All movies are, on some level, flimflam, even the ones that purport to be based on "true events." This is doubly so for war pictures, which must take the chaotic and bloody gruel of combat and some turn it into a digestible cinematic meal. If an obvious narrative doesn't present itself in the historical record, Hollywood will bend over backward to impose one — never mind how much the made-up characters and plot diverge from reality.
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
All movies are, on some level, flimflam, even the ones that purport to be based on "true events." This is doubly so for war pictures, which must take the chaotic and bloody gruel of combat and some turn it into a digestible cinematic meal. If an obvious narrative doesn't present itself in the historical record, Hollywood will bend over backward to impose one — never mind how much the made-up characters and plot diverge from reality.