Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "The History Chap" channel.

  1. Jose Ferrer was the star of the film. ALL the others you mentioned, Anthony Newley, etc were supporting cast members. Watch the movie.
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  2. Viscount of the Nile?? How does the title of Viscount work?? Is it not hereditary? What rights and honors does one get from it?? Is it higher than the title of Lord?
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  3. i have read a LOT of history - from the ancient Egyptians to the Cold War. Never heard this story. It would have been good material for a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.
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  4. My favorite WW2 films are The Enemy Below Das Boot Dambusters Heroes of Telemark Enemy At The Gates Guns of Navarone 5 Fingers (James Mason, 1952) The Great Dictator (Charles Chaplin) Tora Tora Tora The Bridge (1959, German Film, unknown, unseen today, but great)
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  5.  @TheHistoryChap  BTW - I had forgotten about Cockleshell Heroes. I saw it several times, but not recently. Its a small gem. Thanks for resurrecting it.
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  6. Forgotten?? Hardly. It was made into a major Hollywood film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY9a4k9i7zE&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies
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  7. Jose Ferrer's name is pronounced :Fuh-rare".
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  8. I had no idea that P G Wodehouse wrote history. This must be one of his funniest creations.
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