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Old February 24th 04, 04:12 AM
Chad Irby
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(PPowondra) wrote:

Subject: dam busters
From: "Tacitus"

Date: 2/23/2004 20:42 Eastern Standard Time


Didn't they do another version with the dog named Digger for the US?

Actually they called the dog Sambo here in the US. It was only a
couple of years ago that I learned that my copy of "The Dam Busters"
was different from the UK version of the book, wherein the dog's true
name is given. As far as the movie, on the rare showings on TV, they
even dub out the name Sambo.


I still think the book would make a *great* current movie or miniseries,
after successes like "Band of Brothers." Effects tech would let them
recreate some of the more interesting missions later in the war, too.
I'd like to see a "live" version of the Grand Slam/Tallboy missions,
like the Bielefeld Viaduct Grand Slam raid or some of hte U-boat pen
hits.

They'd definitely have to skip over the whole dog name thing, though...

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