Go tell the spartans, passerby, that here, by spartan law, we lie. Theyre trying to tell a story, theyre trying to entertain. Since the late 20th century, the sovietamerican codominium had kept the peace, both on earth and among the stars. Go tell the spartans contains a lot of statements that are meant to be prophetic in hindsight. Mike force is a solitaire wargame covering us special forces operations in south vietnams i corps and adjoining areas of laos during the vietnam war.
Xerxes then asks demaratus if all lacedaemons are like this. Go tell the spartans is a 1978 movie based on daniel fords 1967 novel incident at muc wa. The movie is unique in the fact that it deals with the u. Advisory command in vietnam and not the fullblown war we are all used to. Nov 4, 2016 explore mcapaldi936s board go tell the spartans passerby. 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.
Vastly outnumbered, the greeks held back the invader in one of historys most famous last stands. 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. To help show this, were going to go over some of the key events that took place. It also considers the war in terms of countless earlier movies about earlier wars, so we get triedandtrue characters like the gungho second lieutenant, the crazy kid. Go tell the spartans bluray burt lancaster dvdbeaver. Provided to youtube by believe sas go tell the spartans cloven hoof who mourns for the morning star. The codominiun universe, created by pournelle and at its best in the mote in gods eye, is detailed across roughly 30 novels and anthologies.
Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. A unit of american military advisors in vietnam prior to the major u. Stranger, go and tell the spartans that we lie here, obedient to their commands. This film is set in vietnam during that period in which american troops were euphemistically termed.
An ancient spartan phrase which literally translates into with it, or above it and is referring to the soldiers shield as in return with your shield, or be brought back, dead, on top of it. If this is one of your favorite stories, make a recommendation tell your friends about this story short address. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. I went into it as a hardened skeptic, i remained a hardened skeptic.
I analyze spartas complete military record, and prove that they were not the. Burt lancaster, craig wasson, marc singer, jonathan goldsmith, joe unger, david clennon. Uploaded go tell the spartans 1978 720p bluray flac2 0. It also considers the war in terms of countless earlier movies about earlier wars. 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 is set in vietnam during that period in which american troops were euphemistically termed advisors. Go tell the spartans 1978 720p bluray flac2 0 x264sadpanda imdb info password. 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. See more ideas about ancient greece, ancient sparta and greek history.
Even a reasonably wellmade and wellacted earnest effort like go tell the spartans, set. In the film, the screenplay unabashedly trumpets the triumphant aspects of western culture that the enlightenment scholars retroactively attributed to the greece of pericles. Screen legend, burt lancaster stars in go tell the spartans, a vietnam conflict tale set in 1964, early in the u. Go tell the spartans, you who passeth by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Met burt lancaster, craig wasson en jonathan goldsmith. Includes a 23 by 34 mapsheet, 240 halfinch diecut counters, 8 page rule book, and two copies of reference charts. But i will tell thee what thou really wishest to learn. 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 war film directed by ted post, starring burt lancaster, and based on daniel. Go tell the spartans 1978 full movie download full hd.
Above the graveyard is an epitaph in french, which a corporal explains, i think it. 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. Why did the 300 spartans feel the need to fight to the. 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. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Thermopylae was the narrow mountain pass where in 480 bc a small greek force led by. With burt lancaster, craig wasson, jonathan goldsmith, marc singer. Go tell the spartans internet movie firearms database. Now, you can try both styles, and see whether its greeks or persians who have a story to tell. These are the minimum steps to get camera setup completed and working. After the oneyear option expired, mayes negotiated an annual renewal option with ford, which mayes regularly extended every year until the picture got made. Go tell those old men, safe in bed, we took their orders and are dead.
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Go tell the spartans a cult faveand deservedly so go tell the spartans was hardheaded and brutally realistic about our deadend presence in vietnam. But now the codominium is dying, and its deaththroes will be. The battle of thermopylae was fought between 300 spartans and the persian. Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie. Rent go tell the spartans 1978 starring burt lancaster and craig wasson on dvd and bluray. A new ad campaign is promoting michigan state university, which is perhaps best known outside the wolverine state for the accomplishments of its.
And we, as a people, are as nearly opposite the spartans as it is possible to be. Army military advisers during the early part of the vietnam war. Go tell the spartans 1978 bluray remux 1080p avc flac2. Scriptwriter wendell mayes acquired the screen rights to daniel fords novel incident at muc wa in 1970 and changed the title to go tell the spartans for the screenplay.
The film became one of the first to discuss the issue of the vietnam war. Download full movie go tell the spartans free download. Go tell the spartans is part of a series containing. Go tell the spartans considers the war in vietnam in terms of the microcosm of muc wa in 1964, and so contains a lot of statements that are meant to be prophetic in hindsight. Download go tell the spartans movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. Go tell the spartans pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released go tell the spartans pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. 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. When hope published his poem, he included simonidess words in an epigraph. Watch go tell the spartans full movie in hd visit go tell the spartans is a 1978 american war film based on danie. 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 army orders with.
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