| 1 | * BackedByThePentagon: Huston and his crew of fourteen (two of whom were killed in battle) were assigned by the Pentagon to shoot the film alongside the men of the 143rd Infantry Regiment. |
| 2 | * ExecutiveMeddling: |
| 3 | ** Both the Pentagon and Huston's superior, Creator/FrankCapra, pressured him to change elements of the film. The film was ultimately cut from five reels to two as a result. |
| 4 | ** Some argue that the overall US Army commander for the area, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_W._Clark General Mark Clark]], insisted on recording the prologue as he believed that the film presented his command decisions in a negative light. |
| 5 | ** On the other hand, Army Chief of Staff George Marshall argued that the film was a valuable tool for training soldiers and preparing them for combat. It was shown to soldiers in infantry training at least into the Vietnam War. |
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