sides. Go, tell the spartans, stranger passing by that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. With burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer.
While the film opened the same year as hal ashbys coming home, sidney furies the boys in company c, and ted posts go tell the spartans, it was the first film about vietnam to reach a wide audience and critical acclaim, culminating in the winning of the oscar for best picture. Since the late 20th century, the sovietamerican codominium had kept the peace, both on earth and among the stars. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Go tell the spartans internet movie firearms database. In the battle of thermopylae of 480 bc, an alliance of greek citystates fought the invading persian army at the pass of thermopylae in central greece. May 14, 2008 meet the spartans tells the same story as 300. Go tell the spartans a cult faveand deservedly so go tell the spartans was hardheaded and brutally realistic about our deadend presence in vietnam. Feb 7, 2014 go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. This movie was made in 1977, still early for serious attempts to depict the complex vietnam conflict.
Now, you can try both styles, and see whether its greeks or persians who have a story to tell. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa, about u. But now the codominium is dying, and its deaththroes will be terrible. When released it was along with the boys in company c one of the first films to directly address the vietnam war.
Go tell the spartans codominium future history book 5 kindle edition by pournelle, jerry, stirling, s. The history of the 21st century was dominated by two developments, one technical and one social. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here. The film became one of the first to discuss the issue of the vietnam war. Lansing, michigan the spartans of old were the lightly armed, highly determined warriors that defended the pass at thermopylae in 480 b. But i will tell thee what thou really wishest to learn. Go tell the spartans passerby, that here by spartan law we lie. Screen legend, burt lancaster stars in go tell the spartans, a vietnam conflict tale set in 1964, early in the u. In 1964, a hardboiled major is ordered to defend muc. Go tell the spartans, bluray, warvietnam war, 853765005618. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing go tell the spartans near you. Since the late 20th century, the sovietamerican codominium had kept the. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 starring burt lancaster and craig wasson on dvd and bluray. The movie is unique in the fact that it deals with the u.
Watch movie go tell the spartans free download online. Finding anything about the advisory command is tough, and this movie delivers with great action and pleasure. Incident at muc wa go tell the spartans by daniel ford. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 movie based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. Apr 06, 2016 go tell those old men, safe in bed, we took their orders and are dead. Go tell the spartans that youre not interested in any more lame, unfunny spoofs by paying to see any other movie this weekend instead. No ground scale is specified, each combat unit is 100 men, each full game turns represents one full day of.
A small force led by king leonidas of sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of xerxes i could pass. Mar, 2007 go tell the spartans, passerby, that here, by spartan law, we lie. In the vietnam film go tell the spartans 1978, an american unit makes a last stand in a french graveyard. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 american vietnam war film directed by ted post magnum force and stars burt lancaster, craig wasson, and marc singer. But vietnam had no heroes in the eyes of most americans. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6.
Buy go tell the spartans dvd from amazons movies store. The original has been lost, but a new stone was placed there in. Epitaph by the poet simonides to the three hundred spartans who fell at thermopylae. The first time he hears about muc wa, a military outpost left behind by the french in vietnam, the major makes his thinking clear. A different sg1 investigates the aftermath of a battle. Movie title from the film go tell the spartans 1978, directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer. Go tell the spartans contains a lot of statements that are meant to be prophetic in hindsight. Led my major asa barker, these advisers and their south vietnamese counterparts defend the village of muc wa against multiple attacks by vietcong guerrillas. Above the graveyard is an epitaph in french, which a corporal explains, i think it. Go tell the spartans is the best movie so far lo come out of the vietnam war. No ground scale is specified, each combat unit is 100 men, each full game turns represents one full day of time there are.
Go tell the spartans, ye stranger passing by, that here, obedient to your laws, we lie. Army military advisors during the early part of the vietnam war in 1964, a time when ford was a correspondent in vietnam for the nation. Led my major asa barker, these advisers and their south vietnamese counterparts defend the village of muc wa against multiple attacks by vietcong. On or about this date in 480 bc the battle of thermopylae took place. Xerxes then asks demaratus if all lacedaemons are like this. Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of spartans and thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the spartan dienekes. Go tell the spartans 1978 full movie download full hd. West germany vhs warner home video 1985 norway vhs other companies. See more ideas about ancient greece, ancient sparta and greek history. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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