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* DeletedScene: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki there are a couple of scenes that were deleted from specific versions of the movie. The one scene that was completely deleted from VHS and DVD releases has Hessler getting shot at by a young boy who was then captured. The boy's father shows up and begs for mercy. Naturally, [[CruelMercy the boy was spared, but the father was executed]].

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* DeletedScene: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki there are a couple of scenes that were deleted from specific versions of the movie. The one scene that was completely deleted from VHS and DVD releases has Hessler getting shot at by a young boy who was then captured. The boy's father shows up and begs for mercy. Naturally, [[CruelMercy the boy was spared, but the father was executed]].


* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film was shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the snowy Ardennes forest of Luxemburg and Belgium.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film was shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the snowy Ardennes forest of Luxemburg Luxembourg and Belgium.


* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film is shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the snowy Ardennes forest of Belgium.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film is was shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the snowy Ardennes forest of Luxemburg and Belgium.


* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.
* FakeNationality: Creator/RobertShaw is the only English-speaking member of the cast to portray a German. The rest are all played by real Germans.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.
conference. Many veteran associations also denounced it.
* FakeNationality: Creator/RobertShaw is the only English-speaking member of the German side of the cast to portray a German. The rest are all played by real Germans.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Cost $6.5million to make; rentals bumped revenue up to $4.5million.


* FakeNationality: Robert Shaw is the only English-speaking member of the cast to portray a German. The rest are all played by real Germans.

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* FakeNationality: Robert Shaw Creator/RobertShaw is the only English-speaking member of the cast to portray a German. The rest are all played by real Germans.

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* FakeNationality: Robert Shaw is the only English-speaking member of the cast to portray a German. The rest are all played by real Germans.
* InMemoriam: The film's dedication credits statement states: "This picture is dedicated to the one million men who fought in this great battle of World War II".
* UncreditedRole: Dino De Laurentiis apparently helped produce, but is uncredited.


* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.conference.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film is shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the Ardennes Forest of Belgium.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film is shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the snowy Ardennes Forest forest of Belgium.


* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; [[Creator/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; [[Creator/DwightDEisenhower [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] hated the movie so much that he disapproved it in a press conference.


* DeletedScene: According to TheOtherWiki there are a couple of scenes that were deleted from specific versions of the movie. The one scene that was completely deleted from VHS and DVD releases has Hessler getting shot at by a young boy who was then captured. The boy's father shows up and begs for mercy. Naturally, [[CruelMercy the boy was spared, but the father was executed]].

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* DeletedScene: According to TheOtherWiki Wiki/TheOtherWiki there are a couple of scenes that were deleted from specific versions of the movie. The one scene that was completely deleted from VHS and DVD releases has Hessler getting shot at by a young boy who was then captured. The boy's father shows up and begs for mercy. Naturally, [[CruelMercy the boy was spared, but the father was executed]].

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* CaliforniaDoubling: The whole film is shot in Spain. This is a particularly unfortunate case of California Doubling as Spain looks absolutely nothing like the Ardennes Forest of Belgium.

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** It must have been some versions of the DVD as the widescreen version seems to include the scene.


* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; the movie incensed former U.S. President and Allied Commander Creator/DwightDEisenhower so much that he emerged from retirement to state his disapproval in a press conference.

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* DeletedScene: According to TheOtherWiki there are a couple of scenes that were deleted from specific versions of the movie. The one scene that was completely deleted from VHS and DVD releases has Hessler getting shot at by a young boy who was then captured. The boy's father shows up and begs for mercy. Naturally, [[CruelMercy the boy was spared, but the father was executed]].
* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; [[Creator/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhower]] hated the movie incensed former U.S. President and Allied Commander Creator/DwightDEisenhower so much that he emerged from retirement to state his disapproval disapproved it in a press conference.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Sort of; the movie incensed former U.S. President and Allied Commander Creator/DwightDEisenhower so much that he emerged from retirement to state his disapproval in a press conference.

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